Chicago Cultural Alliance

Artecito Virtual - Tortugas
2023-03-09 18:00 (America/Chicago) | Virtual, Chicago, IL, United States
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Las tortugas se reconocen fácilmente por su caparazón óseo y cartilaginoso. Esta carcasa súper resistente actúa como un escudo para protegerlas de los depredadores: ¡algunas tortugas pueden incluso meter la cabeza dentro de su caparazón para una protección adicional!
¡Únase a nosotros mientras exploramos más sobre las tortugas con nuestros amigos en Lincoln Park Zoo!

Turtles are easily recognized by their bony, cartilaginous shell. This super-tough casing acts like a shield to protect them from predators – some turtles can even tuck their head up inside their shell for extra protection!
Join us as we explore more about Turtles with our friends at Lincoln Park Zoo!

What is Virtual Artecito?
Artecito is a free online 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 Virtual?
Artecito es un taller gratuito en español bimensual gratuito en linea 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

The Greek-Turkish Conflict: 500 Years Ago and Yesterday
2023-03-09 10:00 - 11:00 | Online, IL, United States
Since the Greek state declared its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1821, the Greek-Turkish conflict has in many ways defined the history of modern Greece. In this NHM Discussion, we will explore the history of this conflict from the Ottoman Empire to the Balkans War to Cyprus. If you feel like you are missing the context for today’s current events, this is the class for you.

Life in Chicago
2023-03-09 - 2023-05-30 | Polish Museum of America, 984 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL, 60642, United States
Avid amateur photographer Jan Zawiliński documented Chicago’s Polish Downtown community in 1900-1924, leaving behind a fascinating record of everyday life.

Chicago's Most Endangered Buildings 2023
2023-03-08 12:00 - 13:00 | Chicago Architecture Center, 111 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL, 60601, United States
Join Preservation Chicago as they reveal Chicago’s 7 Most Endangered list for 2023. For 20 years, this list of imminently threatened historic buildings and community assets is used to mobilize the support necessary to save these sites from demolition.
This program is FREE with advanced registration. Both In-Person & Virtual options are available.
Ward Miller, the Executive Director of Preservation Chicago, will announce the 2023 Chicago 7 Most Endangered and share the history, threat and recommendations for each selection.
Despite seemingly impossible odds, the public interest and attention generated by Preservation Chicago’s Chicago 7 Most Endangered list, coupled with dedicated advocacy has resulted in a remarkable number of preservation victories over the years.
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Chicago 7 Most Endangered program, a brief retrospective will highlight notable wins and losses.
AIA/CES Credits: 1 LUs
PRESENTER: WARD MILLER
Ward Miller is the executive director of Preservation Chicago, a position he has held since 2013. For more than 30 years, Miller has advocated for the preservation of Chicago’s historic buildings. He spent two decades on the issues committee for Landmarks Illinois and served as vice president of Logan Square Preservation for 15 years. He also helped the City Club of Chicago in its efforts to save the Chicago Theatre, the Page Brothers Building and several buildings on Block 37. Prior to his current role, Miller worked on many other restoration projects including Holy Family Church, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Heller House and the grand staircase at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Pulaski Day
2023-03-06 10:00 - 12:00 | Virtual, Chicago, IL, United States
Celebrate Pulaski Day virtually with the Polish Museum of America (PMA) on Monday, March 6, 2023. Zapraszamy na wirtualne obchody Dnia Pułaskiego, które odbędą się w poniedziałek, 6 marca 2023 r. w Muzeum Polskim w Ameryce (MPA).

16th Annual Wearing of the Green Dance
2023-03-05 17:00 - 21:00 | Irish American Heritage Center, 4626 N. Knox Ave., Chicago, IL, 60630, United States
Welcome back to one of our favorite events! The 16th Annual Wearing of the Green Dance returns in 2023, on Sunday, March 5th.
Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner catered by Ken Harrington, dance music provided by Gerry Haughey and Joe Cullen, joined by the wonderful Teresa Shine. Center favorites the Shannon Rovers and the Trinity Irish Dancers will perform. Old friends gathering in the beautiful Erin Room again! It’s the perfect start to the St. Patrick’s Day season!

Tickets for the 16th Annual Wearing of the Green Dance, Sunday March 6 from 5:00pm to 9:00pm are $55.00 per person. Reservation deadline is March 3rd.

Don’t wait purchase your tickets here, or call 773-282-7035, ext 10.

Scandinavian Jam ONLINE
2023-03-05 13:30 - 15:30 | Virtual, Chicago, IL, United States
Scandinavian Jam, where we practice what we teach.

Join Mary Allsopp and Paul Tyler online on the first and third Sunday of every month.
Enjoy an afternoon of traditional roots music. We teach by ear, review and share tunes. We are happy to take suggestions and love meeting new people. It?s a friendly group and we have folks joining in from across the country.
Contact Scandi.Fiddler@yahoo.com or PTyler@ameritech.net with any questions and to get a zoom code. This is a free event.

Annual Meeting & Election
2023-03-04 13:00 - 16:00 | American Indian Center, 3401 West Ainslie Street, Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
Our Annual Meeting and Board Election is happening Saturday, March 4, 2023, from 1-4 p.m. at the center, 3401 W Ainslie St, Chicago, IL, 60625.
The meeting is open and the public is encouraged to attend.
Voting members can vote Friday, March 3, 3-8 p.m. or Saturday, March 4, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the AIC. To be eligible to vote, please make sure your membership is up to date and all required documents are submitted.
To check the status of your membership, please go to the following website and login:
https://americanindiancenterofchicago.wildapricot.org/…
If you need any assistance with your membership, please reach out to Erika via email at erika@aicchicago.org.
If you are interested in running for an open seat on the AIC board, please fill out the following application no later than Thursday, February 23, 2023. The ballot will be determined by Monday, February 27, 2023.
Application to run for vacant AIC board seats:
https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSdqXKTZlebfCf…/viewform

Artecito - Invasive Species
2023-03-04 11:00 - 14:00 | OPEN Center for the Arts, 2214 S. Sacramento Ave., Chicago, IL, 60623, United States
Invasive species are primarily spread by human activities, often unintentionally. People, and the goods we use, travel around the world very quickly, and they often carry uninvited species with them.
Join us as we explore more about Invasive Species with our friends at Lincoln Park Zoo!
In person at OPEN Center for the Arts!
2214 S Sacramento Ave
Chicago, IL
11AM-2PM, materials will be provided.
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Las especies invasoras se propagan principalmente por actividades humanas, a menudo sin intención. Las personas y los bienes que usamos viajan alrededor del mundo muy rápidamente y, a menudo, llevan consigo especies no invitadas.
¡Únase a nosotros mientras exploramos más sobre las especies invasoras con nuestros amigos en Lincoln Park Zoo!
¡Presencialmente en OPEN Center for the Arts!
2214 S Sacramento Ave
Chicago, IL
11AM-2PM, se proporcionarán materiales.

What is Artecito?
Artecito is a free workshop 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 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

Conmemoración de la Mujer
2023-03-04 11:00 | Casa Michoacán, 1638 S. Blue Island, Chicago, IL, 60608, United States

Growing Edible Native Plants
2023-03-04 09:00 - 11:30 | Morton Arboretum, 4100 Illinois Route 53, Lisle, IL, 60532, United States
Join Trickster Cultural Center and the Morton Arboretum on Mar 4 from 9:30-11:30 AM to learn about traditional edible native plants at the Morton Arboretum’s Visitor’s Center.
Purchase Access Here: http://bit.ly/3DsC02d

Learn to Make Japanese Sweets – Hinamatsuri Suhama
2023-03-03 18:00 - 19:30 | Japanese American Service Committee, 4427 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, 60640, United States
Create a Hina-ningyo (Emperor and Empress doll set) made of Suhama, a type of Wagashi (Japanese sweets)
Celebrate Hinamatsuri learning to make suhama (a type of Japanese sweet wagashi) with Wagashi Master, Toshiko Sugii Steffes at the JASC!
Hinamatsuri (Dolls Day) is March 3 and what better way to celebrate than learning to make a set of Hina–nigyo (Emperor and Empress dolls) out of suhama for the holiday. Attendees will make the wagashi dolls as well Bonbori (Lantern shaped sweets) and Hishi-mochi (Diamond shaped cakes of three colors).
Attendees will be able to view an elaborate doll set display with eight tiers donated to the JASC by Jennifer Mari Goldberg.
All materials needed for the workshop are included in the fee.
Free parking in our lot to the north of our building.
Date: Friday, March 3, 2023
Time: 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Pre-event Tea Time from 5:30 pm with tea and light refreshments
Cost: $55 for JASC Members, $45 for Non-members
Bring a Friend Discount: $80 (JASC Members), $100 (Non-Members) when you register two people at the same time.

Parallel Worlds Art Exhibition
2023-03-03 - 2023-03-25 | Ukrainian National Museum, 2249 W. Superior St., Chicago, IL, 60612, United States
Exhibition Parallel Worlds, Opening March 3,2023 at 7:00 p.m.
Admission $10.00
March 3rd-25th, 2023

Ukrainian Artist Luna Prysiazhniuk debut Exhibition Parallel Worlds opens March 3, 2023 at the Ukrainian National Museum.

The artist’s heart is divided into two parts, one forever in Ukraine and the other- her current city Chicago.
Luna conveys on canvases the monumental remains of Ukrainian architecture, crippled by a Russian rocket, as well as Chicago’s beautiful aesthetic skyline.

“Art and Architecture have interrelated meanings in my life. Art is my way to have an honest conversation with my soul, and architecture is the outlet that channels my instincts and emotions and organizes the creative process.

Since I find verbal communication about my art challenging, art has been the way I can express myself in the purest and most meaningful way”. – Luna Prysiazhniuk
Exhibit is sponsored by Eugeni Heating Inc.
Museum hours 11-4 Thursday -Sunday

Admission: Adults $10.00, Seniors & Students $5.00, Children 12 and under free, Members free.
For more information call 312.421.8020 or e-mail admin@ukrainiannationalmuseum.org

What Did Homer Sound Like?: A Brief History of the Greek Language
2023-03-01 17:00 - 18:00 | Online, IL, United States
Greek may well be the world’s oldest continuously spoken linguistic tradition. In this hour-long class, we will explore the long life of the Greek language, from Proto-Greek speakers arriving in the Greek peninsula thousands of years ago to the “Greeklish” of the Greek diaspora.

Reel Film Club: Ecuador
2023-02-28 18:00 | Instituto Cervantes, 31 West Ohio Street, Chicago, IL, 60654, United States
Chinese migrants Lei and Wong clandestinely arrive in Ecuador. Lei plans to travel all the way to New York; Wong wants to settle in Latin America and bring his son to live with him. Uncertain of their future, they rely on other Chinese migrants to navigate this new land and culture. Chang, a local mobster, is one of those migrants; his intentions towards Lei are less than noble, and as far as Wong is concerned, he is nothing more than a fly entangled in Chang’s corrupt web. Ecuador’s official entry to the Academy Award for Best International Feature in 2021, Venegas’ feature debut offers a unique take on the immigrant experience.
Los inmigrantes chinos Lei y Wong llegan clandestinamente a Ecuador. Lei planea viajar hasta Nueva York; Wong quiere establecerse en Latinoamérica y traer a su hijo a vivir con él. Dado su incierto futuro, dependen de otros inmigrantes chinos para hacerse camino por estas nuevas tierras y cultura. Chang, un mafioso local, es uno de ellos; sus intenciones hacia Lei son nada nobles, y en lo que respecta a Wong, no es más que una mosca enredada en la corrupta red de Chang. La selección oficial de Ecuador al Premio de la Academia a la Mejor Película Internacional en el 2021, el debut cinematográfico de Venegas ofrece una visión única de la experiencia del inmigrante.

Surviving the Long Wars: Residues and Rebellions
2023-02-28 - 2023-05-26 | Newberry Library, 60 West Walton Street, Chicago, IL, 60610, United States
Pairing historic works and contemporary art, this exhibition reflects on the persistence of anti-colonial resistance, from the so-called “Indian Wars” to the “Global War on Terror”.

Cooking Class ONLINE
2023-02-27 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual, Chicago, IL, United States
In February we will be making stew and variations of the Swedish Lenten bun “Semla.” For this online class you will receive the recipe in advance. You can then either cook alongside or watch and try later. It is an interactive Zoom so you will be able to ask questions. Cost is $10. Use PayPal button below for reservations.

Juan De Marcos & The Afro-Cuban All Stars
2023-02-26 19:30 | Domnican University, 7900 W Division St, Chicago, IL, United States
Afro-Cuban All Stars is a unique orchestra devoted to promoting the full range of Cuban music, one that embraces several generations and all musical styles. Over the years many of the band’s musicians have become international stars, including such brilliant performers as Rubén González, Ibrahim Ferrer, Guillermo Rubalcaba, Amadito Valdés and Manuel “The Guajiro” Mirabal. Led by Juan de Marcos, the project was born as a result of his work with the acclaimed Cuban “son” band Sierra Maestra. Receiving the go-ahead from World Music Records president Nick Gol, to produce an album celebrating the classic Cuban sound of the ‘50s featuring a multigenerational group of musicians, Juan de Marcos recorded A toda Cuba le gusta in 2006 featuring nearly 60 performers. Then, alongside American guitarist Ry Cooder, he produced the first Buena Vista Social Club album. And the rest, as they say, is history. After several years of success – including four Grammy nominations, being the subject of several documentaries and films, and recipients of many other distinctions – the Afro-Cuban All Stars is today, alongside Los Van Van and Irakere, one of the best-known and most successful Cuban orchestras in the world.

Stories from the West Side Workshop I
2023-02-26 14:00 - 16:00 | San Lucas United Church of Christ, 2914 West North Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60647, United States
First in a series of workshops by James Sanders & Conjunto where inspiration for original music is found in the memories of Latino Chicago.
Feat. Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre.
Share your story and be a part of the creative process!

Presented by SRBCC with generous support from the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events’ Neighborhood Access Program.

The 7th annual Chopin in the City Festival
2023-02-26 12:00 - 16:00 | Polish Museum of America, 984 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL, 60642, United States
Family Art Fair host by
Patricia Stepniak Art Studio
The Chicago Cuatro Orchestra
Annabelle Shaw – piano
Adela Skowronski – cello

Serdecznie zapraszamy na wyjątkowe spotkanie artystyczne podczas “Chopin in the City Festival”. To wspaniałe popołudnie będzie pełne muzyki Fryderyka Chopina, w wykonaniu niezwykle utalentowanych artystów.
Oprócz koncertu, mamy również wiele atrakcji dla dzieci. Będzie można wziąć udział w warsztatach plastycznych, w których dzieci będą miały okazję poznać twórczość Chopina i nauczyć się jej interpretacji poprzez malowanie. Będzie również możliwość poznania życia i twórczości tego wybitnego kompozytora.
Nie można przegapić tego wyjątkowego wydarzenia! Czekamy na Ciebie i Twoją rodzinę!

Pop-up Café
2023-02-26 11:00 - 15:00 | Swedish American Museum, 5211 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, 60640, United States
Stop by the Museum for a fika in our pop-up café. Try a Swedish Cinnamon Roll, Sandwich or other baked goods in the Museum’s pop-up café in the main gallery while enjoying our temporary exhibit on display.

The Dooley Band in the Fifth Province
2023-02-25 20:00 - 23:00 | Fifth Province, Venue Fifth Province 4626 N Knox Ave., Chicago, IL, 60630, United States
The Fifth Province hearth provides the perfect backdrop for another great performance from our friends The Dooley Band! The beautiful fireplace in the pub is the perfect backdrop for the great Irish and Contemporary tunes the Dooleys specialize in. Join The Dooley Band as they return to the Fifth Province Pub Saturday, February 25th! Kitchen opens at 6:00pm, the Dooleys start at 8:00pm.
Enjoy the music with a pint or a bit off of our new menu! Check out our menu here: Fifth Province Pub

Desde Mi Barrio - The Puerto Rican Side of Jazz
2023-02-25 19:15 | Latin Music Project Center, 2958 north Milwaukee ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Puertorican Jazz Guitarist Richard Peña’s style intricately blends the traditional sounds of Latin music, the modern colors of post-bop/fusion jazz through the soothing warm sound of his guitar. The 25 year-old has been recognized as a Youth Jazz Ambassador (awarded by the Amigos del Jazz Association of Palmas del Mar at age 15).
Peña has recorded 5 albums and has performed in international events such as the Berklee Highschool Jazz Festival (winner of the 2015 edition), Festival de Jazz de Carolina, Heineken Ventana al Jazz in Orlando and San Juan, Santo Domingo Jazz Festival at Casa de Teatro, and more.
With over 100k followers on Social Media, Richard continues to impact the jazz community with free online lessons and resources for jazz musicians all over the world.

Irish American Hall of Fame Trivia Night
2023-02-25 19:00 - 23:00 | Irish American Heritage Center, 4626 N. Knox Ave., Chicago, IL, 60630, United States
Trivia Night is Back!
10th Annual Trivia Night Fundraiser in support of The Irish American Hall of Fame and The Irish American Heritage Center
Join us for our Trivia Hub night of trivia designed to test even the most experienced trivia expert!

Your 2023 Host!
BRIAN NOONAN
Brian is an Irish American from Chicago and the Master of Ceremonies for the Irish American Hall of Fame Awards Gala each year.
He’s a Radio Host, Comedian, Actor and now…Trivia Host! His love of trivia helped him win three TV game shows.
With Brian as our host we know we are in for a night of fun trivia and hilarity!

Saturday, February 25, 2023
7:00 p.m.
Irish American Heritage Center
Erin Room
4626 N. Knox Avenue
Chicago, IL
Cash Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place!
Silent Auction Split the Pot Raffle Cash Bar
$150 per team / 6-person max
Limit of 30 teams! Register now and save your spot!
Get Your Team Together Today!
Silent auction items being accepted!
Contact us: halloffame@irishahc.org

Wagner's Nightmare: A Piano & Violin Recital
2023-02-25 19:00 - 21:00 | DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
Join us on Saturday, February 25th for Wagner’s Nightmare. Wagner’s Nightmare is a tongue-in-cheek send-up to the most controversial and influential artist of all time, Richard Wagner. It’s culmination is here, in an album of music Wagner would not like.
For better or for worse, incendiary opinions, vitriolic identity politics, and polarizing depictions of national identity are some of the most prevalent themes in today’s discourse. Whether we are enthralled by this mania or exhausted by it, we cannot escape it. In this emaciated public landscape, depleted of empathy and nuance, artists are in a unique position to comment both as insiders and observers to this arena.
With this in mind, we are proud to present this recital tour as the culmination of a nearly two year project in which we reveled in one of classical music’s most incendiary, vitriolic, and polarizing figures: Richard Wagner. The man and his music are iconic, absurd, and influential…and so are the controversies and outrage that have surrounded him since he set pen to paper. Through essays, podcasts, videos on special themes, and a full length album (released on February 16, 2023) Wagner’s Nightmare explores in a light-hearted manner, the reasons why Wagner is so widely admired and roundly derided. There is one theme which unites all these varied activities: whatever we do somehow always circles around a something Wagner famously hated.
We hope that by approaching Wagner with equal amounts of praise and pot-shots, respect and ridicule, sincerity and satire, our audiences will reflect on how they themselves regard today’s polarizing, overwrought, and sometimes absurd social climate.
Musical Program will Include:
Music by…Johannes Brahms, Richard Wagner, Franz Liszt, Erik Satie…and more!
Daniel Orsen is a violist in the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, prior to which he freelanced in Boston where he performed with A Far Cry, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Fermata Chamber Soloists, and the Phoenix Chamber Orchestra, and was the artistic dire ctor of Jamaica Plain Chamber Music. Daniel has performed Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, and appeared as soloist with the Fermata Chamber Soloists and Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble. His festival credits include Krzyzowa, Ravinia, Prussia Cove, Verbier, and the Perlman Music Program. Daniel has an interest in cultural and intellectual history, which is manifesting itself here, in Wagner’s Nightmare. His writing has also been published in The Anglican Way and The Journal of the American Viola Society.
Daniel is a native of Pittsburgh, PA. He was taught and mentored by members of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Credo, and the Perlman Music Program before his Conservatory with Kim Kashkashian. He plays on a 2013 Philip Injeian viola and a 2014 Benoit Rolland bow, both specially made for him.
With regular engagements in festivals, concert series, and competitions in both Europe and the United States, French-American pianist Pierre-Nicolas Colombat has been recognized by audiences and international juries alike for his collaborative artistry. After publishing his doctoral dissertation (Boston University), he moved to Basel, Switzerland to continue his studies with Jan Schutsz. Through his work as a concert organizer, writer, and performer Colombat actively seeks out creative ways to bring the living heritage of classical music into the 21st century. His main duo partners include Daniel Orsen (violist), Kathrin Hottiger (soprano), and Vinicius Costa (bass-baritone).
Cost:
Friends of DANK Haus (what is this?): $15
General Public: $20
Please Note: Free parking is located at 5/3 Bank located at Western and Gunnison Avenue.

La Independencia Dominicana 2023
2023-02-25 18:30 | Puerto Rican Arts Alliance, 3000 N Elbridge Ave, Chicago, IL, 60618, United States
Dr. Roberto Cassá, historian and Director of the Dominican Republic’s General Archive of the Nation, to speak at the Dominican Independence celebration February 25, 2023.

The Six Movie Screening and Q&A
2023-02-25 14:00 - 16:00 | Chinese American Museum of Chicago, 238 W. 23rd St, Chicago, IL, 60616, United States
Join us for viewing of “The Six”, the movie will be followed by Q&A session with “The Six” co-creator, Steven Schwankert, the co-creator and lead researcher of The Six, a book and documentary film project revealing the story of RMS Titanic’s Chinese passengers.
Movie Description
When RMS Titanic sank on a cold night in 1912, barely 700 people escaped with their lives. Among them were six Chinese men. Arriving in New York with the other survivors, the six were met not with compassion, but suspicion and slander. Less than 24 hours later, they were expelled from the country and vanished. What became of them, and why did they disappear so completely? In an epic journey that crosses continents, an international team of investigators sets out to uncover the truth about the six Chinese, and to right a century-old injustice. For the first time, we discover who these men really were, tracing their origins and tracking down descendants denied access to their history. “The Six” is an extraordinary story of survival and dignity in the face of racism and anti-immigrant policy that still reverberates today.
TO MEMBERS

Members Tickets are FREE
***please lookout for an upcoming email that will include your promocode to redeem your free ticket***

Bomba Workshop
2023-02-25 12:30 - 14:00 | The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture, 3015 W Division Street, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture is excited to collaborate with AfriCaribe in hosting a free Bomba Workshop.
Bomba is an essential expression of Puerto Rican Culture; it’s not just something you listen to, you feel it! Come learn the history, participate in the movements and experience Bomba at another level.
Bomba was brought to Puerto Rico by enslaved ancestors hundreds of years ago, most of the Island’s cultural expressions evolve from it. The music can be an upbeat holandé, which is played and danced with great enthusiasm or a yubá, which is more somber and spiritual. It was the enslaved Africans’ method of expressing themselves and, although it originated in Puerto Rico, it echoes across the Caribbean. The songs, many of which are still sung today, showcased the lamento among the sugarcane plantation workers, who bared their collective souls during gatherings.
AfriCaribe was created in 2000 by Evaristo “Tito” Rodriguez to provide Chicago with a means to celebrate the African influence in Puerto Rico and other Caribbean lands.
This is a family friendly event. Registration is required.

2023 Tea Series: Tea with Queen Victoria
2023-02-25 11:00 - 13:00 | Irish American Heritage Center, 4626 N. Knox Ave., Chicago, IL, 60630, United States
Queen Victoria was a force. A force that named an era. She was also a real woman with a life and love that transcends the era named for her.
Well known Chicago performer Ellie of ElliePresents brings Victoria to you, along with her favorite snack, Brussels biscuits. Come and have a cup of tea with The Queen. You might even get to ask her a question, as long as you are not a reporter.
Ellie enjoys bringing the Queen to audiences as she would have been in 1876, just when America was celebrating the centennial of its dependence from her ancestors. She has some things to say about being the most powerful woman in the world, as well as life, marriage, and many, many children.
Join us at the Irish American Heritage Center for our first tea of 2023, Tea with Queen Victoria. Saturday, February 25th at 11:00am. Tickets are $30 for adults, $15 for children 12 years and under, and must be purchased by Wednesday, February 22nd. Purchase below, or by calling the office at 773-282-7035, ext. 10.

Genealogy Session ONLINE
2023-02-25 10:00 - 12:00 | Virtual, Chicago, IL, United States
Information will be available shortly.
Cost is free for Swedish American Genealogical Society members; $10 for non-members to participate (use PayPal button below). Reservations for members can be made via email to genealogy@samac.org or by calling the Museum at 773.728.8111.
