Chicago Cultural Alliance

Kino, Kaffee und Kuchen
2025-03-08 10:30, 2025-03-15 10:30, 2025-03-22 10:30, 2025-03-29 10:30, 2025-04-05 10:30, 2025-04-12 10:30, 2025-04-19 10:30, 2025-04-26 10:30 (America/Chicago) and 15 more dates | 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

Carnatic Veena Recital: Saraswathi Ranganathan
2025-03-08 19:30 - 21:30 | South Asia Institute 1925 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60616
Carnatic classical music has been the common thread connecting diverse cultural communities in South India for thousands of years. The veena, a 24-fretted lute made Veena player Saraswathi Ranganathan has been winning accolades and fans for her mastery of the instrument. Saraswathi will be accompanied by Harsha Mandayam Bharathi on mridangam, a double-headed, barrel-shaped drum that is the main percussion instrument of Carnatic music.

Desde Mi Barrio - Entre Bolero y Jazz with Richard Peña
2025-03-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Puerto Rican Arts Alliance, 3000 N Elbridge Ave, Chicago, IL, 60618, United States
Acompáñenos a disfrutar de una noche de jazz y boleros que celebran la música de Sylvia Rexach.
“La cantante y compositora Sylvia Rexach. Un eminente musicólogo la describió como virtualmente inclasificable dentro de la música latinoamericana de su tiempo”.
– Archivo General de Puerto Rico

Join us for a night of jazz and boleros celebrating the music of Sylvia Rexach.
“The singer and songwriter Sylvia Rexach. An eminent musicologist described her as virtually unclassifiable within the Latin American music of her time.”
–Archivo General de Puerto Rico

FREE - Bombajazz With The Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective & Colectivo Sayba
2025-03-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Latin Music Project Center, 2958 north Milwaukee ave, Chicago, IL, United States
The Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective blends the heart of Afro-Caribbean rhythms with the sophistication of modern jazz, creating a soundscape that is as familiar as it is fresh in the world music genre. José Guzmán Borrero, a native of Ponce, Puerto Rico, is a multi-genre guitarist who has performed with jazz ensembles, chamber groups, and rock bands. He leads the Latin jazz group, The Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective, which has released several albums on Spotify.
Join us for a bombajazz filled night in an intimate setting with The Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective & Colectivo Sayba at the Puerto Rican Arts Alliance.

El Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective combina el corazón de los ritmos afrocaribeños con la sofisticación del jazz moderno, creando un paisaje sonoro tan familiar como fresco en el género musical mundial. José Guzmán Borrero, originario de Ponce, Puerto Rico, es un guitarrista multigénero que ha actuado con conjuntos de jazz, grupos de cámara y bandas de rock. Lidera el grupo de jazz latino, The Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective, que ha lanzado varios álbumes en Spotify.
Únase a nosotros para una noche llena de bombajazz en un ambiente íntimo con El Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective y Colectivo Sayba en las instalaciones de Puerto Rican Arts Alliance.

Feature film "Candela" by Dominican creator Andrés Farías Cintrón
2025-05-31 18:00 | 2956 North Milwaukee Avenue
The feature film *Candela* by Dominican creator Andrés Farías Cintrón will be screened this Saturday in Chicago as part of an event organized by DAMA, the Dominican American Midwest Association.

The production, which has received multiple awards and has been an official selection at numerous festivals, is inspired by the novel of the same name by Dominican writer Rey Andújar.

The Dominican American Midwest Association is a nonprofit organization that aims to create opportunities for analysis and planning of political, social, cultural, and economic activities for Dominicans in the Midwest region of the United States.

The film screening will take place at 2956 North Milwaukee Avenue, at the headquarters of the Puerto Rican Arts Alliance. The event is scheduled to begin at 6:00 PM and will feature a reception and discussion with writer Rey Andújar.

‘Beyond Closure’: A Screening & Discussion
2025-06-17 08:00 - 17:00 | Kennedy-King College Theater, 740 W. 63rd Street, Chicago, 60621
Join us at Kennedy-King College for a screening of Beyond Closure (2024) and a panel discussion on community responses to Chicago’s 2013 school closures.

The documentary Beyond Closure (2024) by On The Real Film and Borderless Studio recalls the history of Chicago’s 2013 school closures—the largest mass closure in U.S. history—and shares inspirational stories of community reclamation. Join us at Kennedy-King College in Englewood for a screening and panel discussion, in partnership with Go Green on Racine.
Taking a deeper look at three schools in Austin, Bronzeville, and Englewood, Beyond Closure amplifies community voices leading the repurposing of Emmet, Woods, and Overton schools. They reflect on the local impact of these closures, the struggle to reclaim school buildings for the public good, and the intertwined inequity, racism, and injustice that led to shuttering of 50 neighborhood schools all at once, mainly in low-income communities of color.
After the film, a panel discussion will bring together architects and community developers working on “The Regenerator,” a nexus for housing, healthcare, and jobs within the former Woods Academy, to address challenges overcome in the adaptive reuse. Borderless Studio’s Paola Aguirre Serrano moderates.
Watch the trailer.

Bridging The Divide: Making & Mending
2025-06-28 14:00 - 16:00 | South Asia Institute, 1925 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60616, United States
Join us for a moderated community conversation exploring how artists of South Asia and the diaspora navigate careers at the intersection of art and disability. This event invites participants into a community-building experience that highlights the resilience of artists with disabilities working in creative fields that are often not designed with accessibility in mind. Together, we will engage in critical reflection and discuss how humanities-based institutions can lead the way in fostering more inclusive and accessible spaces.
The conversation will be moderated by Anand Venkatkrishnan, an intellectual historian of South Asian religion and author of Love in the Time of Scholarship: The Bhāgavata Purāṇa in Indian Intellectual History.
Featured speakers include:
Pooja Pittie, a Chicago-based visual artist living with a progressive form of muscular dystrophy, whose work explores the tension between a slowing body and an active, curious mind.
Grishma Shah, a self-taught painter and public health professional whose experience with a physical disability inspires her art and advocacy for disability as a valued identity.
Priya Rama, an Ohio-based artist who channels chronic migraines into vivid, expressive work, encouraging creativity as a response to chronic pain and stress.
ASL interpretation and online participation options will be available. Please RSVP to receive a zoom link morning of the event. Mask-wearing is strongly encouraged in person.
This program is supported by a Healing IL grant from the Field Foundation and Illinois Humanities.

Frühschoppen Jazz Brunch on the Terrace ft. Pianist Thomas Gunther
2025-07-20 11:00 - 13:00 | DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
Savor the sounds of smooth jazz and the flavors of a delicious brunch at our second Frühschoppen Jazz Brunch on the rooftop terrace of the DANK Haus!
This time, we’re excited to feature the incredible Thomas Gunther, a dynamic jazz pianist known for his soulful grooves and captivating style that will set the perfect tone for your Sunday.
Enjoy a hand-picked selection of German brunch favorites, refreshing drinks, and great company–all inspired by the beloved German tradition of Frühschoppen: a leisurely late-morning gathering with food, music, and conversation.
