• Hanif Abdurraqib and Ashley Evans: “Sing, Aretha, Sing!”

    Online Event

    A young Aretha Franklin captivates her community with the song “Respect” during the height of the Civil Rights Movement in Sing, Aretha, Sing!, a striking picture book biography that will embolden today’s young readers to sing their own truth. Join us to hear both author Hanif Abdurraqib and illustrator Ashley Evans discuss their crafts, how this book came together, and […]

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  • February Call to Peace

    Online Event

    Join us to send peace and love to all countries and meet our inspirational special guest Peter Magai Bul. https://theimmigrantstory.org/lost-boy/ We met Peter when he started representing South Sudan in the […]

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  • Beyond the India-America Dichotomy: Global Dynamism in Contemporary Art

    Online Event

    Engage with our Panel of Artists, Curators, Writers and Creators in a 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 immersive discourse on zoom. Listen to the first hand narratives from the diasporic creators of contemporary art. Date: 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟏𝟑, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 Time: 𝟏𝟎:𝟑𝟎𝐚𝐦 - 𝟏𝟏:𝟑𝟎𝐚𝐦 𝐂𝐓 (register to receive free zoom link by email) For enquiries: [email protected] 𝐍𝐞𝐡𝐚 𝐕𝐞𝐝𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐤 employs a […]

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  • Me and White Supremacy: Young Readers’ Edition

    Online Event

    Awareness leads to action, and action leads to change. Author Layla Saad presents the young readers edition of her New York Times bestselling book Me and White Supremacy, which teaches readers how to explore and […]

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  • Virtual Artist Talk: Christal Ratt (Mitchikinabikok Inik – Algonquins of Barriere Lake)

    Online Event

    Join us for our artist discussion about their work and who they are as artists. There will be a live Q&A at the end of each discussion. About this event Christal Ratt, Pidabinikwe, is an award-winning Algonquin Anishnabe artist from the Mitchikinabikok Inik - Algonquins of Barriere Lake. Christal’s awards include Best of Division, First, […]

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  • Online Author Talk: Oliver Craske, Indian Sun: The Life and Music of Ravi Shankar

    Online Event

    BOOK EVENT WITH OLIVER CRASKE - AUTHOR OF THE TELL ALL RAVI SHANKAR BIOGRAPHY About this event Online: Conversation with “Indian Sun: The Life and Music of Ravi Shankar” Biographer and author Oliver Craske with Chicago based music writer Aaron Cohen In his recent book “Indian Sun: The Life and Music of Ravi Shankar” (2020), […]

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  • Scandinavian Jam Online

    Online Event

    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 […]

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  • Cooking Class ONLINE

    Online Event

    Join us for another cooking class series either online or in person. In February we will be making Lentil soup and a dessert. You can do this class online or in person (to register for the in person class please click here) For the online class you will receive the recipe in advance. You can then […]

    $10
  • Pauli Murray: Shouting for the Rights of All People

    Online Event

    Educator and author Deborah Nelson Linck reads from and discusses her new book Pauli Murray: Shouting for the Rights of All People, the first introductory and illustrated biography of the civil rights icon. Join us for a fascinating conversation about the book and the life and legacy of Pauli Murray, a hugely influential author, poet, lawyer, priest and […]

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  • Healing Black Chicago 101: DuSable to Harold Washington

    Online Event

    Join HAMOC and author Dr. Rhonda Sherrod for a conversation on her new book, coming out this month. Q&A following the presentation. About this event Dr. Rhonda Sherrod has written a compelling collection of beautiful essays addressing some of the understated pain in the Black community, especially as it relates to women and girls. She […]

    $5
  • Curator Talk: The Life and Death of Charles Williams

    Online Event

    Engage in a conversation with Phillip March Jones, curator of The Life and Death of Charles Williams, about the exhibition. About this event The Life and Death of Charles Williams is the first major solo show of Charles Williams' oeuvre. A compelling storyteller and prolific creator, Williams made fantastical assemblages, comics, drawings, paintings and sculptures, […]

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  • Artecito Virtual: Pumas

    Online Event

    A family-friendly, Spanish-language workshop presented in partnership with Lincoln Park Zoo. Learn about pumas while making your own from art supplies! ¿Sabías que los Pumas pueden correr a una velocidad de hasta 35 millas por hora? ¡Esa es mas o menos la velocidad que conducimos los automóviles en la ciudad! ¡Únase a nosotros mientras exploramos […]

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  • Genealogy Session Online

    Online Event

    Swedish Settlements on the South Shore By Kenneth Schoon Immigrants from Sweden were the first non-English speaking people to move into the Indiana Dunes region and establish settlements.  Their legacy can be seen today. This program, and its accompanying book, note that these Swedes established more than a dozen local churches, most of which are […]

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  • Swedish American Museum Book Club Online

    Swedish American Museum 5211 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, United States

    The Museum book club reads a wide range of books from the Nordic countries. This is a free event and you can register by emailing [email protected]. Here are the upcoming book club books: February Antiphony by Laila Stien March Pakkis by Khalid Hussain The books can be bought in the Museum Store. About Antiphony The […]

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