This event is part of Journey Chicago, the Chicago Cultural Alliance's annual citywide festival of cross-cultural events. For this event, take a journey through Filipino and Polish culture through two of their most iconic dishes; lumpia and pierogi! Enjoy a mini-Dumpling Fest with samples of the dumplings from each of these cultures, along with fun […]
Two days of dance, music, and other performances to celebrate the Indigenous peoples of the Western Hemisphere. Sky People Entertainment and the Old Town School of Folk Music bring Chicago the FIRST Indigenous Peoples Day festival to celebrate Indigeneity all weekend long! This two-night event will bring full musical performances by Indigenous artists. Night one […]
Nine Black women artists engaged in collaborative efforts to create artworks that transcend and transform events in the year 2020. In their eyes, art-making became a transgressive act through activism, documentation and vision. Utilizing book-making, craft-making and works on paper, 9 Artists/9 Months/ 9 Perspectives presents a birth of vision under hardship felt worldwide, collectively […]
Join us to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day! Indigenous Peoples’ Day honors the culture and history of Native people past, present, and future. Join us at the Mitchell Museum along with our friends from St. Kateri Center to celebrate the diversity and vibrancy of Indigenous cultures with FREE admission to the museum all day. Bring your friends and your family to enrich […]
Two days of dance, music, and other performances to celebrate the Indigenous peoples of the Western Hemisphere. Sky People Entertainment and the Old Town School of Folk Music bring Chicago the FIRST Indigenous Peoples Day festival to celebrate Indigeneity all weekend long! This two-night event will bring full musical performances by Indigenous artists. Night one […]
A 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 that divided the segregated shores, and he was killed by a group of white beachgoers. His death sparked a deadly 13-day riot. The fighting spread […]
This 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 our cultural identity, the story is even more salient. It jogs our memory, reminds us of close relationships, takes us back in time and place. […]
Please 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 author of The Investigator: Demons of the Balkan War – on THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13 at 7pm. Mr. Dzuro will discuss his personal account of war […]
COME ENJOY A BEVERAGE WITH A SPECTACULAR EXPERIENCE IN OUR ICONIC 6TH FLOOR SKYLINE LOUNGE & TERRACE A perfect place to meet your neighbors and socialize! Each 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month from 7-11 PM. Proceeds support the DANK Haus Museum
BOMBA is the oldest musical tradition of Puerto Rico and one of the greatest expressions of the Island’s African ancestry. Since its establishment in Chicago in the late 1980's and early 1990's, enthusiasts, practitioners and teachers of Bomba had come through SRBCC to develop, share and cultivate their craft and honor this ancestral art form […]
Guided tours with Roman Villarreal of one of his studios in South Chicago and of the exhibition at Intuit in West Town. About this event Immerse yourself in the art of Roman Villarreal on this cross-Chicago tour. First gathering at Intuit, attendees will take a bus trip to South Chicago for an intimate, behind-the-scenes tour […]
This 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 person) and a North American Indigenous person. The discussion will explore similarities and differences between the two panelists' cultures, and reflect on their individual experiences. […]
By Tango Lovers for tango lovers, you can't miss an unforgettable night on Friday, October 14th at Nichols Hall! VOLVER (return/to come back) signifies the return to the stage and to the large-scale productions that we enjoyed before the pandemic and also tells the story of tango artists returning to their home country after working […]
This event is part of Journey Chicago, the Chicago Cultural Alliance's annual citywide festival of cross-cultural events. Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a traditional Mexican celebration honoring those no longer with us. Stop by and have fun creating your own Calavera while sharing stories, expressing your creativity, and celebrating life! As […]
Open House Chicago- A City wide CELEBRATION FOR ALL . Come to enjoy exhibitions, food, music, presentations each day at 1:30PM and FOOD. About this event BRONZEVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OPEN HOUSE CHICAGO - host SATURDAY, OCT. 15 - 16, 2022 11am - 2pm at 4455 S. King Drive Suite 103, Chicago FREE STREET PARKING - […]
The Chinese American Museum of Chicago (CAMOC) is excited to host the last of two free public programs inspired by the Spotlight Series exhibition Yuge Zhou: Moon Drawings. The program is a sound performance by Kikù Hibino and Chien-An Yuan on Saturday, October 15, from 1pm-2:30pm CT, a day before the closing of the exhibition. Register here About the artists: Japanese-born […]
This 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 to highlight the traditions of drumming as it relates to cultural identity. A performing group from each culture will demonstrate and share their art. Japanese […]
2019 Drama/Comedy, 2h15m During the Japanese occupation, two men travel across the country compiling the first Korean language dictionary.
Dipika 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 Mukherjee moved to Chicago from Shanghai in 2012 and spends a lot of time at the neighborhood Harold Washington Public Library. She is the author […]
This event is part of Journey Chicago, the Chicago Cultural Alliance's annual citywide festival of cross-cultural events. Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a traditional Mexican celebration honoring those no longer with us. Stop by and have fun creating your own Calavera while sharing stories, expressing your creativity, and celebrating life! As […]