Indoor Plans for a Drizzle-and-Snow Week

Your daily guide to what's popping in Chicago

By Raj Singh · Published November 11, 2026.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11

Chicago Bulls vs. San Antonio Spurs @ United Center

The Bulls host the San Antonio Spurs at the United Center tonight — a straightforward, roof-over-your-head way to spend a drizzly Veterans Day evening. Tip-off is listed for 7 p.m. If the snow headed our way for Thursday has you wanting to be somewhere warm and loud, a regular-season NBA night fits the bill.

Shyne & Lil Cease: 2622 LGND Tour @ The Vic Theatre

Hip-hop heads have a reason to brave the drizzle: Shyne and Lil Cease share a bill at The Vic Theatre tonight, a headlining stop on Shyne's "2622 LGND Tour." The show is listed for 7:30 p.m. Two names from the late-'90s and early-2000s rap era on one Lakeview stage — a warm, loud indoor option when the weather outside is anything but.

Flyway City: Architecture for a Flourishing Ecosystem @ Chicago Architecture Center

Designed and co-curated by Studio Gang with the Chicago Architecture Center, this exhibit spotlights bird-friendly architecture and design. Chicago sits squarely on the migratory Mississippi Flyway, and the city's love of glass makes it a particular danger to birds — so the show explores how a bird-safe built environment can also push design further. Expect architectural models and mock-ups, original illustrations, photography, building materials and interactive media, plus bird-related artifacts from local organizations.

The gallery is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and admission is included with Chicago Architecture Center admission. A dry, warm way to spend a gray afternoon downtown.

Documentary Screening: Hunting in Wartime @ Lozano Library

For Native American Heritage Month, Lozano Library screens Hunting in Wartime, a documentary profiling Tlingit veterans from Hoonah, Alaska who saw combat during the Vietnam War. The film follows them through surviving trauma, readjusting to civilian life, and serving a government that systematically oppressed Native people. It runs 66 minutes, is Not Rated, and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing will be available. Free, 1 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12

Artist Talk: Hyejeong Kim — The Journeying Potter @ Art Institute

Potter Hyejeong Kim talks through the ideas and process behind her ceramic practice, tracing the path from raw clay to finished work. Grounded in Korean and broader East Asian ceramic traditions, she moves through wheel throwing, hand manipulation, glazing and firing — precision and spontaneity in the same hands. It's at Fullerton Hall inside the Art Institute, 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday. Free with museum admission, but registration is required, and closed captioning will be available. A good place to be the night heavy snow is forecast.

The Gradient @ Lincoln Park Cultural Center

Campfire Repertory Theatre brings Steph Del Rosso's sharp, darkly funny satire to the Lincoln Park Cultural Center. In The Gradient, men accused of sexual misconduct enter a futuristic rehabilitation center designed to reform them, and the play asks what happens when accountability becomes a business — who gets to decide when someone has truly changed. Free, 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, as part of Night Out in the Parks. One heads-up: the show includes themes of sexual assault, sexism and misogyny, and adult language, and is recommended for ages 16-17+.

ON THE HORIZON

Andersonville Restaurant Weeks @ Clark Street Corridor

Andersonville's 2nd Annual Autumn Restaurant Week is in its final days, running through Sunday, November 15. Participating spots along the Clark Street corridor are offering specialty prix fixe menus — multi-course brunch, lunch and dinner options ranging from $35 to $60, with prices varying by location. The participating-restaurants list updates daily, so check the event page before you head over. If this cold, gray stretch has you craving a long, warm sit-down meal, this is the weekend to do it before the window closes.