Chicago Cultural Alliance

The Chancey Brothers 20th Anniversary Extravaganza! February 11th
2023-02-11 19:00 - 23:00 (America/Chicago) | 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

Kaoru Watanabe: Incense
2023-02-14 19:00 | Skowronski Music Hall, 1020 W Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL, 60660, United States
The Music Program’s artist-in-residence for the spring 2023 semester, Kaoru Watanabe, will present a recital with special guest Angel Bat Dawid.
The solo performance features taiko drums, shinobue flutes, and vocals, mixed with electronic loops and samples as Watanabe explores the dual uses and meanings of the piece’s title—burning and calming, smoldering and healing, provocation and release—as they relate to personal ritual, social conflict and rising above the tumultuous moment. Developed during the pandemic and premiered live at Joe’s Pub in NYC, Watanabe has since performed the work at Dartmouth College, Lincoln Center, as well as excerpts of the project at Hirshorn Museum, Centre Musique de Monde in Montreal, Antenna Cloud Farm in Gil, MA and elsewhere.
To read more about this performance, please visit Kaoru Watanabe’s website.
To read more about Angel Bat Dawid, please view Dawid’s bio and music.

The Greek-Turkish Conflict: 500 Years Ago and Yesterday
2023-02-15 17:00 - 18:00 | Online, IL, United States
Since the Greek state declared its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1821, the Greek-Turkish conflict has in many ways defined the history of modern Greece. In this NHM Discussion, we will explore the history of this conflict from the Ottoman Empire to the Balkans War to Cyprus. If you feel like you are missing the context for today’s current events, this is the class for you.

Members’ Night
2023-02-16 17:00 - 19:00 | Mitchell Museum of the American Indian, 3001 central street, Evanston, IL, 60201, United States
Welcome back to our Members’ Night!
Current members can enjoy special gift shop discounts, family crafts, and view our new exhibit. Members will need to provide their name or proof of active membership at the door. Not a member? We will be offering special membership discounts during the event!
Members’ Night will be held at the museum on Thursday, February 16th and run as an open-house from 5-7pm. Light refreshments will be included.
For more information about this program, please contact: info@mitchellmuseum.org | (847) 475-1030 | www.mitchellmuseum.org/events/

Film Screening: “Baltic Truth”
2023-02-16 18:30 - 20:00 | Illinois Holocaust Museum, 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL, 60077, United States
Narrated by award-winning Israeli performer and son of Holocaust Survivors Dudu Fisher, Baltic Truth exposes key facts of the first months of World War II in the Baltic States and how almost the entire Jewish community of the occupied Baltic Nations was eliminated via “Holocaust by Bullets” with assistance from the local population.
Ultimately, Baltic Truth reveals how some national heroes involved in Holocaust crimes are still being celebrated by their fellow countrymen to this very day and reflects upon the need for accuracy in Holocaust history.
The film screening will be followed by remarks from Eugene J. Levin, Director, and a discussion with Dudu Fisher, renowned artist of film, television, stage, and song; and Kelley Szany, Senior Vice President of Education & Exhibitions at Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center. The conversation will be moderated by Richard Salomon, Vice President of Illinois Holocaust Museum Board of Directors.

This Week’s Thursday Night Session!
2023-02-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Fifth Province, Venue Fifth Province 4626 N Knox Ave., Chicago, IL, 60630, United States
Join session leaders James Conway and Michael Austin this Thursday for an evening of Irish traditional music – as a musician if you care to! – and tasty bites and pints from the Fifth Province menu. Enjoy the festive music in front of the hearth in the Fifth Province!
Pub and kitchen open at 6:00pm, the Sessions begin at 7:00pm.

Karneval Open Haus Stammtisch
2023-02-17 19:30 - 23:00 | DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
Friday February 17th is a night of fun at our Open Haus! This month’s theme is Karneval! Get in the mood and come wearing a festive hat of your choice. We will have German Bier on tap and food for purchase!

This is a great way to meet new friends, or bring your friends and introduce them to the Haus! This Stammtisch will be in our 2nd-floor Brauhaus Room.
Free parking at 5/3 Bank after 6:00 PM located at Western and Gunnison

Jimmy Moore with Special Guest Peter Brady!
2023-02-17 20:00 - 23:00 | Fifth Province, Venue Fifth Province 4626 N Knox Ave., Chicago, IL, 60630, United States
Welcome troubadours Jimmy Moore and Peter Brady back to the Fifth Province Friday, February 17th. Traditional Irish Music, perfect for a pint and a bite!
Pub and kitchen are open at 6:00pm. Jimmy and Peter play at 8:00pm.

Aesthetics of Loss
2023-02-18 08:00 - 2023-04-16 17:00 | Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, 2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
AESTHETICS OF LOSS is a collection of work by seven artists who have experienced loss of family members recently. Their studios became places for grieving and understanding the sudden vacuum of losing loved ones either suddenly or over a long period of illness. Caregiving, memory, helplessness, loss and the ultimate mystery of death are explored through painting, print-making, fibers, ceramics, photography, installation and video. Some artists utilize objects and clothing left behind by their loved ones and transform them into artworks and some use ritual and natural materials as memorial or commemorative actions of grieving and coming to terms.
Ebti is a multidisciplinary artist, a self-taught photographer and a translator living between Cairo and San Francisco. She received her MFA in Fine Art from the California College of the Arts in 2021. Her practice is informed by languages, theater, literature, music and her family’s making-traditions she never got to learn. Through this multi- faceted, dislocated lens she looks at the ideas of home, belonging, and attachment. Though her work is rooted in photography, she is constantly looking for new materials and methods that will best translate her ideas. Once she starts working on a project, she embraces notions of accident and failure. Her practice is ever-evolving and is influenced by her restlessness.
Cassidy Early (b. 1994, Worcester, MA) is a nonbinary Scottish American artist living and working in Chicago, IL. They graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with a MFA in Painting in 2020 and received their BFA from Boston University’s College of Fine Arts in 2016. Early’s work has been featured in a solo exhibition with Lauren Powell Projects, (Los Angeles, CA), a three person exhibition with Olympia (New York, NY), and larger group exhibitions with La Loma Projects (Pasadena, CA), Green Gallery (Milwaukee, WI), The Salon at The Wing Chicago (Chicago, IL), and in I Like Your Work, Podcast. Their work has been published alongside Garth Green- well’s essay Making Meaning: Against Relevance in Art in Harper’s Magazine (Nov. 2020), and as the LVL3 Artist of the Week (Nov. 2020).
Brianna L. Hernández is a Chicana artist, curator, educator, and death doula guided by socially-engaged values. In developing as an artist, Brianna credits her late mother, Sylvia D. Hernández, as her most significant mentor. Brianna’s studio practice focuses on end-of-life care, grieving processes, and mourning rituals based on lived experience, cultural research, and collaborations with peers. In addition to formal artworks, she offers workshops or viewers to self-educate on grief and end-of-life planning through the safety of the creative process. As a curator, Brianna works with artists to make socially-charged topics publicly accessible in order to create opportunities for education and empathy. She also collaborates with community health researchers to incorporate the arts into public health projects through curatorial consulting. Brianna proudly serves as Director of Curation and Board Secretary at Ma’s House & BIPOC Art Studio on the Shinnecock Indian Reservation in Southampton, New York.
Linda b. Marcus (b. 1961, Los Angeles, California) is a multidisciplinary artist living and working in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Drawing on her long history as a storyteller in journalism and fashion, Marcus now focuses on fiber, sculpture and photography. Marcus’s work has been exhibited widely in Wisconsin including the Museum of Wisconsin Art, The Trout Museum, the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and fiber arts and the Charles Allis Museum as well as numerousgalleries and in several publications. Marcus is currently pursuing her MFA at the School of The Art Institute in Chicago, Illinois. Marcus has been awarded several residencies including on at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. Currently, Marcus is the creative director for the Saint Kate Arts hotel in Milwaukee where she continues to push the limits of contemporary art and provide a platform for other artists.
Jessica Meuninck-Ganger’s prints, artist’s books and large-scale hybrid media works have been exhibited in museums and both experimental and commercial galleries regionally, nationally and internationally. Her art is included in several private and public collections, including the Weisman Museum of Art, Marcus Corporation (Saint Kate Arts Hotel), Northwestern Mutual, Target Corporation, and in contemporary publications, such as Andrea Ferber’s, Sustenance: Contemporary Printmaking Now, Richard Noyce’s, Printmaking Beyond the Edge, and Nathaniel Stern’s, Interactive Art and Embodiment: The Implicit Body as Performance. Jessica earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Art Education from Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana and MFA in Studio Arts from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is currently the Print and Narrative Forms Area Head and Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Nirmal Raja is an interdisciplinary artist living and working in Milwaukee. She had lived in India, South Korea, and Hong Kong before immigrating to the United States thirty-two years ago. She holds a BA in English Literature from St. Francis College in Hyderabad, India; a BFA from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, and an MFA from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. She has participated in solo and group shows in the Midwest, nationally, and internationally. She is the recipient of several awards including Graduate of The Decade from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Raja received the Mary L. Nohl Fellowship for individual artists for the year 2020 and the Mildred L. Harpole Artists of the Year 2022 award from the Milwaukee Arts Board. She collaborates with other artists and strongly believes in investing energy into her immediate community while also considering the global. She is a mentor for the Milwaukee Artists Resource Network’s mentorship program. She periodically curates exhibitions that bring people from different cultures and backgrounds together. Raja is represented by Portrait Society Gallery in Milwaukee.
Anders Zanichkowsky is a transgender artist from the Midwest. They have had residencies with The Arctic Circle sailing expedition in Svalbard, Røst AiR in Sápmi/Norway, and the Chicago Park District’s Cultural Asset Mapping Project. Their work has been exhibited across the United States, Europe, and Australia, including the Wisconsin Film Festival. Anders has received awards for their studio practice, public art projects, and international research, including a SPARK grant from the Chicago Artists Coalition and a Temkin Award for their MFA thesis show, You Are Running Into Danger. Anders has an MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2019) and a BA from Hampshire College (2008).

Aesthetics of Loss Opening Reception
2023-02-18 12:00 - 16:00 | Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, 2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
AESTHETICS OF LOSS is a collection of work by seven artists who have experienced loss of family members recently. Their studios became places for grieving and understanding the sudden vacuum of losing loved ones either suddenly or over a long period of illness. Caregiving, memory, helplessness, loss and the ultimate mystery of death are explored through painting, print- making, fibers, ceramics, photography, installation and video. Some artists utilize objects and clothing left behind by their loved ones and transform them into artworks and some use ritual and natural materials as memorial or commemorative actions of grieving and coming to terms.

Maker's Bazaar & Craft Market
2023-02-18 12:00 - 17:00 | South Asia Institute, 1925 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60616, United States
Come one! Come all!
We at the South Asia Institute are thrilled to announce our next community event: The Maker’s Bazaar and Craft Market! This Market is open to all. To apply, please fill out the Google Form attached below!
Applications are due by February 18 at 5 PM CST.

Please spread the word! All information will be available on the form in the link here: http://ow.ly/1sG050MNFIT

HAMOC Studio and Voudou Store
2023-02-18 14:00 - 16:00 | Haitian American Museum of Chicago, 4410 N Clark St, Chicago, 60640, United States
GRAND OPENING
Interested in learning about Vodou? Looking to add some artwork to your collection? Join the Haitian American Museum of Chicago (HAMOC) as we open the HAMOC Studio and Vodou Store. This will be a space for artists to create and sell their work, as well as a place to purchase and learn about Vodou items. Stop by and say hello!

РИБЕНА КОСТ
2023-02-18 19:00 | Magura Cultural Center, 415 W Golf Rd #7, Arlington Heights, IL, United States
Заявки за реклами 1.224.800.1538
Очакват Ви пресни пуканки, вкусни ядки на Pick & Harvest Co и ароматното кафе на Tenerro
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Една комедия за абсурдната българска администрация Няма нищо драматично в случайно откритото тяло на умиращ делфин на брега на морето. Драматични са обаче деветте истории на хора, огледали се в окото на делфина. Девет ситуации, в които хората са притиснати да реагират, а те са объркани, изплашени, всеки потънал в своите грижи и проблеми. Девет гледни точки към един абсурден свят, в който хората са като умиращия делфин, за който никой не знае как да се погрижи.

НАГРАДИ И НОМИНАЦИИ – Златна роза – награда за операторско майсторство, награда на СБФД за най-добър филм

The Quarantinis in the Fifth!
2023-02-18 20:00 - 23:00 | Fifth Province, Venue Fifth Province 4626 N Knox Ave., Chicago, IL, 60630, United States
Join us in the Fifth Province for the music of “The Quarantinis” on Saturday, February 18th. Featuring some of the areas most talented musicians, the Quarantinis are pub favorites! Enjoy the music, and a pint of our Fifth Province Ale! Music starts at 8:00pm.
Check out our menu here: Fifth Province Pub

Across the Waters from Chicago to Africa - REFLECTIONS and CONNECTIONS
2023-02-19 13:00 - 15:00 | Bronzeville Historical Society, 4455 S King Dr. - Suite 103, Chicago, IL, 60653, United States
Location: 4455 S. King Drive Suite 103, Chicago, IL 60653

Brilliant filmmaker, activist, humanitarian Amandilo Cuzan will share his first hand experience during his 2022 visit to Uganda and Zimbabwe. Cuzan will present his firsthand look at Africa’s beauty, opportunities and challenges. Bronzeville Historical Society is honored to host his film.
FREE to the PUBLIC! Donations welcome.
FREE street parking in front of entrance and rear parking lot.

Scandinavian Jam ONLINE
2023-02-19 13:30 | Virtual, Chicago, IL, United States
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.

Олимпиада “Левски” - 2023
2023-02-19 14:30 - 16:30 | 2121 S. Goebbert Rd., Arlington Hgts, IL 60005, 2121 S. Goebbert Rd, Arlington Heights, IL, 60005, United States
Заповядайте на 17-то издание на детска Олимпиада “Левски” – 2023, посветена на 150 годишнината от гибелта на Апостола!
19 февруари от 14:30ч.- 16:30ч.
North Gym 2121 S. Goebbert Rd., Arlington Hgts, IL 60005
За поредна година Културен център “Магура”- Българо- американски център за културно наследство и библиотека, организира Олимпиадата с участието на българските училища в Чикаго и всички деца, желаещи да се присъединят към спортните игри, викторина и изложба.
Събитието се осъществява с подкрепата на Генералното консулство в Чикаго Consulate General of Bulgaria in Chicago, МОН Министерство на образованието и науката, Национален музей „Васил Левски“ в гр. Карлово и Изпълнителна агенция за българите в чужбина.
Наши партньори са колегите от организациите на:
• Олимпийски Клуб “Васил Левски” Чикаго Олимпийски Клуб “Васил Левски” Чикаго
• Ансамбъл „Хоро”, Dance Ensemble “Horo”
• Royal Academy, Royal Academy
• Българо-американска полицейска асоциация, Bulgarian American Police Association
• Българските медии в Чикаго: BG VOICE Новинарският лидер, Bulgaria Sega в-к „България Сега” България Сега – Вестникът на българите в САЩ и Канада, Eurochicago.com и Chicago.BG.
В програмата е включена викторина за Левски за учениците от българските училища, подготвена от водещата на събитието, историчката Камелия Попова. Включени са стихотворения, песни, фолклорни и спортни танци в изпълнение на децата от училищата.
Очаквайте традиционните спортните игри, където децата ще имат възможност да спортуват и се състезават на скок, да скачат на въже и игри с топка.
Ще бъдат раздадени грамоти и медали за тяхното участие. Те ще получат и книги от екипа на национален музей “Васил Левски”- гр. Карлово, изпратени специално за участниците.
И нека със „задружни сили”, както ни завеща и Апостолът на свободата-Олимпиада “Левски”2023 в Чикаго продължи традицията да събира българските деца в чужбина, да слушат и учат за подвига на Васил Левски, чрез викторини и стихотворения, да спортуват и скачат „Лъвски скок”, за да е жива паметта на героите!

Free Day February 2023
2023-02-20 10:00 - 17:00 | Mitchell Museum of the American Indian, 3001 central street, Evanston, IL, 60201, United States
We are so excited to bring back Free Museum days!

For the first time since 2020, we welcome you to visit us with Free Admission on Monday, February 20, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Thank you to Brett Nicholas for sponsoring our 1st free day of 2023!

For more information about this program, please contact: info@mitchellmuseum.org
(847) 475-1030 | www.mitchellmuseum.org/events/

Pop-up Café & Semla Pick up
2023-02-21 11:00 - 15:00 | Swedish American Museum, 5211 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, 60640, United States
Semlor (Lenten buns) were originally consumed on fettisdagen, or Fat Tuesday, as a celebration before the Christian fasting period of Lent. In modern Sweden, since strict adherence to Lent has waned, semlor make their appearance in bakeries from about January through Easter. However, Semla Day (semmeldagen) is still celebrated on Fat Tuesday every year. King Adolf Frederick died in 1771 after eating 14 servings of semlor. So while indulgence is encouraged on fettisdagen, it might be best to keep your semla intake to fewer than 10!
This year you can preorder yours at the Swedish American Museum. Cost per semla is $5 for members and $6 for non-members. Last order is taken Sunday, Feb. 19, 6 p.m. Any purchase of more than 4 semlor has to be pre-ordered. We ask you to limit your order to 6 semlor since we get a lot of orders.

Maple Tapping at the Morton Arboretum
2023-02-21 16:30 - 18:00 | Morton Arboretum, 4100 Illinois Route 53, Lisle, IL, 60532, United States
Join Trickster Cultural Center and the Morton Arboretum for some maple tapping at the Morton Arboretum grounds on Feb 21 from 4:30-6:00PM. Registration closes on Feb 15 at 5PM.
Sign-up here: https://bit.ly/3WJbp7M

Architecture Essentials
2023-02-22 12:00 - 13:00 | Online, IL, United States
Learn fun facts about significant Chicago buildings and key architectural terms, styles and materials with CAC’s Director of Interpretation, Adam Rubin. A must-see for architecture enthusiasts!
Chicago is synonymous with architecture and Chicagoans love to share their knowledge of architecture with family and friends. Gain fascinating insights about Chicago’s architecture that you’ll want to share again and again at this one-hour online program.
FREE (Registration Required)
PROGRAM SPEAKER: ADAM RUBIN

Adam Rubin is an architectural historian and has worked as a researcher, writer and preservation educator in cities across the country. He currently serves as Director of Interpretation at the Chicago Architecture Center. Prior to assuming this position, Adam contributed work to an historic resources study of properties along Chicago’s North Lake Shore Drive, with an emphasis on the documentation of Modernist residential high-rises along the lakefront. Previously, Adam has developed and led public education initiatives and outreach programs focused on historic resources and landscapes at Docomomo US, Landmark West, the Brooklyn Historical Society and the Los Angeles Conservancy.

The Teotlecuilli Aztec Dance Group
2023-02-22 17:00 - 20:00 | Trickster Cultural Center, 190 S Roselle Rd, Schaumburg, IL, 60193, United States
The Teotlecuilli Aztec Dance group invites all indigenous people, Aztec dancers, and followers of these beautiful teachings and traditions that commemorate the birth of Huey Tata Cuauhtémoc at Trickster Cultural Center on Wed Feb 22 from 5-8 PM CST.

Cecilia Zabala
2023-02-22 20:00 | Gary and Laura Maurer Concert Hall, 4544 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
Guitarrist, singer, composer Cecilia Zabala was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1975. Throughout her career, she has expressed her musical creativity using her guitar and her voice, creating original compositions that blend sensitivity, emotion, technique and intuition. Her music draws on a rich mixture of influences, from Argentinian folklore, the contemporary language of the twentieth century, jazz, tango, and Brazilian music.

The Life and Times of Sultan Süleyman
2023-02-23 18:00 - 19:00 | Newberry Library, 60 West Walton Street, Chicago, IL, 60610, United States
This program will be held in-person at the Newberry and livestreamed on Zoom. The online version of this event will be live captioned. Please register below.
In-Person Registration: https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0057-0014-c6849d7a4009468cac94034db4dedaba
Livestream Registration: https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0057-0014-57115b0b9ef94f9cb8575ce316f2dfdb
Join us as historian Kaya Şahin, author of Peerless among Princes: The Life and Times of Sultan Süleyman, and art historian Elizabeth Rodini discuss the sixteenth-century ruler, during whose reign the Ottoman Empire became a truly global power.
Süleyman presided over a multilingual and multireligious empire that promised peace and prosperity to its subjects while he clashed with the Catholic Habsburgs in Europe and the Shiite Safavids in the Middle East. His poetic output, his appearances during public ceremonies, his charity, and his patronage of arts and architecture enhanced his reputation as a universal ruler with a well-rounded character.
Behind that public façade, Süleyman led a complicated life. He grew up with an overbearing father whose legacy was an advantage and a burden. Defying established practice, he married a concubine named Hürrem whose love and affection became his true refuge. Toward the end of his life, facing both debilitating sickness and the agitations of his sons, he struggled to remain on the throne.
Copies of Peerless among Princes: The Life and Times of Sultan Süleyman are available for purchase from the Newberry Bookshop, and Dr. Şahin will sign books after the program.

TIES Presents: A Virtual Reading & Conversation with Kai Minosh Pyle
2023-02-23 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual, Chicago, IL, United States
On February 23rd, join TIES for a special reading and conversation with Kai Minosh Pyle! Kai was one of the first TIES readers, and they are returning to share their new work. Kai is a 2spirit Métis and Baawiting Anishinaabe writer originally from Green Bay, Wisconsin. Currently living in the once and future prairielands known as Champaign, Illinois, they yearn for the day they can dip their toes in the Great Lakes once again.
Kai’s poetry and creative writing has been published by Cloudthroat, Arsenal Pulp Press, smokeandmould, Little Gull Press, and many others. You can find their chapbook AANAWI GO and other works at mekadebinesikwe.com @greatlakesqueer
Tune in on February 23 from 6–7 pm central. After the reading, TIES facilitators River Kerstetter (Oneida) and Patrick Del Percio (Irish/Italian/Cherokee descent) will lead a conversation with Kai and take questions from the audience.
*This will be a bilingual reading.*
We can’t wait to see you there!
Supported by Center for Native Futures

Musical Performance: A Night at the Savoy: An Enduring Legacy
2023-02-23 18:30 | Illinois Holocaust Museum, 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL, 60077, United States
Believed to be inspired by the earlier Jewish Vacation Guide, which catalogued hotels that welcomed Jewish travelers, The Green Book was cherished by Black travelers and touring Black musicians: it was a guide to vibrant neighborhoods like New York City’s Harlem, Chicago’s Bronzeville, and Washington, D.C.’s U Street.
As the Black middle class emerged across America in the early 1920s, widespread automobile ownership opened new opportunities to travel – but Jim Crow laws still posed a threat. Life in this era shifted significantly, forging a system of laws and customs that segregated public spaces and enforced racial inequality. Navigating the injustices of racial segregation was difficult and, at times, dangerous – even for renowned Black artists. Touring was regarded as the hardest part of the job.
Celebrate the works of Black musicians with a Green Book era-inspired performance by Chicago’s Emmy-Award winning trumpeter, composer, and educator Orbert Davis and his Jazz Quartet. Sip on a free signature cocktail and dance the night away to classics of the era at this party celebrating the impact and history of The Green Book on American music.
Reservations required. Free to the public.

NHM Virtual Book Club - Something Will Happen, You’ll See
2023-02-23 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual, Chicago, IL, United States
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Join the National Hellenic Museum’s Virtual Book Club!
Facilitated by NHM’s Resident Scholar Dr. Katherine Kelaidis, 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 7 PM CST
In February, we will be discussing Something Will Happen, You’ll See by Christos Ikonomos .
Click here to see all of our upcoming book selections
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Trickster Bbon (Winter) Camp
2023-02-24 - 2023-02-26 | Trickster Cultural Center, 190 S Roselle Rd, Schaumburg, IL, 60193, United States
Join us for this all ages, free Trickster Bbon (Winter) Camp with cultural teaching, crafts, storytelling, outdoor games, etc.
Registration required: http://bit.ly/3hZNAu6
Thanks to our sponsor Administration of Native Americans (A.N.A.)
