Chicago Cultural Alliance

Teacher Appreciation Month at LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago
2024-08-18 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-08-17 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-08-16 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-08-15 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-08-14 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-08-13 10:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago, 601 N Martingale Road Suite 130, Schaumburg, IL 60173, 601 N Martingale Road Suite 130, Schaumburg, 60173
Celebrate Teacher Appreciation Month at LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago!
This August, we’re honoring the incredible dedication and hard work of educators with a SUPER-MEGA-AWESOME offer just for them! Teachers will enjoy a FREE general admission ticket to our exciting attractions, and up to 4 additional friends or family members can join the fun with a $5 discount on their tickets. Children under 2 visit free! Don’t miss out on this exclusive opportunity! Remember, all adults must have a child in their party for entry, and proof of teacher employment (such as an ID badge or school ID) is required. Tickets are limited and should be booked online in advance. Join us from August 1 – 31, 2024, and make this Teacher Appreciation Month one to remember!

Tommy Prine Free Show in the Fifth Province
2024-08-17 21:00 - 23:00 | IL
Date: August 17
Time:
9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Location:
4626 N Knox Ave. Chicago, IL 60630
We are thrilled to welcome Tommy Prine for a FREE SHOW in the Fifth Province Pub! Tommy Prine’s debut album, This Far South, is not only a long-awaited introduction but also a testimony to Prine’s 20s and the loss, love, and growth that have defined them. Co-produced by a close friend and kindred musical spirit, Ruston Kelly, and beloved Nashville engineer and producer Gena Johnson, the album is rich and dynamic, from cathartic jams to nostalgic storytelling. The son of late songwriting legend John Prine, Tommy Prine grew up in Nashville surrounded by music, art, and writing. As a child, he thought all parents were musicians because, to his father, “going to work” meant performing shows for adoring fans and writing songs. Tommy learned to play guitar by watching his father play, copying how his fingers moved, and inadvertently developing his own style. Summers in Ireland lent their own inspiration, as did 10 straight years camping at Bonnaroo. In 2023, Amazon Music named him one of their Breakthrough Artists to Watch, and in December, he made his Grand Ole Opry debut in December.
This is a free show. The Pub opens at 6PM, and Tommy plays, starting at 9PM

Constructing Jathi Choreography with Harini Nilakantan
2024-08-17 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

FREE Guided Tours at the National Hellenic Museum
2024-08-17 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.

Teen Saturday Studio - Architectural Drafting: Intro To Sketching
2024-08-17 11:00 - 14:00 | Harold Washington College, 30 E Lake St Chicago, Chicago, 60601
Explore the art of architectural drafting in our engaging workshop and learn essential practices to bring your architectural visions to life on paper. Teens will explore the basics, learn sketching tools, practice perspective drawing and sketch architectural elements. Learn tips and techniques to improve your sketching skills and refine your design process.
FREE; advance registration required

Puerto Rican Arts Alliance: Studio Arts Program
2024-08-17 10:30 - 14:30 | IL
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.

Kino, Kaffee und Kuchen
2024-08-17 10:30 | DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
Date:
Start
Saturday, January 06, 2024
Time:
Location:
Location
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

Levitt VIBE Concert Series: Tangueros del Oeste
2024-08-17 00:00 | IL
Date: August 17, 2024 14:00
Location: Belmont CraginRiis Park
Organizer: International Latino Cultural CenterLevitt VIBE

Stammtisch Open Haus, Every 3rd Friday
2024-08-16 19:30 - 2024-08-17 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

3rd Fridays Free Admission Museum Night
2024-08-16 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.

Haitian Heritage Month Konpa Sware
2024-08-15 19:00 - 23:00 | IL
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*

Boxing Banjo
2024-08-15 18:00 - 22:00 | IL
Date: August 15
Time:
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Location:
4626 North Knox Avenue, Chicago, IL 60630
Boxing Banjo Performs in the Mayfair Theatre at the Irish American Heritage Center. Hailing from the picturesque west coast of Ireland, Boxing Banjo has quickly become one of the hottest musical properties around. Comprising four of the most accomplished Irish musicians, brothers Darragh and Mícheál Healy, along with Joseph McNulty and Cillian King, they have amassed more than 20 Irish Championship titles on various instruments in traditional Irish music and singing, along with 4 World bodhrán titles.
Described by the Irish Echo as “complete naturals on stage,” their live shows exude a feel-good factor that persuades the inner dancer and vocalist in every audience member. Combining myriad instruments, including button accordion, tenor banjo, guitar, fiddle, and bodhrán, their sound transcends musical boundaries, bringing listeners on a truly captivating musical voyage like no other.
One of Ireland’s great young touring bands, Boxing Banjo, is a crowd favorite at Milwaukee Irish Fest and wherever they play!
Tickets are $30, $25 for IAHC members, and are available HERE (members call 773-282-7035, extension 10 for the discount code)

Scottish Genealogy Group
2024-08-14 00:00 | IL
Date: October 26 | 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Location:
2800 Des Plaines Avenue
North Riverside,
IL
60546
United States

179th Annual Saint Andrew?s Day Gala ? the ?Feast of the Haggis? ? Save the Date
2024-08-14 00:00 | IL
Date: November 30
Location:
17 E. Monroe Street
Chicago,
IL
60603
United States

Join us at the iconic Palmer House for Chicago’s longest running black tie gala when Chicago Scots honor Scottish historian and economist Niall Ferguson as the 2024 Distinguished Citizen. Ferguson is the Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and a senior faculty fellow for the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard. He is author of 16 books including The Ascent of Money, Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe and Kissinger, 1923-1968. Questions? Contact dawnmiller@thechicagoscots.org

Family Day 2024
2024-08-13 00:00 | IL
Date: 2024-09-07
Location:
3001 Central Street
Evanston,
IL
60201
United States

Join us for an afternoon of family crafts, storytelling, native food, shop at our Artists Alley, enjoy live music, and so much more!

Throughout the event you can visit info booths to learn more about other incredible work being done by our partnering organizations. Visit our Artists Alley to shop at a handful of Native artists booths, and stick around to purchase some Native American foods, enjoy live music, and visit our ongoing exhibits. This event will have something for everyone. Limited parking is available along Central Street and the parking lot behind the museum.

Stay tuned for the schedule of events for the day, check back for the latest updates!

August Free Day
2024-08-13 00:00 | IL
Date: 2024-08-14
Location:
3001 Central Street
Evanston,
IL
60201
United States

Join us for a day of free admission at the Mitchell Museum on Wednesday, August 14th, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Thank you to our Sponsor Grace Lutheran Church.

Indigenous Peoples? Day
2024-08-13 00:00 | IL
Date: 2024-10-14
Location:
3001 Central Street
Evanston,
IL
60201
United States

Indigenous Peoples’ Day honors the culture and history of Native people past, present, and future. Join us at the Mitchell Museum to celebrate the diversity and vibrancy of Indigenous cultures with FREE admission to the museum all day. Bring your friends and your family to enrich your understanding of Indigenous histories and cultures and enjoy guided craft activities.
Full schedule of events coming soon!

47th Annual Benefit
2024-08-13 00:00 | IL
Date: 2024-11-16
Location:
619 Howard Street
Evanston,
IL
60202
United States

You’re Invited to the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
47th Annual Benefit

November Free Day
2024-08-13 00:00 | IL
Date: 2024-11-27
Location:
3001 Central Street
Evanston,
IL
60201
United States

Join us for a day of free admission at the Mitchell Museum on Wednesday, November 27th, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Thank you to our Sponsor Grace Lutheran Church.

August Stammtisch Open Haus
2024-08-13 00:00 | IL
Date:
When
Friday, August 16, 2024
Time:
7:30 PM – 11:59 PM
Location:
Location
DANK Haus, 6th Floor Skyline Lounge & Terrace

August
Stammtisch Open Haus
6th Floor Skyline Lounge
Friday | August 16 | 7:30 PM

Feiern Sie mit uns! Our monthly Open Haus Stammtisch is a great way to meet new friends and enjoy a little GemÃ¼tlichkeit 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

September Stammtisch Open Haus
2024-08-13 00:00 | IL
Date:
When
Friday, September 20, 2024
Time:
7:30 PM – 11:59 PM
Location:
Location
DANK Haus, 6th Floor Skyline Lounge & Terrace

September
Stammtisch Open Haus
6th Floor Skyline Lounge
Friday | September 20 | 7:30 PM

Feiern Sie mit uns! Our monthly Open Haus Stammtisch is a great way to meet new friends and enjoy a little GemÃ¼tlichkeit 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

Oktoberfest Stammtisch Open Haus
2024-08-13 00:00 | IL
Date:
When
Friday, October 18, 2024
Time:
7:30 PM – 11:59 PM
Location:
Location
DANK Haus Marunde Ballroom, 5th Floor

Open Haus Oktoberfest
Stammtisch
5th Floor Marunde Ballroom
Friday, October 18th
7:30-11:00 PM
Cap off your Oktoberfest season at the best fest in town! Our indoor Oktoberfest features live music from Paloma Band of Chicago and authentic German food and drinks! Attendees will enjoy plenty of yodeling, dancing, and pretzel eating starting at 7:30 PM.
Our historic Marunde Ballroom, located on the 5th floor, will be decorated in traditional festival style and our signature vintage bar will feature imported German Spaten Oktoberfest, WÃ¼rzburger and local Festzelt Oktoberfest beers on tap. Come hungry and enjoy ThÃ¼ringer, Bratwurst, LeberkÃ¤se, potato salad, sauerkraut, pretzels and LandjÃ¤ger!

Guests can enter our famous “Stein Holding Contest” and dance to the music of Paloma Band of Chicago. Come wearing your finest Dirndl and Lederhosen to the Oktoberfest of the Season at the DANK Haus!
$5 Donation at the door
Snacks & Drinks for purchase
Doors open at 7:30 PM
Online RSVP is not required, but greatly appreciated. This helps us get an idea of how many people will be attending and helps us to plan accordingly. Walk-ins are always accepted at our Open Haus events!
Free parking at 5/3 Bank after 6:00 PM located at Western and Gunnison

Weihnachtsmarkt 2024
2024-08-13 00:00 | IL
Date:
When
Saturday, December 14, 2024
Time:
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Location:
Location
DANK Haus Ballroom, 5th Floor

Come join us for a warm indoor Weihnachtsmarkt with German-inspired Christmas shopping, GlÃ¼hwein, food, music and more!
Our Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas Market) takes place on Saturday, December 14th, 2024 from 11:00am to 5:00pm. We will have German food and drink for sale as you stroll through rows of festive stands. This is a great holiday event for families and children of all ages. Our Haus will be decorated in beautiful holiday splendor, a perfect back drop for your own cherished memories.
Bring your youngest children for a special visit with Santa in our ballroom. Admission to the market will be a suggested $5 donation at the door. All proceeds from the event will support cultural and educational programming at the DANK Haus.
Doors Open – 11:00 AM with Shopping, Food & Drinks until 5:00 PM
Interested in being a vendor? Submit the vendor application by following the link below:
Apply to be a vendor
Visit the DANK Haus at 4740 N. Western Ave. Chicago IL, located just one block west of the Western Brown Line for all of your Christmas cheer!
Questions? Contact samantha@dankhaus.com

NOITP: Through Fish Eyes at Clark Park
2024-08-13 00:00 | IL
Date: Sunday, September 8, 2024
Time: 3:40 PM

NOITP: Through Fish Eyes at the Eleanor Boathouse
2024-08-13 00:00 | IL
Date: Monday, September 9, 2024
Time:
5:30 PM
7:00 PM
