Chicago Flamenco Festival 2026. Irene Morales Raw
2026-03-01 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Instituto Cervantes, 31 West Ohio Street, Chicago, IL, 60654, United States
RAW is a daring flamenco performance featuring dancer Irene Morales, whose movement brings ancestral intensity into sharp dialogue with the present. Rooted in Granada and shaped by Spain’s foremost stages, Morales embodies a dance language that unites precision and instinct, control and vulnerability. The work seeks a state of essentiality—a flamenco pared down to its core, where gesture, sound, and silence uncover emotional truth. Through the interplay of electronic textures, live instruments, and visceral rhythm, RAW opens new terrain for flamenco while remaining grounded in its pulse. Morales’s presence gives form to a living tradition—immediate, luminous, and profoundly human—where flamenco is not fixed in time but continually rediscovered through the body.

Irene Morales began her formal training at the Conservatory of Granada before moving to Madrid to continue her studies at the prestigious María de Ávila Superior Conservatory. During her time in the capital, she combined her studies with performances in several companies, including those of Miguel Ángel Bernal and Rafael Aguilar, and most notably in 2019, when Eva Yerbabuena invited her to join the production Lorca y la Pasión with Marina Heredia, presented at the Generalife Gardens. This marked her return to her hometown of Granada. With remarkable artistic maturity, Irene has been performing since the age of 18, both as a solo artist and with her own company.
Photo Copywrite: Juan Pascual

Flamenco Guitar, Dani de Morón
2026-03-06 19:00 - 20:00 | Instituto Cervantes, 31 West Ohio Street, Chicago, IL, 60654, United States
One of the most acclaimed flamenco guitarists of recent decades.

Dani de Morón is one of the most acclaimed flamenco guitarists of recent decades. He began playing the guitar in the Sevillian village of Morón de la Frontera, where Diego del Gastor established a strong guitar tradition. Forged in the accompaniment to the dance in the academy of the trianera teacher Matilde Coral and to the singing together with the most important cantaores/as and bailaores/as of the current flamenco panorama has been habitual companion of artists of the stature of José Mercé, Antonio Canales, Manuela Carrasco, Joaquín Grilo, Arcángel, Concha Buika or Paco de Lucía himself – with whom he toured the album “Cositas Buenas” – when the maestro noticed the virtuous qualities of the young guitarist, which would catapult him definitively to the first international line of the contemporary guitar.
Dani de Morón es uno de los guitarristas de flamenco más reconocidos de las últimas décadas. Comenzó a tocar la guitarra en el sevillano pueblo de Morón de la Frontera, cuna de una sólida tradición guitarrística iniciada por Diego del Gastor. Forjado en el acompañamiento al baile en la academia de la maestra trianera Matilde Coral y en el cante junto a los más destacados cantaores y bailaores del panorama flamenco actual, Dani ha sido compañero habitual de artistas de la talla de José Mercé, Antonio Canales, Manuela Carrasco, Joaquín Grilo, Arcángel, Concha Buika o Paco de Lucía, con quien giró presentando el álbum Cositas Buenas. Fue el propio maestro quien reconoció las virtudes del joven guitarrista, catapultándolo definitivamente a la primera línea internacional de la guitarra contemporánea.
Photo Copywrite: Shei Maestro

Kino, Kaffee und Kuchen
2026-03-07 10:30, 2026-03-14 10:30, 2026-03-21 10:30, 2026-03-28 10:30, 2026-04-04 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

Puerto Rican Arts Alliance: Studio Arts Program
2026-03-07 10:30 - 14:30, 2026-03-14 10:30 - 14:30, 2026-03-21 10:30 - 14:30, 2026-03-28 10:30 - 14:30, 2026-04-04 10:30 - 14:30
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.

Constructing Jathi Choreography with Harini Nilakantan
2026-03-07 13:15 - 14:15, 2026-03-14 13:15 - 14:15, 2026-03-21 13:15 - 14:15, 2026-03-28 13:15 - 14:15, 2026-04-04 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

Holi
2026-03-07 16:00 - 18:00 | Chicago Women’s Park & Gardens, 1801 S Indiana Ave, Chicago, IL, 60616, United States
Come celebrate Holi with Kalapriya! Famously known as the Festival of Colors, Holi is an annual celebration of spring, love, and new life throughout North India. This exciting celebration is filled with dancing, singing, and throwing of colored powder and water. We’ll have dancing, music, food, arts & crafts, and more…
Build your community & friendships!
Savor some Indian appetizers!
Dance away with Bollywood songs!
Splash some colors and have unlimited fun!

Concert | The 3 B's: Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms
2026-03-08 15:00 - 17:00 | DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
Andrew Schultze & Svetlana Belsky present the 3Bs Concert, featuring selections from J.S. Bach’s Peasant Cantata, Beethoven’s Adelaide, and songs from Brahms’ Opuses 48 & 49. This thoughtfully curated program highlights the expressive depth and musical evolution of three iconic composers, blending lyrical storytelling, romantic emotion, and timeless artistry in an intimate recital experience.
Following the concert a light reception of cake, tea and coffee will be offered and you will have the opportunity to purchase Mr. Schultze’s and Ms. Belsky’s CD.

Get Lit: Grown-Up Book Fair
2026-03-10 17:30 - 19:30 | American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL, 60601, United States
The best night of the year is back: Grown-Up Book Fair! With books for sale, games to play, and drinks to drink… cheers!

Indulge your literary impulses at Get Lit: Grown-Up Book Fair! Mix and mingle with fellow bookworms, share your favorite titles, and discover new ones. From cozy mysteries to epic adventures, there’s something for every reader to discover and enjoy! Vendors and tabling partners to be announced!
Interested in joining us? Email general@americanwritersmuseum.org to pitch your bookstore or literary non-profit to join in the fun!
Get Lit is your way to enjoy evenings in the Loop. Meet friends and fellow book nerds for an early evening treat. Each month, the AWM serves drinks, games, special experiences, and fun activities to get you lit! Funds raised at this event go towards the AWM’s Write In Youth Education Program, which serves middle and high school students from under-resourced schools. See our other upcoming GET LIT events here.

This is 21+ event. Attendees must show a valid photo ID at the door to enter.

American Prophets Workshop: Writing Religion with Andrew Krivák By American Writers Museum Follow
2026-03-12 18:00 - 20:00 | American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL, 60601, United States
A generative, first-person writing workshop about religion, spirituality, and faith with National Book Award finalist Andrew Krivák (The Sojourn, The Bear). Co-presented by StoryStudio Chicago.
This is the second writing workshop presented in conjunction with American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture, a powerful new exhibit that takes you on the ultimate exploration through spirituality and storytelling. American Prophets is supported by a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its Religion and Cultural Institutions Initiative.
More about the workshop from Andrew Krivák:
This workshop is intended for students who are interested in writing longer form narratives from the first-person point of view. The “I” at the center of any writing poses a perspective that is all at once imaginatively powerful and narratively problematic, uniquely insightful and necessarily unreliable.
What I hope to suggest in the two hours we’ll be together is that writing in the first-person point of view is primarily—and most interestingly—a means toward salvation, which is to say, a kind of healing (from the Greek sozo). Thus, we’ll consider the question of not simply why do writers write in the first-person but why do you want to write in the first-person? Students ought to be working on, or have in mind, a piece of writing they want to tell in the first-person. The workshop aspect of the two hours will consist of drafting and honing first paragraphs.
I would also like to ask students to have read, or be familiar with, one of four novels: A River Runs Through It, by Norman Maclean; Austerlitz, by W.G. Sebald; Gilead, by Marilynne Robinson; and Lost Children Archive, by Valeria Luiselli. Of course, any favorite novel in the first-person brought up in the discussion will be welcome.

ANDREW KRIVÁK is the author of five novels, two chapbooks of poetry, and two works of nonfiction. His 2011 debut novel, The Sojourn, was a National Book Award finalist and winner of both the Dayton Literary Peace Prize for fiction and the inaugural Chautauqua Prize. He followed The Sojourn with The Signal Flame, set in fictional Dardan, Pennsylvania. His third novel, The Bear, received the Banff Mountain Book Prize for fiction, the Massachusetts Book Award, and was a four-year National Endowment for the Arts Big Read title. Like the Appearance of Horses, released in 2023, returned to the characters and landscape of Dardan, Pennsylvania and was a Library Journal selection for “Best Literary Fiction of 2023.” His fifth novel, Mule Boy, will be released February 24, 2026.
As a poet, Andrew has published the short collections Islands, and Ghosts of the Monadnock Wolves, and in 2025 received the Moth Poetry Prize. He is also author of the memoir A Long Retreat: In Search of a Religious Life, and editor of The Letters of William Carlos Williams to Edgar Irving Williams, 1902-1912, which won the Louis Martz Prize for scholarly research on William Carlos Williams. He holds a BA from St. John’s College, Annapolis; an MFA in poetry from Columbia University; an MA in philosophy from Fordham; and a PhD in literary modernism from Rutgers.
Currently, Andrew is a discussion facilitator with the New Hampshire Department of Corrections Family Connections Center, and a Visiting Lecturer on English at Harvard. He lives with his wife and three children in Somerville, Massachusetts, and Jaffrey, New Hampshire.
StoryStudio Chicago is a nonprofit literary arts organization focused on building a writing community. They offer more than 200 online and in-person creative writing classes and events each year, which include everything from single-session classes focused on one aspect of craft to multi-session weekly classes to full year-long programs. They nurture writers of all ages and all skill levels, and their programming covers all genres, from short stories and novels, to creative nonfiction like memoirs and essays to poetry, screenwriting, satire, and just about anything you can imagine.

Neighborhood Nights
2026-03-12 19:00 - 23:00 | DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
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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
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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!

Haitian Heritage Month Konpa Sware
2026-03-19 19:00 - 23:00
Join the Haitian American Museum of Chicago (HAMOC) at its monthly Konpa Sware! The museum is excited to continue this immersive event which includes an evening of Haitian dance and music. Join us at Room43. Food will be available for free and the FIRST 50 GUESTS will recieve 1 FREE DRINK!
FEATURING MUSIC BY: DJ Frantz!
This is a recurring event on the Third Thursday of each month. Keep an eye out for future event registration!
* TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR*

3rd Fridays Free Admission Museum Night
2026-03-20 17:00 - 20:00 | Heritage Museum of Asian Art, 3500 S Morgan St, Chicago, IL, 60609, United States
Free Admission Museum Nights take place every third Friday of each month from 5 pm to 8 pm! The tour will start at 6 PM on time. All tours depart from the reception desk, and please be sure to arrive on time. The event offers wine and appetizers.
This Friday at 7-7:40 PM, our Resident Artist 2024 – Irene Hsiao will perform at the Heritage Museum of Asian Art as part of the project If The Sky Could Dream.
About the Tour –
Learn about Asian Art in the Heritage Museum of Asian Art with a guided hour-long tour around the gallery. Museum-trained interns and volunteers will give a talk on selected artworks. Each word is packed with fascinating insights, information, and stories. During this participatory experience, you’ll connect with works from across the collection and get a close look at highlighting artworks. Visitors of all ages are welcome.
Please note tours may be canceled or postponed due to unforeseen circumstances.
About the project –
IF THE SKY COULD DREAM focuses on the Chinese dragon as a powerful being that fosters harmony. This creature is emblematic of China as well as a mythological being for many Asian and Western cultures and thus evokes a sense of mysticism, and intrigue in many communities. Representing the Chinese Dragon as a water deity, the installation series will feature images and projections of the weather and local bodies of water in Chicago.
If The Sky Could Dream is supported, in part, by a Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grant
About Irene Hsiao
Irene Hsiao creates performances in conversation with visual art in museums, galleries, and public spaces, a practice that includes site-specific interaction with visual artworks and experimental engagement with artists, institutions, and the public. Find out more through our website.
Accessibility
The Heritage Museum of Asian Art’s Entrance is on West 35th Street. Take the elevator to the third floor and turn right to the Museum Reception Desk. Accessible and standard toilets are located on the same floor. Free parking space is available next to the museum via West 35th Street.
If you have any programming questions, don’t hesitate to get in touch with info@heritageasianart.org or 312-842-8884.

Stark Bierfest Stammtisch
2026-03-20 19:30 - 23:00 | DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
Join us for Stark Bierfest Stammtisch on Friday, March 20 from 7:30–11:00 PM as we celebrate a cherished Bavarian tradition.
After the revelry of Fasching comes the season of Lent — and with it, Starkbier. First brewed in the 17th century by Paulaner monks, including the famous Salvator, this strong, nourishing beer was crafted to sustain them through fasting and has since become a seasonal favorite across Bavaria.
Raise a glass with us and toast to centuries of tradition, community, and great beer!

Stammtisch Open Haus, Every 3rd Friday
2026-03-20 19:30 - 2026-03-21 00:00 | DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
Feiern Sie mit uns! Our monthly Open Haus Stammtisch is a great way to meet new friends and enjoy a little Gemütlichkeit over some delicious German food and drink!
Theme TBD
Food and drink will be available for purchase.
Free parking at 5/3 Bank after 6:00 PM located at Western and Gunnison

DuSable Heritage Association's 26th Anniversary Celebration Gala
2026-03-21 18:30 - 23:30 | Palmer House Hotel, 17 E Monroe St, Chicago, 60603, United States
Join the DHA on March 21st, 2026 for the DuSable Heritage Association’s 26th Anniversary Celebration Gala at the historic Palmer House Hotel in Chicago!
Celebrate a quarter century of informing, educating, and illuminating the legacy of Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable, founder of the city of Chicago over 200 years ago, during an evening filled with elegance and inspiration. Guests will enjoy Exciting live and silent auctions featuring unique items and experiences and a thrilling raffle with fantastic prizes to win. This milestone event will honor their past achievements while paving the way for future initiatives to ensure that the rich legacy of the DuSable Heritage Association continues to thrive.
Don’t miss this opportunity to make a difference and be part of a night to remember!
On the verge of our nation’s 250th anniversary, let us make DuSable’s role in creating Chicago and contributing to the fabric of our nation. Let us ensure that his life story ceaselessly inspire countless immigrants to accomplish greater feats.
For the past twenty-five years, the DuSable Heritage Association (DHA) has been enhancing the image and legacy of Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable, born of a black mother and a French father, circa 1745. Around 1778, he immigrated to the US, married Kitihawa of the Potawatomi tribe, and established the first trading post at the junction of the Chicago River and Lake Michigan (today’s Apple Store location). This settlement later became Chicago, and the rest is history.

Neighborhood Nights
2026-03-26 19:00 - 23:00

Intro to Mahjong
2026-03-29 15:00 - 18:00 | Kalapriya Studio, 2101 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago, United States
Come and find out what all the hype is about! In this 3-hour introductory session, you will learn all the basics of American Mahjong to get you playing with friends. We will supply the cards and tiles. Just bring your curiosity! Feel free to BYO snacks and drinks.

Architect Talk: Ernest Wong
2026-04-07 18:00 - 19:15 | Chicago Architecture Center, 111 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL, 60601, United States
Join us for a discussion where Ernest Wong, FASLA, founding principal of site design group, ltd., will reflect on nearly four decades of landscape architecture in Chicago and beyond in conversation with CAC President & CEO Eleanor Gorski.
In this Architect Talk, Wong will explore how site design group, ltd. has made its name sculpting singular, community-oriented spaces across Chicago, with work extending to other U.S. and Asian cities. He will speak to the crucial role landscape architecture and urban design play in mitigating climate change while revisiting projects that have come to define his career and a shared sense of place. These include but are not limited to: Ping Tom Memorial Park; Riverwalk East; Henry Palmisano Park; 31st Street Harbor; Altgeld Gardens redevelopment; Pullman National Historical Park and more.
Wong will also discuss major works currently in progress, including the Obama Presidential Center campus landscape (in collaboration with Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates) and the 1901 Project at the United Center. Learn how site design group approaches climate adaptation and continues to reimagine urban spaces in ways that connect, engage and inspire.
