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
Empty Bowl Friendsgiving
Choose a handmade bowl, share a meal, and help raise money and awareness for The Good Neighbors Network this November!
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.
Sugar Cookie Decorating: Autumn Edition
Join us this November to FALL in love with sugar cookie decorating!
Coffee & Conversation with Magdalena Kranc-Velazquez
Meet our exhibiting artist, Magda Kranc-Velazquez on Saturday morning! Coffee and convo provided.
Monthly Drum Circle with Victoria Boateng
Join professional Djembe performer Victoria Boateng and participate in her powerful monthly drum circle!
Holiday Market Pop-Up!
Buy your unique Christmas gifts locally this year and shop at our upcoming Holiday Market!
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 Sugar Cookie Decorating
Gnome for the Holidays? Join us at this festive cookie decorating class!
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!
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!
Pumpkins, Petals, & Prosecco
Embellish your pumpkins with dried blooms and petals to create the prettiest centerpiece or outdoor decoration that screams Fall!
Drum Circle with Victoria Boateng
Join professional Djembe performer Victoria Boateng and participate in her powerful monthly drum circle!
Vinyl Listening Party: Celebrating The 90’s
Bring your favorite vinyl album from the 90's and share with other music lovers!
In partnership with AHML
Open Mic Night
Calling all stand-up comics, budding musicians, and aspiring poets! Join us and share your work with other local creatives.
Spooky Ghost Clay Class
Get into the spirit and create your own scarily cute ghost creations with clay! Use them as tea light candle holders or incense burners.
Spooky Sugar Cookie Decorating
Double, double toil and trouble. Icing sweet and cookie (don’t) crumble! Join us for our spooky Hocus Pocus sugar cookie decorating class!
Drum Circle with Victoria Djembe
Join professional Djembe performer Victoria Boateng and participate in a powerful drum circle!
Grow and Glow: Candle Making & Mindfulness
Join us for a unique workshop where you'll craft your own soy-scented candle & learn the art of mindfulness, meditation, & non-toxic living.
Cognac & Vinyl Cocktail Class
Learn how to make four delicious cognac cocktails with some vinyl tunes in the background!
Opening Reception: Arlington Heights Plein Air Festival
Join us and be one of the first to view the pieces submitted for our Plein Air Festival! Celebrate Arlington Heights through visual art.
Soul Journey: Opening Reception
A thought provoking soul journey depicted through mixed media art and storytelling.
Drum Circle with Victoria Boateng
Join professional Djembe performer Victoria Boateng and participate in a powerful drum circle!
Plein Air Festival: Canvas Stamping for Registered Artists
Registered artists MUST pick up their registration packets on Sunday, August 18th and have their blank canvases (or other material) ready to be stamped. Come anytime between 1 PM- 6 PM.
Summer Night Market
It's Night Market season! End the summer by browsing through a collection of ceramics, woodwork, jewelry, prints, candles, and more.
Vinyl Listening Party: Chicago Favorites
Join us at the Empty Corner for the “Chicago Favorites” version of Vinyl Listening Party, a program where we spin and listen to vinyl records that YOU bring and share!
Partnered with AHML
Explore Into the Unknown: Opening Reception
Celebrate Morgito with us, a young local artist who is diving into their creative talents! Art, food, and good vibes provided.
Creative Clay Camp: Week One!
Join us for Clay Camp, where kids will create, paint, and bring home their own clay pieces! This week: Personalized Dishes
Potpourri: Exhibition Opening Reception
Meet Manju, a local artist who captures the beauty of the human experience through the lens of femininity and culture.
Zines Workshop for Kids
This is a THREE DAY creative workshop teaching kids between the ages of 9-14 about the art of Zines!
Vintage Pop-up with MadsolVintage
Shop vintage skirts, belts, shoes, dresses, and more at this two day popup!
Vintage Pop-up with MadsolVintage
Shop vintage skirts, belts, shoes, dresses, and more at this two day popup!
Summer Sugar Cookie Decorating
Summer is sweet but these beach-themed cookies are even sweeter!
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!