Black Scholars Salon With Thelma Golden Whiskyfest Chicago Kick Off And More Things To Do This Week

There’s plenty to do this week. Here’s some of what we recommend:

Tue 4/18: Kelsie Huff hosts Open Books and Laugh at the Laugh Factory (3175 N. Broadway), a fund-raiser for Open Books featuring stand-up from Reena Calm, Lainie Lenertz, Tom Wisdom, Rebecca V. O’Neal, and more. 8 PM

Thu 4/20: During the Black Scholars Salon at Rebuild Foundation (6760 S. Stony Island) Theaster Gates hosts Thelma Golden of Harlem’s Studio Museum for a discussion of her experience growing a black museum and the challenge of institutionality in black cultural spaces. RSVP to info@rebuild-foundation.org required. 6 PM