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  • October 2021

  • Sat 9
    October 9, 2021 @ 4:00 am - 5:00 am Virtual Yoga Livestreamed from Garfield Park Conservatory

    Virtual Yoga Livestreamed from Garfield Park Conservatory

      Garfield Park Conservatory

      Join us for this one-hour virtual yoga session from the comforts of your own home with the Conservatory as the background. Pre-registration is required so we can send you a […]

    • Sat 16
      October 16, 2021 @ 4:00 am - 5:00 am Virtual Yoga Livestreamed from Garfield Park Conservatory

      Virtual Yoga Livestreamed from Garfield Park Conservatory

        Garfield Park Conservatory

        Join us for this one-hour virtual yoga session from the comforts of your own home with the Conservatory as the background. Pre-registration is required so we can send you a […]

      • Sat 23
        October 23, 2021 @ 4:00 am - 5:00 am Virtual Yoga Livestreamed from Garfield Park Conservatory

        Virtual Yoga Livestreamed from Garfield Park Conservatory

          Garfield Park Conservatory

          Join us for this one-hour virtual yoga session from the comforts of your own home with the Conservatory as the background. Pre-registration is required so we can send you a […]

        • Sat 30
          October 30, 2021 @ 4:00 am - 5:00 am Virtual Yoga Livestreamed from Garfield Park Conservatory

          Virtual Yoga Livestreamed from Garfield Park Conservatory

            Garfield Park Conservatory

            Join us for this one-hour virtual yoga session from the comforts of your own home with the Conservatory as the background. Pre-registration is required so we can send you a […]

          • November 2021

          • Sat 6
            November 6, 2021 @ 4:00 am - 5:00 am Virtual Yoga Livestreamed from Garfield Park Conservatory

            Virtual Yoga Livestreamed from Garfield Park Conservatory

              Garfield Park Conservatory

              Join us for this one-hour virtual yoga session from the comforts of your own home with the Conservatory as the background. Pre-registration is required so we can send you a […]

            • Sat 13
              November 13, 2021 @ 3:00 am - 4:00 am Virtual Yoga Livestreamed from Garfield Park Conservatory

              Virtual Yoga Livestreamed from Garfield Park Conservatory

                Garfield Park Conservatory

                Join us for this one-hour virtual yoga session from the comforts of your own home with the Conservatory as the background. Pre-registration is required so we can send you a […]

              • Sat 20
                November 20, 2021 @ 3:00 am - 4:00 am Virtual Yoga Livestreamed from Garfield Park Conservatory

                Virtual Yoga Livestreamed from Garfield Park Conservatory

                  Garfield Park Conservatory

                  Join us for this one-hour virtual yoga session from the comforts of your own home with the Conservatory as the background. Pre-registration is required so we can send you a […]

                • Sat 27
                  November 27, 2021 @ 3:00 am - 4:00 am Virtual Yoga Livestreamed from Garfield Park Conservatory

                  Virtual Yoga Livestreamed from Garfield Park Conservatory

                    Garfield Park Conservatory

                    Join us for this one-hour virtual yoga session from the comforts of your own home with the Conservatory as the background. Pre-registration is required so we can send you a […]

                  • December 2021

                  • Sat 4
                    December 4, 2021 @ 3:00 am - 4:00 am Virtual Yoga Livestreamed from Garfield Park Conservatory

                    Virtual Yoga Livestreamed from Garfield Park Conservatory

                      Garfield Park Conservatory

                      Join us for this one-hour virtual yoga session from the comforts of your own home with the Conservatory as the background. Pre-registration is required so we can send you a […]

                    • January 2022

                    • Thu 13
                      January 13, 2022 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Kaffeeklatsch

                      Kaffeeklatsch

                        Online Event

                        DANK Haus hosts a gemütliche chat online every Thursday at 5:30pm, with German speakers at every level welcome. We will be talking about "Gott und die Welt", and this Klatsch […]

                        FREE
                      • Fri 14
                        January 14, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

                        Online Curator Talk – Cori Sherman North

                          Swedish American Museum 5211 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, United States

                          Cori Sherman North, Curator of the Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery in Lindsborg, KS will talk about the traveling exhibit “Art for All” that opens today in the Main Gallery. “Art […]

                        • Sat 15
                          January 15, 2022 @ 7:00 am - 9:00 am

                          Sip & Paint at Trickster Cultural Center

                            Desiree Salpietro-Gigl will introduce participants to the basics of acrylic painting in this winter painting series. All are welcome and no experience is needed. January Session (January 15th): We will paint […]

                            $10
                          • Sun 16
                            January 16, 2022 @ 7:00 am - 10:00 am

                            Film Screening and Discussion: Courage

                              Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art 2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

                              Hosted by the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art Sun, Jan 16 at 1pm The Belarus Community of Chicago, Ukrainian Congress Committee of America - Illinois Division, and the Ukrainian Institute […]

                            • Sun 16
                              January 16, 2022 @ 7:30 am - 9:30 am

                              Scandinavian Jam Online

                                Online Event

                                January 16 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm Scandinavian Jam, where we practice what we teach. Join Mary Allsopp and Paul Tyler online on the first and third Sunday of every month. […]

                                FREE
                              • Sun 16
                                January 16, 2022 @ 8:00 am - 9:00 am

                                “Rise Up: Stonewall and the LGBTQ Rights Movement” Virtual Exhibit Tour

                                  Online Event

                                  Pride came with a cost. Explore Rise Up: Stonewall and the LGBTQ Rights Movement through our virtual exhibition tour and discover how the Stonewall Uprising sparked a national movement for LGBTQ+ rights […]

                                  $10
                                • Sun 16
                                  January 16, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 10:30 am

                                  From the Prosaic to the Magical: Experiments in Audio Visual Art Online Talk

                                    Umang and Paragi Patel Center NIAM 815 S Main St, Lombard, IL, United States

                                    Join our Panel of Artists, Curators, Writers and Creators in an immersive discourse, following a guided tour of the artwork on display at E/Merge: Art of the Indian Diaspora. Date: Sunday, […]

                                    $5
                                  • Mon 17
                                    January 17, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

                                    An Unapologetic Dream: A Virtual MLK Day Celebration

                                      Online Event

                                      Hosted by Hyde Park Art Center with South Side Community Art Center and Arts + Public Life. Join a free virtual screening on January 17 from 4-7pm of Unapologetic by […]

                                    • Thu 20
                                      January 20, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

                                      NHM Virtual Book Club: Fifteen Dogs

                                        Online Event

                                        On Thursday, January 20th at 7pm we will be discussing Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis Virtually via Zoom. Join the National Hellenic Museum’s Virtual Book Club in our second year! Facilitated by […]

                                        FREE
                                      • Thu 20
                                        January 20, 2022 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Kaffeeklatsch

                                        Kaffeeklatsch

                                          Online Event

                                          DANK Haus hosts a gemütliche chat online every Thursday at 5:30pm, with German speakers at every level welcome. We will be talking about "Gott und die Welt", and this Klatsch […]

                                          FREE
                                        • Fri 21
                                          January 21, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

                                          Free Concert by The Chicago Immigrant Orchestra & Zeshan B

                                            IL, United States

                                            The CIO today is a 20-piece ensemble that consists of members of the Chicago immigrant community, representing musical traditions from all over the world. In this fresh approach under the […]

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                                          J. Gibran Villalobos

                                          Board Member

                                          J. Gibran Villalobos is an arts administrator, educator, and cultural worker. He has served as Senior Program Officer for the Institute of Museum and Library Services, as the Interim Executive Director of the Chicago Artists Coalition, and faculty lecturer at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Previously, he has held posts as Assistant Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Partnerships and Community Engagement Manager for the Chicago Architecture Biennial, Cultural Liaison for the Chicago Park District, and Curator-in-Residence for the Chicago Cultural Center. In 2016 he attended the Advocacy Leadership Institute and was invited to the White House Office of Public Engagement, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus to speak to issues affecting Latinos in Chicago. In 2017 he launched an inaugural summit of Latinx artists and administrators across the U.S; for this project he was awarded the Act Up Award by the Chicago Community Trust. His work has been presented at the Fabrica de Arte Cubano during the 2017 Havana Biennial. In 2019 he was an inaugural recipient of the Field Foundation’s Leaders for a New Chicago Award as well as the Americans for the Arts 2019 Leaders of Color Fellowship. In 2020, he joined the Civic Leadership Academy at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy where he worked with government and nonprofit sector participants to think about effective policy for Chicago’s cultural industries. He helped establish the Auxiliary Board at the National Museum of Mexican Art. He has taught graduate and undergraduate courses at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the Department of Arts Administration & Policy.

                                          Gibran holds a BA in Art History and a BS in Public Relations from Northern Arizona University and an MA in Arts Administration & Policy and MA in Modern Art History & Theory from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

                                          He has contributed to exhibitions such as Direct Message, presenting the artwork of Chicago artistic collectives and their relation to language and civic engagement. As part of an international project, he has convened the MCA Chicago with the Tate Modern, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Queens Museum and other institutions to create dialogue on civic engagement within contemporary art institutions. He has written catalog entries for Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle, Rodrigo Lara Zendejas, and Jeremiah Hulsebos-Spofford. In 2021, he is contributing to the upcoming retrospective on the work by artist Andrea Bowers focusing on the activism and archives of Emma Lozano. He is curator of the symposium Fractures: Creating Around Devastation focusing on water ecology, civic engagement, activism, and architecture.

                                          Loreal Robertson

                                          Board Member

                                          Loreal Robertson is a native Chicagoan who recently returned home in 2021 where she began working at the University of Chicago. In her role she oversees and monitors a range of programs, services, and resources to support the retention, wellness, belonging, and success of graduate students. Additionally, her role includes informing strategic priorities, diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, professional development, student advancement and the support of students who may be experiencing financial academic, or personal challenges, including students with disabilities and international students.

                                          Loreal has over 10 years of experience in higher education and student affairs. In 2021 she received the Inclusion and Diversity Champion Award from Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK), where she was previously employed. Loreal’s personal and professional philosophy is creating and promoting spaces and opportunities where everyone can see themselves as part of an experience and feels represented.

                                          Loreal holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Arkansas, a Master of Arts in Educational Administration from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from TAMUK.

                                          Loreal is a financial and active member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc, an avid reader, and enjoys traveling with family and friends.

                                          Warren Frank

                                          Treasurer

                                          Warren Frank is a retired CPA and CFO, and current Adjunct Professor at Columbia College.

                                          Warren worked at such CPA firms as KPMG, PwC, and Deloitte, and Not For Profit organizations as National Association of Realtors, Chicago Associations of Realtors, Anixter Center, and Chinese American Service League.

                                          Warren is a Chicago resident in the Lakeview neighborhood. He attended Loyola University of Chicago for his bachelor degree and Northwestern University for his master degree.

                                          Colleen McGaughey

                                          Board Member

                                          Colleen McGaughey (she/her) is the director of development at the National Public Housing Museum, where she leads the strategic direction of the museum’s fundraising efforts with a focus on creative and community-centric approaches.

                                          Mario Longoni

                                          Board Member

                                          Mario Longoni is a cultural anthropologist (“Lead Environmental Social Scientist”) in the Keller Science Action Center at the Field Museum. For over 20 years, he has worked with individuals and organizations to surface and activate cultural and natural assets (specific strengths and characteristics) to help communities meet the challenges they face.

                                          Rob Fojtik

                                          Board Member
                                          Rob Fojtik is Vice President for Neighborhood Strategy at Choose Chicago, the city’s official tourism and convention promotion bureau. In this capacity, Rob oversees efforts to promote and support Chicago’s 77 neighborhoods to visitors from near and far. Programs include the award-winning Neighborhood Content Creator program that leverages resident-made digital content, and Chicago Alfresco, a $2.5 million placemaking initiative created in partnership with the Chicago Department of Transportation to transform public spaces into community plazas for outdoor enjoyment.

                                          Before coming to Choose Chicago, Rob was a Senior Advisor to Mayor Lightfoot on economic development and international relations at City Hall, as well as LGTBQ+ affairs and the expanded outdoor dining program. In this role, he also worked to recommend and place over 150 civic leaders and residents onto City boards and commissions. Prior to government service in the Lightfoot administration, Rob ran her winning campaign in the crowded 2019 Chicago mayoral race as Chief of Staff. In past lives, Rob has worked as a public affairs manager for a Fortune 500 company downtown; had misadventures in management consulting, art sales, and personal cheffing; and spent time in Washington DC working for former Secretary of Defense William Cohen. Rob also served a one-year appointment at the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence as a policy advisor on Central and Eastern Europe. In this role, he was part of the NSC’s interagency process to develop a comprehensive sanctions regime on Russia as a consequence of its 2014 invasion of Crimea and Eastern Ukraine.

                                          After receiving his BA in Slavic Languages and Literature at Northwestern University, Rob lived and worked in the Czech Republic teaching English and tending bar before moving to Washington, D.C. to pursue a MA from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies (CERES). He enjoys cooking, learning foreign languages, hiking with his partner and their dog, and visiting Chicago’s many neighborhoods.

                                          Paul Durica

                                          Board Member

                                          Dr. Paul Durica is the Director of Exhibitions at the Chicago History Museums and worked in a similar capacity at The Newberry Library. From 2015-2020, he served as the Director of Programs and Exhibitions with Illinois Humanities, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

                                          Prior to that he drew upon his work as a writer, researcher, and teacher to produce a series of free and interactive talks, walks, and reenactments focused on narratives from Chicago’s past that resonate with its present.

                                          These public history programs led to collaborations with cultural institutions in the city such as the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, Chicago History Museum, Newberry Library, Chicago Architecture Foundation, Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Chicago Cultural Center among others.

                                          Each program made use of both his original research and the skills of the arts organizations, community groups, local businesses, and publications that acted as my partners. Some of these programs, such as the full-scale reenactment of the Haymarket Affair in 2011, involved recruiting and directing over 300 volunteers and 1,000 participants.

                                          To produce these programs successfully, he wrote grants; managed budgets; generated web content; worked closely with program partners of varying sizes and resources; and identified, engaged, and sustained a diverse multi-generational audience.

                                          Lynessa Rico

                                          Board Member

                                          Dr. Lynessa M. Rico is the Associate Chair of the Business Psychology Department at the The Chicago School of Professional Psychology Chicago campus. She is also a business mentor at 1871.

                                          Lynessa is a results-driven Strategic Consultant with over 25 years of experience enabling leaders to meet strategic business objectives by identifying and aligning business growth opportunities with strategic direction of culturally diverse organizations. By leveraging her strategic experience in identifying and impacting business growth opportunities and maximizing profits in retail firms and higher education institutions, Lynessa leads workshops focused on the creative mindset, women’s entrepreneurship, emotional intelligence, and the value and application of design thinking within entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial ecosystems. Her services also include consulting with and educating leadership on emotional intelligence, the power of design thinking and the creative mindset, and leadership styles to support inclusive, creative workplaces. She has presented to leadership and innovation teams in small, mid-size, and Fortune 500 companies.

                                          Lynessa received her undergraduate degrees in Marketing and Management from Wichita State University. She then went on to earn a master’s degree in Business Administration from Wichita State University with a focus in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. After earning her master’s degree, Lynessa received her doctorate in Business Psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology where she successfully completed her dissertation titled, “The Relationship Between Personality Types and Color Preference for Color Combinations.” Her current research interests include women’s entrepreneurship, design thinking, creativity, emotional intelligence, and entrepreneurship self-efficacy.

                                          Outside of work and research, Lynessa enjoys mentoring start-ups and judging pitch competitions. Lynessa currently resides in Chicago, Illinois with her four cats. She is an avid long-distance runner, having completed 5 full marathons (and counting), and enjoys watching musical theater.

                                          Briana Thomas

                                          Board Member

                                          Briana Thomas is the Museum Associate at the Abrahamic Center for Cultural Education (a core member of the Chicago Cultural Alliance). She wears many hats including developing exhibition content, facilitating community programs (children and adults), liaising with visitor artists, and other responsibilities. Her previous experience in the nonprofit space includes her tenure as the Financial Empowerment Coordinator at AMERICORPS Sharing Life Center as well as engaging with the public at the Dallas Arboretum. Her past professional experience has remained rooted in marginalized communities. It is their needs, discourse and histories that she has routinely been tasked with protecting and showcasing in the face of poor infrastructure, and willing ignorance. Creating safe spaces is an ancestral practice she has inherited.