Chicago Cultural Alliance

Puerto Rican Arts Alliance: Studio Arts Program
2024-09-28 10:30 - 14:30, 2024-10-05 10:30 - 14:30 (America/Chicago) | IL
El Rinconcito is a free open art space for creative expression for people ages 12-25. You can meet people like you who are interested in arts, painting, drawing, printmaking, and others. El Riconcito provides a safe and welcoming studio for art making. An artist and a counselor in the studio can guide you in creative experiences, but you can opt to do your own artwork.
Join us! We provide the art supplies, and you bring your creativity.

FREE Guided Tours at the National Hellenic Museum
2024-09-28 11:00 - 15:00, 2024-10-05 11:00 - 15:00 | National Hellenic Museum, 333 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL, 60661, United States
Join us for our FREE, limited-time offer guided tours every Saturday at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. These one-hour tours offer a comprehensive journey through the museum’s rich exhibitions and artifacts.

Bharatanatyam Master Class with Mythili Prakash
2024-09-28 12:00 - 15:00 | IL
Date: Saturday, September 28, 2024
Time:
12:00 PM
3:00 PM
Location:
Kalapriya Studio
2101 S Wabash
Chicago, IL, 60605
United States
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Constructing Jathi Choreography with Harini Nilakantan
2024-09-28 13:15 - 14:15 | Kalapriya Studio, 2101 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago, United States
Weekly Saturdays
1:15 – 2:15 PM
Harini Nilakantan is a student of Aacharya Choodamani Guru Smt. Roja
Kannan, and has over two decades of experience in this art form. In this 90-minute class, dancers will learn new choreography – both how to piece together combinations and increase retention with her for advanced
rhythmic patterns or Jathis.
Class focus: execution, technique, creativity, retention

CAICC Education Committee Game Day Fundraiser
2024-09-29 00:00 | 1060 W Addison St
Date: 2024-09-29
Location:
1060 W Addison St.
Chicago,
IL
60613
United States

The CAICC Education Committee invites you to our Game Day Fundraiser. Join us for
the last game of the regular season at Wrigley Field! A portion of the proceeds from each ticket purchased through this offer will be donated to support the work of CAICC’s
Education Committee, whose mission is to provide, advocate, and support an inter-tribal urban system of education, through networks of Native American Programs and other providers to increase academic and career success for multi-generations that recognizes formal education and tribal cultures/traditions.
Purchase tickets in groups to ensure you sit together. To support, tickets must be
purchased though this link:

Designing Futures Gala
2024-10-01 17:00 - 21:00 | Ramova Theatre, 3520 S Halsted Street, Chicago, 60609
Join the CAC at the beautifully restored Ramova Theatre in Bridgeport. Proceeds from the event will benefit CAC’s learning and community engagement programs.
The festivities at the annual Designing Futures Gala will include live music, dancing and food by Ramova Grill, which is led by the team behind The Duck Inn, a Michelin Bib Gourmand recipient and James Beard award semifinalist. Designing Futures will also feature the presentation of the Lynn J. Osmond Legacy Award to James D. Parsons, long-time CAC Trustee, youth advocate and philanthropic leader.
The exclusive VIP reception will take place in the Ramova Loft and features a private conversation with Ramova Theatre Founders Tyler and Emily Nevius and Architect Dan O’Riley AIA, of O’Riley Office.
For sponsorship opportunities, please reach out to Jenny Seidelman – jseidelman@architecture.org.
Event Schedule
5:30 p.m. Pre-Event VIP Reception
6:30 p.m. Event Opens
9:30 p.m. Event Closes
Cocktail attire.

Artecito Virtual
2024-10-03 18:00 - 19:00 | Online Event
Artecito es un proyecto criado por OPEN Center for the Arts y Lincoln Park Zoo para explorar diferentes temas de la naturaleza y conservación del medio ambiente a través de las artes

History Course: The Germanen At the Crossroads of Antiquity
2024-10-03 19:00 - 21:00 | IL
Date:
Start
Thursday, October 03, 2024
Time:
Location:
Location
DANK Haus: 2nd Floor, Brauhaus Room

The Germanen: At the Crossroads of Antiquity
History Course presented by Mike Haas
Begins October 3, 2024
Thursday nights, 7-9 PM
Western European civilization arose from its encounter with the cultures of Rome, Athens & Jerusalem. It was at these crossroads of antiquity that the ancient Germanen would appear on the world stage as warlike barbariansâto the Romans and Greeksâand soulless pagansâto Jews and Christians. It was at the confluence of these cultures, however, that the identity of Western Europe would gradually take shape.
Indeed, as these ancient cultures clashed, overlapped and intersected, the center of geo-political power in antiquity shifted from the Hellenic East to Rome. It was from the monotheism of Jerusalem that Christianity was derived, and once Rome adopted the fledgling faith, so would the Germanic successor kingdoms in the western half of the former Roman Empire during the 6th, 7th & 8th centuries.
It would be these same ancient Germanen, however, who would not only assimilate Roman culture and Christian religiosity but in time leave their own cultural imprint on what became known as the Holy Roman Empire. A powerful Western European geo-political entity during the Early Middle Ages, it was founded by Karl der Grosse (Charlemagne), a West Germanic/Frankish tribal king into whose hands was laid the defense of Western Christendom by Pope Leo III on Christmas Day in Rome in the year 800. For his vision and endeavors in putting Western Europe on a path leading out of the Dark Ages, Karl would be heralded as the Father of Europe.
Join us, then, for an exploration of Germanic Antiquity and its Kultur to find out what recorded history tells us of these martially vigorous Germanen, who carried mighty and swift swords but few of whom could read or write.
This course will provide participants an excellent opportunity to broaden their general knowledge and basic understanding of early German history. No textbooks, no homework, no papers, no tests or German language skills required. Just a sincere interest to come/learn and come/share in a relaxed, laid-back setting in the DANK Haus itself or on Zoom within the cozy confines of your own abode.
Mike Haas, Course Presenter

Navaratri @ Kalapriya
2024-10-04 00:00 | IL
Date: Sunday, October 6, 2024
Time:
4:00 PM
6:00 PM
Location:
Kalapriya Studio
2101 South Wabash Avenue
Chicago, IL, 60616
United States
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Thursday Night Music Sessions
2024-10-04 00:00 | IL
Date: September 19 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Join session leaders Michael Austin and James Conway this Thursday for an unforgettable evening of Irish traditional music!
Bring your instrument and join the fun.
Or, sit back with some food and drink and enjoy the festive music in front of the hearth in the Fifth Province.
Pub and kitchen open at 6PM, the music begins at 7PM

Scottish American History Forum
2024-10-04 00:00 | IL
Date: November 9 | 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Location:

Topic: TBD
Speaker: TBD
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Thursday Night Music Sessions
2024-10-04 00:00 | IL
Date: September 26 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Join session leaders Michael Austin and James Conway this Thursday for an unforgettable evening of Irish traditional music!
Bring your instrument and join the fun.
Or, sit back with some food and drink and enjoy the festive music in front of the hearth in the Fifth Province.
Pub and kitchen open at 6PM, the music begins at 7PM

Telmary & Habanasana
2024-10-04 00:00 | IL
Date: October 6, 2024 19:00
Location: Segundo Ruiz Belvis Center
Venue: Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center
Organizer: International Latino Cultural CenterSegundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center
Address: 4046 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60639
Phone: (773) 698-6003
Email: info@latinoculturalcenter.org
Price: $20/25

Luciane Dom & Gafieira Rio Miami
2024-10-04 00:00 | IL
Date: October 4, 2024 21:00
Location: Logan Square Auditorium
Organizer: International Latino Cultural Center
Price: $25/30

Bachata Academy
2024-10-04 00:00 | IL
Date: October 10, 2024 19:00
Location: 18th Street Casa de Cultura
Organizer: International Latino Cultural Center
Address: 2057 W 18th St, Chicago
Phone: (312) 431-1330
Email: info@latinoculturalcenter.org
Price: $20/25

Wilma Rueda, Featuring Ching-Fen Lee
2024-10-04 00:00 | IL
Date: October 30, 2024 19:00
Location: Epiphany Center for the Arts
Organizer: Epiphany Center for the Arts (The Sanctuary)
Price: $20/25

Sonia Franco Presents Ser.Rana
2024-10-04 00:00 | IL
Date: November 12, 2024 19:30
Location: City Winery
Organizer: City WineryInternational Latino Cultural Center
Price: $30/48

Film Screening: Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed
2024-10-04 00:00 | IL
Date:
When
Friday, October 11, 2024
Time:
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Location:
Location
DANK Haus, Skyline Lounge

Film Screening: Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed
Thursday, October 11, 7:30 PM
Doors open at 6:30 PM
DANK Haus Skyline Lounge
Film is in German with English Subtitles

Please join us on Thursday, August 29th at 7:30 PM for a screening of Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed (The Adventures of Prince Achmed) This 1926 film was created by Lotte Reiniger, a pioneer of silhouette animation.
On the day when in the city the birthday celebrations for the great caliph are being held, the powerful sorcerer appears and presents the marvel he has created: a horse that can fly through the skies. The caliph would like to have this magic horse by all means, but in exchange he is to give his charming daughter Dinarsade to the ugly sorcerer to be his wife. This angers Dinarsadeâs brother Ahmed, and he chases the intruder away. The sorcerer, however, finds a way of luring the prince onto the fateful horse. Thus begins Achmedâs adventurous journey. While the sorcerer is put in chains, the horse with the horrified prince on its back rises in the air, into the starry sky. Finally, the prince discovers the lever that propels the horse downwards, and they land on the island of Wak Wak. The island is the home of the beautiful Pari Banu, ruler of Wak Wak, whom Prince Achmed immediately falls in love with and carries off to distant lands on his magic horse.
Cost
We are pleased to offer this program at a discount for our Friends of DANK Haus (What’s this?)
Friends of DANK Haus: $5 | General Public: $7
Food & Drink available for purchase

This film screening is presented in conjunction with the current gallery exhibition, “Power Frauen: German Women who Dared to Dream” and in collaboration with the Goethe Institute of Chicago.
Free parking at 5/3 Bank after 6:00 PM located at Western and Gunnison

Scottish American History Forum
2024-10-04 00:00 | IL
Date: October 12 | 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Location:

Topic: TBD
Presenter: TBD
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Virtual Lunch & Learn: Otto Weidt Workshop for the Blind: Resistance and Rescue in Nazi Berlin
2024-10-04 00:00 | IL
Date: October 16, 2024 | 12:00pm CDT
Location: Online

The experience of blind people under Nazism is an important – though often overlooked – part of Holocaust history. In honor of Blindness Awareness Month, join us for a special virtual program presented by Illinois Holocaust Museum’s Director of Education, Leah Rauch, that will highlight the profound Upstanderism that one member of the blind community contributed in resistance to the Nazi regime.
Otto Weidt’s Workshop was a small workshop that produced brushes and brooms in Nazi Berlin. Under the guise of making products essential to the war effort, Weidt, who was blind himself, employed Jewish workers who were mainly blind, visually impaired, and hearing impaired. The workshop not only provided a source of income and protection from deadly forced labor assignments, but once deportations began, Weidt secured false papers, food, and hiding places for those selected for deportation – including a hidden room in the workshop itself.
Weidt was not able to save everyone from deportation, but never stopped trying to save lives, including an attempt to secure the release of one of his employees from a concentration camp.
Free to the public. Reservations required.

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Las Migas
2024-10-04 00:00 | IL
Date: November 15, 2024 19:00
Location: Old Town School of Folk Music
Organizer: International Latino Cultural Center
Price: $36/43/45

Can the Dead Weep for the Dead? Zalmen Gradowski and the Theology of the Shoah
2024-10-04 00:00 | IL
Date: October 20, 2024 | 2:30pm CDT
Location: 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL 60077

On October 7, 1944, a group of Jewish prisoners in Auschwitz obtained explosives and rebelled against their Nazi murderers. It was a desperate yet brave uprising that resulted in the death of more than 400 prisoners by day’s end, including Zalmen Gradowski, the author of The Last Consolation Vanished: The Testimony of a Sonderkommando in Auschwitz.
Written in Yiddish and buried in the ashes near Crematorium III, Gradowski’s testimony documented the horrors of being a Jewish prisoner with the unthinkable task of ushering other Jewish deportees into the gas chambers, removing their bodies, and salvaging any valuables.
Now, for the first time, Gradkowski’s memoir has been published in English. Join us for a powerful presentation and discussion about the life and work of Gradowski with the book’s co-editor, distinguished professor at the University of Chicago, Arnold Davidson.
Books will be available for purchase at the program.
Free to the public. Reservations required.

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Book & Author: ?The Klansman?s Son?
2024-10-04 00:00 | IL
Date: October 15, 2024 | 6:30pm CDT
Location: 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL 60077

Raised to take over the white nationalist movement in the United States, R. Derek Black has released a memoir, The Klansman’s Son, detailing a childhood manipulated by fear, their break from a community of hate, embracing antiracism, and coming out as transgender. Raised in a world of hate and fear by a former Ku Klux Klan leader, Derek’s life changed when they renounced white nationalism publicly in 2013. Few understand the ideology, motivations, or tactics of the white nationalist movement like Derek – and few have ever made such a profound evolution.
Don’t miss this fascinating story to gain insight into the complexities of personal change and explore how understanding can combat extremism. Black will be available to answer questions and sign copies of The Klansman’s Son following the program.
Free to the public. Reservations required.

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Carminho
2024-10-04 00:00 | IL
Date: November 20, 2024 19:30
Location: City Winery
Organizer: City WineryInternational Latino Cultural Center
Price: $38/65

ReCovered: Lawndale's Urban Tree Canopy
2024-10-04 - 2024-11-02 | Lawndale Pop-Up Spot, 16th and Spaulding, Chicago, IL, 60623, United States
A FREE pop-up exhibition in Lawndale exploring the role of trees in our city. Opens October 4 and runs through the fall.
In this pop-up exhibition located in Lawndale, visitors will discover the magical role that trees play in our city through a reimagining of an exhibition that was on display at the CAC in 2023. ReCovered explores the impact of trees—-from quality of life to quality of air—-on the urban dweller’s experience. Guests will learn about tree planting initiatives throughout Chicago, and specifically on improving tree coverage in the Lawndale community, as well as trees native to the local area. The ReCovered exhibition is co-curated by Ryan Gann.

S&C Electric Manufacturing Day Celebration
2024-10-04 15:00 - 18:00 | S&C Electric Company, 6601 N. Ridge, Chicago, IL, 60626
We invite you to celebrate National Manufacturing Day with us at our headquarters in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood.
Held annually on the first Friday in October with events that continue throughout the month, Manufacturing (MFG) Day helps show the reality and future of modern manufacturing careers by encouraging thousands of companies and educational institutions around the nation to open their doors to students, parents, educators, job seekers, and community leaders. As one of Chicago’s largest manufacturers, we’re proud to celebrate S&C’s strong manufacturing history and our innovative culture with you.
When you join us for MFG Day, you’ll learn how S&C products help keep the power on for homes and communities around the world through:
Live product demonstrations,
Hear directly from our team members about how rewarding a career in manufacturing can be,
Network with S&C leaders, recruiters, and affinity groups.
Logistics
Free parking on campus. Wear closed toed shoes for tours. Bring photo ID to enter.

Kino, Kaffee und Kuchen
2024-10-05 10:30 | DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
Date:
Start
Saturday, January 06, 2024
Time:
Location:
Location
DANK Haus Room 206, 2nd Floor

KINO, KAFFEE UND KUCHEN
Saturdays at the DANK Haus in Room 206
10:30 – 11:00 AM | Kaffee und Kuchen
11:00 – 12:00 PM | Vorfilm
12:00 PM | Feature Film Begins

Join us each Saturday at the DANK Haus in Fall, Winter, and Spring for Kaffee, Kuchen, und Kino. Each week guests will choose the film they want to watch
DANK Members: $5 | Non-Members: $7
