Chicago Cultural Alliance

A Show of Hands: Handwriting in the Age of Print
2022-09-09 - 2022-12-30 | Newberry Library, 60 West Walton Street, Chicago, IL, 60610, United States
For centuries, handwriting served as a powerful tool for communicating information, preserving knowledge, shaping identity, and building empires. In our digital world, however, fewer and fewer people can read handwritten words.
Handwriting has survived disruptive technologies before. The invention of printing did not diminish the need for handwriting. Instead, it created new markets for ambitious printers and entrepreneurial writing teachers. These men and women used advances in print technologies to widen the influence of handwriting in everyday life.
A Show of Hands focuses on people, cultures, and technology to illustrate how handwriting has been taught, reproduced, and reimagined over the past five hundred years. Displaying a range of books and manuscripts from the Newberry’s collection, the exhibition makes the role of handwriting in the age of print newly legible.
A Show of Hands is generously supported by the Richard C. von Hess Foundation, the Fitzgerald Family Foundation, and Diane and Richard Weinberg.

Neighborhood Nights
2022-09-08 19:00 - 23:00, 2022-08-25 19:00 - 23:00 (America/Chicago) | DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
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

Ethiopian New Year Celebration
2022-09-08 12:00 - 13:00 | Daley Plaza, 50 W. Washington St, Chicago, IL, United States
Ethiopian New Year Celebration Event!

Please join us for our New Year events. The celebration event will take place at the Daley Plaza, 50 West Washington Street, Chicago, IL 60602, on Thursday, September 8th, 2022. We can’t wait to see everyone!

Opening Reception of "Yuge Zhou: Moon Drawings"
2022-09-03 15:00 - 18:00 | Chinese American Museum of Chicago, 238 W. 23rd St, Chicago, IL, 60616, United States
The Chinese American Museum of Chicago (CAMOC) is excited to announce the fourth exhibition of the Spotlight Series, featuring artist Yuge Zhou. Please join us on Saturday, September 3, from 3pm-6pm CT for the opening reception. This exhibition will run from September 3 through October 16. Collateral programs of the exhibition include a poetry session in collaboration with the Chicago Poetry Center and a sound performance by local sound artists Kikù Hibino and Chien-An Yuan.
RSVP for the opening reception here
In Yuge Zhou’s ongoing video series Moon Drawings, we watch her dragging a suitcase in concentric circles through the winter snow and a summer beach under the moonlight in Chicago. The videos were created during the global pandemic travel bans, and inspired by a Han Dynasty legend about missing loved ones in a faraway land. Much of Zhou’s recent work centers around the great physical and emotional distance between China and America, two lands she calls home.
The Spotlight Series is a new initiative to showcase recent and past work by emerging and mid-career artists of Chinese descent locally. Curated by Larry Lee (Molar Productions), the project aims to introduce, promote and celebrate the divergent artistic visions and experiences of being Chinese in America looking at and reflecting upon our relationship to contemporary visual culture to a wider audience within our community and Chicago.
About the artist
Zhou has exhibited nationally and internationally in prominent art and public venues with an upcoming premiere of her dance film Love Letters at Art on theMART, a nightly public art projection onto the facade of the Merchandise Mart, Chicago. Recent awards include Juried Award in the installation category at ArtPrize 2021, Artist Fellowship Award in Media Arts from the Illinois Arts Council and Honorary Mention in the 2020 Prix Ars Electronica in Linz, Austria. (yugezhou.com)

COLLATERAL PROGRAMS

Poetry Session with Chicago Poetry Center
Date: Saturday, September 10, 2022
Time: TBA

Sound Performance by Kikù Hibino and Chien-An Yuan
Date: Saturday, October 15, 2022
Time: 1pm – 2:30pm CT

All events will take place on the 4th floor of the Chinese American Museum of Chicago, located at 238 W 23rd Street, Chicago, IL 60616.

D-Composed Gives Family Edition with South Side Community Art Center!
2022-09-03 13:00 - 14:30 | South Side Community Art Center, 3831 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL, 60653, United States
D-Composed brings their Music in Color experience to life at South Side Community Art Center!

About this event

Founded in 2017 by Kori Coleman, D-Composed is a chamber music experience that celebrates & honors Black creativity and culture through the music of Black composers.
To date, D-Composed has gained national recognition with appearances on The Colbert Show alongside Jamila Woods and has collaborated with notable institutions and highly recognized brands such as Apple, The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, & The Rebuild Foundation.
This year D-Composed is featuring commissioned sketches from their Music in Color Vol. 4 coloring book featuring artists Dwight White II, Amoz Wright, Kayla Mahaffey, and Aaliyah Lachele of Peanut Buddarart!
SSCAC is thrilled to partner with D-Composed and we invite you to become a part of the next renaissance of artists by adding your piece of history to this art-making and music-making event for you and your family!

ILCC Latino Music Series: Sidi Wacho
2022-09-02 20:30 | Martyrs’, 3855 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
For the first time in Chicago, Sidi Wacho will put on a performance you can’t miss! The group hails from Chile, France, and Algeria, but claim to be from all over the world. Sidi Wacho has produced four acclaimed albums and have toured the world with their Cumbia, Hip-Hop, Balkan fusion in the vein of Manu Chao, Chico Trujillo, and Sargent Garcia.

Get your tickets at: https://bit.ly/sidiwacho
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¡Por primera vez en Chicago, Sidi Wacho realizará una actuación que no te puedes perder! El grupo proviene de Chile, Francia y Argelia, pero afirma ser de todo el mundo. Sidi Wacho ha producido cuatro aclamados discos y ha recorrido el mundo con su cumbia, hip-hop, fusión balcánica en la línea de Manu Chao, Chico Trujillo y Sargent García.

Compra tus boletos aqui: https://bit.ly/sidiwacho

Bilingual Yoga on the Terrace
2022-09-02 18:00 - 19:00 | DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
All levels – BEGINNERS WELCOME!
DANK Haus 6th Floor, Terrace
General Public: $5 | Friends of DANK: Free
Enjoy gentle Yoga classes on the 6th floor skyline terrace at DANK-Haus.
In this class we will be flowing from pose to pose and linking movement with breath. We will combine elements of Hatha and Yin-Yoga as well as Meditation.
Hatha Yoga focuses on postures that practice to align, strengthen, and promote flexibility in the body.
Yin poses are passive stretches held for minutes at a time, preparing the body for stillness by releasing deep-rooted tension.
Breathing techniques and meditation are also integrated.
All Yoga postures will be introduced through step-by-step verbal description and demonstration.
WHAT TO BRING? Yoga mat, 1-2 beach towels
About Your Instructor:
My name is Janina, I’m originally from Kiel, Germany. I’ve been a passionate Yogi for about 7 years now and am so happy to bring the essence of Yoga – finding stillness in our body and mind – into other people’s lives.
Some of you may know me as the Saturday School German instructor or have seen me working in our Pre-School. Aside from my teaching profession I’m also a certified personal trainer for medical fitness and CrossFit athlete.
I’m so excited for this wonderful opportunity to meet you in this very special Yoga course setting.

Bilingual Skyline Yoga on the Terrace
2022-09-02 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-08-20 10:00 - 11:00 | DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
All levels – BEGINNERS WELCOME!
DANK Haus 6th Floor, Terrace
General Public: $5 | Friends of DANK: Free
Enjoy gentle Yoga classes on the 6th floor skyline terrace at DANK-Haus.
In this class we will be flowing from pose to pose and linking movement with breath. We will combine elements of Hatha and Yin-Yoga as well as Meditation.
Hatha Yoga focuses on postures that practice to align, strengthen, and promote flexibility in the body.
Yin poses are passive stretches held for minutes at a time, preparing the body for stillness by releasing deep-rooted tension.
Breathing techniques and meditation are also integrated.
All Yoga postures will be introduced through step-by-step verbal description and demonstration.
WHAT TO BRING? Yoga mat, 1-2 beach towels

About Your Instructor:
My name is Janina, I’m originally from Kiel, Germany. I’ve been a passionate Yogi for about 7 years now and am so happy to bring the essence of Yoga – finding stillness in our body and mind – into other people’s lives.
Some of you may know me as the Saturday School German instructor or have seen me working in our Pre-School. Aside from my teaching profession I’m also a certified personal trainer for medical fitness and CrossFit athlete.
I’m so excited for this wonderful opportunity to meet you in this very special Yoga course setting.
#chicago #yoga #chicagoyoga #movement #wellness #terrace #sunsetyoga #fitness #workout #german #germany

Citizens' History of Bronzeville
2022-09-01 18:00 - 21:00 | Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies (NEIU), 700 East Oakwood Blvd, Chicago, IL, 60653, United States
Join us for a night of lively discussion and discovery of Bronzeville citizens’ history, culture, and creativity.

About this event

About the project: Bronzeville residents, alumni, elders, and interested scholars will participate in workshops at the Jacob H. Carruthers Center to tell, write, and share what we know or have learned about Bronzeville’s rich history. We’ll delve into our own knowledge of this thriving African-American community’s cultural, artistic, and social development to share this important history with one another, with the young people in our neighborhood schools, and with a wider American audience of visitors to the area. Bronzeville’s story is a significant part of this country’s overall history, a part too often left out. The recollections and accounts will be curated as a permanent display at the Carruthers Center Library for residents, visitors, and young people to learn about their valuable heritage.

Elternabend | Parent's Night Out
2022-09-01 18:00 - 20:00 | DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
6th Floor Skyline Lounge & Terrace
Need a night out, but don’t know what to do with the kids? DANK has you covered!
Join us on Thursday, September 1st from 6-8 pm for a parent’s night out. We will provide childcare and fun, enriching activities at the Haus for your kids, while you get to enjoy drinks, dinner, and the view of the city from our 6th Floor Skyline Lounge.
Registration includes dinner, two drinks, and childcare per adult! Children will also receive a meal and juice or water.
This time, we’ll work with the Kinder toon back to school crafts and activities!

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COST
We are pleased to offer a discounted rate for Friends of the DANK Haus (What’s this?)
Adults (Friends of DANK Haus): $30
Children (Friends of DANK Haus): $15
Adults (General): $35
Children (General): $20
Note: Childcare is available for children ages 3 and up.
Anyone is welcome! DANK members, neighbors, friends – come out and join us for our very first Elternabend (parent evening)!

Reel Film Club: Sand Eyes (Argentina)
2022-08-30 18:00 - 21:00 | Instituto Cervantes, 31 West Ohio Street, Chicago, IL, 60654, United States
Our August Reel Film Club highlights Argentina through film and food! Sand Eyes (an official selection of the 37th Chicago Latino Film Festival) is a heart-wrenching psychological drama that turns into a powerful unnerving thriller about a couple in search for their kidnapped son. The film is projected in Spanish with English subtitles.
The event begins with Argentinean appetizers & wine, and ends with a post-screening Q&A.
Reception starts at 6:00pm and screening begins promptly at 7:00pm.
$10 parking validation at 33 W Ontario St. Chicago, IL 60654.
Tickets (includes appetizers & wine):
$20 General Admission
$15 ILCC Member
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Sand Eyes / Ojos de arena
Argentina / 93 min / Drama
Directed by Alejandra Merino

Baila Conmigo!
2022-08-27 18:30 | Puerto Rican Arts Alliance, 3000 N Elbridge Ave, Chicago, IL, 60618, United States
Baila Conmigo, supporting local music artists while bringing artistic excellence and enjoyment to our community!
This outdoor event is held at the Puerto Rican Arts Alliance Terraza and FREE to the public. Audience is encouraged to bring a lawn chair. Due to limited space you should arrive early and no pets. Doors open 6pm
Schedule:
Angel Melendez, Saturday, August 27, 2022 @ 6:30pm Doors open 6pm
Alberto Álvarez, Sunday, September 17, 2022 @ 6:30pm Doors Open 6pm
Cecilio Negrón, Thursday, October 6, 2022 @6:30pm Doors Open 6pm

Native American Summer Festival
2022-08-27 14:00 - 16:00 | Glen Ellyn Public Library, 400 Duane St, Glen Ellyn, IL, 60137, United States
Join us at the Glen Ellyn Public Library Saturday, August 27th, from 2 PM – 4 PM!
Experience Native American culture through storytelling, music, and dance provided by Trickster Cultural Center.

Pop-Up Café at the Swedish American Museum
2022-08-27 11:30 - 15:00, 2022-08-26 11:30 - 15:00, 2022-08-20 11:30 - 15:00, 2022-08-19 11:30 - 15:00 | Swedish American Museum, 5211 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, 60640, United States
Pop by the Museum today or tomorrow for fika in our main gallery space on the first floor. Enjoy some Swedish coffee and cinnamon rolls while you relax and enjoy the photos of famous Blues musicians taken by Hans Ekestang or go outside and sit in our courtyard.
We will be having weekly Pop-Up Cafés every Friday and Saturday through now and August.

Swedish Family Fun Fest
2022-08-27 11:00 - 14:00 | Swedish American Museum Parking Lot, 5201 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, Ch60640
Family Fun Fest

Saturday, Aug. 27, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
In the Museum Parking Lot

Family Fun Fest returns to the Swedish American Museum parking lot from 11-2 on Saturday, Aug. 27. Come enjoy Swedish-themed games, activities, crafts, snacks, prizes, and a raffle as we celebrate the end of summer and the start of the new school year. Activities at the Family Fest are FREE, with donations appreciated.

LAWNDALE Cook Out
2022-08-27 11:00 - 14:00 | Douglas 18, 1401 S Sacramento Dr, 60623
RESCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 27TH!

The LAWNDALE Cook Out hosted by Douglass 18 is a gathering to bring people from North Lawndale and South Lawndale together to promote Nature and Unity in our community.
We invite you to join us on August 27th from 11am to 2pm at Douglass 18 Mini-Golf Course (1401 S Sacramento Dr, Chicago) for an afternoon of Mini-Golf, Food, Music and Art with Family and Friends.
LAWNDALE Cook Out is part of a series of events connected to the One LAWNDALE Project presented by the North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council (NLCCC) and the Marshall Square Resource Network (MSRN).

Learn more about the Lawndale Project: https://bit.ly/LawndaleProject

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El LAWNDALE Cook Out organizado por Douglass 18 es una reunión para reunir gente de North Lawndale y South Lawndale para promover la Naturaleza y la Unidad en nuestra comunidad.
Lo invitamos a venir el 27 de agosto de 11 am a 2 pm en el campo de minigolf Douglass 18 (1401 S Sacramento Dr, Chicago) para una tarde de minigolf, comida, música y arte con familiares y amigos.
LAWNDALE Cook Out es parte de una serie de eventos relacionados con el Proyecto One LAWNDALE presentado por el Consejo de Coordinación Comunitaria de North Lawndale (NLCCC) y Marshall Square Resource Network (MSRN).

KULTURKÜCHE: German Cooking Classes
2022-08-26 18:30 - 20:30 | DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
Join us at the DANK Haus on Friday, July 23rd for a Kulturküche Cooking Class! Chef Reinhard Richter is back with another delicious class at the DANK Haus! This time we will be learning how to make Obsttorte.
What is Obsttorte? Obst (fruit) + Torte (cake) = Fruit cake.
It’s exactly what it sounds like! Cake with fruit! But not the indestructible fruit cakes of holiday infamy – this Obsttorte has a light base topped with fresh fruit – the perfect treat for a hot summer night!
All students will get hands on training from Chef Reinhard. One complimentary drink from our bar is included with your registration.
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5th Floor, Kitchen
Cost:
We are pleased to offer a discounted rate for Friends of the DANK Haus (What’s this?)
Friends of DANK Haus: $20
General Public: $30
Free parking at 5/3 Bank after 6:00 PM located at Western and Gunnison
**** Our Kulturküche classes fill up fast. Payment must be received within 15 minutes of registration to avoid cancelling your enrollment. Please contact samantha@dankhaus.com with any questions.
We invite local chefs to teach participants how to make a German culinary treat. Whether it’s learning the secret to a perfect strudel or finding the right balance of meats for German sausage, there is a little something for everyone. Class fee includes demonstration, recipe, one drink, and of course tasting!

Youth Mural Unveiling & Open House
2022-08-26 16:00 - 19:00 | Mitchell Museum of the American Indian, 3001 central street, Evanston, IL, 60201, United States
Join us for an evening packed with exciting unveilings of new experiences at the Mitchell Museum!
This premium event is open to the public. Admission is free for Mitchell Museum members and Tribal Citizens; $25 for non-members. Be among the first to witness the unveiling of our new mural and meet the 9 young artists that created it. The mural is part of a collaboration with St. Kateri Youth Circle, a non-profit that provides programming on Native American values and traditions for Native youth in the Chicago area. We will also be revealing our new online exhibit that highlights the exceptional children’s books Atika’s Medicine and I’m Not A Costume by author Maria Des Jarlait (Arikara, Ojibwe), who will also be on hand to share her stories and sign copies of her books for attendees.
The evening will also include food catered by Native American Foods and casual tours of our new Indigenous Medicine Garden as well as our Collections!
We are excited to announce two new perks for our all our members: Exclusive member walking tours and checking out books from our library!

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Not a member yet? Our annual museum memberships start at just $40. You can find more information about member benefits here.
For more information about this program, please contact: info@mitchellmuseum.org | (847) 475-1030 | www.mitchellmuseum.org/events/

Artecito Virtual - Gorilas
2022-08-25 18:00 - 19:00 | Online Event
Artecito is a family-friendly arts workshop, presented for free and in Spanish. Presented by OPEN Center for the Arts and Lincoln Park Zoo.

Los gorilas son animales interesantes con un comportamiento y emociones similares a los humanos, como la risa y la tristeza.
¡Únase a nosotros mientras exploramos más sobre los gorillas con nuestros amigos en Lincoln Park Zoo!
Contáctese aquí:
https://bit.ly/ArtecitoGorila
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Gorillas are amazing animals with human-like behavior and emotions such as laughter and sadness.
Join us as we explore more about Gorillas with our friends at Lincoln Park Zoo!
Contect Here:
https://bit.ly/ArtecitoGorila

Art After Work: Eugene von Bruenchenhein
2022-08-25 17:00 - 18:00 | Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, 756 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60642, United States
Join Intuit for Art After Work, a free series of facilitated art-making workshops inspired by outsider and self-taught art and artists from the museum’s collections and exhibitions. This month, Intuit Teacher Fellow and art educator Dorothy Broers will facilitate a workshop inspired by self-taught artist Eugene von Bruenchenhein. In the in-person workshop, participants will survey von Bruenchenhein’s vibrant and fantastic paintings to make their own layered artworks using printmaking techniques.
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Materials at Intuit

Tracing paper
Cardboard
Block printing inks
Water
Brayers
Items you can use to scrape / draw into wet ink
Disposable gloves
Aprons

Art After Work is for everyone, including beginners and people who say they “are not artists.” We can all be artists! It is a guided workshop, and instruction will begin at 5 p.m. in the museum’s performance space.
Please contact Courtney Thompson at courtney@art.org with questions related to accessibility accommodations.
Art After Work is free to join! To show your support to Intuit, please consider the pay-what-you-can option when you complete your reservation. Your contributions help ensure the sustainability of our public programs and support guest lecturers and teaching artists.
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Art After Work is funded in part by the Alphawood Foundation, the Department of Cultural Affairs, Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, Illinois Arts Council Agency, Illinois Humanities, National Endowment for the Arts, Prince Charitable Trust, Terra Foundation for American Art, and individual donations from Intuit members and supporters.

Meet Dorothy Broers
Dorothy Broers is a K-12 visual arts teacher who works with children and adults with developmental disabilities and autism. Her pedagogy is informed by a passion to provide inclusive opportunities for all students to engage in rich arts education experiences. Through her work in the Teacher Fellowship Program, Dorothy has gained a deep appreciation for outsider art and has incorporated lessons about self-taught artists in her school curriculum. Dorothy is also a freelance photographer and has exhibited at Woman Made Gallery, the Riverside Arts Center Freeark Gallery and Co-Prosperity Sphere. She lives and works in Chicago.

Art Talk: "Gunnar Widforss, Painter of the National Parks"
2022-08-25 14:00 - 15:00 | Swedish American Museum, 5211 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, 60640, United States
A talk by Alan Petersen

Through the Roaring Twenties and the first half of the Great Depression, the Swedish-born landscape painter Gunnar Widforss (1879-1934) focused his discerning eye and passionate energy on the national parks of the American West. Due to Widforss’ untimely death at only age 55, and because the rise of modernism in the early-twentieth century consigned many highly skilled realistic painters to obscurity, Widforss’ legacy is largely unknown today. The amiable Swede led a bohemian life in search of beautiful and challenging landscapes to paint. Widforss dressed formally as he worked and always attracted wonder-struck onlookers when he painted in Yosemite Valley, on the rim of Grand Canyon, and the other locations he favored in the national parks. Park Service friends such as Ansel Hall and Stephen Mather, as well as tourists, marveled at the accuracy of his painting and the compelling way in which he was able to capture the dramatic landscapes. Widforss never resorted to sentimental or romanticized depictions, so prevalent in depictions of western subjects. He very well may be viewed as one of the greatest artists to paint the West and his obscurity is a paradox. The story of Widforss’ life and work is one of great triumph in realistic painting, and the tragedy of his anonymity and death is a captivating story of a Swedish expatriate who fell in love with the American landscape.

Today, Widforss’ work is known only to a small number of dedicated collectors, the descendants of his family and friends, and those who discover his gem-like paintings when they visit the national parks he depicted.

Curator and author Alan Petersen has been uncovering Widforss’ fascinating story. He has published a catalogue raisonné of Widforss’ works and is working on a monograph on the artist. The catalogue raisonné is available online at gunnarwidforss.org.

Alan Petersen, Curator of Fine Arts for the Museum of Northern Arizona, worked on the South Rim of Grand Canyon for three years before moving to Flagstaff to attend NAU in 1980. Alan has curated exhibitions of work by such notable artists as Gunnar Widforss, Joella Jean Mahoney, Mary-Russell Ferrell Colton, Merrill Mahaffey, Bruce Aiken, Ed Mell, and Curt Walters, among many others.

Alan recently published the Gunnar Widforss Catalogue Raisonné (2020) and continues his work on a monograph on Widforss’ life and art. In 2018, he co-curated an exhibition of the artist’s work in collaboration with the Ljunbergmuseet in Sweden.
Before retiring, Alan taught art history, drawing, and courses pertaining to the Colorado
Plateau region at Coconino Community College in Flagstaff since 1992. His own art work explores the sources of uranium in Grand Canyon.

This is a free event with fika for sale.
To make a reservation please email museum@samac.org or call 773.782.8111

Live Performance | Lux Radio Theatre: “My Man Godfrey”
2022-08-21 15:00 | Illinois Holocaust Museum, 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL, 60077, United States
Experience a live theatrical rendition of the 1936 Academy Award-nominated comedy, “My Man Godfrey,” one of Hollywood’s most treasured commentaries on class and social unrest during the Great Depression.
Manhattan socialite Irene Bullock needs a “forgotten man” to win a scavenger hunt, and no one fits that description more than Godfrey Park, who lives in a Hooverville dump. Irene hires Godfrey as a family servant, to the chagrin of her spoiled sister, Cornelia, who tries her best to get Godfrey fired. As Irene falls for her new butler, Godfrey turns the tables and teaches the frivolous Bullocks a lesson or two.

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ON-SITE | Non-Members: General admission; Members: Free
ONLINE | Non-Members: $5.00; Members: Free
Register: https://ihm.ec/mymangodfrey
Illinois Holocaust Museum’s presentation of “Ghost Army: The Combat Con Artists of World War II” and exhibition-related programming is made possible with generous support from our Supporters, Enjoy Illinois, Pritzker Military Museum & Library, Larry and Carol Levy, Laurie and Phillip Gerber & Family; from Contributors, David Hiller, Judith and William Rader & Family; from Additional Funders, First Division Museum at Cantigny Park, Amy Bazelon and Gary Mitzvah, Golder Family Foundation, Michael and Debbie Strauss, Barbara and Victor Weisskopf; and from Media Partners, Clear Channel Outdoor, Chicago Reader, CBS Channel 2, WBEZ 91.5.Community Partners: 84th Great Lakes Training Division at Fort Sheridan; Honor Flight Chicago; Illinois Department of Jewish War Veterans of the USA“Ghost Army: The Combat Con Artists of World War II” was produced by The National World War II Museum.

Riddim Rite of Passage: A Sound Activation with Ajmal 'Mas Man' Millar
2022-08-20 13:00 - 14:30 | South Side Community Art Center, 3831 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL, 60653, United States
Artist Ajmal ‘Mas Man’ Millar will facilitate a participatory sound activation referencing his Trinidadian heritage.

About this event

We invite you to join us with artist Ajmal ‘Mas Man’ Millar for a special rite of passage participatory sound activation using found metal, which the artist uses often within their practice. Traditionally, rites of passages have functioned as a critical tool of individual rejuvenation and cultural interconnection.
Ajmal’s use of metal within this program is inspired by and symbolic of the ‘riddim section’, which is specifically linked to African diaspora percussions.
Each participant is encouraged to bring found metal (without sharp edges) that they have access to. The session will encompass:
– Introductions and group welcome where each participant will share their found objects with the group
– Several exercises to build cognition, individuality, improvisation, and harmony.
– Ajmal will also provide a variety of metal rods and wooden sticks used to strike the metal, thus collectively producing waves of sound in the likeness of steel drums.
***The session will be sonically recorded, and video documented.

Open Haus Stammtisch | Aloha from the Lounge!
2022-08-19 19:30 - 23:00 | DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
OPEN HAUS STAMMTISCH
ALOHA FROM THE LOUNGE
6th Floor Skyline Lounge + Terrace
Friday, August 19th
7:30-11:00 PM
Aloha! Looking to enjoy the summer groove before it’s gone? Join us for our monthly Stammtisch Open Haus! This month we are featuring acclaimed Elvis impersonator, Michael St. Angel, as the King of Rock-N-Roll! Slick your hair, put on your blue suede shoes, and shake-rattle-and-roll the night away with good friends and great music! Plus you can enjoy a rockin’ view of the Chicago skyline from the newly renovated Skyline Lounge! Delicious food and drink will be available for purchase.
Suggested donation: $5
Our Open Haus is a great way to meet new friends, or bring your friends and introduce them to the Haus! This event is held in our popular 6th Floor Skyline Lounge, complete with vintage bar and sweeping panoramic views of the Chicago skyline.
***RSVP by 4:00 PM on August 18th for a chance to win a free drink & meal!***
By submitting an RSVP to our events, you help us anticipate how many people to expect and help us ensure that we operate within city guidelines as it pertains to COVID-19 mitigation.
Free parking at 5/3 Bank after 6:00 PM located at Western and Gunnison

Petter Wahlbäck Concert
2022-08-19 18:00 | Swedish American Museum, 5211 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, 60640, United States
Petter Wahlbäck is an award-winning Swedish composer and sound designer working out of Chicago. Petter’s main areas of focus are music for media and performing arts. Recent theater sound and music credits include the Eurydice, Requiem for a Heavyweight, By the Bog of Cats, Ada and the Engine, and Vanya on the Plains by the Artistic Home, and Defacing Michael Jackson and The Book of Merman (Flying Elephant Productions), and The My Way Residential (The Irish Theatre). Petter also composes music for film and dance.
Petter will perform Swedish songs and speak about them through a personal and cultural perspective.
A Swedish meatball and mashed potato dinner will be served at 6 p.m. and arrive at 6:30 p.m. if you plan to come for the concert only.
Concert only tickets can be bought at the door if there is still room available. Reserve ahead of time, or buy dinner, on our website at: https://swedishamericanmuseum.org/…/petter-wahlback…/
