Adobe Creative Cafe Chicago

Name: Adobe Creative Cafe Chicago
Start: 2026-05-27T22:30:00.000Z
End: 2026-05-28T01:00:00.000Z
Location: Ovation Chicago

May 27, 2026 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM CDT

A hands-on experience built for the Chicago design community. This is a free event and open to all Chicago designers and creatives!

Join us at the Adobe Creative Cafe for an evening of creativity, connection, and community. This event will include a product demo from Team Adobe about the latest features on Firefly Boards, followed by hands-on project time to get innovative with a creative brief. Then we want to give you the spotlight to get on stage and to share with the Chicago creative community what you came up with on Firefly Boards!

IMPORTANT NOTE: This event is very hands-on to give you a great opportunity to get into the product! We request that all attendees bring their laptops equipped with Adobe Creative Cloud.

Entry, swag, food, and refreshments are all free!

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Agenda

5:30 PM

Doors Open

After check in, enjoy refreshments, and check out our activation stations.

6:00 PM

Welcome

We'll kick off the event with an overview of the program with an overview of the programming and an icebreaker activity to get the conversation and creativity flowing.

6:20 PM

Presentation & Product Demos

Your friends at Adobe, Jordan Dené Ellis and Andrew Hochradel, will walk through all the latest features you can tap into on Firefly Boards and other Adobe products.

6:40 PM

Project Working Time

Time to bust out your laptops and creativity! After the product demo, you will get together in small groups and given a creative brief to dive into Firefly Boards and let your artistry flow.

7:40 PM

Project Share Out

Time to show us what you came up with! A few groups will have the opportunity to get on the stage and share out what you came up with on Firefly Boards for the creative brief.

8:00 PM

Event Close

VENUE

Ovation Chicago

2324 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612, USA

Presenters

Senior Adobe Express Evangelist & Community Advocate @ Adobe

Jordan Dené Ellis

Jordan Dené Ellis is an enthusiastic community manager based in Philadelphia, PA. She's been an entrepreneur for over twelve years, building the geek fashion brand JORDANDENÉ, geeky lifestyle magazine The Sartorial Geek, and helping fellow small businesses with freelance.

Community Led Growth Manager @ Adobe

Andrew Hochradel

Andrew Hochradel has a passion for making creative education entertaining, accessible, and informative. Through branding, design, and illustration, Andrew strives to create worlds and experiences to allow others to experience new perspectives.

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