Chicago Cultural Alliance

Journey Chicago: Where I’m From: A Kids Workshop on Cultural Flags
2022-10-08 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, 2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
This event is part of Journey Chicago, the Chicago Cultural Alliance’s annual citywide festival of cross-cultural events.
For this hands-on, art-making workshop, children will learn about the artistic symbolism on our nations’ flags (primary examples will include the Assyrian and Ukrainian flags, as well as the American and Chicago flags). Everyone will then have the chance to make their own flag designs to represent their identity and culture.

Journey Chicago: Bomba at the Powwow
2022-10-08 16:00 - 17:00 | Schiller Woods West – Grove 2, Irving Park Rd, Schiller Park, IL, 60176, United States
This event is part of Journey Chicago, the Chicago Cultural Alliance’s annual citywide festival of cross-cultural events.
Sharing a cultural experience through song & dance @ AIC 69th Annual Chicago Powwow. This will be a special collaborative performance of Indigenous song and dance between Intertribal Native American powwow culture and Puerto Rican Indigenous Bomba culture, featuring performers from the American Indian Center of Chicago and Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center.
All are welcome to witness and participate in powwow and bomba cultures.

Film Screening: Manto
2022-10-08 14:00 - 17:00 | South Asia Institute, 1925 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60616, United States
Manto is a 2018 Indian biographical drama film based on the life of the prominent Urdu author Saadat Hasan Manto.

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Manto
Manto is a 2018 Indian biographical film based on the life of the prominent author Saadat Hasan Manto, written and directed by Nandita Das. Manto is based on the 1940s post-Independence period of India. The film stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the title character of Indo-Pakistani, author and writer Saadat Hasan Manto. Tahir Raj Bhasin plays the 1940s Bollywood superstar Shyam Chadda, Manto’s friend, confidant, and inspiration for a number of stories. Rasika Dugal plays the role of Manto’s wife, Safia.
Rini Bhattacharya Mehta
Rini Bhattacharya Mehta is the author of Unruly Cinema:History, Politics, and Bollywood and Indian Her research looks at the complex series of events that allowed the entire Indian film industry to defy attempts to control, reform, and refine it in the twentieth century and beyond.
Rini Bhattacharya Mehta is an Assistant Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies Program in Comparative and World Literature University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research interests include Nationalism and Religion, British Colonization of India, Colonial Modernities, Postcolonial and Postglobal India, Indian Cinema and Media, Postcolonial and Postglobal Modernities

Film Screening: Honor Thy Mother
2022-10-08 14:00 - 16:00 | Skokie Public Library, 5215 Oakton St, Skokie, IL, United States
Oct 8, Saturday 2pm to 4pm – FANHS Greater Chicago Chapter is hosting the Film Screening of Honor Thy Mother to be followed by a panel discussion on the racial-ethnic spectrum of Filipino American mestizos (mixed race) and how social consequences of their ethnicity—such as racism and self-identity issues—have affected their lives.. Guest panelists include Maria Alvarez Stroud, a writer and author of the book “Brave Crossing” from Wisconsin and Jennifer Ligaya, a a medium weaver: a vocalist, a dancer, a performer from Chicago.The event will be at the Skokie Public Library.

Dandelion Black Women Artist's Talk
2022-10-08 13:00 - 15:00 | South Side Community Art Center, 3831 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL, 60653, United States
Our upcoming exhibition 9 Artists/ 9 Months/ 9 Perspectives features work from the Dandelion Black Women Artists collective. These nine Black women artists engaged in collaborative efforts to create artworks that transcend and transform events in the year 2020. In their eyes, art-making became a transgressive act through activism, documentation and vision.
All based in the DMV region, otherwise known as the Beltway – SSCAC is proud to welcome this dynamic collective for a conversation moderated and facilitated by SSCAC Exhibitions Manager & Curator Lola Ayisha Ogbara, who worked exclusively with the artists in organizing 9 Artists/ 9 Months/ 9 Perspectives for it’s Chicago premiere at SSCAC.
We hope you’ll join us with coffee and cake, for what will be an unforgettable and memorable intergenerational panel!

Opening Reception: At Home
2022-10-08 12:00 - 16:00 | Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, 2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
At Home: Cindy Bernhard, Ellen Greene, Ann Toebbe, Gwendolyn Zabicki
OCTOBER 8- DECEMEBR 4, 2022
This exhibition presents works by four Chicago artists with a focus on paintings. As the exhibition title suggests, the show’s premise is about the artist’s exploration of the layered emotional resonance of the concept of home. We have been living in a pandemic when most people have spent an unusually long time in their homes.Conversely, around the world, refugees have been forced to leave their homes, some with the hope of returning and others seeking a new life and home. We are asking the question; what does home mean? Is it a familiarity with the environment, or is home just an abstract place in our minds?
In the atmospheric paintings of Cindy Bernhard, we can see imaginary interiors with pop culture elements, food, and motifs from lifestyle blogs. In her works, she humorously critiques the nature of artifice and creates a vision of home as she wants to remember it. There are always pets, a small dog or cat, to add to the domesticity of the image.
Ellen Greene is looking back at domesticity and motherhood and the time when children are starting to assert their independence and leaving home years later. Some of her oil paintings depict the artist and her daughters. In others, figures are absent; what remains is a respectable floral wall-papered pattern interrupted with childhood vandalism.
Ann Toebbe’s paintings are reminiscent of architectural or design drawings, but she fills them with personal objects worth a closer look. In these obsessively crafted paintings, we see representations of the resident’s individuality and aesthetic choices. In each work, furniture selections, plants, carpets, knick-knacks, and items are left around, representing a home that cannot be replicated even if one wants to. These unfolded rooms are based on living spaces of the artist’s family, friends, and acquaintances, recreated from memories or photographs.
In the works of Gwendolyn Zabicki, intimate images of everyday life are quietly captured; brushing teeth, drying hair, or sleeping. These simple rituals happen every day, unobserved or remembered. These events can only occur in the comfort and privacy of our homes.
The exhibition is curated by Stano Grezdo and Linda Dorman.

Opening Reception: Owen HcHugh and Abstraction in the Permanent Collection
2022-10-08 12:00 - 16:00 | Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, 2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
Owen McHugh and Abstraction in the Permanent Collection
Saturday, October 8 – Sunday, December 4, 2022
Opening Reception: October 8 12:00-4:00 pm
The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art is delighted to announce Owen McHugh and Abstraction in the Permanent Collection. This exhibition highlights abstract, non-representational works in UIMA’s Permanent Collection alongside Owen McHugh’s most recent works from 2017 to the present. Artists exhibiting from the Permanent Collection include Corey Postiglione, Kathie Shaw, John Hoyland, Alexander Hunenko, Martin Hurtig, Lida Petruniak-Colucci, Michael Mandziuk, Irma Osadsa, William Pura, and David Samila.
Owen McHugh is a local Chicago Artist deeply rooted in Abstraction throughout his career. He maintained his M.F.A from Northern Illinois University, and he taught Two-Dimensional Design as well as painting and drawing courses at Columbia College Chicago for over forty years. His work is in many permanent collections including the National Museum of American Art, State of Illinois Collection, and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL.
While many abstract artists gravitate to working within one stylistic approach in abstraction, geometric or gestural, McHugh attempts to bridge the two together. This ambiguous configuration of conflict, becomes a metaphor of existence for McHugh. In his most recent years, McHugh developed his own personal process in which he began an arrangement of organic forms that then underwent a transfiguration through repeated overlays and spattering, modifying coloration and organic shapes in his beginning formations.

Symposium: “Hypocrisy of Justice”
2022-10-08 11:00 - 17:45 | Logan Center Performance Penthouse, 915 E 60th St, Chicago, IL, 60637, United States
Since the 2015 premiere of “Hypocrisy of Justice,” collaborating artists Dana Hall, Cheryl Lynn Bruce, and Kerry James Marshall have expressed interest in further developing and remounting the project. There has also been an interest expressed by the artists, the Hyde Park Jazz Festival, the Logan Center for the Arts, the University of Chicago Presents, various South Side organizations, and several departments at the University of Chicago in building a convening in connection with the performances to engage in cross-sectoral conversations centering the many structural issues the novel brings forth, particularly intersecting inequities within systems and institutions, along with the lived experience of confinement, redemption, hope, and the idea of home. On Saturday, October 8th, 2022, the Chicago community is invited to participate in four 75–minute moderated discussions and other activations with activist/organizers, scholars, journalists, practitioners, and artists. The convening is free to attend. We encourage you to RSVP. All symposium activities are hosted by the Logan Center.
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THE SYMPOSIUM IS HAPPENING ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8TH FROM 11:00AM – 5:45PM.
TO RSVP PLEASE USE THE FORM (AVAILABLE BEGINNING AUGUST 9TH)
The symposium is curated and organized by Kate Dumbleton, Co-Executive/Artistic Director of the Hyde Park Jazz Festival in partnership with Dana Hall, the Hyde Park Jazz Festival, the Logan Center, and University of Chicago Presents, with additional support from the Jazz Institute of Chicago Dr. Timuel Black Grant Program, Illinois Humanities Envisioning Justice, and the National Public Housing Museum. Additional thanks to SAIC graduate students in Arts Administration and Policy.

69th Annual Chicago Powwow
2022-10-08 10:00 - 18:00, 2022-10-07 10:00 - 18:00 | Schiller Woods West – Grove 2, Irving Park Rd, Schiller Park, IL, 60176, United States
Join us as we celebrate the American Indian Center’s 69th Annual Chicago Powwow! This event is open to the public!

JOURNEY CHICAGO: Film Screening: "In Search of Weeping Jim"
2022-10-07 20:00 - 22:00 | Irish American Heritage Center, 4626 N. Knox Ave., Chicago, IL, 60630, United States
This event is part of Journey Chicago, the Chicago Cultural Alliance’s annual citywide festival of cross-cultural events.
A screening of In Search of Weeping Jim, a historic documentary about the late Chicago Alderman James Ambrose Kearns, who introduced the legislation in the Chicago City Council in 1914 that Chicago should have its own flag. Refreshments will be served, there will be a raffle, and enjoy the spirit of Irish conviviality in the beautiful Irish American Heritage Center.
No registration is required. $10, pay at the door.

Cultural Connections: East Meets Middle East
2022-10-07 19:00 - 20:30 | South Asia Institute, 1925 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60616, United States
East Meets Middle East (EMME) is a musical collective across continents celebrating the rich traditions of the Middle East and South Asia.

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**Limited Seating Capacity. ** Early Ticket Purchase Recommended.
What happens when Indian sarod and tabla meet Middle Eastern oud and darbuka?
East Meets Middle East (EMME) is a musical collective across continents celebrating the rich traditions of the Middle East and South Asia. From Kolkata, India, Subrata Bhattacharya (tabla) and Abhisek Lahiri (sarod) collaborate with Ronnie Malley (oud) and George Lawler (percussion) in Chicago, IL to create a cross-cultural palette of improvisations and original compositions. The group transcends boundaries creating musical dialogue by fluidly moving through raga and maqam, tala and iqa, the music theories and rhythms found in South Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa.
EMME brings together related string instruments such as the Middle Eastern oud and the Indian sarod, and percussion instruments like the Indian tabla and Middle Eastern darbuka and riq. The group’s message is to inform people, through music, about the similarities and distinctions between Middle Eastern and South Asian cultures, which are all too often mistaken for each other in media, politics, and Western society.
Their debut album is a result of a live rehearsal from a first time encounter between these artists. The recording and collaboration highlight how arts can be an accessible means to foster more understanding about these cultures.
Presented by South Asia Institute with Intercultural Music Production

Opening Reception: 9 Artists/ 9 Months/ 9 Perspectives
2022-10-07 17:00 - 20:00 | South Side Community Art Center, 3831 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL, 60653, United States
9 Artists/ 9 Months/ 9 Perspectives features works by the collective, Dandelion Black Women Artists.
Nine Black women artists engaged in collaborative efforts to create artworks that transcend and transform events in the year 2020. In their eyes, art-making became a transgressive act through activism, documentation and vision. Utilizing book-making, craft-making and works on paper, 9 Artists/9 Months/ 9 Perspectives presents a birth of vision under hardship felt worldwide, collectively allowing us to reckon with our own perspectives, reflections and welfare. This exhibition presents the conception, gestation, and birth of a collaborative artists’ books created by nine Black women artists of the collective, Dandelion Black Women Artists. Their responses, perspectives, and reflections were inspired by the continuous struggle for health, social, and economic welfare of marginalized people during COVID-19, the lack of response from the federal government, and the political allyship of socio-political grassroots movements like Black Lives Matter. Craft-making became a transgressive act through artivism, perspective, and vision.

Malmoe Opening Ceremony
2022-10-07 13:00 - 14:00 | Korean Cultural Center of Chicago, 9925 Capitol Dr, Wheeling, IL, United States
The Korean Cultural Center of Chicago and the Chicago Korean Education Center will co-host an opening ceremony for the ‘Malmoe, Protect the Hangul’ education box at the museum on Friday, October 7th at 1pm. This display box was developed and supported by the Independence Hall of Korea to educate the history of the compilation of the first Korean dictionary ‘Malmoe’. During the event which coincides with the Hangul Day, we anticipate exploring the value of the independence movement and the excellence of Hangul.

Baila Conmigo!
2022-10-06 18:30 | Puerto Rican Arts Alliance, 3000 N Elbridge Ave, Chicago, IL, 60618, United States
Baila Conmigo, supporting local music artists while bringing artistic excellence and enjoyment to our community!
This outdoor event is held at the Puerto Rican Arts Alliance Terraza and FREE to the public. Audience is encouraged to bring a lawn chair. Due to limited space you should arrive early and no pets. Doors open 6pm
Schedule:
Angel Melendez, Saturday, August 27, 2022 @ 6:30pm Doors open 6pm
Alberto Álvarez, Sunday, September 17, 2022 @ 6:30pm Doors Open 6pm
Cecilio Negrón, Thursday, October 6, 2022 @6:30pm Doors Open 6pm

Author Discussion with Sharon Hoogstraten
2022-10-06 18:00 - 19:30 | Mitchell Museum of the American Indian, 3001 central street, Evanston, IL, 60201, United States
Author Discussion and Q&A with Photographer and Author Sharon Hoogstraten (Citizen Band Potawatomi Nation)
Join us on Thursday, October 6th, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. as we welcome photographer and author Sharon Hoogstraten to the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian. We invite you to this in-person conversation and Q&A to celebrate Hoogstraten’s work and the release of her new book, Dancing for Our Tribe: Potawatomi Tradition in the New Millennium.

Photographer and Citizen Potawatomi Sharon Hoogstraten has created a permanent record of present-day Potawatomis wearing the traditional regalia passed down through the generations, but modified to reflect the influence and storytelling of contemporary life:
“In the last ten years of photographing and listening to personal stories, it is regalia that forms the basis of my cultural exploration. Through my portraits, I know these Potawatomi descendants are living modern lives, while reflecting deeply on the ancestors whose footsteps we tread on. They are not wearing ‘costumes’ and unlike street clothes, each dancer knows exactly where their clothing comes from and what it means. In charming ways, artifacts of modern life make an appearance – a Nike sock, Converse shoes, beaded Hello Kitty medallion, etc. Some are in full regalia, and others, just a ribbon shirt. These are contemporary Native people. What is most compelling to me is that they are both preserving and evolving ceremony and handcrafts for the seven generations going forward. I’ve titled this body of work Dancing for Our Tribe—Potawatomi Tradition in the New Millennium in honor of our dancers and because photography is my dance.

This intimate conversation with Sharon Hoogstraten is free for Mitchell Museum Members and $10 for non-members. Admission for Native citizens is always free. Tickets can be purchased onsite.
For more information about this program, please contact: info@mitchellmuseum.org | (847) 475-1030 | www.mitchellmuseum.org/events/

Artecito Virtual - Serpientes
2022-10-06 18:00 - 19:00 | Online, IL, United States
Snakes sometimes get labelled ‘cold-blooded’ but this is incorrect as their blood isn’t actually cold. Reptiles just need to use sources of heat, like the sun, to warm up!
Join us as we explore more about Snakes with our friends at Lincoln Park Zoo!
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Las serpientes a veces son etiquetadas como “de sangre fría”, pero esto es incorrecto ya que su sangre no es realmente fría. ¡Los reptiles solo necesitan usar fuentes de calor, como el sol, para calentarse!
¡Únase a nosotros mientras exploramos más sobre serpientes con nuestros amigos en Lincoln Park Zoo!
Contáctese aquí: https://bit.ly/ArtecitoSerpientes

What is Artecito?
Artecito is a free workshop in Spanish developed by OPEN Center for the Arts and Lincoln Park Zoo that uses the arts to engage families with nature in ways that resonate with local holidays, culture, and wildlife. With a related art activity, workshops highlight wildlife and nature to encourage children and families to think about nature and their relationship to it in creative ways.

¿Qué es Artecito?
Artecito es un taller gratuito en español bimensual gratuito desarrollado por OPEN Center for the Arts y Lincoln Park Zoo que utiliza las artes para involucrar a las familias con la naturaleza de maneras que resuenan con las festividades locales, la cultura y la vida silvestre. Con una actividad artística relacionada, los talleres destacan la vida silvestre y la naturaleza para alentar a los niños y las familias a pensar sobre la naturaleza y su relación con ella de manera creativa

Film screening: Everything Stays
2022-10-02 14:00 - 16:00 | Bolingbrook Fountaindale Library, 300 W Briarcliff Rd, Bolingbrook, IL, 60440, United States
Oct 2, Sunday at 2pm to 4pm – 2022 FAHM Celebration Kickoff. The Filipino American History Month celebration kickoff event will be held at the Bolingbrook Fountaindale Library at 300 W Briarcliff Rd, Bolingbrook, IL 60440. There will be a film screening of “Everything Stays” followed by Q&A with film director Cole Bacani in-person. Contact Tito Ruben tito.rubens@gmail.com.

Scandinavian Jam ONLINE
2022-10-02 13:30 - 15:30 | Online, 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.

HOMECOMING: ON THE YARD 2022
2022-10-01 13:00 - 17:00 | South Side Community Art Center, 3831 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL, 60653, United States
HOMECOMING will be SSCAC’s first large-scale outdoor program, intended to be a city-wide call and response to Black artists!

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HOMECOMING will be SSCAC’s first large-scale outdoor program, intended to be a city-wide call and response to Black artists to further celebrate our legacy as the first Black arts center in the nation, reconnect with past artists, as well as commemorating the new and expansive ways we are moving forward as an organization! We’re calling our community to come back home!
We invite you and your families to celebrate with us alongside live musical performances, dance, and a special guest DJ – soon to be announced!
Stay tuned for more updates on how you’ll be able to join in on the fun – you won’t want to miss this!

Ragamala: The Annual, All-Night Celebration of Indian Classical Music: World Music Festival Chicago
2022-09-30 18:00 - 2022-10-01 08:00 | Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E Washington St, Chicago, IL, 60602, United States
Friday, September 30 – Saturday, October 1, 2022
Ragamala: A Celebration of Indian Classical Music – Celebrating 10 Years!
Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall
78 E. Washington St., 3rd Flr,
Chicago, IL 60602
6pm-8am
All Ages, Free!
Presented by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events in collaboration with South Asia Institute, South Asia Classical Music Society of Chicago and People of Rhythm Productions.
6:00-7:15pm – Purbayan Chatterjee, sitar, Rakesh Chaurasia, bansuri, Ojas Adhiya, tabla
7:45-9pm – Roopa Mahadevan, vocal, Sruti Sarathy, violin, Rohan Krishnamurthy, mridangam
9:30-10:45pm – Anupama Bhagwat, sitar, Amit Kavthekar, tabla
11:15pm-12:30am – Indrajit Banerjee: sitar, Rupak Kulkarni, bansuri, Hindole Majumdar, tabla
1-2:15am – Mysore Manjunath, violin, Mysore Nagaraj, violin, Patri Satishkumar, mridangam, Giridhar Udupa, ghatam
2:45-4am – Suhail Yusuf: sarangi, Amit Kavthekar, tabla
4:30-5:45am – V.K. “Flute” Raman, flute & Rohan Krishnamurthy, mridangam
6:15am-7:30am – Manik Khan, sarod, Hindole Majumdar, tabla

FREE & OPEN TO ALL

Friday, September 30 at 6:00 pm until Saturday, October 1 at 8:00 am

https://www.chicago.gov/…/world_music_festival2.html

Exhibition Opening: Sisterhood by Alma Domínguez
2022-09-30 18:00 - 22:00 | OPEN Center for the Arts, 2214 S. Sacramento Ave., Chicago, IL, 60623, United States
Come experience Sisterhood: a solo exhibition created by Alma Domínguez, co-founder & core artist of OPEN Center for the Arts.

This moving exhibition is Domínguez’s homage to women who have changed the world. Premiering a series of 7 powerful portraits, showcasing Sisterhood, and recognizing the strength of migrant women and their contribution to our society.

We invite you to celebrate with us at the opening reception Friday, September 30th from 6:00 – 10:00 pm which will be held at OPEN Center for the Arts, 2214 S Sacramento Ave, Chicago Il, 60623

Venga a ver Sisterhood: una exposición creada por Alma Domínguez, co-fundadora y artista principal de OPEN Center for the Arts.

Esta exposición conmovedora es el homenaje de Domínguez a las mujeres que han cambiado el mundo. Estrenando una serie de 7 poderosos retratos, mostrando Sisterhood(sororidad), y reconociendo la fuerza de las mujeres migrantes y su contribución a nuestra sociedad.

Le invitamos a celebrar con nosotros en la recepción de apertura el viernes 30 de septiembre de 6:00 – 10:00 pm que se llevara a cabo en OPEN Center for the Arts, 2214 S Sacramento Ave, Chicago Il, 60623

Pintadas Comunitarias: El Proceso Creativo de Colectivo Moriviví
2022-09-30 18:00 - 20:00 | Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center, 4046 W. Armitage Ave., Chicago, IL, 60639, United States
Artistic residence of Colectivo Moriviví at SRBCC for the design and execution of a mural in honor of Julia de Burgos in Chicago.

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Meet the artists and discover the creative process and proposed design of the mural dedicated to Julia de Burgos by Colectivo Moriviví, coming directly from Puerto Rico to invite the community to participate in this historic mural. Sign up for our “Pintadas Comunitarias” (Community Painting Sessions) to be held at Julia de Burgos Park (1805 N Albany Ave, Chicago, IL 60647) throughout the month of October.
Reception and snacks for participants courtesy of Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center. Presented and commissioned by Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center in partnership with Friends of the Bloomingdale Trail.

BOMBA Lab en el Centro
2022-09-30 08:00 - 17:00 | Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center, 4046 W. Armitage Ave., Chicago, IL, 60639, United States
BOMBA is the oldest musical tradition of Puerto Rico and one of the greatest expressions of the Island’s African ancestry.

Since its establishment in Chicago in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, enthusiasts, practitioners and teachers of Bomba had come through SRBCC to develop, share and cultivate their craft and honor this ancestral art form from Puerto Rico.

Created in and for the community SRBCC offers BOMBA LAB en el Centro, an intergenerational space to learn, practice and engage with the history and ever-lasting healing rhythms, dance and songs of Bomba.

To enjoy en familia! ALL ages and experiences are welcomed.
Free of cost. No registration needed. Every other Friday starting in September.

Kick off: Friday, September 16, 2022 | 6PM to 8PM

BOMBA Open Lab Dates:
SEPTEMBER 16 & 30th
OCTOBER 16 & 30th
NOVEMBER 18th
DECEMBER 2 & 12

¡Los esperamos! Para más información se puede comunicar a info@srbcc.org o llamarnos at 773.698-6009

For more information feel free to contact us at:
info@srbcc.org or phone at 773.698-6009

Photo by: Herminio Rodriguez
Dancer: Tai Ramirez
Subidor: Quincy Raggs

Dare to Tell! Storytelling Workshop
2022-09-29 19:00 - 20:30 | Online Event
Do you want to tell stories to connect with people emotionally and to create intimate communities with others? Do you want to tell stories that reflect upon urgent social concerns of our time?
There are two parts to this workshop/circle. During the first part of the session, we will discuss central tenets of this art form and explore some general principles. Participants will practice sharing personal stories during the second part of the session.
Instructor bio
Ada Cheng is a professor-turned-storyteller, solo performer, and storytelling show producer. She is the producer and the host of five storytelling shows, including Pour One Out, Am I Man Enough?, Talk Stories: An Asian American/Asian Diaspora Storytelling Show, Speaking Truths Series, and This Is America: Truths through My Body. She creates platforms for people to tell difficult and vulnerable stories as well as spaces for people and communities who may not have opportunities otherwise. She teaches at both Dominican University and Northwestern University. She has been a speaker for Illinois Humanities Road Scholars Speakers Bureau since 2019. Her interests span multiple fields, including academia, storytelling/performance art, and advocacy. Her motto: Make your life the best story you tell.

Date: Thursday, September 29, 2022
Time: 7pm – 8:30pm
Location: Zoom (Virtual)

Salsa Lesson at NMPRAC
2022-09-29 17:30 - 19:30 | The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture, 3015 W Division Street, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
Enjoy an evening learning to dance Salsa at the National Puerto Rican Museum.

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The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture is excited to provide a FREE Salsa Dance Lesson. A professional dance instructor will teach you the basic steps and have you dancing before the night is over. Bring a friend to partner up!
Registration is required through Eventbrite.
Learn more about us by visiting our website.

BABIY YAR COMMEMORATION: 81ST ANNIVERSARY
2022-09-29 17:30 | Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center, 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL, 60077, United States
Join CJE SeniorLife Holocaust Community Services and Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center (IHMEC) for an evening with Dr. Martin Dean, renowned Holocaust historian, author, former war crimes investigator, and researcher with the Babiy Yar Holocaust Memorial Center. Dr. Dean will examine the complex history of the Babiy Yar ravine, where more than 33,000 Jewish men, women, and children were murdered in just two days. Incorporating new research, witness testimony, and images from a 3-D model curated by the Babiy Yar Holocaust Memorial Center, Dean will reconstruct the landscape as it existed on September 29-30, 1941, and describe the route taken by the Jews into the ravine.
This gathering will include music by internationally renowned cellist, composer and vocalist Ian Maksin, remarks by Holocaust Community Services and IHMEC; the launch of Volume II of Never Heard Never Forget– a new collection of narratives in memoriam and honor of Chicago Russian-speaking Survivors; and a candle-lighting ceremony with local Survivors. The program will be conducted in English with simultaneous Russian translation. A virtual viewing option will be available.
Complimentary docent-led tours of IHMEC’s gallery focused on the Holocaust in the Soviet Union will run from 4:00 – 5:15 pm. The program will start at 5:30 pm. A link will be sent to all registrants for the virtual program 24 hours before the commemoration.
Reserve Tickets here

Co-sponsored by CJE SeniorLife Holocaust Community Services, Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center, and the Peter Polsky Freedom Fund. Program funders include the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, private foundations, and individual donors.

Film Screening: Sun in the Water / Sol en el agua
2022-09-27 18:00 - 21:00 | Instituto Cervantes, 31 West Ohio Street, Chicago, IL, 60654, United States
A reception will take place prior to screening with appetizers and wine provided, and a conversation regarding the film will proceed the screening.
6:00 PM – Dominican Rep. Appetizers and Wine
7:00 PM – Film screening (Spanish with English subtitles)
Parking at 33 W Ontario ($10 with validation)

Sun in the Water / Sol en el agua

A day at the beach with a baby; a car accident; a fight: these are some of the fragments Sol is able to remember bit by bit after she wakes up at a hospital. The doctor and the two nurses attending her refuse to answer her questions while keeping her sedated. A character by the name of Ino appears in her dreams guiding her through her lost memories. But Ino is not a figment of her imagination. “Sun in the Water” is a challenging and mind-blowing psychological thriller about consciousness, guilt, fate and the choices that we make.
Un día en la playa con un bebé; un accidente de coche; una pelea: estos son algunos de los eventos que Sol es capaz de recordar poco a poco después de despertarse en un hospital. El médico y las dos enfermeras que la atienden se niegan a responder sus preguntas mientras la mantienen sedada. Un personaje con el nombre de Ino aparece en sus sueños, guiándola a través de sus recuerdos perdidos. Pero Ino no es producto de su imaginación. “Sol en el agua” es un desafiante y alucinante thriller psicológico sobre la conciencia, la culpa y el destino.

Heart of Afghanistan X Qais Essar
2022-09-24 19:00 - 20:30 | South Asia Institute, 1925 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60616, United States
360-degree view of Afghan culture through music, poetry, art and cultural heritage.

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South Asia Institute Presents
HEART OF AFGHANISTAN X QAIS ESSAR
Saturday, September 24, 2022
Seated
Free
The Heart of Afghanistan features four brilliant Afghan musicians: famed singer and Afghan TV star Ahmad Fanoos on vocals & harmonium, his sons Elham Fanoos on piano and Mehran Fanoos on violin, and Hamid Habibzada on tabla. Unable to perform inside Afghanistan today, the group carries the flame of Afghanistan’s rich and complex musical heritage, from its early history to the modern era. Included in the program will be traditional ghazals based on the Sufi-inspired poetry of Rumi (who was born in Afghanistan), Afghan folk music, and the iconic hits of legendary singer Ahmad Zahir.
Qais Essar
Qais Essar is an Afghan-American musician, based in Phoenix, Arizona. A rabab player and songwriter, he is most noted for the song “The Crown Sleeps” from the film The Breadwinner, which won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Song at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018. He co-wrote the song with Joshua Hill, a bandmate in the now defunct band Qosmonauts.
*Limited Seating Capacity. *Early Ticket Purchase Highly Recommended
Presented by South Asia Institute with Old Town School of Folk Music and funded through Doris Duke Foundation

Film Screening & Discussion: 80 Years Later
2022-09-24 14:00 - 16:00 | Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 164 N State St, Chicago, IL, 60601, United States
The feature documentary 80 YEARS LATER explores the racial inheritance of Japanese American family incarceration during World War II through multigenerational conversations with survivors and their descendants.
In the 80th anniversary of Executive Order 9066 that imprisoned 120,000 Japanese Americans in World War II, families still grapple with the legacy of their experience. How does one inherit traumatic history across generations?
Our community screening in Chicago is especially meaningful as many incarcerated Japanese Americans relocated and rebuilt their lives in Chicago following their incarceration. The screening will be 50 min long and will be followed by a Q&A with cast and crew from the film.
The Q&A will be moderated by Karen Su, Global Asian Studies Director of Undergraduate Studies and Professor at the University of Illinois Chicago. Professor Su started teaching Introduction to Asian American Studies in 2006, before the Asian American Studies program was formally established. She serves as the Principal Investigator and Project Director of the UIC AANAPISI Initiative.
In her creative work, Prof. Su focuses on children’s picture books featuring Asian American life stories. She was chosen to participate in a mentorship program with Maya Gonzalez at Reflection Press in 2017 and was a We Need Diverse Books mentee in 2018. One of her current works-in-progress focuses on the story of Yuki Llewellyn who was incarcerated as a child at Manzanar during WWII.
The filmmaker Celine Parreñas Shimizu considers it incredibly important that this community impact screening amplifies existing work that supports formerly incarcerated Japanese Americans and their descendants. All proceeds from ticket sales will go to the Japanese American Service Committee (JASC). JASC engages people of all ages to experience Japanese American history and culture and to improve their well-being through innovative, high quality programs and services tailored to the multicultural community.
This is a masked event. Masks are required indoors to keep our community safe.
