Chicago Cultural Alliance

Roots of Reform: A Woman’s Place is…?
2024-04-03 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Online Event
Early Chicago female reformers left a legacy that influences public policy and social justice activism to this day. Join us as we explore their place… where they lived, worked, and made a difference in Chicago through the safety net they wove.
It’s important in Chicago to recognize the contributions of women to social, economic, and educational reforms for urban development. Focusing on their work from 1870 – 1920 (BEFORE they had the vote), we consider where and how these women laid the foundations of reforms that support Chicago’s vibrant and diverse communities through local, state, and national policies that continue to this day.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM PRESENTER
CAC docent Catherine Thomson is a professional property manager and an avid social justice activist. She is also one-half of HERstory, a duo of women honoring the achievements of women through musical storytelling programs such as The 19th Amendment and the Power of the Vote, Trailblazing Female Firsts, and debuting March 9th, A Century of Songwriting Sisters. Catherine celebrates HERstory every day, but during Women’s History Month, it is a delight to dig deep into the roots of reform and the Chicago women who cultivated them.

Constructing Jathi Choreography with Harini Nilakantan
2024-03-30 13:15 - 14:15, 2024-03-23 13:15 - 14:15 | Kalapriya Studio, 2101 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago, United States
Weekly Saturdays
1:15 – 2:15 PM
Harini Nilakantan is a student of Aacharya Choodamani Guru Smt. Roja
Kannan, and has over two decades of experience in this art form. In this 90-minute class, dancers will learn new choreography – both how to piece together combinations and increase retention with her for advanced
rhythmic patterns or Jathis.
Class focus: execution, technique, creativity, retention

Windows on Design Workshop
2024-03-30 13:00 - 15:00 | Chicago Architecture Center, 111 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL, 60601, United States
Stained glass has been enhancing buildings around the world for thousands of years. Discover how these windows are designed and then make your own acrylic stained-glass window.
In Chicago, stained glass can be found in historic temples, churches, Gilded Aged mansions, and landmark municipal buildings. Participants will learn how these dazzling-colored windows were designed and then make their own acrylic stained-glass windows. Participants will then take what they learned and make their own acrylic stained-glass window project to take home.
WORKSHOP FACILITATOR: PAUL NEUMANN
CAC educator Paul Neumann has worked at the New-York Historical Society, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Frick Collection, and was previously Acting Executive Director at Pleasant Home, a historic house in Oak Park, Illinois. Neumann holds a BFA in Sculpture and Mixed Media from Virginia Commonwealth University and an MA in Museum Studies from Georgetown University.

FREE Guided Tours at the National Hellenic Museum
2024-03-30 11:00 - 15:00, 2024-03-23 11:00 - 15:00 | National Hellenic Museum, 333 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL, 60661, United States
Join us for our FREE, limited-time offer guided tours every Saturday at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. These one-hour tours offer a comprehensive journey through the museum’s rich exhibitions and artifacts.

Free Book Talk Event with the Chinese American Museum of Chicago
2024-03-30 11:00 - 12:00 | Chinese American Museum of Chicago, 238 W. 23rd St, Chicago, IL, 60616, United States
Free Book Talk Event

Saturday, March 30th
From 11am-12pm
Chinese American Museum, 238 W 23rd St, Chicago, IL 60616,
Located on the 4th floor

Join Dr. Li for a discussion based on her book “Transpacific Cartographies: Narrating theContemporary Chinese Diaspora in the United States” (Rutgers University Press, 2023), which examines how contemporary Chinese diasporic narratives address the existential loss of home for immigrant communities at a time of global precarity and amid rising Sino-US tensions.

Puerto Rican Arts Alliance: Studio Arts Program
2024-03-30 10:30 - 14:30, 2024-03-23 10:30 - 14:30 | IL
El Rinconcito is a free open art space for creative expression for people ages 12-25. You can meet people like you who are interested in arts, painting, drawing, printmaking, and others. El Riconcito provides a safe and welcoming studio for art making. An artist and a counselor in the studio can guide you in creative experiences, but you can opt to do your own artwork.
Join us! We provide the art supplies, and you bring your creativity.

Kino, Kaffee und Kuchen
2024-03-30 10:30, 2024-03-23 10:30 | DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
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Saturday, January 06, 2024
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DANK Haus Room 206, 2nd Floor

KINO, KAFFEE UND KUCHEN
Saturdays at the DANK Haus in Room 206
10:30 – 11:00 AM | Kaffee und Kuchen
11:00 – 12:00 PM | Vorfilm
12:00 PM | Feature Film Begins

Join us each Saturday at the DANK Haus in Fall, Winter, and Spring for Kaffee, Kuchen, und Kino. Each week guests will choose the film they want to watch
DANK Members: $5 | Non-Members: $7

JASC Farewell Party for Clark Street Building
2024-03-29 15:00 - 18:00 | Japanese American Services Committee, 4427 N. Clark, Chicago, Illinois, 60640, United States
Stop by JASC for one last goodbye! We’re opening our doors to the community for food and farewells on Friday, March 29th from 3-6pm.
RSVPs are appreciated (but not required) online here or call the office at (773) 275-0097.

Neighborhood Nights
2024-03-28 19:00 - 23:00 | IL
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Thursday, January 11, 2024
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DANK Haus, 6th Floor Skyline Lounge

enjoy a beverage with a spectacular EXPERIENCE in our haus
A perfect place to meet your neighbors and socialize! All proceeds support the DANK Haus Museum
WHEN
Each 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month from 7-11 PM.
Location
Winter months – Brauhaus Room (2nd floor)
Summer/Fall months – Skyline Lounge/Terrace (6th floor)
Subject to change. Be sure to check elevator signs when arriving!

The Book of Prague: Ten stories by Czech authors in first-ever English release
2024-03-28 19:00 | T. G. Masaryk Czech School, 5701 W 22nd Pl, Cicero, IL, 60804, United States
Petr Hruška, one of the Czech Republic’s leading contemporary poets, will introduce Everything Indicates: Selected Poems – an invaluable introduction to his work for English-speaking readers, gathered in a translation of verve and poignancy by Jonathan Bolton. Hruška’s poems uncover realities we may have sensed but have never before found as precisely and unsettlingly articulated.
Jan Zikmund, the co-editor of the recently published The Book of Prague, will discuss the short stories included in the anthology that present Prague in a completely new light. These stories take us into less-visited corners of Prague – from the steep streets of the proudly edgy Žižkov neighborhood to the flood-ravaged suburb of Karlín, from the tensions experienced by the city’s Romani community to the dehumanizing post-war redevelopment of areas like Libeň, proving that there are always facets to a city’s character you would never have imagined. Listen to the interview.

Arquitinas on Architecture
2024-03-27 18:00 - 19:00 | Chicago Architecture Center, 111 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL, 60601, United States
Join us on Wednesday, March 27th, for a panel discussion with several members of Arquitina, a professional leadership & licensure initiative for Latinas in the field of architecture.
Women represent 20% of licensed architects in the United States, but Latina architects represent less than 1%. Join us for an enlightening discussion featuring several accomplished members of Arquitinas as they share their invaluable experiences and insights into field of architecture and design, while advocating for enhanced representation within the professional architect community. Our professional panelists will also be joined by a recent Girls Build! graduate and current member of the Girls Build! Advisory Board to share her perspective as a young person learning about built environment and architectural professions.
Our professional panelists will also be joined by a recent Girls Build! graduate and current member of the Girls Build! Advisory Board to share her perspective as a young person learning about built environment and architectural professions.

March Free Day
2024-03-27 10:00 - 17:00 | Mitchell Museum of the American Indian, 3001 central street, Evanston, IL, 60201, United States
Date: 2024-03-27
Location:
3001 Central Street
Evanston,IL 60201, United States

Join us for a day of free admission at the Mitchell Museum on Wednesday, March 27th, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Thank you to our Sponsor Grace Lutheran Church!
For more information about this program, please contact: info@mitchellmuseum.org | (847) 475-1030

Tree of Life
2024-03-24 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-03-23 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-03-22 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-03-21 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-03-20 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-03-19 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-03-18 10:00 - 17:00 | 2249 West Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60612, 2249 West Superior Street, Chicago, IL, 60612, United States
Join us for the opening of our Tree of Life art exhibit featuring Marta Sofia Fraser and Kateryna Tkachenko. The exhibit opens Friday, March 1, 2024 at 6:30, admission is $10 per person. The exhibit runs through March 24, 2024.

Holi at Kalapriya
2024-03-23 17:00 - 19:00 | IL
Kalapriya welcomes you to celebrate the Indian festival of Colors, Love, and Spring on March 23, 2024 at the Chicago Women’s Park & Garden.
5:00 PM | Doors Open
5:15 PM | Opening Performance Kalapriya Dancers
Food and beverage service commences; Arts and Crafts table opens
5:45 PM | Dance Along! Kalapriya Dancers
6:00 PM | Holi Toss
7:00 PM | Event Ends

Korean Culture Workshop - Young Kim
2024-03-23 14:00 - 15:00 | Heritage Museum of Asian Art, 3500 S Morgan St, Chicago, IL, 60609, United States
Korean Culture Workshop: Obangsaek
(오방색, 五方色) with Young Kim
1 pm – 3 pm, Saturday, March 23 | General $15 | Member $10
Join our workshop for an exploration of Obangsaek (오방색, 五方色), the colors of Korea, and create your own collage postcards using these symbolic colors. This session offers a unique opportunity to engage with Korean heritage in a creative and meaningful manner.
About the Instructor: Young Kim is a Chicago-based interdisciplinary artist from South Korea who works with painting, weaving, installation, hand paper-making, and performance. She received a BFA in Textile Art from Hongik University in Seoul and an MFA in Fine Arts at Columbia College Chicago in 2023 and has participated in considerable solo and group exhibitions throughout Korea, the U.S., and abroad.

Ukrainian Easter Egg Workshop
2024-03-23 10:00 - 14:00 | 2249 West Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60612, 2249 West Superior Street, Chicago, IL, 60612, United States
Let your creative juices flow as you create a piece of artwork to add to your treasure trove.
Each workshop is 4 hours long from 10:am-2:pm. Dates: March 9, March 23, April 13, April 27. Seating is limited to 18 participants per workshop. Participants must be 17 years of age or older. Registration fee $45 per person.
Register here:https://ukrainiannationalmuseum.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/neonevents/events#/events/2655

Easter Delight: Pisanki Workshop at the PMA
2024-03-23 10:00 - 12:00 | Polish Museum of America, 984 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL, 60642, United States
Easter is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate than by diving into the beautiful tradition of Pisanki, or Polish egg decorating! Join us on Saturday, March 23, 2024, for an immersive workshop led by the talented instructor Christine Frankowicz-Burd.

During this two-hour session starting at 10:00 a.m., you’ll learn the intricate techniques of Pisanki at the Polish Museum of America, located at 984 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago. The workshop will take place in the PRCUA Social Hall on the First Floor.
The registration fee is $25, which includes the cost of stylus and wax. Don’t forget to bring along 3-4 raw eggs to unleash your creativity!
Museum admission is complimentary for each paid participant on the day of the workshop, in addition to free parking!
This event is open to participants aged 10 and above. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian throughout the workshop.
We’re thrilled to announce that this year’s Pisanki Workshop is co-sponsored by the generous support of the Edward T. & Ellen K. Dryer Charitable Foundation.
Hurry, as space is limited to 40 participants! Reserve your spot now and let’s make this Easter season truly special with the magic of Pisanki!
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Wielkanoc tuż tuż, a czy jest lepszy sposób na świętowanie niż zanurzenie się w piękną tradycję pisanek, czyli polskiego zdobienia jajek? Zapraszamy w sobotę 23 marca 2024 r. na warsztaty prowadzone przez utalentowaną instruktorkę Christine Frankowicz-Burd.
Podczas tej dwugodzinnej sesji rozpoczynającej się o 10:00 poznacie Państwo zawiłe techniki pisanek w Muzeum Polskim w Ameryce, mieszczącym się pod adresem 984 North Milwaukee Avenue w Chicago. Warsztaty odbędą się w Social Hall ZPRKA.
Opłata rejestracyjna wynosi $25 i obejmuje koszt rysika i wosku. Prosimy zabrać ze sobą 3-4 surowe jajka, aby uwolnić swoją kreatywność!
Wstęp do Muzeum dla każdego płatnego uczestnika oraz parking w dniu warsztatów jest bezpłatny!
W wydarzeniu mogą brać udział uczestnicy w wieku 10 lat i starsi. Przez cały czas trwania warsztatów dzieciom musi towarzyszyć rodzic lub opiekun.
Z radością ogłaszamy, że tegoroczne warsztaty pisanek są finansowane dzięki hojnemu wsparciu Fundacji Charytatywnej Edwarda T. i Ellen K. Dryer.
Liczba miejsc jest ograniczona – maksymalnie 40 uczestników! Zarezerwujcie Państwo miejsce już teraz i sprawcie, aby okres wielkanocny był naprawdę wyjątkowy dzięki sztuce tworzenia pisanek!

Orchids After Hours
2024-03-22 17:00 - 20:00 | Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Rd, Glencie, IL, 60022
Make a date to be whisked away by a whimsical world of 10,000 fresh, colorful blooms. Marvel at surprises under the big top as you treat yourself to light bites and colorful cocktails (available for purchase). Enjoy a vibrant night out at the Orchid Show of Wonders.

Waffle Day Pop-Up Café
2024-03-22 11:00 - 15:00 | Swedish American Museum, 5211 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, 60640, United States
It’s that time of year again…Waffle Day! What better way to celebrate than with waffles from the Swedish American Museum? Stop by to grab yours while they last! More details to come on our website.

Materials, Metaphors, and Miniatures
2024-03-18 - 2024-08-18 | South Asia Institute, 1925 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60616, United States
The exhibition ‘Materials, Metaphors, and Miniatures’ featuring works from the Hundal Collection delves into neo-contemporary miniature painting through the works of artists who have moved beyond the traditional format and explore contemporary themes.
General Admission includes Second Floor Exhibition.
LIST OF ARTISTS
Bashir Ahmed | Asif Ahmed | Waseem Ahmed | Farhat Ali | Faiza Butt | Imran Channa | Alexander Gorlizki | Nusra Latif Qureshi | Imran Mudassar | Shoaib Mahmood | Fariha Nadir | Imran Qureshi | Shahzia Sikander | Amjad Ali Talpur | Saira Wasim | Muhammad Zeeshan
