Starship Chicago II: World Premiere
This film features Chicago’s James R. Thompson Center as it transforms from a public office building into Google’s downtown headquarters, raising questions about architecture.
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Chicago Architecture Center 111 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL, United StatesArchitecture Talk: Ralph Johnson’s Chicago
Chicago Architecture Center 111 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL, United StatesPerkins&Will principal and design director Ralph Johnson will reveal his collaborative design process and highlight key projects over the course of an illustrious career.
$15
A Night for Celebration co-presented by African American Network and Latino Alliance
Chicago Symphony Orchestra 220 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, United StatesChicago Symphony Orchestra's Latino Alliance and African American Network members are invited to a postconcert celebration of Maestro Muti’s final season as Zell Music Director.
$40River Cruise Stories You May Not Hear
Online EventChicago Architecture Center's river cruise docents don't have time to tell every story they know. Listen to CAC docents share extra stories of the Chicago river, its buildings and people.
$15Book Talk: Chicago Skyscrapers, 1934-1986
Chicago Architecture Center 111 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL, United StatesSkyscrapers transformed how Chicagoans lived and worked. Hear author Tom Leslie discuss his new book Chicago Skyscrapers, 1934-1986.
$15Prost! Beer and Architecture in Chicago
Online EventJoin Chicago Architecture Center for a history of Chicago's brewery architecture: industrial breweries, palatial homes of beer barons, and vernacular neighborhood pubs.
$15Talking Timber: Will Chicago Embrace Wooden High-Rises?
Chicago Architecture Center 111 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL, United StatesIs Chicago ready to embrace tall timber construction? Panelists discuss local and regional precedents, structural research, and evolving codes and attitudes.
FreeThe Other Architects of Oak Park
Virtual Chicago, IL, United StatesFrank Lloyd Wright’s work in Oak Park comprises 25 homes out of nearly 5,000 structures. This engaging presentation takes a look at Oak Park homes not designed by Wright.
$15Talking Timber: Designing Future Cities in Wood
Chicago Architecture Center 111 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL, United StatesChicago Architecture Center's panel of architects and researchers will unveil development plans, skyscrapers, and innovations harnessing mass timber for sustainable growth.
Free
Scottish Genealogy Group
Date: January 27 | 10:00 am - 11:30 am Location: 2800 Des Plaines Avenue North Riverside, IL 60546 United States
Scottish Genealogy Group
Date: July 27 | 10:00 am - 11:30 am Location: 2800 Des Plaines Avenue North Riverside, IL, 60546, United States
The Museum at Andersonville Fika Fest
Swedish American Museum 5211 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, United StatesJoin as we and other Andersonville businesses unite for food, warm beverages and shopping (coffee grounds in our Store will be 15% off!). There will be fun ways to become […]
Scottish American History Forum
Chicago Scots 2800 Des Plaines Ave, North Riverside, IL, United StatesDate: February 10 | 10:00 am - 11:30 am Location: Topic: The Burning Land: One Family’s Passage Through the Civil War and into the West Speaker: David O. Stewart, Historian and […]
German Citizenship Forum with the German Consulate
DANK Haus German American Cultural Center 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, United StatesDate: When Saturday, April 06, 2024 Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Location: Location DANK Haus Skyline Lounge, 6th Floor German Citizenship Forum with the German Consulate Saturday, April […]
Douglass Day Transcribe-a-thon at the Newberry
Featured Black History MonthNewberry Library 60 West Walton Street, Chicago, IL, United StatesThe Newberry Library and the Center for Textual Studies and Digital Humanities (CTSDH) at Loyola University invite you to a birthday party for Frederick Douglass on February 14, 11am-2pm. Alongside […]
Stammtisch Open Haus, Every 3rd Friday
DANK Haus German American Cultural Center 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, United StatesFeiern Sie mit uns! Our monthly Open Haus Stammtisch is a great way to meet new friends and enjoy a little Gemütlichkeit over some delicious German food and drink! Theme […]
Immense Journeys: Art, Nature, Science and Beyond Artist Talk
2320 W Chicago Ave 2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, United StatesJoin us Sunday, February 18th at 1:30 pm for Immense Journeys: Art, Nature, Science and Beyond Artist Talk with Melissa Jay Craig, Lisa A. Frank, and Anne Hughes. This artist […]
FreeA Talk By Richard Tellstrom ONLINE Swedish Food History and Signature Dishes, Then and Now
Online EventA broad exposé of what characterizes Swedish food culture in flavors, dishes and eating, both before the great American migration whit the spice roads to Sweden throughout history, and how […]
Teotlecuilli Aztec Dance
Trickster Cultural Center 190 S Roselle Rd, Schaumburg, IL, United StatesTeotlecuilli Aztec Dance invites all indigenous people, Aztec dancers, and followers of these beautiful teachings and traditions that commemorate the birth of Huey Tata Cuauhtémoc. May your sun shine brightly!
万珺: 玉器入门讲座 Lecture by Jun Wan: “Intro to Jade”
3500 S Morgan Street 3500 S Morgan St 3F, Chicago, IL, United StatesJade holds profound significance in Asian culture, symbolizing purity, beauty, and status. Integral to rituals and art, jade's influence permeates Asian history, embodying spiritual and cultural values and signifying not […]
$30 – $50
