At a challenging time for religious dialogue and healing, join us online with Dr. Mehnaz Afridi, Director of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Interfaith Education Center at Manhattan College and author of “Shoah Through Muslim Eyes,” as she explores the rejection of myths about the Holocaust and Jews, and offers new ways of creating an understanding […]
Between 1869 and the 1960s, hundreds of thousands of Native American children were forcibly abducted from their homes and families and placed in more than 350 government-funded, and often church-run, Indian Boarding schools. These children were subjected to horrendous conditions, suffering physical, sexual, cultural, and spiritual abuse and torture. They were banned from speaking their […]
Join MALA for a fireside discussion centered on the leadership of women in the philanthropic and entrepreneurial space. Our special guest, Khitam Masoud, will sit down with MALA Co-Founder Zainab Khan to discuss her journey in philanthropy and social enterprise and share advice for other women navigating these fields. _______________ About Khit: Khit is a […]
¡Los caballos tienen 10 músculos diferentes en las orejas y esto les permite girar casi 180 grados! ¡Únase a nosotros mientras exploramos más sobre los caballos con nuestros amigos en Lincoln Park Zoo! Contáctese aquí: https://bit.ly/ArtecitoCaballo ____________________________________ Horses have 10 different muscles in their ears and this allows them to rotate nearly 180 degrees! Join […]
TIES is excited to announce DEVOURING EMPIRES, an evening of poetry by Demian DinéYazhi' @heterogeneoushomosexual and Joss Barton @ganjacum_! Join us Thursday, July 28 at 7 pm CDT for this virtual event hosted by TIES and @centernativefutures. Register for free at the link in our bio or bit.ly/devour7 _______________ Devouring Empires is a Trans, Non-Binary, and […]
El lagarto más pequeño del mundo mide solo 16 mm de largo (lagarto de Jaragua) y puede caber en la longitud de una moneda de veinticinco centavos. El más grande mide unos 10 pies de largo (Komodo). ¡Únase a nosotros mientras exploramos más sobre los lagartos con nuestros amigos en Lincoln Park Zoo! Contáctese aquí: […]
Harry Lenga was born to a family of Chassidic Jews in Kozhnitz, Poland, in 1919. The proud sons of a watchmaker, Harry and his two brothers, Mailekh and Moishe, studied their father’s trade at an early age. Upon the German invasion of Poland, when the Lenga family was upended, Harry and his brothers never imagined […]
Artecito is a family-friendly arts workshop, presented for free and in Spanish. Presented by OPEN Center for the Arts and Lincoln Park Zoo. Los gorilas son animales interesantes con un comportamiento y emociones similares a los humanos, como la risa y la tristeza. ¡Únase a nosotros mientras exploramos más sobre los gorillas con nuestros amigos […]
The Chinese American Museum of Chicago (CAMOC) is excited to host two free public programs for the Spotlight Series exhibition Yuge Zhou: Moon Drawings. The first of these programs is a poetry session in collaboration with the Chicago Poetry Center on Saturday, September 10, from 12pm-1pm CT, coinciding with the Mid-Autumn (Moon) Festival. The poetry session will start with a […]
Join the National Hellenic Museum’s Virtual Book Club! In September, we will be discussing Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr, Pulitzer Prize-Winning author of All the Light We Cannot See. Book Club is free to join and meets on the third Thursday of each month at 7 PM CDT via Zoom More about Cloud Cuckoo Land: From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of All […]
Join us for another cooking class series. In September we will be making Pytt-i-panna and Bondomelett. Two dishes to cook when you have a little bit of everything in your fridge. You will receive the recipe in advance. You can then either cook alongside or watch and try later. It is an interactive Zoom so […]
Did you know humming birds are the only birds that can fly backwards? Join us as we explore more about Humming Birds with our friends at Lincoln Park Zoo! Contect Here: https://bit.ly/ArtecitoColibri ____________________________________ ¿Sabías que los colibríes son los únicos pájaros que pueden volar al revés? ¡Únase a nosotros mientras exploramos más sobre los colibri's […]
This 60-minute online lecture will explore the 1922 Smyrna Catastrophe within the context of the tumultuous year of 1922. 1922 was one of the most eventful and significant years not just of the 20th century, but of human history. Therefore, it is impossible to completely understand the Smyrna Catastrophe without understanding the events at Smyrna […]
Do you want to tell stories to connect with people emotionally and to create intimate communities with others? Do you want to tell stories that reflect upon urgent social concerns of our time? There are two parts to this workshop/circle. During the first part of the session, we will discuss central tenets of this art […]
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 […]
Snakes sometimes get labelled ‘cold-blooded’ but this is incorrect as their blood isn’t actually cold. Reptiles just need to use sources of heat, like the sun, to warm up! Join us as we explore more about Snakes with our friends at Lincoln Park Zoo! Contect Here: https://bit.ly/ArtecitoSerpientes ____________________________________ Las serpientes a veces son etiquetadas como […]
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 […]
Xoloitzuintle's are the oldest dogs in the Americas, Xolos have been around for millennia! Join us as we explore more about Xoloitzuintle's with our friends at Lincoln Park Zoo! Contect Here: https://bit.ly/ArtecitoXolo ____________________________________ Los Xoloitzuintle son los perros más antiguos de América, ¡los Xolos existen desde hace milenios! ¡Únase a nosotros mientras exploramos más sobre […]
Join the National Hellenic Museum’s Virtual Book Club! In October, we will be discussing The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak, shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction. Book Club is free to join and meets on the third Thursday of each month at 7 PM CDT via Zoom. More about The Island of Missing Trees: "A wise […]
November 5 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am Free Topic: Scottish Settlement of Prince Edward Island and Its Implications for Island Society and Culture Presenter: Professor Edward MacDonald, PhD, Department of History, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada This event is complimentary. To attend, please register below.