Haitian Heritage Month Konpa Sware
2024-10-17 19:00 - 23:00 (America/Chicago)
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
2024-10-18 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.

Stammtisch Open Haus, Every 3rd Friday
2024-10-18 19:30 - 2024-10-19 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

Lakeview Halloween Pup Crawl
2024-10-19 10:00 - 14:00 | North Halsted – Aldine to Cornelia, 3300 N. Halsted, Chicago, IL, 60613
Throw on the costumes, grab the pup and strut your stuff trick-or-treating along North Halsted from Aldine to Cornelia for dog treats, prizes, swag and giveaways. Register your dogs for $10 either on-line or in person. Stop off at Lark Restaurant & Bar on their Pup Patio Brunch from 11a til 3p (Miss Foozie prize drawing at 2p). Be sure to stop at Miss Foozie’s photo booth by TwoCatPhotography for a free professional digital download.

Open House Chicago 2024
2024-10-19 10:00 - 2024-10-20 17:00
Every October, the Chicago Architecture Center is proud to host Open House Chicago—a free public festival that offers self-guided history and architecture trails throughout Chicago, talks and programming, and behind-the-scenes access to architecturally, historically and culturally significant sites across the city.
Open House Chicago remains one of the largest events of its kind in the world. In 2024, Open House Chicago will occur on October 19 and 20 with over 160 sites.
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Kino, Kaffee und Kuchen
2024-10-19 10:30, 2024-10-26 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
2024-10-19 10:30 - 14:30, 2024-10-26 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.

Teen Saturday Studio - Capturing Architecture: Architecture Photography
2024-10-19 11:00 - 14:00 | Harold Washington College, 30 E Lake St Chicago, Chicago, 60601
Do you dream of capturing stunning images that showcase the intricate details and grandeur of buildings? Join us for an immersive workshop where teens will embark on a journey to explore the art of architectural photography. In this exciting workshop, participants will learn how to merge their love for photography with their appreciation for architecture. Led by seasoned photographers and architectural enthusiasts, teens will delve into the fundamental principles of composition, lighting, and perspective as they uncover the secrets to capturing captivating architectural images.
FREE; advance registration required

FREE Guided Tours at the National Hellenic Museum
2024-10-19 11:00 - 15:00, 2024-10-26 11:00 - 15:00 | National Hellenic Museum, 333 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL, 60661, United States
Join us for our FREE, limited-time offer guided tours every Saturday at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. These one-hour tours offer a comprehensive journey through the museum’s rich exhibitions and artifacts.

DIY Clay Ofrenda Ornament
2024-10-19 12:00 - 14:00 | Trickster Cultural Center, 190 S Roselle Rd, Schaumburg, IL, 60193, United States
Join us at Trickster Cultural Center on Oct 19th from 12pm-2pm to celebrate a tradition of decorating altars for Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). This DIY Clay Ofrenda Ornament workshop is free and all are welcome. This workshop also marks the start of our month-long Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Celebration!
Learn more on our event page! Visit our website https://www.tricksterculturalcenter.org > Events >2024 Dia de los Muertos Celebration

Constructing Jathi Choreography with Harini Nilakantan
2024-10-19 13:15 - 14:15, 2024-10-26 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

DAMA Awards Ceremony and Annual Celebration
2024-10-19 19:00 - 23:30
Presentation of the Dr. Ramón García Educational Award to outstanding student of Dominican descent, and recognition of excellence award to Anthony Bradburn.

Bluebird Arts Presents Dinner with Friends by Donald Margulies
2024-10-19 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-10-24 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-10-25 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-10-26 19:30 - 21:30 | Theater Wit, 1229 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL, 60657
Bluebird Arts kicks off its sixth season with Donald Margulies’ Dinner with Friends at Theater Wit. The show runs from Saturday, October 19, to Saturday, November 23, 2024. Performances are Thursdays – Saturdays at 7:30pm, and Sundays at 2pm.
Dinner with Friends is a Pulitzer Prize-winning play that delves into the complexities of intimacy in friendships and marriages. It centers on two couples—Gabe and Karen, and their longtime friends Tom and Beth—whose relationships are tested when Tom and Beth announce their divorce. The drama explores themes of love, loyalty, and the evolving dynamics of human connections through recollections and emotional revelations.

Traditional Storytelling and Skull Mosaics
2024-10-22 11:00 - 13:00, 2024-10-26 11:00 - 13:00 | Trickster Cultural Center, 190 S Roselle Rd, Schaumburg, IL, 60193, United States
Join us on decorating with natural elements for a beautiful Day of the Dead design for your altar and enjoy some seasonal storytelling. This event is free and all are welcome.

2024-10-24 18:30 - 20:00 | South Asia Institute 1925 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60616
Join Art Design Chicago exhibiting artists Vida Sačić, Melissa Leandro, Indira Freitas Johnson, and Carlos Barberena for an in-depth conversation about their journeys of immigration and migration, and ways in which those life experiences have shaped their work. In this panel moderated by Hyde Park Art Center ‘s Mariela Acuña, the artists discuss how Chicago and its culture have affected them and their art practices.
Designed to trace a connective thread through several Art Design Chicago projects, Chicago Narratives: Finding a Creative Home, features artists included in four Art Design Chicago exhibitions, each of which touches on the ways that artists with origins in other places have contributed to Chicago’s creative ecosystem.
Following the discussion, attendees are invited to engage with the artists via a Q&A session and light refreshments.
Vida Sačić is a multidisciplinary Croatia-born, Chicago-based artist. Her work in print media explores issues of gender, immigration, and labor, with an emphasis on research, process, and community. Her work will be shown in Making an Impression: Immigrant Printing in Chicago at the Newberry Library starting December 12, 2024.
Melissa Leandro is a first-generation US Latinx artist of Costa Rican heritage whose practice lies between the media of drawing, painting, and textiles. Her work is currently on view in Agency: Craft in Chicago from the 1970s–80s and Beyond at The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art.
Indira Freitas Johnson identifies as a sculptor, cultural worker, peace activist and educator from Mumbai, India. The combination of art and activism has been a major thread of influence that is interwoven into her art and life. Her work is currently on view at Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art’s Agency: Craft in Chicago from the 1970s–80s and Beyond and South Asia Institute’s What is Seen and Unseen: Mapping South Asian American Art in Chicago exhibition.
Carlos Barberena is a Nicaraguan born, Chicago-based contemporary printmaker known for his relief prints and the use of images from pop culture, as well as from political and cultural tragedies. His work will be shown at Intuit: the Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art in Chicago as Catalyst: Immigrant Communities Nourish Self-Taught Artists beginning in April 2025.
Mariela Acuña is an art administrator and curator from San José, Costa Rica currently based in Chicago. As Exhibitions and Residency Manager at Hyde Park Art Center, her primary role is to steward the Jackman Goldwasser Residency, which invites local, national, and international artists and curators to hone their practice, develop research, and expand their networks in the context of a community-focused contemporary art center.
Please RSVP.

Neighborhood Nights
2024-10-24 19:00 - 23:00
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Thursday, January 11, 2024
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DANK Haus, 6th Floor Skyline Lounge

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

2024 Breakin' It Down Conference: Rooted in Purpose
2024-10-25 09:00 - 16:00 | Malcolm X College, 1900 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, 60612
Since 2003, Breakin’ It Down (BID), a fiscal sponsorship project of Mujeres Latinas en Accion, has striven to advance racial equity in the field of nonprofit, philanthropy, and fundraising, The Breakin’ It Down Conference provides equitable access to relevant programming and engages diverse professionals, community volunteers, grassroots activists, and other stakeholders who serve under-recognized communities in the Chicago area in a day of thoughtful discourse.
This important event’s interactive agenda focuses on key challenges in the field, encouraging professional excellence, promoting professional opportunity through networking and collaboration, and exploring best practices and different sustainability strategies. Participants leave with an increased understanding of a substantive range of pertinent issues and an increased ability to be agents of change in our field.

Art for Health
2024-10-25 18:00 - 22:00 | Venue West, 221 N Paulina, Chicago, 60612
Looking for a fun night out in Chicago while supporting a great cause? Community Empowerment is a Chicago-based global health nonprofit organization that provides essential medical and surgical services to our partner communities in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Join us for a celebratory fundraising event that brings together art, music, food, and community! See art works and installations from Marek Hosek, Sebastian Kowalski, Hague Williams, All Star Press, John Bannon, and Paul Lukes. Throughout the night, enjoy live screen printing, new photo works, functional art, raffle prizes and more! Learn about our accomplishments and the sustainable impact of our work.
Proceeds from the Art for Health Benefit directly support medical and surgical services for underserved communities in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Your support and generosity fuels our mission, ensuring we can continue to connect and strengthen communities.

First Presbyterian Church of Evanston, 1427 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201
2024-10-25 19:00 - 20:30 | First Presbyterian Church of Evanston, 1427 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201
Cellist phenom Santiago Cañon Valencia, winner of the Tchaikovsky and Queen Elisabeth Competitions, and Janos Starker Awardee debuts in Evanston with the Steinway Artist Victor Santiago Asunción, founder and artistic director of the Evanston Chamber Music Society.

Recital and Lecture featuring works of exiled Jewish composer Richard Stöhr
2024-10-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Reba Place Church, 620 Madison St, Evanston, 60202
FREE ADMISSION
Richard Stöhr (1874–1967) was a prolific and highly respected Viennese composer, author and teacher. His output includes seven symphonies, two operas, choral music, lieder, numerous chamber works and solo piano music, as well as half a dozen widely used textbooks. During his 50-year career as a teacher, his students included Herbert von Karajan, Erich Leinsdorf, Rudolf Serkin, Samuel Barber, Leonard Bernstein and Marlene Dietrich.
Stöhr was exiled from Austria by the Nazis in 1938. After moving to the US, he taught courses at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, the University of Cincinnati, and lastly at St. Michael’s College in Burlington, VT.
Stefan Koch and Robert Conway are the first musicians to perform this cello/piano music in the US, and the first to perform it anywhere since 1938. The composer’s grandson Dan Stohr is a long-time resident and attorney in Chicago, and Dan’s mother Vera Gitlin Stoehr was a member of Reba Place Fellowship in Evanston for over 40 years until her death in 2023.
The musical program consists of four Fantasy Pieces and a Cello Sonata, a total of 60 minutes of music. A PowerPoint program on the composer’s life is also part of the presentation.
Stefan Koch is a member of the Lansing and Jackson Symphonies in Michigan and Principal Cellist of the Utah Festival Opera in the summer, as well as a frequent guest performer with the Grand Rapids, Toledo, Kalamazoo Symphonies, among others. Robert Conway is Professor of Piano at Wayne St. University and Orchestral Pianist with the Detroit Symphony.

Exhibition Closing Reception | Power Frauen: German Women Who Dared to Dream
2024-10-25 19:00 - 21:00 | DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
Please join us on Friday, October 25 from 7-9 PM for an evening with the curator and artists at the closing reception of our exhibition “Power Frauen: German Women Who Dared to Dream.”
This exhibition features profiles on German, Austrian, and German American women who left their mark on the world. Paired with original artwork created by local women artists, this exhibit tells the stories of these amazing “Power Frauen.”
“Power Frauen: German Women Who Dared to Dream” will be on display from August 9 – September 20 in the DANK Treffpunkt. Thank you to the artists: Vero Rose Smith, Victoria Pater, Elaine Luther, Sara Roberts, Sunny Gandy, Danielle Anson, Cam Best, Erin McNamara, Deniana Clemente, Marvi Sayon, Jill Liebhaber, Carolyn Boudreau, Bethany Cordero, Adeline Sides, B. Quinn, and Karina Wang.

Friedrich Rau Workshop & Concert: Lass uns ein bisschen swingen!
2024-10-26 17:30 - 21:30 | DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
We are excited to present an incredibly unique event with Friedrich Rau, singer and songwriter from Leipzig, Germany. Together with his team — Tim Ludwig (guitar and songwriting) and Sebastian Stahl (drums and sampling) — he will not only perform an unforgettable concert but also offer an exciting workshop.
Part 1: Workshop
In the workshop, Friedrich and his band will work with participants on a special song that they have written specifically for this tour. The goal is for participants to actively participate in the concert following the workshop. Take advantage of this unique opportunity to learn, practice, and ultimately perform with the artists!
With Friedrich Rau, participants will rehearse the chorus of the song written especially for the tour and work on refining their German pronunciation. Friedrich will share his experience as a singer and musical performer, providing participants with valuable tips and tricks to improve their vocal skills. If time allows, Friedrich will also teach the mini-choreography for the song “Mädchen auf dem Trampolin.” (30 min.)
With Tim Ludwig, participants will get a glimpse into the life of a songwriter, receive some beginner tips, and even contribute their own lines to the song. Tim, the creative head of the band, will share his passion for melodies and vivid lyrics, helping participants discover their own songwriting skills. (30 min.)
With Sebastian Stahl, participants get to work with the iOS app Note and desktop application Ableton Live and create their own first beats on the go and gather sounds from their surroundings. The goal is to enrich the Community Tour Song with some beats created by the participants. (30 min.)
Part 2: Concert
Friedrich Rau is known for his unique style of “electric swing” which fuses contemporary pop music with swing tunes often associated with the golden twenties.concert is a fantastic opportunity for German learners and music lovers to experience his and his band’s dynamic and international musical presence and his “electric” interpretation of “swing” music as well as his team’s unique contributions to a three-part, multi-dimensional workshop.
