MALA Executive Director and Co-Founder sits down with Charif Hachim, the Honorary Consul General to Comoros to discuss Black History Month, diplomacy, and community advocacy during these unique times. Join us for this special "Fire-Side" discussion as we celebrate the closing of Black History Month and consider what lies in store for our local and […]
Talks and Gatherings
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Organizers: MALA: Muslim American Leadership Alliance
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The Irish American Heritage Center, in partnership with the Consulate General of Ireland, Midwest, presents Irish Art in Practice. Join Jennifer Keating, Ph.D. as she brings us through the world of Irish arts and artists, and the living applications and impressions it makes on the world around us. Jennifer Keating is a Senior Lecturer and […]
Organizers: Irish American Heritage Center
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Join us online to send love and healing energy to all people and nature in every country throughout the world and to experience the healing music of Chris Dingman. Join the Peace School live on Facebook or on zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87242847498 SPECIAL GUEST: Chris Dingman ( photo by Zachary Maxwell Stertz) You'll be captivated by this […]
Organizers: The Peace School
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Celebrate Pulaski Day virtually with the Polish Museum of America (PMA) on Monday, March 7, 2022. Top officials from national, state, county, and city governments and leaders of Polonian organizations and institutions will observe the State of Illinois annual recognition of the Polish American community by honoring the Revolutionary War hero Casimir Pulaski. Speakers will […]
Organizers: Polish Museum of America
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Join us for a presentation by Rebecca M. Webster (Kany^htkelu) (Oneida Nation, Wisconsin). Rebecca is an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota, Duluth, and has been a cultural educator regarding seed keeping and the food sovereignty movement. March 8 - Cooking classes with a lesson on native corn March 9 - Trade Market and […]
Organizers: American Indian Center
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Join us for a presentation by Rebecca M. Webster (Kany^htkelu) (Oneida Nation, Wisconsin). Rebecca is an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota, Duluth, and has been a cultural educator regarding seed keeping and the food sovereignty movement. March 8 - Cooking classes with a lesson on native corn March 9 - Trade Market and […]
Organizers: American Indian Center
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On-Site & Virtual Join the Women’s Leadership Committee in conversation with Deerfield resident and author Lisa Barr at the Chicago premiere of her multi-award-winning novel, Woman On Fire, a gripping story about a young, ambitious journalist who becomes embroiled in an international art scandal centered around a Nazi-looted masterpiece. The book was recently named as part of Katie Couric’s 2022 […]
Organizers: Illinois Holocaust Museum
$10 – $45
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Come enjoy a beverage with a spectacular view from our Skyline Lounge & Terrace. A perfect place to meet your neighbors and socialize. Each 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month from 7-11 PM. Proceeds support the DANK Haus Museum.
Organizers: DANK Haus German American Cultural Center
Free admission; drinks available for purchase |
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Join us on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month for a free 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.
Organizers: DANK Haus German American Cultural Center
$4 – $6
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In-person artist talk. Masks are required regardless of mandate changes.
Organizers: Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
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Writer Sandy Baksys discusses the roots and legacy of Springfield, Illinois, Lithuanian-American community (A Balzekas Museum Zoom Event) About this event On Saturday, March 12, 2022 at 2pm, Lithuanian American author Sandy Baksys will present her book Lithuanians in Springfield. This event will take place on Zoom. Registered participants will receive a Zoom link to […]
Organizers: Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture
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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 Indian art. Date: Sunday, March 13, 2022 Time: 𝟏𝟎:𝟑𝟎𝐚𝐦 - 𝟏𝟏:𝟑𝟎𝐚𝐦 𝐂𝐓 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐳𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 For enquiries: [email protected] 𝐍𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐧 is from Benaras (India) and works with a range of mediums including photography, video, drawing and language. […]
Organizers: National Indo-American Museum
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A celebration of the life and work of artist Cosmo Campoli (1922-1997), through images, films, lectures, and storytelling. About this event The event will be emceed by Paul Durica, Director of Exhibitions at the Newberry Library. He has a PhD in English from the University of Chicago, where he developed a series of free and interactive […]
Organizers: Media Burn Archive
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Trickster Cultural Center would like to present our upcoming monthly pop-up exhibit the "Art of Keren Rosales-Medina". In youth, Keren took up art as an outlook on health & self-exploration by creating a more colorful and new outlook on life. "Art is so obscure yet so introspective, I'm truly fascinated and in love with the […]
Organizers: Trickster Cultural Center
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Space is limited to 40, RSVP here The Chinese American Museum of Chicago (CAMOC) is honored to be a community partner and to provide the space for the #BreakTheSilence Justice for Asian Women event, hosted by Chicago Asian Women Empowerment. March 16 marks the first anniversary of the Atlanta spa shooting. Held in partnership with the […]
Organizers: Chinese American Museum of Chicago
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Archivist Skyla Hearn and SSCAC Public Engagement lead Zakkiyyah Najeebah Dumas-O'neal kick off 3831/VOICES to engage in an informal conversation that traverses Skyla Hearn’s archiving practice, their intersecting connections to Black women arts workers and SSCAC, and the influences that help sustain them in their work. Grab a cup of tea – or wine, and […]
Organizers: South Side Community Art Center
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On Thursday, March 17th at 7 PM we will be discussing Daughter of Sparta by Claire M. Andrews Virtually via Zoom About this event Join the National Hellenic Museum’s Virtual Book Club! Facilitated by NHM's Resident Scholar Dr. Katherine Kelaidis & Manager of Programs & Events Cairo Dye, each month the NHM Virtual Book Club chooses […]
Organizers: National Hellenic Museum
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![]() Friday March 18th is a night of fun at our Open Haus! This month’s theme is TBD! Check back for more details! We will have German Bier on tap and food for purchase! Our Open Haus is a great way to meet new friends, or bring your friends and introduce them to the Haus! This event […]
Organizers: DANK Haus German American Cultural Center
Free admission; drinks available for purchase |
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Don your flapper dresses and dust off those suits, because we’re traveling back in time to when our building was new and the booze flowed behind closed doors. That’s right, we’re going to party like it’s 1927 at our Spring Gala! Join us for a fun night of jazz and gin while we raise money […]
Organizers: DANK Haus German American Cultural Center
$8 – $175 |
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Please join Bronzeville Historical Society and Columbia College to view a livestream of this satellite event at 4455 S King Drive - Suite103 About this event RSVP is required to Join us at the Bronzeville Historical Society. Columbia College and Bronzeville Historical Society are hosting a livestream of the satellite event at 4455 South King Drive […]
Organizers: Bronzeville Historical Society
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A virtual conversation from South Side Community Art Center's 3831/Voices Series. 3831/VOICES is a new program series of conversations and lectures featuring Black artists, scholars, curators, historians, and arts workers that invite our community into their creative practices, research, and conceptual processes, and more! 3831 takes after SSCAC’s exact numerical address in the historic Bronzeville […]
Organizers: South Side Community Art Center
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Come enjoy a beverage with a spectacular view from our Skyline Lounge & Terrace. A perfect place to meet your neighbors and socialize. Each 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month from 7-11 PM. Proceeds support the DANK Haus Museum.
Organizers: DANK Haus German American Cultural Center
Free admission; drinks available for purchase |
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On March 25th, we commemorate Greek Independence Day. Two hundred and one years ago, the Greek struggle for independence from the Ottoman Empire began. The Greek fight to end four hundred years of Ottoman Turkish oppression attracted the attention and support of people around the world. Consequently, the Greek War of Independence became the first […]
Organizers: National Hellenic Museum
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Join us on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month for a free 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. 2nd […]
Organizers: DANK Haus German American Cultural Center
$4 – $6
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The Ukrainian National Museum invites you to a presentation of on ancient civilizations by scholar Marilyn Hrymak. Learn about the mysteries of the Tryipillia civilization, who existed from 7500 BC to 3500 BC, before the Sumerians and Egyptians, with no evidence of military weapons. Hrymak's presentation will describe the life, art and Goddess religion of […]
Organizers: Ukrainian National Museum
$10
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Take a trolley tour through the Kozmopoliz, also known as Cosmo Campoli's Hyde Park, as we celebrate the 100th birthday of the late artist. About this event Many know Campoli's Bird of Peace sculpture in Nichols Park, but he lived in the neighborhood for over 40 years, leaving his mark on everything from what was eaten at […]
Organizers: Media Burn Archive
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Join us as we celebrate Greek Independence Day with a special event for children ages 5-12. We will hear the story of how Greece gained it's freedom from the Ottoman Empire and then participate in a related activity. Parents can enjoy some time in Greek Town with a discount coupon at a Greek Town restaurant.
Organizers: National Hellenic Museum
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Need a night out, but don’t know what to do with the kids? DANK has you covered! Join us on Thursday, March 31 from 6-8 pm for a parent's night out. We will provide childcare and fun, enriching activities at the Haus for your kids, while you get to enjoy drinks, dinner, and the view of the […]
Organizers: DANK Haus German American Cultural Center
$15 – $35
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The Irish American Heritage Center, in partnership with the Consulate General of Ireland, Midwest, presents Irish Art in Practice. Join Jennifer Keating, Ph.D. as she brings us through the world of Irish arts and artists, and the living applications and impressions it makes on the world around us. Jennifer Keating is a Senior Lecturer and […]
Organizers: Irish American Heritage Center
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![]() Topic: The Council, the Union and the ‘Patriot’: The Scottish Privy Council, Anglo-Scottish, Union and Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun Presenter: Alastair J. Mann, PhD, Senior Lecturer, Department of History, University of Stirling, Scotland This event is complimentary. To attend, please RSVP below or email [email protected].
Organizers: Chicago Scots
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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 World Peace Flag Ceremony in 2014 at Peace Day. (Buildthepeace.org) and he has been huge supporter every year since then. Peter embarked on harrowing journey […]
Organizers: The Peace School
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