Chicago Cultural Alliance

Kaval Park
2023-02-04 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Magura Cultural Center, 415 W Golf Rd #7, Arlington Heights, IL, United States
Среща с Богдан Дарев/ Bogdan Darev – продуцент, сценарист и режисьор на филма.
“Кавал парк” преплита в себе си документалното кино с художествено произведение. Прожекцията в Чикаго е част от световното турне на филма.
Документален, САЩ, България, 100 мин., цветен, HD, английско и българско аудио, български и английски субтитри.
КОГА: 4-ти февруари @ 19 ч.
КЪДЕ: Magura Cultural Center
БИЛЕТИ: https://magurabcs.com/cinema/bnrxnggolse9dsi5alcg2wj8ogf34y
“Александър Еплер не е супергерой и затова го обичам. Може пък да е супергерой и неговата суперсила да е музиката. Александър не спасява света по холивудски. Но неговата необратима любов към музиката, към българската култура и българския народ събуди у мен чувство на дълбоко преклонение. КАВАЛ ПАРК е толково документален филм, колкото е и художествено произведение. Целта ми беше да заснема и монтирам филма като повест, като писмо, като симфония от образи и чувства, ноти от миналото, настоящето и бъдещето, уловени моменти от богатия и своеобразен живот на маестро Еплер. Заповядайте в КАВАЛ ПАРК, където киното и живота се преплитат в клоните на дряновите дървета и всички сме взаимосвързани.” – БД
КАКВО КАЗВА ПУБЛИКАТА:
„След този филм мълчание, поклон, тишина.” Атанас
„Жегва. Трудно ми е да го опиша това докосване. Иска ми се повече хора да го видят.” Юли
„Пожелавам всеки, който има възможност да гледа филма. Ще се обогати. Просто ще се обогати духовно!” Любка
Повече от филм, “Кавал парк” е явление!
ОЧАКВАМЕ ВИ!

The 3 B's: "A Concert of Music by Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms"
2023-02-04 19:30 | DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
Come enjoy a live performance in our 5th Floor ballroom showcasing the works of three of Germany’s most beloved composers, “The Three Bs: A Concert of Music by Bach, Beethoven and Brahms.” This special concert will feature the singing of bass-baritone Andrew Schultze and Svetlana Belsky on the piano in a performance of songs, arias and keyboard.
Andrew Schultze is an active performer, conductor, stage director and teacher. He is well known as an interpreter of the standard opera/oratorio repertoire, as a concert singer, and as a specialist in the performance of early music. He has performed around the world including Austria, France, Italy and more. His rich voice and lively conversation is welcome by guests and audience members.
Andrew will be accompanied by Svetlana Belsky, an in-demand recitalist and chamber pianist, noted for her remarkable rapport with audiences and stylistic versatility. She has appeared in the Ukraine, Russia, Poland, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, and throughout the United States. Her performance credits include Carnegie Recital Hall, Kiev Philharmonic Hall, Dame Myra Hess Series, Music in the Loft, countless university concert series, live recitals on Chicago’s WFMT and New York’s WQXR, and guest appearances with the University of Chicago Symphony, Southern Illinois Symphony, Chicago Chamber Orchestra and the Tutti Orchestra.
Cost: $5 Suggested Donation
Please Note: Free parking is located at 5/3 Bank located at Western and Gunnison Avenue.

KLUB MASARÝČEK
2023-02-05 | T.G. Masaryk Czech School, 5701 W 22nd Pl, Cicero, IL, 60804, United States
KLUB MASARÝČEK pro předškoláky ve věku 3–5 let vstupuje do druhého pololetí! K zaregistrování jsou vítáni jak stávající žáčci, tak nové tváře! Pro rodiče máme dobrou zprávu, program byl o hodinu prodloužen. Od 7. února se výuka češtiny skrz hry, aktivity na školní zahradě, písničky a pohádky bude konat od 10 do 12:30.
O přihlášky pište na info@czechschoolchicago.org nebo volejte 773-543-9255. Zápisné činí $200 na pololetí (15 setkání). Registrace končí v neděli 5. února. Komunikační dovednost dětí v češtině je podmínkou, stejně tak fungování bez plínek.
Těšíme se na nové žáčky!

UNITY, Maggie Wong
2023-02-05 - 2023-03-12 | Chinese American Museum of Chicago, 238 W. 23rd St, Chicago, IL, 60616, United States
The Spotlight Series at the Chinese American Museum of Chicago is pleased to present UNITY, Maggie Wong’s first solo exhibition in Chicago.
Through various manipulations of newsprint via sculptural and print interventions pulled from the artist’s collection of Unity Newspaper, the show depicts a version of childcare that supported revolutionary action, particularly the publishing of Unity by the League of Revolutionary Struggle, a radical communist group that emerged in 1978 upon the merger between the August 29th Movement, a Chicano revolutionary organization, and I Wor Kuen, an Asian American revolutionary organization, both influenced by Mao and followed Marxist-Leninist thought.
This system is what raised the artist and countless other now-grown adults that now serves as a point of departure to feel through a movement as a mothering environment.
About the Artist:
Maggie Wong (b.1988, Oakland, CA) is a visual artist attuned to materiality and sculpture’s disciplinary capacity to shape social space. She creates multidisciplinary works that focus on care labor, sentimentality, and collectivity. As a teacher. Maggie is interested in the interplay between informal and experiential education amidst formal art ecologies. She holds an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). She is currently the Educator-in-Residence at the Luminary, and lecturer at SAIC. Her work has been shown at Mana Contemporary Chicago, Comfort Station, Annas Projects, take care (LA), Temple Contemporary, YBCA, and 99cent Plus, and has been written about in ArtForum and Sixty Inches from Center. Her writing has been published by Yale University Press, Viral Ecologies, and the Journal of Art Practice.

UNITY, Maggie Wong Opening Reception
2023-02-05 13:00 - 16:00 | Chinese American Museum of Chicago, 238 W. 23rd St, Chicago, IL, 60616, United States
About the Exhibit:
The Spotlight Series at the Chinese American Museum of Chicago is pleased to present UNITY, Maggie Wong’s first solo exhibition in Chicago.
Through various manipulations of newsprint via sculptural and print interventions pulled from the artist’s collection of Unity Newspaper, the show depicts a version of childcare that supported revolutionary action, particularly the publishing of Unity by the League of Revolutionary Struggle, a radical communist group that emerged in 1978 upon the merger between the August 29th Movement, a Chicano revolutionary organization, and I Wor Kuen, an Asian American revolutionary organization, both influenced by Mao and followed Marxist-Leninist thought.
This system is what raised the artist and countless other now-grown adults that now serves as a point of departure to feel through a movement as a mothering environment.
About the Artist:
Maggie Wong (b.1988, Oakland, CA) is a visual artist attuned to materiality and sculpture’s disciplinary capacity to shape social space. She creates multidisciplinary works that focus on care labor, sentimentality, and collectivity. As a teacher. Maggie is interested in the interplay between informal and experiential education amidst formal art ecologies. She holds an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). She is currently the Educator-in-Residence at the Luminary, and lecturer at SAIC. Her work has been shown at Mana Contemporary Chicago, Comfort Station, Annas Projects, take care (LA), Temple Contemporary, YBCA, and 99cent Plus, and has been written about in ArtForum and Sixty Inches from Center. Her writing has been published by Yale University Press, Viral Ecologies, and the Journal of Art Practice.

Charity Vernissage
2023-02-05 15:00 - 19:00 | Polish Museum of America, 984 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL, 60642, United States
The seventh charity vernissage of Dr. Blazej Lojewski for the benefit of the School and Educational Center for Blind Children in Laski.
During the vernissage – psychism, an innovative concept of art where the viewer becomes the creator, will be presented. Created in 2016, the concept permits the viewer to see what he wants to see; the viewer is always right.
The event will feature performances by well-known jazz musicians: Sławomir Bielawiec (piano) and Rob Denty (saxophone).
“Entry, as always, is free, but remember that there are those who have less and need more and if you can – please visit the Center’s website: laski.edu.pl and, if possible, support them within your means” – Dr. Blazej Lojewski.
Everyone is invited. Bring your families, friends and acquaintances with you, use social media; as always, it will be interesting and as always a little different.
“You do not see what you see and I want you to see what you want to see.”
laski.edu.pl
At the PMA, visually impaired and blind people can go through the recently created “Path of Touch.”

Canta, Violino!
2023-02-06 08:00 - 17:00 | Epiphany Center for the Arts, 201 South Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60607, United States
For twenty years violinist/fiddler and composer Andrew Finn Magill has been pursuing parallel careers in traditional Irish music, Brazilian choro, jazz and American fiddle, the result of many years living abroad and a childhood growing up at The Swannanoa Gathering in Asheville, North Carolina. He now takes his folk background and his exploration of Brazilian music to create “uncharted territory for both the violin and Brazilian music.”(Bandsintown)
Andrew has performed with top-notch musicians from grammy-nominees Trio Brasileiro to Rising Appalachia. He has been featured on NPR, MTV, Avianca in-flight entertainment, is a Fulbright Fellow, 2019 North Carolina Arts Council Grant recipient for jazz composition and has over a million Spotify streams.
He has been an ambassador of Brazilian violin ever since and has founded many Brazilian music groups including O Finno, Violino no Choro, Brazilian Strings Trio (with fellow American violinist Ted Falcon and Brazilian guitarist Nando Duarte) and Canta, Violino! the album of which was released on Ropeadope Records in 2018.

Artist Registration for 2023 Members Art Exhibition
2023-02-06 14:41 | Irish American Heritage Center, 4626 N. Knox Ave., Chicago, IL, 60630, United States
Over 36 years ago members of the Irish American Community had a vision to create a place that would hold the spirit of the past, the energy of the present and to keep their culture alive for the future. This non-for-profit organization brings the best in artistic avenues, and arts are an important part of the Irish dialog. We continue to keep that vision alive with the visual arts, music, dance, literature, and drama.
Membership must be up-to-date. Call the office at 773-282-7035, xt 10 to become a member or check status.
Drop off date for artwork is Saturday, February 11th between 10:00am and 12:00pm in the Gallery at the IAHC.
Mailed artwork must be received the week of February 6th through 11th.
Opening reception will be Friday, February 24th from 7:00pm to 9:00pm.
Closing reception will be Sunday, April 30th from 2:00pm to 4:30pm.
The Gallery will be open the following Fridays from 6:00pm to 9:00pm during Lent: February 24th, March 3rd, March 10th, March 24th, and March 11th as part of as part of the St. Patrick’s Fest Celebration at the IAHC.
Kathleen Kelly: k.kelly5805@att.net/773-736-1713

DON'T FEAR THE REAPER by Stephen Graham Jones
2023-02-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Chicago Waldorf School, 5200 North Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60640, United States
Women & Children First, in partnship with the American Indian Center, is excited to welcome New York Times bestselling author, Stephen Graham Jones for a reading, conversation, and book-signing in honor of Don’t Fear the Reaper, the riveting sequel to My Heart Is a Chainsaw. For this event, Jones will be in conversation with Gus Moreno. There will also be an introduction by Richard Thomas. This ticketed event will be held off-site at Chicago Waldorf School.
Please note: if you select the bundled ticket option that includes a copy of Don’t Fear The Reaper, you will pick up your book at the event.
Masks are required for all attendees, but can be removed briefly for photos during the book-signing.
Stephen Graham Jones is the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Good Indians. He has been an NEA fellowship recipient and been recipient of several awards including: the Ray Bradbury Award from the Los Angeles Times, the Bram Stoker Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, the Jesse Jones Award for Best Work of Fiction from the Texas Institute of Letters, the Independent Publishers Award for Multicultural Fiction, and the Alex Award from American Library Association. He is the Ivena Baldwin Professor of English at the University of Colorado Boulder.
Gus Moreno is the author of This Thing Between Us. His stories have appeared in Terraform: Watch/Worlds/Burn, Southwest Review, Aurealis, PsuedoPod, and the Burnt Tongues anthology. His work has been featured in the LA Times, Lit-Hub, NPR, and the New York Times. He lives in the suburbs with his wife and two dogs, but never think that he’s not from Chicago.
Richard Thomas is the award-winning author of three novels, four short story collections, 170 stories in print, and the editor of four anthologies. He has been nominated for the Bram Stoker, Shirley Jackson, Thriller, and Audie awards. Visit www.whatdoesnotkillme.com for more information.
American Indian Center (AIC) continues to highlight contemporary Native American (NA) art that promotes cultural pedagogy for discourse and understanding, while providing a necessary inclusive platform for cultural exchange. As visitors to the AIC learn about Native history, contemporary culture, identity and cultural celebrations, they become aware of the NA historical and present-day contribution to the cultural fabric of the City of Chicago and the State of Illinois. You can support AIC’s work by donating HERE.
For accessibility requests, scholarship tickets, or other inquiries please email wcfbooks@gmail.com

Winter Storytelling with the Morton Arboretum
2023-02-08 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual, Chicago, IL, United States
Enjoy traditional Native American stories about nature & learn about the role of storytelling in Indigenous culture virtually with the Morton Arboretum & Trickster Cultural Center. $10 Morton Arboretum member / $17 guest. Age: 16 and older.
Purchase Zoom Access Here: https://bit.ly/3kzeg5Q

CYKLUS ONLINE WORKSHOPŮ PRO UČITELE ČEŠTINY
2023-02-09 | Virtual, Chicago, IL, United States
CYKLUS ONLINE WORKSHOPŮ PRO UČITELE ČEŠTINY naší kolegyně Kristýny Horáčkové láká čím dál tím větší počet účastníků nejen ze Severní Ameriky (na druhý workshop se přihlásilo 26 učitelů češtiny). Třetí (a zatím) poslední workshop na téma JAK NA ONLINE VÝUKU DĚTÍ A DOSPĚLÝCH proběhne ve čtvrtek 9. února. Rezervační formulář zveřejníme o víkendu na webu: https://www.czechschoolsamerica.org/for-teachers…

Mozart in the Morning, "Simple Songs, Simple Stories"
2023-02-09 11:00 - 12:00 | Korean Cultural Center of Chicago, 9925 Capitol Dr, Wheeling, IL, United States
Korean Cultural Center of Chicago’s Thursday’s concert series, Mozart in the Morning. This month’s series is “Simple Songs, Simple Stories”.

Creative Studio: DIY Nature Art
2023-02-09 17:30 - 19:00 | Trickster Cultural Center, 190 S Roselle Rd, Schaumburg, IL, 60193, United States
Explore art using nature’s resources on Thursday, Feb 9 from 5:30-7PM at Trickster Cultural Center.
Register Here: https://bit.ly/3XJQMcW

Mutinous Women: How French Convicts Became Founding Mothers of the Gulf Coast
2023-02-09 18:00 - 19:00 | Newberry Library, 60 West Walton Street, Chicago, IL, 60610, United States
This program will be livestreamed on Zoom. Free and open to all. Register in advance here.
Join us as Joan DeJean and Jack McCord use maps from the Newberry collection to recreate the European settlement of the vast territory in North America that the French named Louisiana, and to tell the story of one remarkable woman, Marie Baron.
On February 27, 1720, Marie Baron and 95 other female inmates who had been serving time in a notorious Parisian prison were abandoned on an uninhabited island off the Gulf Coast. Most of the women had, like Marie Baron, been falsely charged with “public prostitution.” Those who survived their deportation on a ship named La Mutine, “the Mutinous Woman,” forged such remarkable lives that their impact on this country continues, three centuries later. Their lives are recounted in Joan DeJean’s new book, Mutinous Women: How French Convicts Became Founding Mothers of the Gulf Coast.
In Louisiana, Marie Baron became a person of note and the wife of Jean François Dumont—a mapmaker responsible for many extraordinary maps in the Newberry collection. Dumont recorded events in Louisiana’s history that he himself had not witnessed but that his wife had, embedding her perspective into his vision of the European settlement of North America.
Signed copies of Joan DeJean’s book Mutinous Women are available for purchase online from the Newberry Bookshop.
This event is cosponsored by the Alliance Française de Chicago.

Take a Genealogy Journey at the Irish American Heritage Center
2023-02-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Irish American Heritage Center, 4626 N. Knox Ave., Chicago, IL, 60630, United States
The Genealogist is in! Start or continue your journey into your family’s history with the Irish American Heritage Center! Classes start in September.
Would you like to start out with a one-on-one consultation with our chief Genealogist? Call Terri O’Connell and book your very own hour! 773-962-1609 to make arrangements. $50 for a private consultation.
National Archives Ireland – The National Archives of Ireland houses many resources for your research. This workshop focuses on using the Archives to continue your research.

Saekdong & Fashion
2023-02-10 - 2023-02-23 | Korean Cultural Center of Chicago, 9925 Capitol Dr, Wheeling, IL, United States
‘Saekdong & Fashion’ Solo Exhibition
김윤 개인전
덕성여자대학교 의상디자인전공 부교수
Exhibition: Feb. 10-Feb. 23
@KCCoC Gallery
9925 Capitol Dr. Wheeling, IL. 60090
Inquiry: (847) 947-4460
패션디자인의 표현 영역 중 하나인 패션일러스트레이션은 기존의 패션 드로잉(일러스트레이션)이라는 인식에서 벗어나 빠르게 변화하는 패션 산업 속에서 패션의 새로운 장르로 발전하고 있다. 패션일러스트레이션의 융합적 표현기법 개발을 통해 패션디자인 영역의 대중화와 표현의 폭을 넓히는 작가의 활동은 패션 예술성의 확장과 패션산업의 무경계화적 발전을 보여준다.
K-Fashion은 다양한 영역에서 표현되고 있다. 이번 작품에서 작가는 글로벌화되어진 K-Fashion의 예술적 범위와 실험적 아이디어 표현 영역을 확장하였다. 특히 한국 전통 패션의 대표적 색과 패턴인 ‘색동’을 통해 한국의 패션이 얼마나 빠르게 글로벌 패션에 스며들고 있는지를 보여주고자 한다. 또한 미니멀한 ‘도형화’로 표현한 한글의 일부를 한국 전통 스트라이프 패턴인‘색동’과 함께 디자인함으로써 K-Fashion의 세련되고 미니멀함을 한국적 색채로 보여준다.
작가는 핸드크래프트적 아날로그 기법으로 한국 전통 원단에 표현한 핸드 스티치와 핸드드로잉을 사용하였고, 조형적 특성 강조를 위해 디지털 프로그램을 함께 활용하는 융합적 표현을 보여준다. 이를 통해 패션일러스트레이션 표현의 새로운 방향성을 제시하고 패션일러스트레이션 관련 연구의 범위를 확장하였다. 또한 글로벌 패션산업에서 활용하기 적합한 K-Fashion의 디자인 표현 영역을 넓히는 특별한 전시가 될 것이다.

‘Saekdong & Fashion’
Yoon Kim Solo Exhibition
Associate Professor, Dept. of Fashion Design, Duksung Women’s University
Exhibition: Feb. 10-Feb. 23
@KCCoC Gallery
9925 Capitol Dr. Wheeling, IL. 60090
Inquiry: (847)947-4460
Fashion illustration, one of the expression areas of fashion design, is developing into a new genre of fashion in the fast-changing fashion industry, breaking away from the existing perception of fashion drawing (illustration). The artist’s activities to popularize the fashion design field and expand the range of expression through the development of convergent expression techniques of fashion illustration show the expansion of fashion artistry and the borderless development of the fashion industry.
K-Fashion is expressed in various areas. In this work, the artist expanded the artistic range of globalized K-Fashion and the experimental expression of ideas. In particular, we want to show how quickly Korean fashion is permeating into global fashion through ‘Saekdong’, a representative color and pattern of Korean traditional fashion. In addition, by designing a part of Hangeul, which is expressed in minimal ‘figure painting’, along with ‘Saekdong’, a traditional Korean stripe pattern, it shows the refined and minimalism of K-Fashion in Korean colors.
The artist used hand stitches and hand drawings expressed on Korean traditional fabrics with handcrafted analog techniques, that shows a convergence of expressions using digital programs together to emphasize formative characteristics. Through this, a new direction of fashion illustration expression was created and the scope of research related to fashion illustration was expanded. It will also be a special exhibition that expands the realm of K-Fashion design expression suitable for use in the global fashion industry.

Tilling the Past
2023-02-10 - 2023-06-18 | Swedish American Museum, 5211 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, 60640, United States
From 1908 to the mid 1930’s, Hilma Ljung photographed the village of Svalöv with her 4×5 glass plate view camera, showing us a rural Swedish woman’s life.

Flower Arranging Workshop
2023-02-10 18:00 - 20:00 | Japanese American Service Committee, 4427 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, 60640, United States
Make a beautiful arrangement just in time for Valentine’s day! Mrs. Yuko Inoue Darcy (Ohara School of Ikebana) will lead a flower arranging workshop on February 10, 2023 from 6 – 8 pm.

All flowers and supplies included in the class fee, and you take your creation home at the end of the workshop.

Come early for tea time starting at 5:30 pm. Register at tinyurl.com/jascregister

Гонг медитация
2023-02-10 18:30 | Magura Cultural Center, 415 W Golf Rd #7, Arlington Heights, IL, United States
Гонг медитация с гонгове и пеещи купи.
Водещ: Валентина Чалъкова
Заповядайте на 10-ти Февруари от 18:30ч. в залата на КЦ “Магура”!
Терапията със звук е сакрален древен инструмент за изцеление, подмладяване и трансформация. Днес е един от най- ефективните методи за подобряване качеството на живот.
Звукът на Гонга твори вълшебство. Той произвежда силна звукова вълна, почти осезаема на допир, която стимулира физическото тяло, като влияе на всяка клетка.
Звукът прониква толкова дълбоко, на нива, до които не може да се достигне с никакъв друг масаж, освен звуковия. Ако в момента имате нужда, вие може да се срещнете със своите тревоги и преживявания и да поработите с тях. А ако се нуждаете от отдих и отпускане, то звукът на гонга по най-добрият начин ще ви помогне да релаксирате. И тъй като ние всички сме различни, то и въздействието на тази практика е уникално за всеки.
ВЪЗМОЖНИ ЕФЕКТИ ОТ ТЕРАПИЯТА СЪС ЗВУК :
• на физическо ниво облекчава болките във врата, главоболие, спазми в гърдите и горните дихателни пътища, мускулни болки, подобрява гъвкавостта на ставите и диапазона на движение.
• създава дълбока релаксация и изчиства ума
• бързо намалява нивата на стрес и безпокойство
• стимулира ендокринната система и подобрява нейната функция
• стимулира кръвообръщението
• структурира емоционалната енергия
• изчиства подсъзнателния ум от негативните модели на мислене
• помага за възстановяване на нервната система
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Можете заплатите чрез :
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Розколяда
2023-02-10 18:30 | Ukrainian National Museum, 2249 W. Superior St., Chicago, IL, 60612, United States
Розколяда — наш оберіг на добрий початок року! Подяка Богу і всім добрим Людям, які з Україною сьогодні! Прохання, щоби цей рік був родючим і благословенним, а найголовніше переможним, щоб швидше гоілися рани нашої землі і поверталися живими наші воїни-захисники, а ті, що Янголи, боронили небо від проклятих московитів… Розколядуймо тишу, що причаїлася у кишені маринарки- на цей раз ваш скромний даток дозволить придбати автомобіль швидкої допомоги… він дуже потрібен медикам на запорізькому напрямку… 10 го лютого в п’ятницю о 6:30 вечора в Українському Національному Музеі наша найкраща, найактивніша молодь, на чолі з Halia Didula скликає всіх на розколяду!!! Поширюйте! Приходьте і підтримуйте! І знаєте, що у цьому проекті задіяні Віра, Надія, Любов і Україна!

Mulligan Stew in the Fifth!
2023-02-10 20:00 - 23:00 | Fifth Province, Venue Fifth Province 4626 N Knox Ave., Chicago, IL, 60630, United States
The lads are back! Check out Mulligan Stew in the cozy Fifth Province Friday, February 10th, when they play the Fifth Province Pub with their slyly humorous setlist of pop and Irish traditional favorites. There are always plenty of favorites in the mix! Pub and kitchen open at 6:00pm. The guys from Mulligan Stew play at 8:00pm. Enjoy a bite from our menu! Fifth Province Menu

Scottish American History Forum
2023-02-11 10:00 - 11:30 | Virtual, Chicago, IL, United States
Topic: Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland
Presenter: Bruce S. Allardice, J.D., Instructor Social & Behavioral Science, History, Political Science, South Suburban College, South Holland, Illinois
This event is complimentary. To attend, please RSVP below

Exhibit Opening: Tilling the Past
2023-02-11 11:00 - 15:00 | Swedish American Museum, 5211 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, 60640, United States
Admission to the special exhibit is free on Sunday, Feb. 26, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Tilling the Past
Photography by Hilma Ljung
Between the years 1908 and the mid 1930’s armed with her 4×5 glass plate view camera, Hilma Ljung photographed the lives and land that surrounded her and her family in the small village of Svalöv. In an era where photography was largely presided over by men, Ljung shows us a mostly unseen perspective of rural Swedish life from the female’s point of view. Let us walk out of the darkroom and into the light to view Ljung’s pioneering photographs.
The land around Svalöv, located in the southernmost region of Sweden, is home to some of the country’s best soil and climate for farming; so much so that the Coat of Arms for the region is a farmer sowing seed. Wheat, rye, barley, potatoes, oat and flax were all grown for market, with a vegetable garden, and chickens, for household use. A renowned dairy was eventually established on the property. Whey, a by-product to the butter and milk production, became feed for pig breeding, an activity which won Hilma’s family considerable acclaim; the King himself once descending upon Svalöv to admire the breeding “sires and sow’s.”
Ljung’s photographs parallel famed Swedish painter Carl Larsson in that her love and passion for her family and home, flow through her images with the same authentic pulse. Like Larsson who painted images of everyday activities, Ljung also chronicled everyday life with a deep and genuine passion. She reveals her family’s favorite location to pick berries. She takes us to a lake where one of her sons is fishing. Her image of a beautiful sunny winter day creates a yearning for a fireplace and tea.
Prior to 1903 when the invention of what we know today as film (gelatin silver negative), photographic emulsion was made on glass plates. There were two formats. The wet plate collodion, discovered in 1851 by British inventor Frederick Scott Archer, and the gelatin dry plate negative discovered in 1871 by Richard Leach Maddox. Both of these glass plate formats have a light sensitive emulsion that is attached to the glass plate with a binder. One of the main reasons glass plate negatives mostly disappeared from the consumer market was because of the introduction of the much more user friendly, less fragile gelatin silver negative on celluloid roll film. Hilma photographed with gelatin dry plate glass negatives.
There is a beautiful and authentic simplicity attached to this story. A loving mother, a devoted wife, chronicling the life that surrounded her. People are drawn to the past. Ljung’s images are windows revealing a life that was, tilling the past of people’s lives.
Like summiting a mountain, Hilma has given us a new vantage point. One that helps us viewers see the history of photography through an exciting and unfamiliar lens. Thank you, Hilma, for sharing with us your perspective of the world you lived in.

Sip & Paint Fundraiser
2023-02-11 13:00 - 15:00 | Chinese American Museum of Chicago, 238 W. 23rd St, Chicago, IL, 60616, United States
Paint never-before-seen artifacts while sipping tea made in the traditional gongfucha style. All proceeds go to sustaining our museum.

Join the Chinese American Museum of Chicago’s Associate Board for paint and tea time!
Ticket Tiers
Tier 1 Donation
$30 – Choose one item from the 4th floor public display to paint
Tier 2 Donation
$50 – Choose one of three (3) never-before-seen artifacts to paint
Tier 3 Donation
$100 – Choose one of three (3) never-before-seen artifacts to paint and receive a 1-year museum membership

All tiers include tea, snacks, and paint materials. Food and drinks are prohibited on the 1st and 2nd floors of the museum.
The tea tasting is sponsored by Life is Tea.

Black Adornment & the Found Object
2023-02-11 13:00 - 15:00 | South Side Community Art Center, 3831 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL, 60653, United States
Join SSCAC Archives and Collections Manager LaMar Gayles Jr. for an afternoon exploring mixed media art, our collections, and adornment objects from his personal collection.

In this participatory program, join SSCAC Collections and Archives Manager LaMar Gayles in exploring examples of adornment and mixed media objects from the archives of the South Side Community Art Center and his personal collection.

This will be a unique opportunity for attendees to explore objects with connections to the history of the Center, how these objects have been made, how these works have aged over time, and thinking through the sociocultural materiality of these objects. Participants will have an opportunity to hold and interact with objects, be introduced to art material behaviors as well as preventive conservation practices that can better preserve these works for the future.

This program will be small and intimate with an attendance cap at 25 participants total, please RSVP in advance.

Garden Club
2023-02-11 14:00 - 15:00 | Trickster Cultural Center, 190 S Roselle Rd, Schaumburg, IL, 60193, United States
Join our Garden Club on Sat Feb 11 from 2-3 PM and learn how to prepare your garden.
Register Here: https://bit.ly/TCCgarden

Desde Mi Barrio - Tribute to Selena
2023-02-11 18:00 - 20:00 | Latin Music Project Center, 2958 north Milwaukee ave, Chicago, IL, United States
A tribute to a legend! Join us in dancing, singing and celebrating the Iconic Queen of Cumbia, Selena. This performance is by La Obra, a Latin Rock/Bachata band with members from different walks of life and various cultural backgrounds. La Obra was formed to create a bridge between genres and cultures. They have taken shape as one of Chicago’s few Latin urban bands.
Tickets in advance $10
Tickets at the door $15

The Chancey Brothers 20th Anniversary Extravaganza! February 11th
2023-02-11 19:00 - 23:00 | Fifth Province, Venue Fifth Province 4626 N Knox Ave., Chicago, IL, 60630, United States
Join Irish American Heritage Center favorites The Chancey Brothers in the Fifth Province, as they bring it home to celebrate their 20th anniversary. This promises to be a show you don’t want to miss!
Join the Chanceys for an incredible night celebrating 20 years of music, laughter, storytelling, and friendships. The extended Chancey Clan will be in attendance with lots of special guests that the band has had the pleasure of sharing the stage with over the years.
The Chancey Brothers will take the stage at 7:00pm. Get there early if you want a seat!

Olga Cerpa & Mestisay
2023-02-11 20:00 | Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center, 4046 W. Armitage Ave., Chicago, IL, 60639, United States
Free (with a suggested donation of $10 at the door).
Reservations are strongly recommended!
Co-presented with the Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center.
Saturday, February 11th – 8:00 PM
Olga Cerpa is the most important female voice of the Canary Islands. Nominated for two Latin Grammys, she has shared the stage with such artists as Omara Portuondo and Joan Manuel Serrat, among others. Cerpa and Mestisay use “Jallo,” an insular word that refers to the objects that the sea throws to the Canary shores, to create splendid songs inspired by the musical influences that reach the beaches of their native land. Latin America, Portugal, Cape Verde and the African continent leave their mark as they revisit island songs that have been “found” in these years of musical journeys and that they rediscover for themselves and their audience through original arrangements. Olga Cerpa y Mestisay will be presenting their latest production, Palosanto, where they invited 17 renowned guitarists from around the world to record with them.
Canary Islands and Puerto Rico
The commonalities between Canarios and Boricuas have intrigued generations of islanders from both sides of the Atlantic for decades. Probably the most evident similarity between the smallest of the Greater Antilles and the southernmost archipiélago in Spain is found in the language. However, the strong connection between these two cultures goes beyond the Caribbean Spanish accent, and can also be seen in its music, aboriginal roots, and profound ties to the African continent. Join us as we celebrate the music of the Canary Island and Puerto Rico in this special co-production of the International Latino Cultural Center and Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center.

Valentine's Movie Night
2023-02-13 17:00 - 19:30 | HANA Center, 4300 N. California Ave, Chicago, IL, 60618, United States
Do you have any plans next Monday? How about a MOVIE NIGHT with tons of snacks! Stay after the movie to have an honest conversation about relationships and love
