WORKSHOPS. EXPERIENCES. GOOD TIMES.
BE CURIOUS.
Join The Empty Corner for one of our upcoming events and workshops.
We hold a variety of experiences for you to explore and enjoy.
UPCOMING EVENTS

Thumbnail Creations: Sketch Before the Painting
Explore the importance of thumbnail sketches: the composition, ideas, and layout used before creating a larger, more detailed piece.

Little Foodies Cooking Class
Kids will have fun making no-bake desserts with Chef Jessica, learning basic cooking skills, kitchen safety, & healthy eating!

Easter Sugar Cookie Decorating
Join us for this egg-cellent Easter Sugar Cookie Decorating class! Every bunny is welcome!

Drum Circle with Victoria Boateng
Join us for our monthly drum circle with professional djembe performer Victoria Boateng!

Open Mic Night
Calling all stand-up comics, budding musicians, and aspiring poets! Join us and share your work with other local creatives.

Beginner Gouache Workshop
This hands-on workshop will introduce you to essential gouache techniques, working with different consistencies, and expressive mark-making.

Figure Drawing Session
Theodora Pavlou will guide you through a laid-back live figure drawing session featuring a real-life ballerina.

Sketching Vietnam- Artist Talk & Workshop
Travel through art as Theodora shares sketches from her adventures in Vietnam. Later, turn your own travel memories into visual art!

Drum Circle with Victoria Boateng
Join us for our monthly drum circle with professional djembe performer Victoria Boateng!

Champagne and Vinyl Cocktail Class
Grab a bottle of champagne and your Valentine for a night of tunes and cocktails!

Champagne and Vinyl Cocktail Class
Grab a bottle of champagne and your Valentine for a night of tunes and cocktails!

Galentine's Girls' Night Out
Bring Your Bows, Not Your Beaus and join us for a Galentine’s Girls’ Night Out!

Open Mic Night: All About Love!
Calling all stand-up comics, musicians, and poets! This month's Open Mic is themed around LOVE and all the emotions surrounding it.

Drum Circle With Victoria Boateng
Join us for our monthly drum circle with professional djembe performer Victoria Boateng!

Valentine's Day Cookie Decorating
Make your Valentine's Day a little sweeter with this special sugar cookie decorating class!

Winter Cupcake Decorating
Join Cathy from Mema's Sweet Treats this January and learn the art of icing!

Open Mic Night
Calling all stand-up comics, budding musicians, and aspiring poets! Join us and share your work with other local creatives.

Little Foodies Cooking Class
Kids will have fun making no-bake desserts with Chef Jessica, learning basic cooking skills, kitchen safety, & healthy eating!

Drum Circle with Victoria Boateng
Join professional Djembe performer Victoria Boateng and participate in her powerful monthly drum circle!

Storytime with Black Santa
Come in your holiday jammies for a sweet evening with Black Santa. Santa will read a story and take pictures with the kids!

Holiday Sugar Cookie Decorating
Gnome for the Holidays? Join us at this festive cookie decorating class!

Storytime with White Santa
Come to The Empty Corner in your holiday jammies for a sweet evening with Santa. Santa will read a story and take pictures with the kids!

Holiday Market Pop-Up!
Buy your unique Christmas gifts locally this year and shop at our upcoming Holiday Market!

Monthly Drum Circle with Victoria Boateng
Join professional Djembe performer Victoria Boateng and participate in her powerful monthly drum circle!

Coffee & Conversation with Magdalena Kranc-Velazquez
Meet our exhibiting artist, Magda Kranc-Velazquez on Saturday morning! Coffee and convo provided.

Sugar Cookie Decorating: Autumn Edition
Join us this November to FALL in love with sugar cookie decorating!

Cornucopia Charcuterie & Champagne
Gobble with the Gals and bring a bottle of bubbly! This charcuterie class is filled with good eats and even better company.

Empty Bowl Friendsgiving
Choose a handmade bowl, share a meal, and help raise money and awareness for The Good Neighbors Network this November!

Altered Book Workshop
Grab your leftover fabrics, nostalgic notes, old photographs, ticket stubs, & anything else you can think of to create a personalized book!

Opening Reception: Beautiful In It's Time
All things tarnished, tattered, and preloved are created into unique artworks by Magda Kranc-Velazquez.

Open Mic Night
Calling all stand-up comics, budding musicians, and aspiring poets! Join us and share your work with other local creatives.

Flash Tattoo Event
Join us for The Empty Corner’s first-ever Flash Tattoo Event with artists from West Branch Collective, a Logan Square-based tattoo parlor!


Drum Circle with Victoria Boateng
Join professional Djembe performer Victoria Boateng and participate in her powerful monthly drum circle!

Something BOO!
Join us for our annual Something BOO, a cute and spooky Halloween party for the whole family!
SO MANY WAYS TO EXPLORE…
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Arts
Explore creativity during artist talks, artist critiques, various instrumental concerts, AND MORE!
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Play
Enjoy an evening cocktail class, morning yoga class, culinary afternoon, karaoke or open mic night, AND MORE!
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Humanities
Discover the voices, sounds, and stories through various cultural and storytelling events, AND MORE!
PLAN AHEAD…
