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SUMMARY:ART WORKS Projects Gallery Closing Event: 18 Years of Visual Advocacy
DESCRIPTION:After 11 years of producing and presenting high-impact visual advocacy projects in our beloved shared office and gallery space located at 625 N Kingsbury Street\, our team at AWP will be moving out on March 31. \n\nTo mark this occasion\, we welcome back AWP’s founder\, Leslie Thomas\, who will be joining us for a special closing event featuring a conversation with managing director Bora Un on Sunday\, March 23 from 3:00 – 5:00pm. This conversation will be moderated by AWP Board Member and DEI Manager at WBEZ\, Steve Bynum.\n\nDuring our time together\, we will revisit some of AWP’s projects from across our 18 years of creating impact through powerful visual storytelling\, and will share details about some upcoming collaborations with Leslie’s film production studio\, MIRA Studios/MIRA Europe. Guests will also have the opportunity to view a glimpse of Leslie’s latest feature-length documentary film\, The Sharp Edge of Peace\, based on AWP’s 2012 project Women Between Peace and War: Afghanistan.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event will serve as the closing event for our open house taking place on Saturday\, March 22 – Sunday\, March 23 from 12:00 – 6pm each day as we invite our Chicago community to come see the space for a final time\, and to help us find new homes for a number of our ready-to-go exhibition kits\, books\, limited edition prints\, and a range of unused exhibition materials and supplies that will be for sale\, or free for the taking! 
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/art-works-projects-open-house-moving-sale-march-22-23/
LOCATION:625 North Kingsbury Street Chicago\, IL 60654\, 625 North Kingsbury Street\, Chicago\, IL\, 60654\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions and Gallery Events,Member Events,Talks and Gatherings,Tour
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SUMMARY:Sustain'd
DESCRIPTION:Township High School District 211 will showcase their Advanced Placement Art class artists in their first ever capstone show titled\, Sustain’d. Each student artist works for 1 school year to create a body of work around a sustained investigation of a concept.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/sustaind/
LOCATION:Trickster Cultural Center\, 190 S Roselle Rd\, Schaumburg\, IL\, 60193\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance,Exhibitions and Gallery Events,Member Events,Talks and Gatherings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250410T180000
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SUMMARY:Dr. King in North Lawndale: Housing Access in Chicago
DESCRIPTION:In recognition of April as Fair Housing Month\, join us for a panel exploring an impactful and often overlooked Chicago chapter in the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.\, and the legacy he left behind in the city’s fair housing landscape. \nIn January of 1966\, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. moved his family to the North Lawndale neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side. On the heels of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965\, Dr. King had set his sights on Chicago for his first major campaign outside the south\, joining the Chicago Freedom Movement’s efforts to combat discriminatory housing practices. Due in large part to his advocacy in Chicago and beyond\, legal protections from housing discrimination would finally be secured with the passage of the federal Fair Housing Act on April 11\, 1968\, six days after his assassination. \nOur panel discussion will contextualize Dr. King’s time in North Lawndale and his work with the Chicago Freedom Movement\, investigating the progress and ongoing challenges in combatting housing discrimination and access in Chicago spanning six decades. \nHear from distinguished panelists including Monica Chadha\, AIA\, LEED AP\, and founder of the architecture firm Civic Projects; Jonathan Eig\, journalist and author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography\, King: A Life; Blanche Killingsworth\, president and founder of the North Lawndale Historical and Cultural Society; and Tim Swanson\, President & CEO of Inherent L3C. The discussion will be moderated by CAC’s CEO & President\, Eleanor Gorski.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/dr-king-in-north-lawndale-housing-access-in-chicago/
LOCATION:Chicago Architecture Center\, 111 E Wacker Dr\, Chicago\, IL\, 60601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks and Gatherings
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SUMMARY:Stammtisch Open Haus\, Every 3rd Friday
DESCRIPTION:Feiern 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! \nTheme TBD \nFood and drink will be available for purchase. \nFree parking at 5/3 Bank after 6:00 PM located at Western and Gunnison
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/stammtisch-open-haus-every-3rd-friday/2025-04-18/
LOCATION:DANK Haus German American Cultural Center\, 4740 N. Western Ave.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60625\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food and Drink,Talks and Gatherings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250423T180000
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SUMMARY:Constructing Housing During Crisis: Ukraine
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a discussion of the role of temporary housing as a place of care and healing during the ongoing crisis. This program is hosted in collaboration with the exhibition Constructing Hope: Ukraine which is currently on view in the CAC’s Skyscraper Gallery through September 1\, 2025 \nFREE with Registration \nCurrently displayed in the CAC’s Skyscraper Gallery as part of the Constructing Hope: Ukraine exhibition\, Co-Haty is a project by the Ukrainian NGO MetaLab that provides temporary emergency accommodations for internally displaced people in Western Ukraine\, offering them solace in the aftermath of the Russian invasion. Approximately 12 million Ukrainians were compelled to abandon their homes\, with 6.5 million seeking refuge in the western part of the country. However\, decades of housing policy challenges revealed a shortage of affordable housing options. In response to this pressing need\, the Co-Haty team closely collaborates with local governments and an extensive network of agencies. \nJoin us for a presentation and conversation with Anna Dobrova\, co-founder of Metalab\, who will present her firm’s project that refurbishes and repurposes large\, vacant former Soviet municipal buildings into emergency shelters.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/constructing-housing-during-crisis-ukraine/
LOCATION:Chicago Architecture Center\, 111 E Wacker Dr\, Chicago\, IL\, 60601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions and Gallery Events,Talks and Gatherings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250508T180000
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SUMMARY:Design News Roundtable: Downtown Chicago
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the second quarterly Design News Roundtable\, a space for freewheeling conversation with architects\, designers\, preservationists\, planners and community leaders exploring our ever-changing city. \nOur tapped-in panelists will scour the headlines and opine on recent design\, development\, and planning news impacting Chicago’s downtown. Office-to-residential conversions\, efforts to revive our great shopping streets\, public activations and open space\, megadevelopment\, historic preservation\, and arts and culture are primary areas of focus. Brush up on the past few months of built environment news and gain a deeper appreciation for the projects\, the ideas\, and the difference-makers charting a path forward future of downtown. \nThis roundtable is hosted by Dario Durham\, co-founder of the popular podcast 77 Flavors of Chicago. Our panelists are Preservation Futures co-founder Elizabeth Blasius; Gensler Principal & Cities Sector Leader Andre Brumfield; and Site Design Senior Project Manager Mejay Gula\, founder of the Tender House Project.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/design-news-roundtable-downtown-chicago/
LOCATION:Chicago Architecture Center\, 111 E Wacker Dr\, Chicago\, IL\, 60601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks and Gatherings,Workshops and Classes
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SUMMARY:Black Modernism and the Spatial Modernity of the Black Church
DESCRIPTION:Program in collaboration with the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund of the National Trust for Historic Preservation \nJoin us in the sanctuary of The First Church of Deliverance for a salon-style seminar on Black Modernism and the architectural modernity of Black American traditions with leading voices in architectural history\, criticism and preservation. \nThis program is part of a larger series of national conversations curated by the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund of the National Trust for Historic Preservation\, dedicated to reflection and dialogue on the evolving definition of Black Modernism and the undervalued legacy of African American contributions to modernist architecture. Set within one of Chicago’s most iconic examples of Black sacred modernism\, the event brings together leading voices in architectural history\, criticism\, and preservation. \nThe evening will feature presentations by Lee Bey\, photographer\, writer and lecturer whose work documents and interprets the built environment through the lens of race\, politics and power\, and Charles L. Davis II\, African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Fellow and Associate Professor of Architectural History and Criticism at the University of Texas at Austin\, whose research explores the role of racial identity and race thinking in shaping architectural history and contemporary design culture. Following the presentations\, a moderated conversation will be led by architect and cultural preservationist Brandon Bibby\, Senior Preservation Architect for the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund and Manager of the Conserving Black Modernism initiative. The discussion will open space to collectively consider how Black Modernism continues to inform our understanding of identity\, memory\, and the built environment.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/black-modernism-and-the-spatial-modernity-of-the-black-church/
LOCATION:First Church of Deliveriance\, 4315 S Wabash Ave\, Chicago\, 60653
CATEGORIES:Talks and Gatherings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250515T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250515T190000
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SUMMARY:Dave Barry: "Class Clown"
DESCRIPTION:How does the son of a Presbyterian minister wind up winning a Pulitzer Prize for writing a wildly inaccurate newspaper column read by millions of people? America’s most beloved wiseass\, Dave Barry\, finally tells his life story with all the humor you’d expect from a man who made a career out of making fun of pretty much everything. Barry will be interviewed by Mark Bazer of The Interview Show on WTTW. Books will be sold at the event and Barry will sign them following the program. \nThis is event takes place at Chicago Hope Academy. The entrance to the auditorium is through the parking lot at 2156 W. Ogden Ave.\, Chicago\, IL 60612. This lot can be used for parking\, as well as additional street parking on neighboring streets. Please leave enough time for transportation and parking. The program begins promptly at 6:00 pm CT. \nThis program is part of the AWM’s American Prophets: Writers\, Religion\, and Culture exhibit and programming series\, which examines the relationship between American writers and religion. American Prophets opens November 2025 and is supported by a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its Religion and Cultural Institutions Initiative.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/dave-barry-class-clown/
LOCATION:Chicago Hope Academy\, 2156 West Ogden Avenue\, Chicago\, 60612
CATEGORIES:Talks and Gatherings
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SUMMARY:Stammtisch Open Haus\, Every 3rd Friday
DESCRIPTION:Feiern 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! \nTheme TBD \nFood and drink will be available for purchase. \nFree parking at 5/3 Bank after 6:00 PM located at Western and Gunnison
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/stammtisch-open-haus-every-3rd-friday/2025-05-16/
LOCATION:DANK Haus German American Cultural Center\, 4740 N. Western Ave.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60625\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food and Drink,Talks and Gatherings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250531T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250531T190000
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SUMMARY:Summer Youth Social Powwow
DESCRIPTION:This youth-led community event is FREE and open to the general public event. This “Summer Youth Social Powwow” event aims to foster community relations\, youth literacy\, cultural exchange with a powwow and provide local community resources at Trickster Cultural Center.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/summer-youth-social-powwow/
LOCATION:Trickster Cultural Center\, 190 S Roselle Rd\, Schaumburg\, IL\, 60193\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cultural Festivals and Fairs,Dance,Member Events,Talks and Gatherings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250607T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250607T190000
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SUMMARY:All My Relations: Pride Celebration
DESCRIPTION:The 2025 “All My Relations: Pride Celebration” would like to honor diversity through Native drum and dance\, various artists\, resource exchanges\, and vendor fair at Trickster Cultural Center in Schaumburg\, IL.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/all-my-relations-pride-celebration/
LOCATION:Trickster Cultural Center\, 190 S Roselle Rd\, Schaumburg\, IL\, 60193\, United States
CATEGORIES:Member Events,Talks and Gatherings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250612T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250612T130000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022300
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SUMMARY:Constructing Architectural Networks: Ukraine [VIRTUAL]
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a discussion with architects working on material logistics and mutual aid networks during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This program is hosted in collaboration with the exhibition Constructing Hope: Ukraine which is currently on view at the CAC through September 1\, 2025. \nThe second exhibition of this work in the United States after premiering at the Center for Architecture in New York in 2024\, Constructing Hope: Ukraine focuses on decentralized reconstruction efforts\, presenting the work of grassroots initiatives happening inside and outside of Ukraine. The speakers\, Kseniia Kalmus (artist and co-founder of Livyi Bereh) and Ada Wordsworth (founder and director of KHARPP)\, will sit with the exhibition curators to discuss their work to provide support for rebuilding and repairs across Ukraine. Come join this special opportunity to hear first-hand accounts of how supporting locally can create a collective good.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/constructing-architectural-networks-ukraine-virtual/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Events,Talks and Gatherings,Workshops and Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250613T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250613T210000
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SUMMARY:Book Signing and Presentation: Paris to Pamirs
DESCRIPTION:Join author Jaroslaw Martynuik at the Ukrainian National Museum\, June 13 at 6:30pm for a presentation and signing of his latest book\, Paris to Pamirs: Eurasian Odysseys. \nParis to Pamirs is a sequel to Monte Rosa: Memoir of an Accidental Spy\, a volume that documented the author’s life from WWII to his years in Paris\, where he worked for the IEA/OECD and later as an undercover researcher for Radio Liberty. The fall of Communism in 1991 opened opportunities for travel east of the defunct Iron Curtain. Over the next three decades\, Jaroslaw Martyniuk traveled to forty countries between the Atlantic Ocean and the high Pamir mountains in Tajikistan\, which border China and Afghanistan in Central Asia. Like a latterday Marco Polo\, Martyniuk takes his reader on an adventure from Western and Eastern Europe\, the Balkans\, Baltics\, Belarus\, Ukraine\, and Russia\, to Istanbul\, the Caucasus\, and Central Asia.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/book-signing-and-presentation-paris-to-pamirs/
LOCATION:2249 West Superior Street\, Chicago\, IL 60612\, 2249 West Superior Street\, Chicago\, IL\, 60612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks and Gatherings
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250617T170000
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SUMMARY:‘Beyond Closure’: A Screening & Discussion
DESCRIPTION: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. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 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. \nTaking 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. \nAfter 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. \nWatch the trailer. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/beyond-closure-a-screening-discussion/
LOCATION:Kennedy-King College Theater\, 740 W. 63rd Street\, Chicago\, 60621
CATEGORIES:Music, Film, and Theater,Talks and Gatherings,Tour
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SUMMARY:Stitching Stories: The First Thread
DESCRIPTION:Stitching Stories: The First Thread is a pop-up exhibition that brings together Asian and Black artists whose works explore cultural exchange\, storytelling\, and visions of shared futures through textile arts. This exhibition marks an inaugural step toward building a coalition of artists and community members committed to cross-cultural connection and solidarity. \nThe project grew out of an extended planning process and a series of six community workshops\, where Asian and Black artists engaged directly with participants through textile-making\, storytelling\, and relationship building. These collective efforts reflect a broader vision of collaboration\, mutual support\, and cultural exchange. \nStitching Stories is also an open invitation—for artists\, organizers\, and all who believe in bridging communities—to take part in deepening understanding across racial and cultural lines. \nThis pop-up exhibition is free with museum admission. Admission can be purchased online or at the front desk. With purchase of admissions ticket\, you are able to view the pop-up exhibition as well as the three open exihibits at the Heritage Museum of Asian Art! \nOrganizers and Partners \nHeritage Museum of Asian Art\, Needles and Threads Quilters Guild\, HerArt Foundation\, and the Abrahamic Center for Cultural Education \nSupported by Healing Illinois \nEvents \nOpening Reception: June 14\, 2–4 PM \nJuneteenth Special Activation: June 19\, 2–4 PM \nClosing Artist Conversation: June 22\, 2–4 PM \n  \nAccessibility: The museum is wheelchair accessible. Audio Description will be available for those who need it during events.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/stitching-stories-the-first-thread/
LOCATION:3500 S Morgan Street\, 3500 S Morgan St 3F\, Chicago\, IL\, 60609\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance,Exhibitions and Gallery Events,Talks and Gatherings
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SUMMARY:Stammtisch Open Haus\, Every 3rd Friday
DESCRIPTION:Feiern 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! \nTheme TBD \nFood and drink will be available for purchase. \nFree parking at 5/3 Bank after 6:00 PM located at Western and Gunnison
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/stammtisch-open-haus-every-3rd-friday/2025-06-20/
LOCATION:DANK Haus German American Cultural Center\, 4740 N. Western Ave.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60625\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food and Drink,Talks and Gatherings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250622T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250622T160000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022300
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SUMMARY:Stitching Stories: The First Thread Closing Artist Conversation
DESCRIPTION:About this event\n\n\nEvent lasts 2 hours\nALL AGES\nFree venue parking\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStitching Stories: The First Thread is a pop-up exhibition that brings together Asian and Black artists whose works explore cultural exchange\, storytelling\, and visions of shared futures through textile arts. This exhibition marks an inaugural step toward building a coalition of artists and community members committed to cross-cultural connection and solidarity. \nThe project grew out of an extended planning process and a series of six community workshops\, where Asian and Black artists engaged directly with participants through textile-making\, storytelling\, and relationship building. These collective efforts reflect a broader vision of collaboration\, mutual support\, and cultural exchange. \nStitching Stories is also an open invitation—for artists\, organizers\, and all who believe in bridging communities—to take part in deepening understanding across racial and cultural lines. \nThis pop-up exhibition is free with museum admission. Admission can be purchased online or at the front desk \nOrganizers and Partners \nHeritage Museum of Asian Art\, Needles and Threads Quilters Guild\, HerArt Foundation\, and the Abrahamic Center for Cultural Education \nSupported by Healing Illinois
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/stitching-stories-the-first-thread-closing-artist-conversation/
LOCATION:3500 S Morgan Street\, 3500 S Morgan St 3F\, Chicago\, IL\, 60609\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks and Gatherings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250628T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250628T160000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022300
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SUMMARY:Bridging The Divide: Making & Mending
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe 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. \nFeatured speakers include: \nPooja 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. \nGrishma 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. \nPriya Rama\, an Ohio-based artist who channels chronic migraines into vivid\, expressive work\, encouraging creativity as a response to chronic pain and stress. \nASL 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. \nThis program is supported by a Healing IL grant from the Field Foundation and Illinois Humanities.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/bridging-the-divide-making-mending/
LOCATION:South Asia Institute\, 1925 South Michigan Avenue\, Chicago\, IL\, 60616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music, Film, and Theater,Talks and Gatherings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250710T080000
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SUMMARY:Constructing Ecological Landscapes: Ukraine Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual discussion for the closing of the exhibition Constructing Hope: Ukraine. This program is hosted in collaboration with the exhibition Constructing Hope: Ukraine which is currently on view at the CAC through September 1\, 2025. \nThis panel\, the closing event of the public programming for the Constructing Hope: Ukraine exhibition\, will feature speakers Asia Bazdyrieva and Darya Tsymbalyuk\, whose research and creative practices engage with the environmental\, cultural and political dimensions of war and recovery in Ukraine. \nIn dialogue with the exhibition\, the conversation will explore how both natural and built landscapes are shaped by imperial histories\, extractive infrastructures\, and ongoing ecological violence. It will also reflect on the role of cultural knowledge\, grassroots recovery and interdisciplinary research in shaping resistance and imagining more just and resilient futures. \nThe event will include presentations by the speakers\, followed by a conversation with exhibition curators Betty Roytburd\, Ashley Bigham\, and Sasha Topolnytska\, and conclude with an audience Q&A.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/constructing-ecological-landscapes-ukraine-webinar/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Chicago\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online Events,Talks and Gatherings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250718T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250718T230000
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SUMMARY:Feierabend | Cider Tasting
DESCRIPTION:Join us this July for a cozy evening of cider tasting in the 6th Floor Skyline Lounge at the DANK Haus. Sample a variety of traditional and modern ciders while enjoying a relaxed atmosphere and scenic views of Lincoln Square and beyond. Whether you’re a cider lover or just in it for good vibes and good company\, this is the perfect way to wind down a summer evening. Prost!
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/feierabend-cider-tasting/
LOCATION:DANK Haus German American Cultural Center\, 4740 N. Western Ave.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60625\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food and Drink,Talks and Gatherings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250718T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250719T000000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022300
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SUMMARY:Stammtisch Open Haus\, Every 3rd Friday
DESCRIPTION:Feiern 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! \nTheme TBD \nFood and drink will be available for purchase. \nFree parking at 5/3 Bank after 6:00 PM located at Western and Gunnison
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/stammtisch-open-haus-every-3rd-friday/2025-07-18/
LOCATION:DANK Haus German American Cultural Center\, 4740 N. Western Ave.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60625\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food and Drink,Talks and Gatherings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250729T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250729T190000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022300
CREATED:20250606T212449Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250606T212449Z
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SUMMARY:Author Talk: "The Invisible Spy" by Thomas Maier (ONLINE)
DESCRIPTION:Author\, television producer\, and former Chicago Sun-Times journalist Thomas Maier visits the American Writers Museum to discuss his new book The Invisible Spy. It is the untold WWII story of Ernest Cuneo\, a former NFL player turned White House insider who worked with Churchill’s undercover agents in New York City to conduct the biggest foreign spy operation ever within the US and how Cuneo later helped inspire Ian Fleming’s James Bond. The Invisible Spy has been praised by The Wall Street Journal and selected in April as an Amazon Editors’s Best Book in History. \nAs an award-winning author and journalist\, Maier will also talk about how his previous books were translated into primetime television shows—Showtime’s Emmy-winning Masters of Sex and Paramount’s Mafia Spies\, both praised by The New York Times. \nThis is the livestream of an in person program at the American Writers Museum. When you register for this event\, you will receive access to the livestream link. If you would like to attend the program in person at the AWM\, get your tickets here. \nMore about The Invisible Spy: \nAs a tough but smart Italian American kid\, Ernest Cuneo played Ivy League football at Columbia University and was in the old Brooklyn Dodgers NFL franchise before becoming a city hall lawyer and “Brain Trust” aide to President Roosevelt. He was on the payroll of national radio columnist Walter Winchell and mingled with the famous and powerful. But his status as a spy remained a secret\, hiding in plain sight. \nDuring this time\, Cuneo began a close friendship with British spy Ian Fleming and helped inspire Fleming’s James Bond novels. He also began a love affair with one of Churchill’s agents at Rockefeller Center—Margaret Watson\, a beautiful Canadian woman with a photographic memory ideal for spycraft. In one nighttime attack\, Watson was nearly smothered to death by a Nazi assassin inside her women’s dormitory near Rockefeller Center. Cuneo’s transformation from a gridiron athlete into a high-stakes intelligence go-between and political influencer is one of the great untold stories of American espionage. He has remained “invisible” in the public eye—until now\, with this unveiled look into his life. \nFrom the bestselling author and producer of two hit TV series\, Mafia Spies and Masters of Sex\, Thomas Maier delves into the little-known tales behind the Rockefeller Center spy operation and the origins of American intelligence. The Invisible Spy weaves Cuneo’s remarkable personal story with vivid insights about many top twentieth-century figures\, including Churchill\, FDR and later JFK. Full of action and fascinating characters\, this untold history reveals how Cuneo\, as America’s first WWII spy\, helped the British launch a covert campaign against Nazi conspirators hidden in America\, an espionage war unbeknownst to many.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/author-talk-the-invisible-spy-by-thomas-maier-online/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Chicago\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions and Gallery Events,Talks and Gatherings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250806T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250806T130000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022300
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SUMMARY:Constructing Ecological Landscapes: Ukraine [Webinar]
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual discussion for the closing of the exhibition Constructing Hope: Ukraine. This program is hosted in collaboration with the exhibition Constructing Hope: Ukraine which is currently on view at the CAC through September 1\, 2025. \nFree with Advanced Registration \nThis panel\, the closing event of the public programming for the Constructing Hope: Ukraine exhibition\, will feature speakers Asia Bazdyrieva and Darya Tsymbalyuk\, whose research and creative practices engage with the environmental\, cultural and political dimensions of war and recovery in Ukraine. \nIn dialogue with the exhibition\, the conversation will explore how both natural and built landscapes are shaped by imperial histories\, extractive infrastructures\, and ongoing ecological violence. It will also reflect on the role of cultural knowledge\, grassroots recovery and interdisciplinary research in shaping resistance and imagining more just and resilient futures. \nThe event will include presentations by the speakers\, followed by a conversation with exhibition curators Betty Roytburd\, Ashley Bigham\, and Sasha Topolnytska\, and conclude with an audience Q&A.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/constructing-ecological-landscapes-ukraine-webinar-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions and Gallery Events,Online Events,Talks and Gatherings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250814T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250814T191500
DTSTAMP:20260415T022300
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250724T175539Z
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SUMMARY:Design News Roundtable: The Greater Midwest
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the third quarterly Design News Roundtable\, a space for freewheeling conversation with architects\, designers\, preservationists and community leaders dissecting built environment news of note. \nOur tapped-in panelists will scour the headlines and opine on recent design\, development and planning news across the Midwest and their lessons for Chicago. Brush up on the past few months of built environment happenings and gain a deeper appreciation for the projects\, the ideas and the individuals charting the future for our cities. This program takes place at the newly renovated Brauhaus Room at DANK Haus German American Cultural Center\, 4740 N. Western Avenue. Registration includes one draft beer or N/A beverage at the bar\, and additional drinks are available for purchase. Light snacks will also be provided.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/design-news-roundtable-the-greater-midwest/
LOCATION:DANK Haus German American Cultural Center\, 4740 N. Western Ave.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60625\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks and Gatherings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250815T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250816T000000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022300
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SUMMARY:Stammtisch Open Haus\, Every 3rd Friday
DESCRIPTION:Feiern 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! \nTheme TBD \nFood and drink will be available for purchase. \nFree parking at 5/3 Bank after 6:00 PM located at Western and Gunnison
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/stammtisch-open-haus-every-3rd-friday/2025-08-15/
LOCATION:DANK Haus German American Cultural Center\, 4740 N. Western Ave.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60625\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food and Drink,Talks and Gatherings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250909T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250909T191500
DTSTAMP:20260415T022300
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SUMMARY:Architect Talk: John Ronan
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss an evening with John Ronan\, FAIA\, founding principal at internationally-recognized John Ronan Architects\, as he reflects on his firm’s design approach and studio culture\, and vital practice in Chicago and beyond. CAC President & CEO Eleanor Gorski joins John in conversation following the lecture. \nMany will know John for his firm’s widely published\, award-winning Chicago projects including the Poetry Foundation\, Gary Comer Youth Center\, Independence Library and Apartments\, Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship at IIT and most recently the new Chicago Park District Headquarters in Brighton Park. \nIn addition to covering these projects and exploring how Chicago has informed his designs\, John will show some work currently “on the boards.” As these projects suggest\, John Ronan Architects works across a wide range of building types and scales. The firm has also competed in a number of international design competitions and was a finalist for the Obama Presidential Center and the UCD Future Campus project in Dublin. In 2024\, the firm won an invited competition to design the Memorial for Fallen Journalists on the Mall in Washington\, D.C. \nTicket holders are invited to arrive early for light bites and refreshments at 5 p.m. outside the lecture hall with the program beginning at 6 p.m. \n 
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/architect-talk-john-ronan/
LOCATION:Chicago Architecture Center\, 111 E Wacker Dr\, Chicago\, IL\, 60601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks and Gatherings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250916T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250916T190000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022300
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SUMMARY:American Prophets: James Baldwin & Queer Spirituality (ONLINE)
DESCRIPTION:Despite James Baldwin’s disavowal of Christianity in his youth\, he continued to engage the symbols and theology of Christianity in works such as The Amen Corner\, Just Above My Head\, and others. With his new book Jimmy’s Faith: James Baldwin\, Disidentification\, and the Queer Possibilities of Black Religion\, author Christopher W. Hunt shows how Baldwin’s usage of those religious symbols both shifted their meaning and served as a way for him to build his own religious and spiritual vision. \nHunt is interviewed by Northwestern professor Ivy Wilson. Books will be available for purchase and Hunt will sign them following the program. \nThis is the livestream of an in person program at the American Writers Museum. When you register for this event\, you will receive access to the livestream link. If you would like to attend the program at the AWM\, get your tickets here. \nThis program is presented in conjunction with the AWM’s forthcoming special exhibit American Prophets: Writers\, Religion\, and Culture\, opening November 2025. American Prophets is supported by a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its Religion and Cultural Institutions Initiative.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/american-prophets-james-baldwin-queer-spirituality-online/
LOCATION:American Writers Museum\, 180 N. Michigan Ave.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online Events,Talks and Gatherings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250918T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250918T190000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022300
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SUMMARY:New Architecture in a New World
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a conversation with international architects as they reflect on the amazing breadth of contemporary architecture in the Americas and the pronounced impact of the Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize (MCHAP) on diverse stakeholders and communities of practice. \nInspired by the exhibition\, The Prize is the Beginning\, on view at the Chicago Architecture Center through late October\, this discussion will reveal what sets MCHAP apart from other established awards programs. \nThe program will survey prize-winning and finalist projects as they relate to several broad themes: \n\nDoing More With Less\nWorking with What We Have\nGenerosity\nAgents of Change\nLearning from Each Other\n\nOur panelists bring strong ties to the awards\, as past honorees or jurors. Hear unique insights from Stanley Allen\, FAIA\, Founder of Stan Allen Architect\, Professor Emeritus and former Dean of the School of Architecture\, Princeton University; Sol Camacho\, Founder and Director of Sao Paolo- and Mexico City- based RADDAR; Juan Carlos Bamba Vicente\, Founder of Madrid-based BAMBA Studio\, Partner with Natura Futura\, and Professor at FAD-UCSG\, Ecuador; and Michael Maltzan\, FAIA\, Founder of Los Angeles-based Michael Maltzan Architecture. MCHAP Director Dirk Denison\, FAIA\, Professor\, IIT College of Architecture and Founder of Dirk Denison Architects\, will moderate the conversation. \nTicket holders are invited to enjoy a pre-program reception in CAC’s Usher Lambe Gallery with light bites and refreshments from 5 to 5:45 p.m. The program begins promptly at 6 p.m. in the Lecture Hall. This program is presented in partnership with the Chicago Architecture Biennial.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/new-architecture-in-a-new-world/
LOCATION:Chicago Architecture Center\, 111 E Wacker Dr\, Chicago\, IL\, 60601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions and Gallery Events,Talks and Gatherings,Workshops and Classes
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SUMMARY:Stammtisch Open Haus\, Every 3rd Friday
DESCRIPTION:Feiern 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! \nTheme TBD \nFood and drink will be available for purchase. \nFree parking at 5/3 Bank after 6:00 PM located at Western and Gunnison
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/stammtisch-open-haus-every-3rd-friday/2025-09-19/
LOCATION:DANK Haus German American Cultural Center\, 4740 N. Western Ave.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60625\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food and Drink,Talks and Gatherings
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Jade Lecture by Jun Wan
DESCRIPTION:This lecture\, Introduction of Jade\, provides an insightful overview of the cultural\, historical\, and material significance of jade\, particularly in Chinese civilization. \n\n\nWhat are the differences between jade and gem? \n\n\nThe history of ancient Chinese jade \n\n\nWhy is jade so valuable? \n\n\nThe most valuable kind of jade \n\n\nAbout the Instructor: \n​​Jun Wan graduated from the Department of Geology of Peking University\, majoring in Rock and Mineralogy. During her tenure as Director of the Jewellery Department at Guardian International Auction Co. Ltd\,  she established the first domestic jewelry and jadeite auction in China. Afterward\, she established the first professional jadeite club in mainland China\, held jadeite lectures and courses for many years\, and served as an appraisal expert on CCTV’s “Treasure Appraisal” program. Currently\, for the Art Institute of Chicago (Art Institute of Chicago)\, jade research guest consultant. \nAccessibility:   \nThe Heritage Museum of Asian Art’s Entrance is on West 35th Street. Take the elevator to the third floor and turn right to the Museum Reception Desk. Accessible and standard toilets are located on the same floor. Free parking space is available next to the museum via West 35th Street.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/introduction-to-jade-lecture-by-jun-wan/
LOCATION:3500 S Morgan Street\, 3500 S Morgan St 3F\, Chicago\, IL\, 60609\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks and Gatherings,Workshops and Classes
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