• Music of Cambodia

    Online Event

    Representing the living tradition of Cambodian traditional music, Artist-in-Residence, Punisa Pov and her students will perform, demonstrate, and share the history of this ancient music. Presented by National Cambodian Heritage Museum and Killing Fields Memorial through Chicago Public Libraries How to Attend This event takes place on Zoom. Register at least 24 hours before the event. Only […]

    FREE
  • Live Performances: Sergio Gomez and Joanna Pinsky with Beate Axmann

    DANK Haus German American Cultural Center 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

    Live Performances will take place in the DANK Treffpunkt (1st floor gallery), where guests are encouraged to watch at any time during the session. Performances begin at 5:00pm and go until the artists are done painting (about 2 hours). Performance dates: Wednesday, May 4 – Sergio Gomez with Beate Axmann 5-7 PM Tuesday, May 17 – Joanna […]

    Free
  • Faces and Places: Beyond the Headlines – Haiti

    Online Event

    Join the HAMOC as it opens its newest virtual exhibition by artist Ildi Tillmann About this event Celebrate Haitian Heritage Month with HAMOC! Ildi Tilmann is an emerging, New York-based author and photographer of Hungarian origin. She has an MA in Africana Studies. Her Caribbean-related essays, short stories and photography have been featured in several […]

    $5
  • Experimental Collage Workshop

    DANK Haus German American Cultural Center 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

    Kunst Workshop im DANK Haus mit der Künstlerin Beate Axmann aus dem Schwarzwald/Deutschland Eine experimentelle Collage zum Thema „Sichtverrückt“ Experimentelle Collage bedeutet mit Schneiden, Reißen, Kleben und Übermalen mit Acryl-Farben seine eigene lustige, ernsthafte oder skurrile Geschichte entstehen zu lassen. Der Kreativität für ein originelles Werk sind keine Grenzen gesetzt….  Alle Materialien, sowie Collagen-Materialien aus Zeitschriften, […]

    $12 – $25
  • Artecito Virtual: Mono Araña

    Online Event

    Artecito Virtual is a virtual arts workshop for families in Spanish, presented by OPEN Center for the Arts in partnership with Lincoln Park Zoo. ¡Los monos araña son mamíferos clasificados como primates como tú y yo! Son vistos como animales traviesos, pero hay mucho que conocer sobre ellos. ¡Únase a nosotros mientras exploramos más sobre […]

    FREE
  • Classical and Modern Mies

    National Hellenic Museum 333 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL, United States

    Join the Mies van der Rohe Society and the National Hellenic Museum as we explore the blend of classical influences and constructivist form in Mies van der Rohe's architecture, with […]

    $10 – $40
  • Desde Mi Barrio Concert: Recordando a Mamá

    Latin Music Project Center 2958 north Milwaukee ave, Chicago, IL, United States

    Conjunto Superior brings back lovely boleros of yesteryear with Recordando a Mamá (Remembering Mom). This eight-piece band features vocalist Narda Martinez, violinist Ernesto Paz, and cuatrista Félix Sánchez. Special guest; […]

    $10 – $15
  • Whose Democracy? Gender and the 5.18 Gwangju Uprising

    Online Event

    Join HANA this Friday as we commemorate the 42nd anniversary of the Gwangju Uprising! On May 18, 1980, democracy activists, students, and opposition leaders led a 9-day uprising in the South Korean city of Gwangju against martial law and the military dictatorship government of Chun Doo-Hwan. It is considered to have been a pivotal moment […]

    FREE
  • Open Haus Stammtisch – Maifest on the Terrasse

    DANK Haus German American Cultural Center 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

    Friday, May 20th is a night of fun at our Open Haus! This month’s theme is Maifest on the Terrace! We will have German Bier on tap and food for purchase! Our Open Haus is a great way to meet new friends, or bring your friends and introduce them to the Haus! This event is […]

    Free admission; drinks available for purchase
  • Bengali Spiritual Songs by Ochin Pakhi

    South Asia Institute 1925 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States

    An evening celebrating the folk music from West Bengal and Bangladesh, presented by Ochin Pakhi, a young, fun-loving, enthusiastic, and spiritually inclined ensemble of Chicago-based musicians. Accompanied by traditional instruments, the group will be performing songs and poems of the Nobel laureate, poet, and philosopher, Rabindranath Tagore; Bengali philosopher, mystic, songwriter, social reformer, and thinker Fakir […]

    $25
  • Young Ukrainian Talent Concert

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

    SUNDAY, MAY 22, 2022 2:00 PM UIMA $20 SUGGESTED DONATION AT THE DOOR Please Join Us In Supporting Local Young Talent Within Our Community! Come and See These Rising Stars For Yourself… Performances By: Volodymyr Kyyak (vocals & guitar), Christian Tsikhun (flute), Elizabeth Romanyuk (piano), Dmytro Zvyntarnyj (viola), Elizabeth Romanyuk (violin), Myroslav Mykhailenko (piano),  Julia […]

    $20