Chicago Cultural Alliance

FROG's Javanese Ensemble performs "Innovation through Tradition"
2024-05-18 20:30 - 22:30 (America/Chicago) | IL
FROG’s Javanese Ensemble performs “Innovation through Tradition”. With guest artists Heni Savitri and Darsono Hadiraharjo.
Constellation’s Links Hall
3111 N. Western Avenue, Chicago, IL 60618 $15/general ticket
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Join an evening of gamelan music centered around the boundless influences of the late Ki Nartsabdho, one of the most influential Javanese gamelan musicians of the last half century. Featured works, selected by Artistic Director Alex Yoffe, are composed by, directly inspired by, or transformed by esteemed Javanese composer Ki Nartosabdho.
You can watch the livestream here.
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Since 1980, Friends of the Gamelan has been Chicago’s premier ensemble that performs traditional Javanese gamelan music. Led by Artistic Director Alex Yoffe, the nonprofit provides quality instruction, performs world-class concerts, and presents engaging workshops with students, families, and gamelan appreciators of all ages and abilities throughout the Chicago area and beyond. In the late 1970s, a group began to meet regularly at the Field Museum to play on the same gamelan instruments from the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Eventually the instruments were archived and the ensemble acquired new instruments.
Today’s set of instruments was acquired by FROG in the 2000s. The ensemble has performed at various stages throughout Chicago, including Millennium Park’s Pritzker Pavilion, the Field Museum, Navy Pier, and the Old Town School of Folk Music, to name a few.

Ahimsa for Freedom
2024-05-20 15:30 - 16:30 | South Asia Institute, 1925 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60616, United States
“Non violence (AHIMSA) needs you to have more strength and more courage”.
John J. Pershing Magnet School for the Humanities & Kalapriya Center for Indian Performing Arts invite you to AHIIMSA FOR FREEDOM – performed by middle schoolers.
What happens when a ten year old child sees the monumental national struggle disrupting her home? Changing her life? Transforming her values? Ahimsa for Freedom! is a play centered around the Indian Civil Rights movement, through the perspective of a young child witnessing history unfold before her.

Written by Gowri Ramnarayan based on the Novel by Supriya Kelkar
Performed by the students of John J. Pershing Elementary School
Directed by Kasi Aysola

SCHOOL GROUPS: Please reach out to Mary@Kalapriya.org to secure your group seating for the 11:30 am performance OR the 3:30 performance. Additional information for school groups can be found under the FAQ section.

"Next To Normal"Featuring an All South Asian Cast!
2024-05-23, 2024-05-24, 2024-05-25, 2024-05-26 | South Asia Institute, 1925 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60616, United States
We are pleased to announce the South Asian cast world premiere of the Pulitzer Prize & three-time Tony Award-winning musical Next to Normal!
Through faith, religion, medication, trips to the doctor, and family support, Next to Normal explores how one family struggles with finding light in the darkness.
Click the “Get Tickets” button to read more about the play, cast, and the 10 upcoming show dates.

Rusalka at the Rosehill Cemetery
2024-05-24 19:00 - 21:00 | IL
Join the Ouroboros Opera at the Rosehill Cemetery for an unforgettable evening of music and drama.
Set in a wild wood full of fae sprites, Rusalka is guaranteed to delight. The story is quite familiar to us, resembling The Little Mermaid but told from Slavic origins. Rusalka, a water sprite, longs to be human and to experience love with a handsome prince she’s seen in the woods. Her father warns her only woe will come from such things but Rusalka is driven to know exactly what life is like beyond the waters edge. This is a story of longing, of wishing desperately to catch a glimpse of something more than the life we live. Join us as we peer into moonlit waters and discover what might be just under the surface.

Kino, Kaffee und Kuchen
2024-05-25 10:30, 2024-06-01 10:30, 2024-06-08 10:30, 2024-06-15 10:30, 2024-06-22 10:30, 2024-06-29 10:30, 2024-07-06 10:30, 2024-07-13 10:30 and 1 more date | DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
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Saturday, January 06, 2024
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DANK Haus Room 206, 2nd Floor

KINO, KAFFEE UND KUCHEN
Saturdays at the DANK Haus in Room 206
10:30 – 11:00 AM | Kaffee und Kuchen
11:00 – 12:00 PM | Vorfilm
12:00 PM | Feature Film Begins

Join us each Saturday at the DANK Haus in Fall, Winter, and Spring for Kaffee, Kuchen, und Kino. Each week guests will choose the film they want to watch
DANK Members: $5 | Non-Members: $7

“一家之主”：女性，母性，依属&自主 “Reclaim”: Womanhood, Motherhood, and In/Dependence – Movie Screening and Discussion with KAN-WIN
2024-05-25 13:30 - 16:30 | 3500 S Morgan Street, 3500 S Morgan St 3F, Chicago, IL, 60609, United States
Please note that this event is in Mandarin 本次活动将全程使用中文进行。
This event includes a movie screening followed by a discussion about the movie. Centering on a woman in her late 50s/early 60s who has lived her life for others–husband, children, parents–the movie depicts traditional gender roles embedded commonly in Asian families. Through guided discussion, participants will have an opportunity to explore further and deeper experiences and struggles an Asian woman might undergo during her life, especially how to “reclaim” her independence as a capable wife, a caring mother, and a successful career woman.
活動包括電影放映和有關電影的討論。這部電影以一位 50 歲末/60 歲出頭的女性為中心，她為他人（丈夫、孩子、父母）而活，描繪了亞洲家庭中普遍存在的傳統性別角色。透過引導式討論​​，參與者將有機會進一步深入探討亞洲女性一生中可能經歷的經歷和掙扎，特別是如何在一個有能力的妻子、一個有愛心的母親和一個成功的職業婦女的多重角色中重申自己的自主性。
Please note that events may be canceled or postponed due to unforeseen circumstances.
“AAPI Heritage Month Cultural Festival 2024” is sponsored by Chicago Community Trust.
Event Agenda
1:00 Door Open
1:20 Introduction
1:30-3:30 Movie Screening
3:30-3:40 Stretch & Break
3:40-4:20 Discussion
4:20-4:30 Closing Remarks
4:30 End

About KAN-WIN
KAN-WIN’s mission is to eradicate gender-based violence, including domestic violence and sexual assault, especially for women and children across Asian American communities and beyond through culturally competent services, community engagement, and advocacy.
Accessibility
The Heritage Museum of Asian Art’s Entrance is on West 35th Street. Take the elevator to the third floor and turn right to the Museum Reception Desk. Accessible and standard toilets are located on the same floor. Free parking space is available next to the museum, accessed via West 35th Street.
Email at info@heritageasianart.org
Phone at 312-842-8884
Image: Courtesy of Rong Gwan Productions.
*About the photo: https://www.cinemaescapist.com/2022/07/review-reclaim-taiwan-movie/

Performance by Guillermo Fernández
2024-05-31 19:00 - 21:00 | International Latino Cultural Center, 542 S Dearborn St Suite 610, Chicago, IL, 60605, United States
Award-winning singer, musician, and composer Guillermo Fernández is one of the most important voices in Argentine Tango and popular culture. Twice awarded the Premios Kronos as one of the top five Tango singers of the decade (2005 & 2015), Guillermo Fernández brings his solo show to Chicago armed only with his guitar and voice. El Tango y Sus Historias is an immersive production where Guillermo connects with his audiences to share the poetry and inspiring lyrics of the greatest Tangos. Fernández explores themes of love, death, loneliness and the human condition with song and commentary in an interactive show.

An Afternoon of Friendship
2024-06-02 15:00 - 17:00 | Kalapriya Studio, 2101 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago, United States
Please join the Kalapriya board and staff on Sunday, June 2 from 3:00-5:00PM for an afternoon of friendship at our downtown Chicago studio. Enjoy Indian classical dance performances, relish Indian street food, and be part of a celebration of unity in diversity with our host Litcy Kurisinkal! To register for the event, please click here or on the button below. Suggested donation of $30.00 online or at the door.

Ravel Boléro
2024-06-06 19:30 - 2024-06-11 00:00 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 220 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, 60604, United States
Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet brings his customary joie de vivre to Saint-Saëns’ Egyptian Concerto, inspired by a trip down the Nile in 1896. Conductor Stéphane Denève unpacks the French fascination with Spanish culture in Debussy’s sultry Ibéria and Ravel’s ever-popular Boléro, with its sensuously hypnotic theme building to a volcanic climax.

Piyesta Pinoy (Philippine Fest)
2024-06-08 11:00 - 19:00 | Roger C. Claar Performing Arts Center, 375 W Briarcliff Rd, Bolingbrook, IL, 60440, United States
In celebration of the 126th Independence Day of the Philippines, the Philippine American Cultural Foundation (PACF) and the Filipino American Historical Society of Chicago (FAHSC) in partnership with the Village of Bolingbrook will host the annual Philippines Festival. We invite you to JOIN US, ENJOY AND HAVE FUN. Everyone is welcome, FREE Admission.
PHILIPPINE FEST (PIYESTA PINOY)
Saturday, June 8, 2024
11:00 AM to 7:00 PM CDT
The Roger C. Claar Performing Arts Center
375 W Briarcliff Rd, Bolingbrook, IL

We are very happy to announce that Piyesta Pinoy will be back in the Village of Bolingbrook. This will be the 11th year of the biggest Filipino American festival of culture, music, arts, games, and food in the Midwest. There will be at least 10 food vendors that will be serving Filipino food and drinks starting at 11am. Visit
our sponsors, non-food vendors and partner organizations under the tents located all around the park. Just like in the past, there will be a parade of costumes starting at 3pm this year. Music and dance performances will be at the beautiful Roger C. Claar performing arts center stage. We are announcing this year’s celebrity performers: 18-year old Twins Justin & Jeremy Garcia from California, fresh from their performance at this year’s THE VOICE and. Marc Tupaz, a former vocalist for the Filipino alternative/pop rock band Shamrock.

"BELIEVE IN UKRAINE" Film and Q&A Discussion
2024-06-14 19:00 - 20:30 | 2249 West Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60612, 2249 West Superior Street, Chicago, IL, 60612, United States
52-minute presentation the BELIEVE IN UKRAINE SHORT FILM PROGRAM featuring 10 Ukrainian-centered narratives specific to this moment in Ukraine’s history by filmmakers whose pre-ward lives differ little from our own.
An audience Q&A with program director Lukia Costello and program curator Anastasia Kirii immediately follows the presentation.
“Full circle is what Ukrainians want for their country: to go through challenges and come out on the other side better and stronger. Safe and free. And have the pre-war topics return to the surface again, becoming the most critical agenda like as in times of peace.” Anastasia Kirii, Program Curator

"20 Days In Mariupol" Ukrainian Film
2024-06-15 14:00 - 15:30 | 2249 West Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60612, 2249 West Superior Street, Chicago, IL, 60612, United States
An AP team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting atrocities of the Russian invasion. As the only international reporters who remain in the city, they capture what later become defining images of the war: dying children, mass graves, the bombing of a maternity hospital, and more.
After nearly a decade covering international conflicts, including the Russia-Ukraine war, for The Associated Press, 20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL is Mstyslav Chernov’s first feature film. The film draws on Chernov’s daily news dispatches and personal footage of his own country at war. It offers a vivid, harrowing account of civilians caught in the siege, as well as a window into what it’s like to report from a conflict zone, and the impact of such journalism around the globe.

Afro-Peruvian Percussion Workshop with Center for Peruvian Arts
2024-06-17 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-06-18 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-06-20 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-06-21 14:00 - 15:00 | IL
The center of Peruvian Arts in partnership with Chicago Public Library and Culture and Eduation of Chicago city present the next cajon workshop. Have fun and relax with the different rhythms of Afro-Peruvian music, join and Cajonéate to awaken your musical vibration, your emotions and connect with your inner musician!
For ages 3 and up.
How to Attend
Register by 2:00 p.m. Thursday, June 20. Chicago Public Library cannot collect personal information online from kids 0 to 13. A parent or guardian’s email address must be used to register. As a reminder, school email addresses may block external emails such as those from CPL.
Due to space limitations, please include the total number of children and adults as attendees when you register.
Accessibility
Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (312) 747-8184 or email access@chipublib.org to request accommodations. Requests must be made at least 14 business days before the event.

Damian McGinty: A Million Little Ways
2024-06-18 18:30 - 21:30 | IL
Date: June 18
Time:
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Location:
4626 N Knox Ave. Chicago, IL 60630
Damian McGinty is a multi-genre singer/songwriter from Derry, Northern Ireland, who now calls Nashville his home. He currently splits his time as an independent solo artist and a principal performer for the internationally renowned group Celtic Thunder, sprinkled in with occasional acting jobs and other pursuits.
Join Damian at the Irish American Heritage Center for an intimate show, with some special tickets that include a sound check with the artist himself.
Only 100 tickets are available. Purchase here: Damian McGinty

12th Annual Juneteenth BBQ & Block Party
2024-06-19 | DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center, 740 East 56th Place, Chicago, IL, 60637, United States
RSVP for another beautiful day of celebrating our Freedom through a huge Sound Stage, Children’s Activities, Vendors, Food Trucks, citywide libations and flag raising and THE BIGGEST BLACK FAMILY REUNION OF THE YEAR!

Thursday Night Music Sessions
2024-07-25 18:00 - 21:00 | IL
Date: July 25
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7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Location:
4626 N Knox Ave. Chicago,IL 60630
Join session leaders Michael Austin and James Conway this Thursday for an unforgettable evening of Irish traditional music! Bring your instrument and join the fun. Or, sit back with some food and drink and enjoy the festive music in front of the hearth in the Fifth Province. Pub and kitchen open at 6PM, the music begins at 7PM
