"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, […]
An immersive fund raiser concert featuring music, visual arts, perfumery, and gastronomy to help Ukraine in its time of need. About this event In The Realm Of Senses presents its fully immersive duo version of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition for two players and seven instruments with works by Ukrainian born composers Skoryk, Yashchenko, Bortkiewicz […]
The Bridge to Native Chicago Members of RedLine, a local Chicago Native American Drum group, and interdisciplinary artist Ronnie Preston (San Carlos Apache), along with jazz musicians from France, collectively known as The Bridge, will be the featured musicians for this unique collaboration. The Bridge intends to form a network for exchange, production, and diffusion, […]
Join us for 2 Saturday a month 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. THIS WEEK'S FILM: Die lustige Witwe* […]
Join is virtually for our Earth Week Activities! About this event In celebration of Earth Day and Earth Week, join us for a virtual screening of the film Inhabitants. You can view the film at your leisure anytime between April 22-29th, 2022. Be sure to join us on Sunday, April 24th at 7:00pm for a panel discussion […]
Conceived by Ira Antelis, hosted by Rabbi Shoshanah Conover, and produced by David Mendelson along with Ira Antelis and Jeremy Perlin, the concert will honor the memory of those who were murdered and highlight the artists and writers who, in the worst of times, continued to create. With a 25-piece choir and performances and readings from some of Chicago’s top […]
Congo Square Theatre presents WHAT TO SEND UP WHEN IT GOES DOWN! About this event SSCAC is thrilled to share a limited amount of complimentary tickets for What to Send Up When It Goes Down, showing April 21 - May 1 at Stony Island Arts Bank. What to Send Up When It Goes Down responds […]
Desde Mi Barrio (From my Neighborhood) is a concert series presented by Puerto Rican Arts Alliance’s the Latin Music Project. This series features local and national musicians while celebrating the rich music of Puerto Rico and other Latinx cultures. Join us on April 30 for the next concert in our series, Cuerdas Clásicas. This Latin American performing […]
Fiery Seahorse Productions presents a reading of "Ye-Xian: The Chinese Cinderella" for the young and the young-at-heart..! About this event Please join Fiery Seahorse Productions for an afternoon of theatre at the Chinese American Museum of Chicago (4th Floor Gallery)… https://ccamuseum.org/ ADA Info: Side Entrance with Ramp Info: ENERI Communications [email protected] —- Attendance Policies (In-person […]
The Korean Culture Center of Chicago is holding a Classic Concert Series Spring 2022. About this event KCCoC Classic Concert Series Spring 2022 Jennie Oh Brown, Flute Brian Lee, Piano Kurt Fowler, Cello Please come and enjoy coffee & refreshment! Date: Saturday, April 30th 2022, 3pm Location: Korean Cultural Center of Chicago KCCoC […]
A new production inspired by the memories of Latino Chicago Stories From the West Side James Sanders & Conjunto and Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre present a new production inspired by the memories of Latino Chicago and the photography of historian and scholar Carlos Flores. One of Chicago's longest-running Latin jazz ensembles, James Sanders & Conjunto […]
Join us for Art After Hours: Fundraiser for Ukraine! Featuring performances by: Outsidenightair, Otra Dek (live), Gi Gi, and Farplane About this event Join the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art for Art After Hours: Fundraiser for Ukraine! Featuring performances by: Outsidenightair, Otra Dek (live), Gi Gi, and Farplane. Proceeds from this event will be donated […]
Please join us for this FREE virtual discussion with Xiang “Sean” Gao, the creator-composer of Shanghai Sonatas, a pioneering new musical that combines musical theatre, live classical music, and visual art. Based on the memoirs of Jewish refugee musicians who escaped Nazi Germany and found refuge in Shanghai in the 1930s and ’40s, this musical shares […]
Join us on Saturday, May 7 for our final German language film screening until the fall! 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. COST: Members: $4 | Non-Members: $6 Please email [email protected] or call […]
In partnership with the National Cambodian Heritage Museum and Killing Fields Memorial and its Resident Artist Punisa Pov, Crossing Borders Music shares a program of newly arranged Cambodian songs, through which we’ll learn about Cambodian history, culture, and the rich, living tradition of Cambodian arts and music. This educational livestream is for grades 6-12 students […]
Puerto Rican rapper, sonero and composer Emil Martínez presents his new album in his long-awaited Chicago debut. About this event Puerto Rican rapper, sonero and composer Emil Martínez presents his new album in his long-awaited Chicago debut at Chicago’s longest-standing Latino cultural center. About Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center (SRBCC) One of 40 organizations recently […]
Representing the living tradition of Cambodian traditional music, Artist-in-Residence, Punisa Pov and her students will perform, demonstrate, and share the history of this ancient music. Presented by National Cambodian Heritage Museum and Killing Fields Memorial through Chicago Public Libraries How to Attend This event takes place on Zoom. Register at least 24 hours before the event. Only […]
Post-discussion to follow led by Aymar Jean Christian & zakkiyyah najeebah dumas o'neal About this event A filmmaker unlike any other, Marlon Riggs was an unapologetic gay Black man who defied a culture of silence and shame. Riggs used a bold mix of documentary, performance, poetry, and music to confront the legacy of racist stereotypes […]