Chicago Cultural Alliance

Swedish American Museum Book Club w/ Author Helen Lundström Erwin
2022-01-29 07:00 - 08:00 (America/Chicago) | Online Event
Book Club Online

January 29 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

The Museum book club reads a wide range of books from the Nordic countries.
This is a free event and you can register by emailing museum@samac.org.
For the January event the author, Helen Lundström Erwin will join us for book club!!
Here are the upcoming book club books:
January
Sour milk in sheep’s wool by Helen Lundström Erwin
February
Antiphony by Laila Stien
March
Pakkis by Khalid Hussain
The books can be bought in the Museum Store.
About Sour milk in sheep’s wool
Sweden, at the turn of the 20th century. Two women, an unwed mother and a suffragette, living lives so different from each other it’s as if they were separated by time, not just circumstance. They don’t know it, but destiny is pulling them toward each other and their fates are interlinked.
Anette spins lies to hide that she’s an unwed mother with many children. And with different fathers for most of them, a staggering truth she can barely admit even to herself. Without the ability to protect herself from unwanted pregnancies, she moves each time she gets pregnant, telling the same tale as always, she’s a widow.
Hanna closes her café for the night and opens the door to her activist friends, creating a space safe from curious husbands and disapproving eyes. Inspired by the pioneer temperance woman Emelie Rathou, who linked alcohol abuse with the oppression of women, they join forces with the rest of the nation and the world and begin the long fight for Women’s Suffrage.
Helen Lundström Erwin, author of the acclaimed James’ Journey, has created a well-researched, and riveting second historical novel. By introducing revolutionary women like Elise Ottesen-Jensen, the co-founder of International Planned Parenthood Federation, you’ll be transported back in time, joining our foremothers while they fight for reproductive justice and the right to vote.

More info and Zoom event ID at: https://swedishamericanmuseum.org/event/book-club-online-19/

Kaffeeklatsch
2022-01-27 17:30 - 18:30, 2022-01-20 17:30 - 18:30, 2022-01-13 17:30 - 18:30 | Online Event
DANK Haus hosts a gemütliche chat online every Thursday at 5:30pm, with German speakers at every level welcome.
We will be talking about “Gott und die Welt”, and this Klatsch will be moderated by a friendly and enthusiastic German speaker.

Please RSVP to receive the online link. This link can be used every week. https://dankhaus.com/event-4475997
Please contact us at languageschool@dankhaus.com should you have any questions.

International Holocaust Remembrance Day Live Performance: Saul & Ruby's Holocaust Survivor Band
2022-01-27 12:30 - 15:00 | Illinois Holocaust Museum, 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL, 60077, United States
January 27, 2022 | 6:30pm CST
On-Site & Virtual
from the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center
ELLEN V. & PHILIP L. GLASS HOLOCAUST COMMEMORATIVE SERIES
In honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, join us for a film screening of Saul & Ruby’s Holocaust Survivor Band, live performance from the Holocaust Survivor Band, and post-show discussion with the filmmaker.
This unique and compelling story is about having the courage to live one’s dreams, finding purpose and meaning in life at any age, the transcendent power of music, and the importance of speaking out against antisemitism and bigotry.
Like many Holocaust Survivors, after World War II, Saul and Ruby moved to America, started families and careers, grew old, and retired to South Florida. For them, retirement could have been the last chapter in their story. But then they decided to start a klezmer band: the Holocaust Survivor Band. The band summons the bittersweet memories of childhood in Poland, but more than that, it is a celebration of life.
The band’s history begins in total obscurity, playing in residential homes for the elderly and small Jewish community organizations, and builds up into being invited to perform at venues across the country, including a coveted performance at the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage.
After a lively performance by the film’s subjects, Saul Drier and Ruby Sosnowicz, enjoy a post-performance discussion moderated by Academy Award nominated and Emmy winning filmmaker, Tod Lending. Lending’s work has aired nationally on ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, HBO; has been screened theatrically and awarded at national and international festivals; and has been televised internationally in Europe and Asia. Lending’s work can be found on his website: https://nomadicpictures.org/
Reservations are required for both on-site and online options.
Proof of COVID-19 vaccination & masks are required to attend on-site programs.

REGISTER HERE: ilholocaustmuseum.org/events/commemoration-international-holocaust-remembrance-day-live-performance-saul-rubys-holocaust-survivor-band/

Virtual Artist Talk: Jennifer M. Stevens (Oneida and Oglala Lakota)
2022-01-27 12:00 - 13:00 | Online Event
Virtual Artist Discussion!

Join us for our artist discussion about their work and who they are as artists. There will be a live Q&A at the end of each discussion.

About this event

Jennifer M. Stevens is currently a resident of Bayview-Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She is an enrolled member of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin through her father and Oglala Lakota through her Mother. She was born in Alexandria, Virginia and raised on the Oneida Nation-De Pere, Wisconsin and received her Bachelor’s of Arts Degree in Art from St. Norbert College.
Jennifer M. Stevens has weaved a creative life as a classical singer and visual artist. She studied Classical Singing and Opera nationally and internationally and she studied Classical Art in college and traditional Oneida Pottery with prominent woodland Indigenous artists such as; Rose K. Kerstetter, Peter B. Jones, and Richard Zane Smith.
Furthermore, Jennifer M. Stevens became nationally known for her contribution in cultural preservation through Oneida Pottery revitalization, taught Oneida Pottery for 20 years 4k-Advance level students, and one of the few in history to become a professional Native American woman composer and classical singer. Stevens was acknowledged in the book, Encyclopedia of Native American Music of North America by Elaine Keillor and Timothy Archambault, and was a featured Artist, Singer, and Composer on PBS-Wisconsin Public Television, “Wisconsin Life” and the documentary, “Owe.la’: The Music Within Jennifer Stevens.” Stevens is a Singer, Composer, Artist, Researcher, and Educator, and her life philosophy is “Community Building Through the Arts.”

Thursday, 1/27 at 6pm Central via Zoom. Tickets here https://www.eventbrite.com/…/virtual-artist-discussion…
For more information, please visit www.mitchellmuseum.org/events

Artecito Virtual - Cornamentas, Cuernos, y Pezuñas
2022-01-27 12:00 - 13:00 | Online Event
Free virtual event – Artecito by OPEN Center for the Arts with Lincoln Park Zoo
Presented in Spanish
Thursday, January 27 at 6pm
Conectate aquí: https://bit.ly/ArtecitoCornamentasCuernos

Korean Traditional Furniture Exhibition Opening Reception
2022-01-22 11:00 - 13:00 | Korean Cultural Center of Chicago, 9925 Capitol Dr, Wheeling, IL, United States
Opening Reception for new exhibition at the Korean Cultural Center of Chicago: “Korean Traditional Furniture”
January 22, 5:00pm
Exhibition on display January 22-February 12, 2022 at the KCCOC Gallery, 9930 Capitol Dr, Wheeling
To register, contact event@kccoc.org or call 847.947.4460

Trickster Cultural Center Book Club: The Firekeeper's Daughter
2022-01-22 07:00 - 08:00 | IL
Trickster Cultural Center hosts their monthly Book Club by Native authors, on Saturday, January 22nd at 1pm. In-person at Trickster Cultural Center, 190 S Roselle Rd, Schaumburg.
For more information, email ginar@tricksterculturalcenter.org

Open Haus Game Night Stammtisch
2022-01-21 13:30 - 17:00 | DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
Our January Open Haus will be a night of board games with old friends and new! Did you know that Germans invented the jigsaw puzzle and board games? Bring your friends and your competitive spirit and celebrate Germany with a night of German food, drink, games, and Gemütlichkeit!
Free parking at 5/3 Bank after 6:00 PM located at Western and Gunnison
Please Note: The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) is requiring that everyone age two or older, regardless of vaccination status, wear masks in public indoor settings, effective Friday, August 20, 2021. Masking remains optional in outdoor settings, where the risk of COVID-19 transmission is lower, though masks are recommended for unvaccinated individuals in crowded outdoor settings. Please be sure to wear your mask whenever you are indoors at the DANK Haus. If we work together to protect one another, we can slow the spread of COVID-19.

Free Concert by The Chicago Immigrant Orchestra & Zeshan B
2022-01-21 13:00 - 15:00 | IL, United States
The CIO today is a 20-piece ensemble that consists of members of the Chicago immigrant community, representing musical traditions from all over the world. In this fresh approach under the direction of guitarist Fareed Haque and oud player Wanees Zarour, Chicago Immigrant Orchestra musicians from the Far East to Western Europe, Africa and the Americas are thoroughly involved the evolution of the musical ideas that are presented.
This concert with guest artist Zeshan B is co-sponsored by Chicago Cultural Alliance Core Member MALA: The Muslim American Leadership Alliance. It is presented for free at:
American Islamic College
640 W Irving Park Rd
Chicago, IL 60613
Date and time
Fri, Jan 21, 2022, 7:00 PM
GET FREE TICKETS HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-chicago-immigrant-orchestra-zeshan-b-tickets-229516027617

NHM Virtual Book Club: Fifteen Dogs
2022-01-20 13:00 - 14:00 | Online Event
On Thursday, January 20th at 7pm we will be discussing Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis Virtually via Zoom.
Join the National Hellenic Museum’s Virtual Book Club in our second year!
Facilitated by NHM’s Resident Scholar Dr. Katherine Kelaidis & Manager of Programs & Events Cairo Dye, each month the NHM Virtual Book Club chooses a book that is either inspired by the Hellenic legacy or by a Greek American author (and sometimes both!). Then we gather to discuss the book on Zoom.
Book Club is free to join and meets on the third Thursday of each month at 7pm CST
In January, we will be discussing Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis.
Support NHM with your purchase of Fifteen Dogs! When you buy your copy through this link, a portion of the proceeds will go to NHM: https://amzn.to/3m3l89A
See our other book club selections this year by clicking here
More about Fifteen Dogs:
A bet between the gods Hermes and Apollo leads them to grant human consciousness and language to a group of dogs overnighting at a Toronto veterinary clinic. Suddenly capable of more complex thought, the pack is torn between those who resist the new ways of thinking, preferring the old ‘dog’ ways, and those who embrace the change. The gods watch from above as the dogs venture into their newly unfamiliar world, as they become divided among themselves, as each struggles with new thoughts and feelings. Wily Benjy moves from home to home, Prince becomes a poet, and Majnoun forges a relationship with a kind couple that stops even the Fates in their tracks.
André Alexis’s contemporary take on the apologue offers an utterly compelling and affecting look at the beauty and perils of human consciousness. By turns meditative and devastating, charming and strange, Fifteen Dogs shows you can teach an old genre new tricks.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nhm-virtual-book-club-fifteen-dogs-tickets-227135196487

An Unapologetic Dream: A Virtual MLK Day Celebration
2022-01-17 10:00 - 13:00 | Online Event
Hosted by Hyde Park Art Center with South Side Community Art Center and Arts + Public Life. Join a free virtual screening on January 17 from 4-7pm of Unapologetic by Chicago filmmaker Ashley O”Shay. Register here: https://buff.ly/3zJpGY2
Unapologetic is a film told through the lens of Janaé Bonsu and Bella Bahhs, two fierce abolitionist leaders, that gives a deep look into the movement for Black Lives, from the police murder of Rekia Boyd to the election of mayor Lori Lightfoot.
Opening the program will also be an excerpt from Hyde Park Art Center’s Center Program Artist, Cathleen Campbell’s documentary, Martin Luther King’s Unsung Heros in Chicago, shorts from The Black Archive Project: Chicago Uprisings 2020 by local independent filmmaker and documentarian, Resita Cox, and a poetry reading from Leslé Honore, an AfroLatina poet, artivist, and author of Fist & Fire, a collection of powerful, unflinching poems that confront issues of social justice through the lens of real human lives and voices.
The poetry and films will be followed by a discussion with filmmakers Ashley O’Shay, Resita Cox, and Cathleen Campbell.

From the Prosaic to the Magical: Experiments in Audio Visual Art Online Talk
2022-01-16 09:00 - 10:30 | Umang and Paragi Patel Center NIAM, 815 S Main St, Lombard, IL, 60148, United States
Join our Panel of Artists, Curators, Writers and Creators in an immersive discourse, following a guided tour of the artwork on display at E/Merge: Art of the Indian Diaspora.
Date: Sunday, January 16, 2022
Time: 10:30am-11:30amCT
About our Panel:
Surabhi Saraf is a multimedia artist, composer, and founder of the Centre for Emotional Materiality. Her practice lives at the intersection of technology, healing and activism.
Megha Ralapati is an independent curator, arts manager and writer based in Chicago, where she oversees the Jackman Goldwasser Residency at Hyde Park Art Center.
Shaurya Kumar currently lives and works in Chicago, IL. He is an Associate Professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Chair of the Department of Printmedia.Due to limited availability please register early!
Register here: https://www.eventcombo.com/e/from-the-prosaic-to-the-magical-experiments-in-audio-visual–44767

"Rise Up: Stonewall and the LGBTQ Rights Movement" Virtual Exhibit Tour
2022-01-16 08:00 - 09:00 | Online Event
Pride came with a cost. Explore Rise Up: Stonewall and the LGBTQ Rights Movement through our virtual exhibition tour and discover how the Stonewall Uprising sparked a national movement for LGBTQ+ rights across the United States and its connection to Chicago.
The exhibition blends historic images and artifacts from the movement to share the voices and tell the stories of those who took a stand for LGBTQ+ rights, including posters from Harvey Milk’s campaign for public office in San Francisco, a rainbow flag in its original colors signed by creator Gilbert Baker, and early LGBTQ+ magazine publications.
Our virtual tour includes a video presentation narrated by Chief Curator of Collections and Exhibitions, Arielle Weininger, and a live Q&A moderated by Museum personnel.
Non-Members: $10.00
Members: Free
Reservations are required. Members must sign in to take advantage of their member discount.
January 16, 2022 | 2:00pm CST
Reserve your spot here: https://www.ilholocaustmuseum.org/events/rise-up-stonewall-and-the-lgbtq-rights-movement-virtual-tour-5/

Scandinavian Jam Online
2022-01-16 07:30 - 09:30 | Online Event
January 16 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Scandinavian Jam, where we practice what we teach. Join Mary Allsopp and Paul Tyler online on the first and third Sunday of every month. Enjoy an afternoon of traditional roots music. We teach by ear, review and share tunes. We are happy to take suggestions and love meeting new people. It’s a friendly group and we have folks joining in from across the country.
Contact Scandi.Fiddler@yahoo.com or PTyler@ameritech.net with any questions and to get a zoom code. This is a free event.

More info: https://swedishamericanmuseum.org/event/scandinavian-jam-online-29/

Film Screening and Discussion: Courage
2022-01-16 07:00 - 10:00 | Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, 2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
Hosted by the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
Sun, Jan 16 at 1pm
The Belarus Community of Chicago, Ukrainian Congress Committee of America – Illinois Division, and the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art are co-hosting this film screening about the current situation in Belarus, the persecution of journalists and the autocratic regime.
More info at https://uima-chicago.org/

Sip & Paint at Trickster Cultural Center
2022-01-15 07:00 - 09:00 | IL
Desiree Salpietro-Gigl will introduce participants to the basics of acrylic painting in this winter painting series. All are welcome and no experience is needed.

January Session (January 15th): We will paint a winter forest landscape
February Session (February 12th): Enjoy this fun Valentine’s session on pop art style
March Session (March 19th): To be determined
April: We will feature a small art show featuring artwork from all participants.

Ticket Prices:

Adults $10
Youth (16 and under) $5
Veterans are free

Goody bags will be offered after each session.
Following Cook County’s Covid regulations, all participants are required to wear a mask during each session.
REGISTER HERE: https://tricksterculturalcenter.salsalabs.org/paint-series-with-desiree/index.html
Trickster Cultural Center, 190 S Roselle Rd, Schaumburg IL 60193

Online Curator Talk - Cori Sherman North
2022-01-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Swedish American Museum, 5211 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, 60640, United States
Cori Sherman North, Curator of the Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery in Lindsborg, KS will talk about the traveling exhibit “Art for All” that opens today in the Main Gallery.
“Art for All” features paintings, drawings, and prints by prominent Swedish-American artists working in the late 19th and early 20th century held in the collections of the Sandzén Gallery and the Hillstrom Museum of Art. Many Swedish artists who came to America brought with them a newly instilled democratic attitude toward art, codified in the motto “art for all” and promulgated by Konstnärsförbundet (Artists’ League) that was formed in 1886 in Stockholm, which sprung from a desire to modernize the Swedish Royal Academy and its attitudes.
Friday, Jan 14, 6pm-7pm.

Learn more: https://swedishamericanmuseum.org/event/art-talk/

Virtual Yoga Livestreamed from Garfield Park Conservatory
2021-12-04 03:00 - 04:00, 2021-11-27 03:00 - 04:00, 2021-11-20 03:00 - 04:00, 2021-11-13 03:00 - 04:00, 2021-11-06 04:00 - 05:00, 2021-10-30 04:00 - 05:00, 2021-10-23 04:00 - 05:00, 2021-10-16 04:00 - 05:00 and 3 more dates | Garfield Park Conservatory
Join us for this one-hour virtual yoga session from the comforts of your own home with the Conservatory as the background. Pre-registration is required so we can send you a link to join, and space is limited. Registration closes at 10:00am when the session begins. Automated live captioning is available. This class is free but we welcome donations to help offset programming costs.
