Local YA horror writer Lindsay Currie will be at the Book Cellar in Lincoln Square to celebrate the launch of her new YA novel, Creed. She and her co-author, Trisha Leaver will both be there for a brief reading and signing to celebrate Creed's release.

Teen Learning Lab is excited to be hosting a Fall Open House event. Teens are invited to a day-long event to hang-out with Shedd staff, observe animals on the aquarium floor and participate in various workshops of their choice hosted by different Teen Learning Lab mentors.

The HackLabs:Data in Difficult Places workshops are a chance for Chicago area high schoolers to learn more about Citizen Science and to design their own experiments! HackLabs will take place once a month on Saturdays from October through February.

Join STEAM STUDIO, a pop-up design studio and maker space, as we showcase youth outputs using media production skills, creative techniques, and design thinking. Youth fashion designers, graphic artists and musicians will be in attendance to share their work and local teen programs from the Hive Learning Network and Chicago City of Learning will be on-hand to give you a flavor of what they do. In addition, meet local professional designers, make & mingle, and shop your way through this teen-inspired show.

Chicago's Fashion Week will be kicked off at Fashion Town Hall. Among other emerging and professional designers, STEAM Studio participants will be sharing their voice at this fantastic affair.

YOUmedia will is very excited to have a 2015 Louder Than A Bomb Team and will be holding tryouts next week to assemble this year's team. Wednesday, October 8th 5pm-6:30pm YOUmedia at Harold Washington Library Center

Teens can come learn the basics of urban gardening and how electronics can give us insights into homegrown food. We'll be doing so by building Arduino-based garden sensors. Teens ages 14-18 are welcome on Wednesdays through October 15th, from 4pm to 6pm. Program is free-of-charge.

Join the Adler Planetarium’s youth programs team after school every Wednesday from 4-7 pm! Hang out and learn some new skills in science, engineering, and digital media. We have wifi, laptops, tablets, and other equipment available for you to work on projects or homework, explore exciting tech tools, or just meet some new friends!

Game Changer Chicago is seeking high school students to serve as Youth Fellows for the 2014-15 school year. Youth Fellows will be part of a design team, along with Chicago area undergraduate and graduate students, University of Chicago staff and professors who will collaborate to design projects using stories, art, games and technology.

Family friendly Drop-In DIY Art Workshop: Fashion Accessories in conjunction with the Smithsonian's Museum Day Live! (Free Museum Admission Day) Saturday September 27, 2014 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM MDT at Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, 756 N Milwaukee Ave, 60618