April 2, 2010 - September 6, 2010Part Asian - 100% Hapa
The Field Museum
1200 S Lake Shore Drive, Chicago |
| The exhibition includes a selection from 80 photographic portraits of people of multiracial heritage, from the 1,000 portraits taken by the artist Kip Fulbeck, along with the sitters' responses to the most common question asked of people of mixed-race background -- "What are you?" There will be a opening party with a date to be announced. A series of interesting programs will accompany the exhibit. Please check back. |
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Website: http://bit.ly/3QrZRF
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 Chicago Japanese American Historical Society
 Art Exhibits
General Public Event
Core Member Events
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April 9, 2010 - 8:00 am - 10:00 amBoard of Directors Meeting
Jennifer Amdur Spitz
100 N. LaSalle Ave. Ste 300 |
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| Event Cost: 0 |
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Phone: Kerstin Lane (312) 787-5004
Email: kerstinlane@gmail.com
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Categories:
 CCA Board Member Event
 CCA Committee Event
 Chicago Cultural Alliance Event
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April 22, 2010 - 5:30 pm - 7:00 pmExecutive Committee Meeting
Chicago Cultural Alliance Office
4626 N. Knox Ave. Chicago, IL 60630 |
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| Event Cost: 0 |
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Phone: Kerstin Lane (312) 787-5004
Email: kerstinlane@gmail.com
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CCA Committee Event
Chicago Cultural Alliance Event
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April 29, 2010 - 6:00 pm - 10:00 pmMOSAIC: A Celebration of Chicago's Ethnic Communities
Irish American Heritage Center
4626 N KNOX AVE CHICAGO IL 60630 |
MOSAIC
A CELEBRATION OF CHICAGO'S ETHNIC COMMUNITIES
April 29, 2010
6:00-10:00 pm
Irish American Heritage Center
4626 N. Knox Ave., Chicago, IL 60630
FEATURING
Silent Auction
With unique items donated by Core Members and Partner Institutions
Performances by Multi-Ethnic Artists
During the first hour of the event
Cuisines from Around the World
Hors d'oeuvres will be served from 6-7 pm followed by a buffet dinner in the ballroom
Presentation of Outstanding Community Leader Awards
Angie DeCora, American Indian Center
Frank Gleeson, Irish American Heritage Center
Ticket Cost
$100 Single Ticket
$1000 Reserved Table (8 seats)
Individuals/Organizations who purchase tables will be listed in the event program.
Ticket cost includes 2 tickets for beer, wine, and non-alcoholic beverages; other drinks are available for purchase.
Honorary Chairs
Gary Johnson, President, Chicago History Museum
John McCarter, President, Field Museum
Maria Pappas, Cook County Treasurer
Congressman Mike Quigley, Fifth Congressional District of Illinois
Host Committee
Karin Abercrombie, Swedish American Museum
Hatem Abuddayeh, Arab American Action Network
Estrella Alamar, Filipino American Historical Society of Chicago
Stanley Balzekas, Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture
Orysia Cardoso, Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
Maria Drell, Member of the Brazilian Commuity
Jose Luis Gutierrez, Casa Michoacan
Joseph Jones, North Park University
Dace Kezbers, Latvian Folk Art Museum
Tim McDonnell, Irish American Heritage Center
Jean Mishima, Chicago Japanese American Historical Society
Joseph Podlasek, American Indian Center
Jagriti Ruparel, Indo-American Heritage Museum
Kompha Seth, Cambodian American Heritage Museum & Killing Fields Memorial
Sherry Williams, Bronzeville/Black Chicagoan Historical Society
The Alliance is a consortium of Chicago's ethnic museums, cultural centers, and historical societies whose mission is to effect social change and public understanding of cultural diversity through first voice perspectives. The Alliance connects our Core Members to flagship arts and cultural institutions, universities, schools, businesses, and government agencies.
The Alliance thanks our sponsors:
Akira
Serfontaine
DB Events
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| Event Cost: 100 |
More Information
Phone: Cara Pickett
Email: cpickett@chicagoculturalalliance.org
Website: www.chicagoculturalalliance.org
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Chicago Cultural Alliance Event
General Public Event
Fundraising Events
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April 13, 2010 - 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmAnnual Meeting & Volunteer Recognition
Swedish American Museum
5211 N. Clark St. |
| All are welcome to the Museum’s annual meeting. Dinner begins at 6 p.m. and the annual Meeting is at 7:30 p.m. Cost for the dinner is $20 per person. Volunteers are guests. Reservations are required. |
| Event Cost: 20 |
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Phone: Benson DuPriest
Email: bdupriest@samac.org
Website: www.swedishamericanmuseum.org
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 Swedish American Museum
General Public Event
Core Member Events
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April 18, 2010 - 3:00 pmMusic Program with Jane Florine
Swedish American Museum
5211 N. Clark St. |
| Performance of selections from the Museum’s archives. Piano, cello, soprano and violin. Details coming soon. |
| Event Cost: 0 |
More Information
Phone: 773-728-8111
Email: kandersson@samac.org
Website: www.swedishamericanmuseum.org
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Swedish American Museum
General Public Event
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April 1, 2010 - 3:30 pm - 4:30 pmHejsan - Children's After-School Program
Swedish American Museum
5211 N. Clark St. |
The after-school program is designed for children ages 5 to 10. Younger children are welcome under the supervision of an adult. Cost: $1 per child. Reservations recommended.
April 1 after-school program focusing on Easter.
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| Event Cost: 1 |
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Phone: 773-728-8111
Email: jaucoin@samac.org
Website: www.SwedishAmericanMuseum.org
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Swedish American Museum
Family & Children
General Public Event
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April 15, 2010 - 3:30 pm - 4:30 pmHejsan - Children's After-School Program
Swedish American Museum
5211 N. Clark St. |
The after-school program is designed for children ages 5 to 10. Younger children are welcome under the supervision of an adult. Cost: $1 per child. Reservations recommended.
April 15 work shop focusing on Walpurgis.
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| Event Cost: 1 |
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Phone: 773-728-8111
Email: jaucoin@samac.org
Website: www.SwedishAmericanMuseum.org
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Swedish American Museum
Family & Children
General Public Event
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April 24, 2010 - 11:00 am - 1:00 pmA Dream of America - Swedish Immigration to Chicago
Swedish American Museum
5211 N. Clark St. |
| Guided tours will be given by Karin Andersson, Museum Curator. It is a fascinating story that starts mid 1800s in Sweden, and it will take the viewer on a journey from Sweden to the New World. Providing insights into the struggles and triumphs of Swedish immigrant life in Chicago. We are meeting with Stina Olof’s Daughter, whose brother is leaving Sweden with his family in 1868, and with Karl Karlsson and his family who emigrated in 1893, Elin and Birgitta Hedman, who came to America in 1924 and their struggle at Ellis Island, and many other characters in the exhibit. It is an exciting tour, and a perfect combination of entertainment combined with education. Cost for the tour is $4 adults, $3 seniors and students. Reservations are required. |
| Event Cost: 4 |
More Information
Phone: 773-728-8111
Email: kandersson@samac.org
Website: www.swedishamericanmuseum.org
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Swedish American Museum
Art Exhibits
General Public Event
Core Member Events
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April 16, 2010 - May 16, 2010 - 7:00 pm - 4:00 pmPost No Bills: Contemporary Polish Posters
Polish Museum of America
984 N. Milwaukee Ave. Chicago, IL 60642 |
The Polish Museum of America presents a colorful and intriguing poster exhibition by very talented and accomplished students and faculty from The Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow and Katowice, Poland. This show will be among those featured in the city-wide prigram of the Artropolis.
Curated by Professor Piotr Kunce and Monika Nowak |
| Event Cost: 5 |
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Phone: 1-773-384-3352
Email: pma@PolishMuseumofAmerica.org
Website: www.polishmuseumofamerica.org
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 Polish Museum Of America
Art Exhibits
General Public Event
Core Member Events
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April 18, 2010 - 7:00 am - 9:00 amBirding at Pullman State Historic Site
Pullman State Historic Site - Hotel Florence
11111 S. Forrestville, Chicago, IL 60628 |
Bronzeville Historical Society and Pullman State Historic Site host birding at Johnson Bird Oasis.
Participants will follow a designated trail at at Pullman site. Free parking at Hotel Florence.
RSVP by calling 773 291 9115 or e-mail.
A carpool will head to Hegewisch Marsh on April 18, 2010 (and Harborside if we can make a longer trip) Michelle Pollock of Audubon Chicago Region will guide Birding group. |
| Event Cost: donations welcome |
More Information
Phone: Sherry Williams 773 291-9115
Email: sherry@bronzevillehistoricalsociety.com
Website: www.bronzevillehistoricalsociety.com
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Categories:
 Bronzeville/Black Chicagoan Historical Society
Family & Children
General Public Event
Core Member Events
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April 2, 2010Exhibit by Volodymyr Podlevsky and Svitlana Moiseyeva
Ukrainian National Museum
2249 W. Superior St, Chicago, IL 60612 |
| An art exhibit by Volodymyr Podlevsky and Svitlana Moiseyeva from Kyiv, Ukraine. |
| Event Cost: 5 |
More Information
Phone: 312-421-8020
Email: admin@ukrainiannationalmuseum.org
Website: http://www.UkrainianNationalMuseum.org
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Categories:
 Ukrainian National Museum
Art Exhibits
Exhibit Openings
General Public Event
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April 3, 2010 - April 30, 2010Exhibit by Volodymyr Podlevsky and Svitlana Moiseyeva
Ukrainian National Museum
2249 W. Superior St, Chicago, IL 60612 |
| An art exhibit by Volodymyr Podlevsky and Svitlana Moiseyeva from Kyiv, Ukraine. |
| Event Cost: 5 |
More Information
Phone: 312-421-8020
Email: admin@ukrainiannationalmuseum.org
Website: http://www.UkrainianNationalMuseum.org
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Ukrainian National Museum
Art Exhibits
General Public Event
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April 10, 2010The Ethiopian Community Association: Open House
The Ethiopian Community Association
1730 W. Greenleaf, Chicago, IL |
Time: TBD
The Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago would like to welcome you into their new, permanent home. The event will include workshops, a movie screening, a guest speaker, traditional dinner and music, and a glimpse inside the new Ethiopian Cultural Museum.
More details to come!
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| Event Cost: 0 |
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Phone: (773) 508-0303
Website: http://www.ecachicago.org/Home.asp
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Categories:
 Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago
Exhibit Openings
General Public Event
Core Member Events
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April 8, 2010 - 12:00 pm - 7:00 pmCivic Reflection Training: Day 1
Polish Museum of America
984 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL 60642 |
Join staff members from Valporaiso University's Project on Civic Reflection to learn strategies and to build skills on how to incorporate civic reflection in your mission and in your programs. This training is a must for anyone interested in deepening civic engagement and promoting dialogue within the diversity of your community.
This training is open to all Core Members, but priority registration is reserved for all Cultural Perspectices & Climate Change and "Talking About..."participants.
Seating is limited to 24 individuals. Attendees must register for both Day 1 & Day 2.
Light refreshments will be provided during the middle of the session. |
| Event Cost: 0.00 |
More Information
Phone: (773) 384-3352
Email: mshah@chicagoculturalalliance.org
Website: www.chicagoculturalalliance.org
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Chicago Cultural Alliance Event
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April 9, 2010 - 8:30 am - 4:30 pmCivic Reflection Training: Day 2
Cambodian American Heritage Museum and Killing Fields Memorial
2831 W. Lawrence Ave., Chicago, IL 60625 |
Join staff members from Valporaiso University's Project on Civic Reflection to learn strategies and to build skills on how to incorporate civic reflection in your mission and in your programs. This training is a must for anyone interested in deepening civic engagement and promoting dialogue within the diversity of your community.
This training is open to all Core Members, but priority registration is reserved for all Cultural Perspectices & Climate Change and "Talking About..."participants.
Seating is limited to 24 individuals. Attendees must register for both Day 1 & Day 2.
Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided for all workshop participants. |
| Event Cost: 0.00 |
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Phone: (773) 283-1958
Email: mshah@chicagoculturalalliance.org
Website: www.chicagoculturalalliance.org
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Chicago Cultural Alliance Event
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April 12, 2010 - 4:00 pm - 6:00 pmArtists Engage: Kip Fulbeck at the University of Illinois at Chicago
Illinois Room, Student Center East
750 S. Halsted, Chicago, IL 60607 |
| Meet American artist, filmmaker, and slam poet Kip Fulbeck, the mind behind The Hapa Project, an ambitious project that asks, "What are you?" to our ever-increasing populace of mixed-heritage individuals. The answers his subjects give are at once stunning about revelatory, peeling away at the alyers that define our own seemingly normative identities. |
| Event Cost: 0.00 |
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Phone: (312) 413-7696
Email: karensu@uic.edu
Website: www.aarcc.uic.edu
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Chicago Cultural Alliance Event
General Public Event
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April 17, 2010 - 1:00 pm - 2:30 pmThe 8th JUST STORIES Storytelling Concert
St. Therese Chinese Catholic School Auditorium
247 West 23rd Street, Chicago IL, 60616 |
Chinese American storyteller, Nancy Wang, performs the premier of her new story BITTERSWEET: A Chinese American Daughter’s legacy with music by Robert Kikuchi-Yngoio. This is an original presentation about the immigrant’s journey, a mother’s shadow and a daughter’s discoveries. Nancy’s story includes remembrances of her parents, Gladys and Gung Hsing (GH) Wang, and their lives in Chicago’s Chinatown. Limited space, reservations suggested.
Please leave your name, phone number or email address. Call 312 949 1000 or email to: jgao@ccamuseum.org |
| Event Cost: Free. Suggested Donation: $2 each |
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Phone: 312 949 1000
Email: jgao@ccamuseum.org
Website: http://ccamuseum.org
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Categories:
 Chinese American Museum of Chicago
General Public Event
Core Member Events
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April 9, 2010smARTscope Application Deadline
Chicago Cultural Alliance Office
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Applications must be received by midnight. |
| Event Cost: 0 |
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Email: applications@chicagoculturalalliance.org
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Alliance Program and Application Deadlines
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April 10, 2010 - 10:00 am - 4:00 pmCreative Chicago Expo
Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington, Chicago IL |
The Creative Chicago Expo brings the best of Chicago's cultural community together under one roof. Everyone is invited to the 7th annual gather of resources, services, and expertise specifically for people in the arts. Stop by the Chicago Cultural Alliance's booth and check out over 120 additional organizations, vendors and services! You can also attend some of the 25 workshops and panel discussions on topics specifically for individuals, arts organizations, and small art businesses. |
| Event Cost: 0 |
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Phone: (312) 744-6630
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April 13, 2010Program Committee: SmARTscope Application Review
Irish American Heritage Center
4626 N Knox Ave |
The Program Committee will meet to review Core Member smARTscope applications. |
| Event Cost: 0 |
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Phone: 773-283-1958
Email: mshah@chicagoculturalalliance.org
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CCA Committee Event
Chicago Cultural Alliance Event
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April 16, 2010 - 6:00 pm - 12:00 pmFolkloric Musical Group directly from Occupied Palestine: Marj Bin Amer
Hanging Gardents
8301 W. Belmont Avenue |
A Palestinian folkloric music group named Marj Bin Amer visiting from Palestine will be performing with celebrated artist Ibrahim Sbehat. The night will include popular Arabic folklore songs.
Tickets are $35 and includes dinner.
See a live performance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wx1fx8AiM0A&feature=related |
| Event Cost: 35 |
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Phone: Rahef Awadallah (708) 296-3461
Email: Gihad@aaan.org
Website: http://palestineconference.org/wp/2010/03/17/april-18-marj-bin-amer-folkloric-band-in-chicago-from-occupied-palestine/
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 Arab American Action Network
General Public Event
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April 25, 2010 - 1:00 pmLecture: "The Colorful Role of Reservation Trading Posts"
Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
3001 Central Street, Evanston, Ill. |
Deborah Begner of Turkey Mountain Traders, Scottsdale, Ariz., will discuss how trading posts functioned on American Indian reservations from the late 1800s through the mid-20th century and their impact on Native arts at a presentation.
In her talk, “The Colorful Role of Reservation Trading Posts,” Begner will explain how the trading post served as a link to the outside world and an economic and financial hub for residents of isolated Indian reservations. In addition to serving as neighborhood banker and general store proprietor, the reservation trader also acted as marketing advisor and sales representative for local artists, promoting their work and finding markets for it in major cities far from the reservation.
Some traders encouraged artists to work with materials and designs they felt would appeal to buyers. “Certain styles of rugs were named for the trading post where they were prevalent,” Begner said in an interview with the Mitchell. Begner has nearly two decades of experience buying and selling Native American art, principally antique Navajo and Zuni jewelry and jewelry by Southwest masters of the 1960s, 70s, and 80s.
Turkey Mountain Traders will be showing and selling Southwest Native antique jewelry from noon to 4 p.m. that day at the Mitchell, with prices ranging from $125 for a pair of earrings to several thousand dollars for larger pieces. A percentage of the sales proceeds will benefit the Mitchell, an independent, nonprofit museum. |
| Event Cost: 5 |
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Phone: 847-475-1030
Website: http://www.mitchellmuseum.org
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Categories:
 Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
General Public Event
Collections Management
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April 24, 2010 - 10:00 am - 2:00 pmNative Art Appraisal Day
Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
3001 Central Street, Evanston, Ill. 60201 |
Collectors of Native American art and craftwork can receive informal appraisals of their items. A team of outside experts, including professional traders, will provide oral appraisals for a fee of $20 for the first item and $10 for each additional item. Fees for Mitchell Museum members are $15 and $10. All fees will benefit the Mitchell, an independent, nonprofit museum.
Among the appraisers will be Deborah and Tom Begner of Turkey Mountain Traders, Scottsdale, Ariz., and Santa Fe, N.M.; Jim DeNomie (Bad River Chippewa); Frances L. Hagemann (Ojibwe/Métis); Native art collectors Allan and Joyce Niederman; and Eliot Waldman of Native Art Traders, Skokie, Ill.
The appraisers can assess a wide range of Native materials, including items from the Woodlands, Northwest Coast, and other cultural areas. The Begners have nearly two decades of experience buying and selling Native American art, principally antique Navajo and Zuni jewelry and jewelry by Southwest masters of the 1960s, 70s, and 80s. Waldman, who began collecting Inuit art in the 1970s, specializes in Alaskan Native and Canadian Inuit art and has been traveling to the far north for a decade to find pieces for his gallery. In appraising Native American art, Deborah Begner says criteria include the quality of workmanship and materials, craft techniques employed, age and relative scarcity of the piece, and patterns of wear, among other considerations. She also examines the item’s “hallmark,” typically the artist’s initials or a unique pictograph.
Throughout the day and also on Sunday, April 25, Turkey Mountain Traders will be showing and selling Southwest Native antique jewelry, with prices ranging from $125 for a pair of earrings to several thousand dollars for larger pieces. A percentage of the sales proceeds will benefit the Mitchell.
Appraisal fees are in addition to museum general admission, which is $5 for adults, $2.50 for seniors, students, teachers (with valid school ID), and children. Maximum admission per family is $10. Admission is free for Mitchell members and tribal members. |
| Event Cost: 5 |
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Phone: 847-475-1030
Website: http://www.mitchellmuseum.org
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Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
General Public Event
Fundraising Events
Collections Management
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April 17, 2010 - 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm"Bus Stop Hip-Hop," presented by Southwest Youth Collaborative & Arab American Action Network
University of Chicago, Mandel Hall
1131 E. 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637 |
Bus Stop Hip-Hop: A benefit concert for hip-hop in Palestine.
Join the Arab American Action Network for a benefit concert on Friday, April 17th at the University of Chicago's Mandel Hall. Doors open at 6:00 pm, while music and spoken work will be performed between 7:00 pm and 11:00 pm. The following artists are featured:
DJ Vega Benetton
University of Hip Hop
Shadia Mansour
Marcel Cartier
Rosa Clemente
Bazaar Royale
Umi-RBG (Revolutionary but Gangster)
MI of Dead Prez
Low Key
Mazzi
G.O.D. |
| Event Cost: Donations will be requested at entry |
More Information
Email: nadiai@uchicago.edu
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Arab American Action Network
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April 24, 2010 - April 25, 2010 - 5:00 pm7th Annual ISAS and Johnnie Walker® Pub Crawl
Chicago's Northside neighorhood of Roscoe Village
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Chicago's Northside neighorhood of Roscoe Village
More Information
Phone: 708-426-7127
Email: Kristenguthrie@chicagoscots.org
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Phone: 708-426-7127
Email: Kristenguthrie@chicagoscots.org
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April 22, 2010 - 5:30 pm - 7:00 pmExecutive Committee Meeting
Chicago Cultural Alliance Office
4626 N. Knox Ave. Chicago, IL 60630 |
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| Event Cost: 0 |
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Phone: Kerstin Lane (312) 787-5004
Email: kerstinlane@gmail.com
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