• ARTIST TALK: Le’Ana Asher

      Center for Native Futures 56 W. Adams St., Chicago, IL, United States

      With a profound connection to her Ojibwe heritage, contemporary artist Le'Ana Asher creates vibrant and evocative paintings about memory, identity, and resiliency.

    • Noche Caribeña

        Navy Pier 600 East Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States

        Set with a backdrop of Navy Pier, this evening concert offers audience members multiple Latin American music genres including folk, pop, big band, salsa, ballads, bomba, and plena.

        Free
      • Exploring River Themes: Watercolor Workshop

          Chicago Architecture Center 111 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL, United States

          The visual vocabulary of water has been a rich source of creativity for artists. The CAC is hosting a hands-on workshop exploring watercolor and changing urban environments.

          $35
        • Traditional Tea Talk

            3500 S Morgan Street 3500 S Morgan St 3F, Chicago, IL, United States

            Join the Heritage Museum of Asian Art for an incredible afternoon of learning. Participators will enjoy a hands-on tea experience guided by Living Water Tea House tea experts!

            $8
          • Stories from the West Side Concert Finale

              Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center 4046 W. Armitage Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

              Final concert by James Sanders & Conjunto and Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre inspired by the memories of Latino Chicago.

              Free – $10
            • Stories from the West Side

                Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center 4046 W. Armitage Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

                After hearing and documenting the stories of our workshops participants, James Sanders' Conjunto presents original music inspired by the memories of Latino Chicago.

                Free – $10
              • DIY Tie-Dye Patterns for Shirts

                  3500 S Morgan Street 3500 S Morgan St 3F, Chicago, IL, United States

                  In this workshop, students will create their own tie-dyed t-shirt using the traditional zā rǎn method. Tie-Dye is a common dyeing technique that presents in many different cultures. In Asian, for example, we can see 扎染(zā rǎn)in China and Shibori in Japan. Traditional, this technique uses threads and other forms of manipulation to create patterns […]

                  $15 – $20
                • Balzekas Museum Aviation History Workshop About Pilots Darius & Girenas

                    Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture 6500 South Pulaski Road, Chicago, IL, United States

                    The Balzekas Museum is celebrating two Chicago heroes: Lithuanian-American aviation pioneers who set out to break the world distance record by flying to Lithuania.

                    Free
                  • Esmeralda Santiago Book Launch of “Las Madres”

                      The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture 3015 W Division Street, Chicago, IL, United States

                      A powerful novel of family, race, faith, sex, and disaster between Puerto Rico and the Bronx, revealing the lives and loves of five women and the secret that binds them together.

                      $30
                    • Conversation: Carol Ross Barney on Architecture

                        Art Institute of Chicago 111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

                        Join renowned Chicago architect and 2023 AIA Gold Medal recipient Carol Ross Barney for a conversation on her life and work.

                        Free
                      • Vibrant and Colorful Music and Dances of Bollywood

                          Warren Park 6601 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

                          Audiences will experience and enjoy the Bollywood fashions, colors, and musical influences with dancers and musicians performing Bollywood music and dance.

                          Free
                        • Tattoo: Identity Through Ink

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

                            This exhibit explores personal and collective identity through tattoo traditions, past and present. For more than 5000 years, people have used tattoos to beautify, heal, or empower.

                          • 3rd Fridays Free Admission Museum Night

                            3rd Fridays Free Admission Museum Night

                            Heritage Museum of Asian Art 3500 S Morgan St, Chicago, IL, United States

                            Free Admission Museum Nights take place every third Friday of each month from 5 pm to 8 pm! The tour will start at 6 PM on time. All tours depart from the reception desk, and please be sure to arrive on time. The event offers wine and appetizers. This Friday at 7-7:40 PM, our Resident […]

                            Free
                          • Haitians Speak

                              Haitian American Museum of Chicago 4410 N Clark St, Chicago, United States

                              HAMOC is publishing a book! Join us as we unveil our book, available 1/1/2025! Want to be a part of the book? Bring your original images to the event.

                              Free
                            • Kéyah: Paintings and Photographs of Home Opening Reception

                                American Indian Center 3401 West Ainslie Street, Chicago, IL, United States

                                The American Indian Center is excited to host Diné artist Fleurette Estes and her exhibit, "Kéyah: Paintings and Photographs of Home," in their Gallery!

                              • “Gravity” by Tom Torluemke

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

                                  Tom Torluemke' landscape and portrait paintings ask the question: as social and civic unrest become more contentious, how can people help each other and the environment?

                                • Lawndale Peace Party #2

                                    Douglass Park 2950 W 19th St, Chicago, IL, United States

                                    The LAWNDALE Peace Party #2 is a free event for a day full of Art, music, food, and mini golf!

                                    Free
                                  • Scandinavian Dance Evening

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

                                      This year we will ease back into dancing at a dance workshop. All experience levels are welcome to this free evening of Scandinavian Dance held by Linda and Paul.

                                      $10