Off-Kilter.

Off-Kilter. Off-Kilter is an intimate movement of artists, designers, and seekers of individual truth.

It's a space where all bodies, ideas, and passions can find representation. Off-Kilter is a collective of difference fueled by forward thinking and an exploration of what it means to be a starving artist; a time and place to ask, “What are we starving for?”

See you tonight at 8p.
05/23/2026

See you tonight at 8p.

Meet Damon—Damon Howard is a Native comedian from Arizona whose energy lands somewhere between “beloved troublemaker” an...
05/23/2026

Meet Damon—

Damon Howard is a Native comedian from Arizona whose energy lands somewhere between “beloved troublemaker” and “the funniest person at the cookout.”

Some people find him endearing. Some people find him exhausting. Everybody laughs anyway. See for yourself tonight at —doors at 8p.

Your Host: Zaid FouziSyrian-American comedian. Chicago-based professional overthinker. Zaid’s comedy pulls from culture...
05/22/2026

Your Host: Zaid Fouzi

Syrian-American comedian. Chicago-based professional overthinker.

Zaid’s comedy pulls from culture clashes, everyday absurdity, and the strange art of surviving modern life with your group chat intact.

He’s toured across the U.S., Canada, and Palestine, with work featured on NPR and MBC Al Arabia.

Tickets in bio.

Mo Burns makes comedy for people who accidentally stay out until 1AM on a Wednesday. Chicago-based. St. Louis-raised.La...
05/21/2026

Mo Burns makes comedy for people who accidentally stay out until 1AM on a Wednesday.

Chicago-based. St. Louis-raised.
Laugh Factory regular.
Very capable of ruining your composure in public. Come see Mo alongside a stellar lineup this Saturday at

Something new for us.On May 23rd, we’re turning room into a comedy club. Sort of.Okay, that’s funny is an evening of st...
05/12/2026

Something new for us.

On May 23rd, we’re turning room into a comedy club. Sort of.

Okay, that’s funny is an evening of stand-up, conversation, awkward pauses, good timing, bad timing, and seven comedians walking into a zero-proof bar to see what happens next.

The tone: somebody snorts, laughing in the corner, while someone else quietly spirals into an existential crisis over a punchline.

Hosted by Zaid Fouzi (.fouzi)

Presale tickets are live now—limited capacity.
Come early. Order something strange. Stay awhile.

There’s a version of you that only exists in the place you couldn’t wait to leave.Lady Bird sits in that space. Not nost...
04/30/2026

There’s a version of you that only exists in the place you couldn’t wait to leave.

Lady Bird sits in that space. Not nostalgic. Not bitter. Just…aware.

Greta Gerwig doesn’t over-direct the feeling. She lets it hover. A fight in a car. Silence that stretches a little too long. Love that never announces itself, just shows up sideways.

Shot by Sam Levy, everything feels lived-in. Sacramento isn’t framed to impress. It’s framed like someone who knows they’re leaving and starts noticing everything too late. The light is soft but not romantic. Just honest.

It’s wanting more, loudly. It’s not knowing what “more” is. It’s realizing home was doing its best, even when it didn’t feel like enough.

The booknook has been updated—yes all of the books are free. Photographed by .martin
03/25/2026

The booknook has been updated—yes all of the books are free.
Photographed by .martin

Bookshelf—a free bookstore located inside of (supported by ). Stop by daily—8a-2p.
10/26/2025

Bookshelf—a free bookstore located inside of (supported by ). Stop by daily—8a-2p.

In conversation with artist and organizer Anna Jung-Hwa, we explore what it means to build belonging, resist performativ...
05/27/2025

In conversation with artist and organizer Anna Jung-Hwa, we explore what it means to build belonging, resist performative politics, and claim visibility on your own terms. From her roots in photography to her work in mutual aid, Jung-Hwa reminds us that care—real, messy, human care—is both an aesthetic and a practice.

A body becomes a memory, a bloom dissolves into breath.Here, vision is not a matter of clarity—but of feeling.
05/26/2025

A body becomes a memory, a bloom dissolves into breath.
Here, vision is not a matter of clarity—
but of feeling.

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