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Sideshow Gallery

2219 N Western Ave Chicago, IL 60647

Art gallery and curiosity shop located in Chicago. Check them out for amazing artwork, oddities, books, tarot cards and more!

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Paranormal Chicago Convention
Jun
7

Paranormal Chicago Convention

Paranormal Chicago Convention!

Jack Chavez of 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐠𝐨
present's . . .

𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘨𝘰 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘰𝘯!
𝙿𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚕 𝙲𝚑𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚐𝚘 𝙲𝚘𝚗𝚟𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗!

What To Expect:
-𝙊𝙣𝙡𝙮 $1 𝙀𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚
-80 vendors. Ritual Candles! Occult items! Oddities! Weirdness! Mysticism!
-Tarot Reader. Angel Card Reader. Psychics. Tea Leaf Reader
-Meet Paranormal Investigators.
-Food
-Raffle
-Music

𝚂𝚙𝚎𝚊𝚔𝚎𝚛𝚜:

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐋𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐬: For over 25 years explorer and author Chad Lewis has traveled the world in search of the truth; from ghosts in Irish castles to tracking vampires in Romania, the Wendigo in Canada & northern U.S to sea searches for lake monsters in the Great Lakes. Chad has been on 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘭'𝘴 "𝙰 𝙷𝚊𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐," William Shatner's "𝚆𝚎𝚒𝚛𝚍 𝚘𝚛 𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝", ABC's "𝚂𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝙿𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚎𝚜 𝚘𝚗 𝙴𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚑," etc. He will discuss with us 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝘆𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗱𝘀 & 𝗨𝗙𝗢𝘀. 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲, 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗨𝗙𝗢 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀. 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗽𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗻? Check out his books here:
https://www.chadlewisresearch.com/

𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐏𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐧: a devoted energy healer and spiritual guide who specializes in helping others reconnect with their soul’s essence and unlock their fullest potential. Her unique blend of gifts includes energy clearings, shamanic shapeshifting, soul blessings, light infusions, and intuitive feedback, all designed to release what no longer serves and replace it with love, light, and profound healing. 𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀, 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺!
https://www.desireapitman.com/

𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐳𝐚 has been a devoted student of the occult sciences for well over 25 years and has enjoyed membership with a variety of esoteric orders. Phil serves as an adept in the Golden Dawn where he supports initiates in their growth and knowledge of the esoteric arts. As one of the industry's most sought after spirit banishers, energy cleansers, and exorcists, Phil also supports his clients with geomancy readings, hypnosis and past life regressions bringing them healing and peace of mind. They "𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙞𝙣 𝙎𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚: 𝙏𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙖𝙣 𝙀𝙭𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙜𝙤" is Phil's first published work. His presentation will cover his 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗴𝗼.
https://www.amazon.com/They-Devour-Silence-Exorcist-Chicago/dp/B0C2SD22CN

𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗲 is a student currently pursuing his PhD at the University of Amsterdam, at the Center for the History of Hermetic Philosophy and Related Currents. He has been a Doctoral Scholar of the Swedenborg Society, since 2021 and has a private Fellowship provided by the Dove Family, since 2020. Dell will discuss the 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝟭𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰, 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿, 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗦𝘄𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆.
http://www.swedenborglib.org/aboutus.html

𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗝𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 is a prominent cryptozoologist and paranormal researcher based in Wisconsin; founder of 𝘊𝘳𝘺𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘥𝘴, 𝘈𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺 (𝘊𝘈𝘗𝘚) and hosting shows like “ᴍᴏɴꜱᴛᴇʀꜱ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴅɢᴇ” and “ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴀɴᴏʀᴍᴀʟ ꜱᴘᴇᴄᴛʀᴜᴍ” on the Untold Radio Network. His expertise has been showcased in various media outlets, including “American Paranormal Magazine” and “My Haunted Hometown” on 𝗧+𝗘 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸, along with numerous podcasts. Jones and his team primarily investigate Wisconsin but have also ventured across the United States, exploring a wide range of locations such as haunted sites and remote forests to uncover elusive creatures and spirits. Barnaby will present 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗹𝗳 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝗗𝗼𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻, 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗹𝗳-𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀!
https://www.wisconsincaps.com/

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Merchants of the Macabre Market
Oct
27

Merchants of the Macabre Market

Bizarre, unique, dark, sinister and curated. Things to get you in the mood for Halloween and other things to test your perspective of reality and the spirit world. That’s what you’ll find at our first ever Wolfden’s Merchants of the Macabre Market!

October 27, 2004 12-5 pm

Over fifty artists are planned for this rain or shine event. Family friendly, free to attend, and packed with an amazing variety of unique, handmade, macabre and bizarre!

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Crafts & Drafts at Elmhurst Brewing Company
Oct
13

Crafts & Drafts at Elmhurst Brewing Company

Come browse and buy goods from local artisans while sipping on EBC beer! Join us for Crafts & Drafts: A Makers Market at Elmhurst Brewing Company 10/13/24 11am-3:30pm

Be sure to call and make a reservation for brunch before you browse to fuel your shopping spree! (Reservations not mandatory)

Brunch served until 2:30pm

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Crafts & Drafts Handmade Market
Apr
13

Crafts & Drafts Handmade Market

Come browse and buy goods from local artisans while sipping on EBC beer! Join us for the first Crafts & Drafts of 2024 at Elmhurst Brewing 4/13/2024!

Where: Elmhurst Brewing 171 N Addison Ave, Elmhurst, IL 60126
When: Sat 4/13/2024 from 11am to 3:30pm
Who: Family friendly and free to attend! Come one, come all!

This curated group of local artists and handmakers is brought to your by the Streetz Artz Alliance. Each artist is independently owned, a small business, and brings their passions and creativity alive in the things they make.

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