The highly-anticipated JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival is returning to Illinois Holocaust Museum to host four film screenings with audience discussions. This year, attendees can gather together in the Museum’s auditorium or watch from the comfort of home. Learn more about this year’s slate of films below! Please contact [email protected] or 847.763.3507 with any questions. March 13, […]
Jang-Gae: The Foreigner 醬狗 Genre: Taiwan | Drama | 2020 | 107 minutes | In Mandarin & Korean w/English subtitles | U.S. Premiere Director & Screenwriter: Chang Chih-wei Starring: Ho Yeh-wen, Kim Yea-eun, Lee Hang-na, Joey Yu Synopsis: Ghost island Taiwan vs. Hell Korea. The Taiwanese Korean mixed-blood high school boy LEE Gwang-Yong is now stuck in the middle. […]
International Premiere South Korea | Action/Comedy | 2021 | 91 minutes | In Korean w/English subtitles Written & Directed by: Lee Jin-ho Starring: Lee Seok-hyung, Lee Joo-young, Kim Jae-hwa Film Source: M-Line Distribution Enjoy an introduction to the film by Director Lee Jin-ho. SYNOPSIS Joosung dreams of becoming an action star but in reality, he’s […]
American Music Festivals presents a concert by the Lincolnwood Chamber Orchestra, performing work by Ukrainian composers. A benefit concert for Ukraine.
Don your flapper dresses and dust off those suits, because we’re traveling back in time to when our building was new and the booze flowed behind closed doors. That’s right, we’re going to party like it’s 1927 at our Spring Gala! Join us for a fun night of jazz and gin while we raise money […]
Join HAMOC and Etant Dupain for a documentary screening of Madan Sara and Q&A following the screening. Madan Sara is an award winning documentary from director and producer Etant Dupain, which highlights women living in Haiti. Madan Sara refers to the women in Haiti who run markets throughout the country while providing for their families. Their […]
Everyone welcome to a free film screening at the American Indian Center of Chicago. Beans (2020) - Directed by Tracey Deer (Mohawk) Twelve-year-old Beans is on the edge: torn between innocent childhood and reckless adolescence; forced to grow up fast and become the tough Mohawk warrior she needs to be during the Oka Crisis, the […]
Germán López shines on the world stage as one of the most brilliant and prolific Canary Island timple players. He touches audiences with instrumental music honoring Canary folk music traditions, embracing Spanish Flamenco, West African rhythms, Americana, and the flourishing spirit of jazz. López's innovative 21st century approach to performing island music has reached critical […]
Join us on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month for a free German language film screening! Kaffee und Kuchen (coffee & cakes) will be served at 12:00 PM and the film will begin at 1:00 PM. Stick around after the credits roll to discuss the film and flex your German language skills. 2nd […]
A look at female lyricists in hip-hop and R&B. About this event Discussion led by hip-hop artist Amina Norman-Hawkins. In a hip hop and R&B world dominated by men and noted for misogyny, the unstoppable female lyricists of Say My Name speak candidly about class, race, and gender in pursuing their passions as female MCs. […]
On the Sunday before Transgender Day of Visibility, join us to celebrate LGBT+ culture with "Voices of the Proud: LGBT+ Composers"! The program features the beauty, love, grief, playfulness, creativity, and pride of music by LGBT+ artists chosen from a call for submissions. This event will be broadcast live on the Crossing Borders Music Facebook […]
The Irish American Heritage Center, in partnership with the Consulate General of Ireland, Midwest, presents Irish Art in Practice. Join Jennifer Keating, Ph.D. as she brings us through the world of Irish arts and artists, and the living applications and impressions it makes on the world around us. Jennifer Keating is a Senior Lecturer and […]
A fundraising event honoring the brave people of Ukraine from Chicago’s legendary musicians. About this event Performances by: Orbert Davis, trumpet Lynne Jordan, vocals Leandro Lopez Varady, piano Olha Tsvyntarna, vocals Marlene Rosenberg, base Raymond Glower, piano Ivan Shmilo, bandura Mike Jackson, saxophone Stephen Eisen, trumpet Josh Ross, percussion Trioda, vocals & more! Additional […]
Scandinavian Jam, where we practice what we teach. Join Mary Allsopp and Paul Tyler online on the first and third Sunday of every month. Enjoy an afternoon of traditional roots music. We teach by ear, review and share tunes. We are happy to take suggestions and love meeting new people. It’s a friendly group and […]
The Ukrainian National Museum invites you to a new art exhibition opening Friday, April 8, at 7pm, celebrating the life and legacy of Christine Staruch. Christine was a staunch supporter of Ukrainian culture and arts, who immigrated to Chicago after World War II. Later in life she became the owner of the Rose Gallery, where […]
Join us on twice a month on Saturday for a German language film screening! Kaffee und Kuchen (coffee & cakes) will be served at 12:00 PM and the film will begin at 1:00 PM. Stick around after the credits roll to discuss the film and flex your German language skills. Upcoming Dates & Films: 9. […]
The South Asia Institute will host Amin Gulgee Performance “Kiss of the Spider Woman". About this event This will be a collaborative performance work with 13-17 participants which will take place over a period of 77 minutes. The approach will be cross-disciplinary as Gulgee will engage actors, dancers, visual artists and musicians to work with […]
"First Blacks Chicago" is a celebration of Black Chicago trailblazers! "First Blacks Chicago" was created by the Haitian American Museum of Chicago (HAMOC), and in 2019 HAMOC invited Crossing Borders Music's participation in this ongoing historic project. Be among the first people to hear "Ogou Wa dè Zanj," ("Ogou, King of Angels"), a new piece […]
Join PRAA for a special music event with Roy McGrath, a Chicago based tenor saxophonist, composer and bandleader. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico and educated in Boston, New Orleans and Chicago, Roy brings to bear these diverse influences in his playing and composing. In addition to leading and recording with his own […]
Produced by the International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago, the 38th Chicago Latino Film Festival, April 21st-May 1st, will showcase films from all over Latin America, Spain, Portugal and the United States. The Festival will once again adopt a hybrid format with in-person screenings at the Landmark Century Center, 2828 N. Clark St., several Drive-In presentations at ChiTown Movies, […]