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  • June 2022

  • Wed 15
    June 15, 2022 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

    A Celebration of Robert Joffrey: Heritage, Legacy, and Innovation

    • Dance
    • Online Events
    • Talks and Gatherings
    Online Event

    MALA presents a special presentation and discussion centering on the legacy of legendary dancer, teacher, producer, and choreographer Robert Joffrey, who was born Anver Bey Abdullah Jaffa Khan. Joffrey’s achievements […]

    FREE
  • Wed 15
    Group of people performing on traditional drums
    June 15, 2022 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Adult Korean Drum Group Open House

    Adult Korean Drum Group Open House

    • Workshops and Classes
    HANA Center 4300 N. California Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

    HANA Center is thrilled to launch HANA's PungMul Program this summer on June 15th.  Our program will create a community space where we can come learn how to play PungMul, […]

  • Thu 16
    June 16, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Artecito Virtual – Ajolote

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    Online Event

    ¡Los Ajolotes son anfibios que comienzan su ciclo de vida de huevo-larva-adulto en el agua y pasan por la metamorfosis y se mudan a la tierra cuando son adultos! ¡Únase […]

    FREE
  • Fri 17
    June 17, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - June 18, 2022 @ 10:00 pm

    2022 Scottish Festival & Highland Games

    • Cultural Festivals and Fairs
    • Food and Drink
    • Member Events
    • Sporting Events
    Hamilton Lakes Park Blvd. & Pierce Road, Itasca, IL, United States

    The CHICAGO SCOTS invite you to join us for the Midwest's Largest Scottish Event, the 36th annual Scottish Festival & Highland Games. About this event Kids enter for FREE for […]

  • Fri 17
    Composer Jordyn Davis in a grey sweater and long white skirt seated in front of a piano, a black and white image of The Honourable Elizabeth A. Baker with her hand on an analog synthesizer by MOOG, and Jessica T. Carter posing with a hand on her hip in a green gown and pearl necklace in what appears to be a cathedral
    June 17, 2022 @ 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm

    From Slavery to Justice: the Ongoing Journey

    • Member Events
    • Music, Film, and Theater
    Skokie Public Library 5215 Oakton St, Skokie, IL, United States

    “From Slavery to Justice: the Ongoing Journey” uses music to tell stories of African-American liberation. To celebrate Juneteenth, a historic date that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people, Crossing Borders […]

    FREE
  • Fri 17
    June 17, 2022 @ 7:30 pm - 11:00 pm

    Open Haus Stammtisch | Schlagernacht with Pieptone!

    • Cultural Festivals and Fairs
    • Food and Drink
    • Talks and Gatherings
    DANK Haus German American Cultural Center 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

    It's time for another Schlagernacht with live entertainment by Pieptone! For those unfamiliar with the band, Pieptone! plays German-language pop hits, rarities, and oddities of the 1950s and 60s, everyone […]

    $10
  • Sat 18
    Group of people performing on traditional drums
    June 18, 2022 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Adult Korean Drum Group Open House

    Adult Korean Drum Group Open House

    • Workshops and Classes
    HANA Center 4300 N. California Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

    HANA Center is thrilled to launch HANA's PungMul Program this summer on June 15th.  Our program will create a community space where we can come learn how to play PungMul, […]

  • Sat 18
    June 18, 2022 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

    Saxophonist and Composer Matthew Muñeses Presents Noli Me Tángere

    • Music, Film, and Theater
    Newberry Library 60 West Walton Street, Chicago, IL, United States

    The Knights of Rizal (KOR) Maynilad and Malaya chapters and the Filipino American Historical Society of Chicago (FAHSC) would like to invite you and your staff to attend the celebration […]

    Donation
  • Sat 18
    June 18, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    JUNETEENTH AT THE HOUSE

    • Cultural Festivals and Fairs
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    • Music, Film, and Theater
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    South Side Community Art Center 3831 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

    SSCAC CELEBRATES JUNETEENTH WITH MUSIC, POETRY, COMEDY, AND FAMILY ART MAKING ACTIVATIONS – FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! FAMILY ART MAKING ACTIVITIES: 12 – 2PM  *POLAROID PHOTO ACTIVATION *CYANOTYPE ACTIVATION […]

    FREE
  • Sat 18
    June 18, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

    Juneteenth: A Celebration of Freedom at Bronzeville Children’s Museum

      Bronzeville Children's Museum 9301 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

      Join Bronzeville Children's Museum on Saturday June 18th 1pm- 3pm for CRAFTS, STORY TELLING, LIVE MUSIC and MORE! *9301 S. Stony Island Ave…*

      $5
    • Sat 18
      June 18, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

      Peace in Ukraine: An International Concert Benefiting Ukraine’s Children

      • Music, Film, and Theater
      St Volodomyr and Olha Ukrainian Catholic Church 739 N Oakley, Chicago, IL, United States

      American Music Festivals presents a concert by the Lincolnwood Chamber Orchestra. Features Ukrainian Composers, Mykola Lysenko, Mykhaylo Verbytsky, and others. On Saturday, June 18th at 4:00 p.m., at St. Volodymyr […]

      $50
    • Sat 18
      June 18, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm

      Exhibition Opening: Michel Andreenko: Revisited & Michel Andreenko and Ukrainian Artists in Paris

      • Exhibitions and Gallery Events
      Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art 2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

      Michel Andreenko and Ukrainian Artists in Paris is curated by Adrienne Kochman, in anticipation of the exhibition Michel Andreenko: Revisited. A survey of his career-from theatrical set designs and non-representational […]

      $5
    • Sat 18
      June 18, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

      Chinese American Museum of Chicago’s 21st Benefit Dinner

      • Food and Drink
      • Member Events
      • Talks and Gatherings
      New Furama Restaurant 2828 South Wentworth Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States

      The Chinatown Museum Foundation is hosting its 21st Benefit Dinner to raise funds for the Chinese American Museum of Chicago (CAMOC). Our theme this year is "Our History, Our Culture, […]

      $100
    • Sat 18
      June 18, 2022 @ 8:00 pm - 10:30 pm

      Del Patio: A Chicago Salsa Series

      • Dance
      • Music, Film, and Theater
      Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center 4046 W. Armitage Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

      Curated and co-produced by SRBCC, Del Patio is A Chicago Salsa Series featuring original music and arrangements by master pianist Edwin Sánchez and singer/composer Papo Santiago. Two of our city's […]

      Free – $10
    • Sun 19
      June 19, 2022 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

      Screening for Vincent Chin 40th Remembrance & Rededication

      • Music, Film, and Theater
      • Talks and Gatherings
      Chinese American Museum of Chicago 238 W. 23rd St, Chicago, IL, United States

      June 19, 2022 marks the 40th anniversary of the attack on and death of Vincent Chin. OCA Detroit is hosting a 4-day program (06/16 - 06/19) in Detroit that will […]

      Free
    • Tue 21
      Rasa Mahmoudian, Phyllis Calderon, Tom Clowes, and Seth Van Embden in concert black performing as a string quartet on stage at the Ravinia Festival at a recent performance for middle school students Photo credit Ravinia Festival
      June 21, 2022 @ 11:30 am - 12:45 pm

      Celebrating Juneteenth! at Buttercup Park

      • Member Events
      • Music, Film, and Theater
      Buttercup Park 4901 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL, United States

      Be one of the first people to ever hear the healing breaths and sounds of "this is a notice" by the incredible artist The Honourable Elizabeth A Baker, commissioned by […]

      FREE
    • Tue 21
      June 21, 2022 @ 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm

      Tuesdays on the Terrace: Edwin Sánchez and Papo Santiago, co-organized with SRBCC

      • Member Events
      • Music, Film, and Theater
      Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

      Summer Tuesdays come alive on the MCA's Anne and John Kern Terrace Garden with free music highlighting artists from Chicago's internationally renowned jazz community. This week's presentation is the culmination […]

    • Wed 22
      June 22, 2022 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

      Kulturküche with Carol | Rahm Schnitzel

      • Cultural Festivals and Fairs
      • Food and Drink
      • Talks and Gatherings
      • Workshops and Classes
      DANK Haus German American Cultural Center 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

      We are so excited to offer an in-person cooking class with Lincoln Square's own Chef Carol Himmel of Himmel's restaurant! She will be teaching students how to make Rahm Schnitzel, […]

      $25 – $30
    • Thu 23
      June 23, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm

      Conversations with Chicago Collections – Ukrainian National Museum of Chicago

      • Member Events
      • Talks and Gatherings
      Online Event

      CCC is proud to host the next installment of Conversations with Chicago Collections - Ukrainian National Museum of Chicago. Join Halyna Sarancha, Archivist, Maria Klimchak, Museum Curator, and Lydia Tkaczuk, President […]

      FREE
    • Thu 23
      June 23, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

      Mama Gloria: In Her Honor

      • Member Events
      • Music, Film, and Theater
      South Side Community Art Center 3831 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

      A film screening and community gathering in honor of the late Mama Gloria Allen. Luchina Fisher will screen her film Mama Gloria, in addition to honoring the life and impact of […]

      FREE
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    J. Gibran Villalobos

    Board Member

    J. Gibran Villalobos is an arts administrator, educator, and cultural worker. He has served as Senior Program Officer for the Institute of Museum and Library Services, as the Interim Executive Director of the Chicago Artists Coalition, and faculty lecturer at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Previously, he has held posts as Assistant Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Partnerships and Community Engagement Manager for the Chicago Architecture Biennial, Cultural Liaison for the Chicago Park District, and Curator-in-Residence for the Chicago Cultural Center. In 2016 he attended the Advocacy Leadership Institute and was invited to the White House Office of Public Engagement, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus to speak to issues affecting Latinos in Chicago. In 2017 he launched an inaugural summit of Latinx artists and administrators across the U.S; for this project he was awarded the Act Up Award by the Chicago Community Trust. His work has been presented at the Fabrica de Arte Cubano during the 2017 Havana Biennial. In 2019 he was an inaugural recipient of the Field Foundation’s Leaders for a New Chicago Award as well as the Americans for the Arts 2019 Leaders of Color Fellowship. In 2020, he joined the Civic Leadership Academy at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy where he worked with government and nonprofit sector participants to think about effective policy for Chicago’s cultural industries. He helped establish the Auxiliary Board at the National Museum of Mexican Art. He has taught graduate and undergraduate courses at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the Department of Arts Administration & Policy.

    Gibran holds a BA in Art History and a BS in Public Relations from Northern Arizona University and an MA in Arts Administration & Policy and MA in Modern Art History & Theory from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

    He has contributed to exhibitions such as Direct Message, presenting the artwork of Chicago artistic collectives and their relation to language and civic engagement. As part of an international project, he has convened the MCA Chicago with the Tate Modern, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Queens Museum and other institutions to create dialogue on civic engagement within contemporary art institutions. He has written catalog entries for Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle, Rodrigo Lara Zendejas, and Jeremiah Hulsebos-Spofford. In 2021, he is contributing to the upcoming retrospective on the work by artist Andrea Bowers focusing on the activism and archives of Emma Lozano. He is curator of the symposium Fractures: Creating Around Devastation focusing on water ecology, civic engagement, activism, and architecture.

    Loreal Robertson

    Board Member

    Loreal Robertson is a native Chicagoan who recently returned home in 2021 where she began working at the University of Chicago. In her role she oversees and monitors a range of programs, services, and resources to support the retention, wellness, belonging, and success of graduate students. Additionally, her role includes informing strategic priorities, diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, professional development, student advancement and the support of students who may be experiencing financial academic, or personal challenges, including students with disabilities and international students.

    Loreal has over 10 years of experience in higher education and student affairs. In 2021 she received the Inclusion and Diversity Champion Award from Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK), where she was previously employed. Loreal’s personal and professional philosophy is creating and promoting spaces and opportunities where everyone can see themselves as part of an experience and feels represented.

    Loreal holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Arkansas, a Master of Arts in Educational Administration from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from TAMUK.

    Loreal is a financial and active member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc, an avid reader, and enjoys traveling with family and friends.

    Warren Frank

    Treasurer

    Warren Frank is a retired CPA and CFO, and current Adjunct Professor at Columbia College.

    Warren worked at such CPA firms as KPMG, PwC, and Deloitte, and Not For Profit organizations as National Association of Realtors, Chicago Associations of Realtors, Anixter Center, and Chinese American Service League.

    Warren is a Chicago resident in the Lakeview neighborhood. He attended Loyola University of Chicago for his bachelor degree and Northwestern University for his master degree.

    Colleen McGaughey

    Board Member

    Colleen McGaughey (she/her) is the director of development at the National Public Housing Museum, where she leads the strategic direction of the museum’s fundraising efforts with a focus on creative and community-centric approaches.

    Mario Longoni

    Board Member

    Mario Longoni is a cultural anthropologist (“Lead Environmental Social Scientist”) in the Keller Science Action Center at the Field Museum. For over 20 years, he has worked with individuals and organizations to surface and activate cultural and natural assets (specific strengths and characteristics) to help communities meet the challenges they face.

    Rob Fojtik

    Board Member
    Rob Fojtik is Vice President for Neighborhood Strategy at Choose Chicago, the city’s official tourism and convention promotion bureau. In this capacity, Rob oversees efforts to promote and support Chicago’s 77 neighborhoods to visitors from near and far. Programs include the award-winning Neighborhood Content Creator program that leverages resident-made digital content, and Chicago Alfresco, a $2.5 million placemaking initiative created in partnership with the Chicago Department of Transportation to transform public spaces into community plazas for outdoor enjoyment.

    Before coming to Choose Chicago, Rob was a Senior Advisor to Mayor Lightfoot on economic development and international relations at City Hall, as well as LGTBQ+ affairs and the expanded outdoor dining program. In this role, he also worked to recommend and place over 150 civic leaders and residents onto City boards and commissions. Prior to government service in the Lightfoot administration, Rob ran her winning campaign in the crowded 2019 Chicago mayoral race as Chief of Staff. In past lives, Rob has worked as a public affairs manager for a Fortune 500 company downtown; had misadventures in management consulting, art sales, and personal cheffing; and spent time in Washington DC working for former Secretary of Defense William Cohen. Rob also served a one-year appointment at the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence as a policy advisor on Central and Eastern Europe. In this role, he was part of the NSC’s interagency process to develop a comprehensive sanctions regime on Russia as a consequence of its 2014 invasion of Crimea and Eastern Ukraine.

    After receiving his BA in Slavic Languages and Literature at Northwestern University, Rob lived and worked in the Czech Republic teaching English and tending bar before moving to Washington, D.C. to pursue a MA from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies (CERES). He enjoys cooking, learning foreign languages, hiking with his partner and their dog, and visiting Chicago’s many neighborhoods.

    Paul Durica

    Board Member

    Dr. Paul Durica is the Director of Exhibitions at the Chicago History Museums and worked in a similar capacity at The Newberry Library. From 2015-2020, he served as the Director of Programs and Exhibitions with Illinois Humanities, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

    Prior to that he drew upon his work as a writer, researcher, and teacher to produce a series of free and interactive talks, walks, and reenactments focused on narratives from Chicago’s past that resonate with its present.

    These public history programs led to collaborations with cultural institutions in the city such as the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, Chicago History Museum, Newberry Library, Chicago Architecture Foundation, Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Chicago Cultural Center among others.

    Each program made use of both his original research and the skills of the arts organizations, community groups, local businesses, and publications that acted as my partners. Some of these programs, such as the full-scale reenactment of the Haymarket Affair in 2011, involved recruiting and directing over 300 volunteers and 1,000 participants.

    To produce these programs successfully, he wrote grants; managed budgets; generated web content; worked closely with program partners of varying sizes and resources; and identified, engaged, and sustained a diverse multi-generational audience.

    Lynessa Rico

    Board Member

    Dr. Lynessa M. Rico is the Associate Chair of the Business Psychology Department at the The Chicago School of Professional Psychology Chicago campus. She is also a business mentor at 1871.

    Lynessa is a results-driven Strategic Consultant with over 25 years of experience enabling leaders to meet strategic business objectives by identifying and aligning business growth opportunities with strategic direction of culturally diverse organizations. By leveraging her strategic experience in identifying and impacting business growth opportunities and maximizing profits in retail firms and higher education institutions, Lynessa leads workshops focused on the creative mindset, women’s entrepreneurship, emotional intelligence, and the value and application of design thinking within entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial ecosystems. Her services also include consulting with and educating leadership on emotional intelligence, the power of design thinking and the creative mindset, and leadership styles to support inclusive, creative workplaces. She has presented to leadership and innovation teams in small, mid-size, and Fortune 500 companies.

    Lynessa received her undergraduate degrees in Marketing and Management from Wichita State University. She then went on to earn a master’s degree in Business Administration from Wichita State University with a focus in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. After earning her master’s degree, Lynessa received her doctorate in Business Psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology where she successfully completed her dissertation titled, “The Relationship Between Personality Types and Color Preference for Color Combinations.” Her current research interests include women’s entrepreneurship, design thinking, creativity, emotional intelligence, and entrepreneurship self-efficacy.

    Outside of work and research, Lynessa enjoys mentoring start-ups and judging pitch competitions. Lynessa currently resides in Chicago, Illinois with her four cats. She is an avid long-distance runner, having completed 5 full marathons (and counting), and enjoys watching musical theater.

    Briana Thomas

    Board Member

    Briana Thomas is the Museum Associate at the Abrahamic Center for Cultural Education (a core member of the Chicago Cultural Alliance). She wears many hats including developing exhibition content, facilitating community programs (children and adults), liaising with visitor artists, and other responsibilities. Her previous experience in the nonprofit space includes her tenure as the Financial Empowerment Coordinator at AMERICORPS Sharing Life Center as well as engaging with the public at the Dallas Arboretum. Her past professional experience has remained rooted in marginalized communities. It is their needs, discourse and histories that she has routinely been tasked with protecting and showcasing in the face of poor infrastructure, and willing ignorance. Creating safe spaces is an ancestral practice she has inherited.