HAMOC Grand Opening of the New Museum
Join HAMOC at its Grand Opening of the New Museum! About this event COME CELEBRATE WITH US! The time is finally here. Join HAMOC and the Chicagoland community for the […]
Free – $50
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Haitian American Museum of Chicago 4410 N Clark St, Chicago, United States
National Hellenic Museum Gala
Hilton Chicago 720 South Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, United StatesJoin Us for an evening of fine dining, music, dancing and a spectacular auction to benefit the National Hellenic Museum Saturday, September 10, 2022 Hilton Chicago 720 South Michigan Ave | Chicago, IL 60605 6:00 pm cocktails 7:00 pm dinner, auction, music, dancing Special Performance by Thanos Petrelis Black Tie Optional We look forward to […]
$375
Livewire: Open Mic at NIAM
National Indo-American Museum 815 S Main St, Lombard, IL, United StatesLivewire is your Open Mic platform to jam, tell us a story, act your heart out, enthrall with a verse, drop the mic... You bring the talent we’ll bring the cheers! […]
$5
NHM Virtual Book Club – Cloud Cuckoo Land
Online IL, United StatesJoin 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 […]
Free
Heart of Afghanistan X Qais Essar
South Asia Institute 1925 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States360-degree view of Afghan culture through music, poetry, art and cultural heritage. About this event South Asia Institute Presents HEART OF AFGHANISTAN X QAIS ESSAR Saturday, September 24, 2022 Seated Free The Heart of Afghanistan features four brilliant Afghan musicians: famed singer and Afghan TV star Ahmad Fanoos on vocals & harmonium, his sons Elham […]
FREE
BABIY YAR COMMEMORATION: 81ST ANNIVERSARY
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL, United StatesJoin CJE SeniorLife Holocaust Community Services and Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center (IHMEC) for an evening with Dr. Martin Dean, renowned Holocaust historian, author, former war crimes investigator, and researcher with the Babiy Yar Holocaust Memorial Center. Dr. Dean will examine the complex history of the Babiy Yar ravine, where more than 33,000 Jewish men, […]
FREE
Author Discussion with Sharon Hoogstraten
Mitchell Museum of the American Indian 3001 central street, Evanston, IL, United StatesAuthor Discussion and Q&A with Photographer and Author Sharon Hoogstraten (Citizen Band Potawatomi Nation) Join us on Thursday, October 6th, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. as we welcome photographer and author Sharon Hoogstraten to the Mitchell Museum […]
Free – $10
Symposium: “Hypocrisy of Justice”
Logan Center Performance Penthouse 915 E 60th St, Chicago, IL, United StatesSince the 2015 premiere of “Hypocrisy of Justice,” collaborating artists Dana Hall, Cheryl Lynn Bruce, and Kerry James Marshall have expressed interest in further developing and remounting the project. There […]
Dandelion Black Women Artist’s Talk
South Side Community Art Center 3831 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL, United StatesOur upcoming exhibition 9 Artists/ 9 Months/ 9 Perspectives features work from the Dandelion Black Women Artists collective. These nine Black women artists engaged in collaborative efforts to create artworks that transcend and transform […]
Reflections on 1919 with Eve L. Ewing
Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts 915 E 60th St., Chicago, IL, United StatesA Conversation on 1919, Black Chicago and Resilience. About this event A hot summer day set Chicago ablaze in 1919. Seventeen-year-old Eugene Williams crossed an invisible line in Lake Michigan […]
Journey Chicago: That Belongs in a Museum! Suitcase Stories
DANK Haus German American Cultural Center 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, United StatesThis event is part of Journey Chicago, the Chicago Cultural Alliance's annual citywide festival of cross-cultural events. Every object has a story. And if it’s a cherished object that invokes […]
$5
Lecture: VLADIMÍR DZURO
T. G. Masaryk Czech School 5701 W 22nd Pl, Cicero, IL, United StatesPlease join us for a lecture by VLADIMÍR DZURO – Chief of Headquarters Office at the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services, retired Czech Police Commissioner, war crimes investigator, and […]
FreeJourney Chicago: Global Indigenous Perspectives: From Turtle Island to Sápmi
Nordic House at Wrigley Building 400 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, United StatesThis event is part of Journey Chicago, the Chicago Cultural Alliance's annual citywide festival of cross-cultural events. The program will be a panel discussion between a Sami person (Scandinavian Indigenous […]
FREEJourney Chicago: Drums Are the Heartbeat of Our Community
Trickster Cultural Center 190 S Roselle Rd, Schaumburg, IL, United StatesThis event is part of Journey Chicago, the Chicago Cultural Alliance's annual citywide festival of cross-cultural events. A collaboration between the Chicago Japanese American Historical Society and Trickster Cultural Center […]
Dipika Mukherjee: Dialect of Distant Harbors Book Launch
South Asia Institute 1925 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, United StatesDipika Mukherjee: Dialect of Distant Harbors Book Launch About this event South Asia Institute Presents Dipika Mukherjee: Dialect of Distant Harbors Book Launch Saturday, October 15, 2022 Dipika Mukherjee Dipika […]
Free – $18
Author Talk: “We Share The Same Sky”
Virtual Chicago, IL, United StatesWinner of the Maine Literary Award, “We Share The Same Sky: A Memoir of Memory & Migration,” is a riveting and awe-inspiring debut novel by author and inaugural Storyteller in […]
NHM Virtual Book Club – The Island of Missing Trees
Online IL, United StatesJoin 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 […]
Free
ACCE Soft Reopening
Abrahamic Center for Cultural Education 55 W Van Buren Street, Suite 220, Chicago, IL, United StatesYou're Invited! We hope that you and your loved ones have continued to heal and grow from all the difficulties of the pandemic these past two years. In the spirit […]
Free
Oktoberfest Stammtisch | Open Haus
DANK Haus German American Cultural Center 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, United StatesCap off your Oktoberfest season at the best fest in town! Our indoor Oktoberfest features live music from Paloma Band of Chicago, authentic German food and drinks, and more! Attendees will enjoy plenty of yodeling, dancing, and pretzel eating starting at 7:30 PM. Our historic Marunde Ballroom, located on the 5th floor, will be decorated […]
$5
Truths As We Speak Them: A Storytelling Open Mic in Bronzeville/Chinatown
Chinese American Museum of Chicago 238 W. 23rd St, Chicago, IL, United StatesI am very happy to present Truths As We Speak Them: A Storytelling Open Mic in Bronzeville/Chinatown. This open mic storytelling gathering, hosted by Ada Cheng, is co-sponsored by Bronzeville Historical […]
