Dear Friends and Community Members, Across Chicago, countless stories of courage and service remain untold. Among them are the legacies of Black men who, during the Civil War, donned Union blue and fought for freedom—not only for themselves, but for generations to come. Over the past two years, Bronzeville Historical Society has encouraged family historians […]
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Organizers: Bronzeville Historical Society
Free
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![]() Come and find out what all the hype is about! In this 3-hour introductory session, you will learn all the basics of American Mahjong to get you playing with friends. We will supply the cards and tiles. Just bring your curiosity! Feel free to BYO snacks and drinks.
Organizers: Kalapriya Center for Indian Performing Arts
$50 |
4 events,![]() 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 […]
Organizers: DANK Haus German American Cultural Center ![]() 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 […]
Organizers: Puerto Rican Arts Alliance ![]() 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 […]
Organizers: Kalapriya Center for Indian Performing Arts | |||||
2 events,
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![]() Join us for a discussion where Ernest Wong, FASLA, founding principal of site design group, ltd., will reflect on nearly four decades of landscape architecture in Chicago and beyond in conversation with CAC President & CEO Eleanor Gorski. In this Architect Talk, Wong will explore how site design group, ltd. has made its name sculpting singular, community-oriented […]
Organizers: Chicago Architecture Center
$15 |
2 events,Date: Start Thursday, January 11, 2024 Time: Location: Location 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 […]
Organizers: DANK Haus German American Cultural Center |
4 events,![]() 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 […]
Organizers: DANK Haus German American Cultural Center ![]() 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 […]
Organizers: Puerto Rican Arts Alliance ![]() 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 […]
Organizers: Kalapriya Center for Indian Performing Arts | ||||
2 events,
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![]() Step back into the glittering, shadowy world of the Roaring Twenties at Get Lit: Speakeasy Rhymes, an evening of clandestine charm, jazz-age flair, and unfiltered artistic expression. Share an original piece of poetry or song during our open mic. Don’t have anything to share? We’ll have pieces from notable American poets and songwriters that you can select. […]
Organizers: American Writers Museum
$21.05 – $28.52 |
2 events,![]() 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 […]
Organizers: Haitian American Museum of Chicago |
5 events,![]() The Renaissance Continues. Mark your calendars as the Assyrian Renaissance returns to Chicago on April 2026. Through music, art, literature, and more, we’ll gather once more to celebrate who we are and where we come from. Join us for three unforgettable days of culture, community, and pride. April 17–19, 2026 | Chicago, IL
Organizers: Assyrian Cultural Foundation
$40 ![]() 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
Organizers: DANK Haus German American Cultural Center ![]() 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 […]
Organizers: Heritage Museum of Asian Art
Free
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![]() We’re bringing together the best of Austrian wine and tradition for a relaxed and lively night. Enjoy a guided tasting experience featuring a variety of Austrian wines while connecting with friends, community members, and fellow enthusiasts around the table. To complete the experience, Chef Martin will be grilling up Bratwurst and Käsekrainer, available for purchase […]
Organizers: DANK Haus German American Cultural Center
$25 |
6 events,![]() 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 […]
Organizers: DANK Haus German American Cultural Center ![]() 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 […]
Organizers: Puerto Rican Arts Alliance ![]() 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 […]
Organizers: Kalapriya Center for Indian Performing Arts | |||
3 events,
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![]() Award-winning poets Marilyn Hacker and Deema K. Shehabi visit the American Writers Museum to read from their powerful new book Water to Water: Gaza Renga, a poetry collaboration in the call-and-response form of Renga during the conflict in Gaza. The pair will have a conversation on their writing journey and share how the collaboration came to be. Books will be […]
Organizers: American Writers Museum
$6 – $8
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![]() Award-winning poets Marilyn Hacker and Deema K. Shehabi visit the American Writers Museum to read from their powerful new book Water to Water: Gaza Renga, a poetry collaboration in the call-and-response form of Renga during the conflict in Gaza. The pair will have a conversation on their writing journey and share how the collaboration came to be. This is the […]
Organizers: American Writers Museum
Free, registration required |
3 events,
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![]() Pop culture historian and bestselling author Jennifer Keishin Armstrong (Seinfeldia, When Women Invented Television) visits the AWM to discuss her new book about the making of a beloved television show. Parks and Rec: The Underdog TV Show That Lit’rally Inspired a Vision for a Better America tells the definitive story of the creation and legacy of Parks and Recreation, with exclusive interview […]
Organizers: American Writers Museum
$6 – $8
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![]() Pop culture historian and bestselling author Jennifer Keishin Armstrong (Seinfeldia, When Women Invented Television) visits the AWM to discuss her new book about the making of a beloved television show. Parks and Rec: The Underdog TV Show That Lit’rally Inspired a Vision for a Better America tells the definitive story of the creation and legacy of Parks and Recreation, with exclusive interview […]
Organizers: American Writers Museum
Free, registration required |
2 events,![]() Date: Start Thursday, January 11, 2024 Time: Location: Location 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 […]
Organizers: DANK Haus German American Cultural Center |
5 events,![]() 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 […]
Organizers: DANK Haus German American Cultural Center ![]() 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 […]
Organizers: Puerto Rican Arts Alliance ![]() 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 […]
Organizers: Kalapriya Center for Indian Performing Arts | |||
2 events,
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![]() Enchantment is an intimate theatrical journey into the inner life of music giant Ravi Shankar. This is not a standard retelling of Shankar's legendary career. Instead, this bioplay steps into the inner world of the sitar maestro — his doubts, regrets, struggles, and the fierce resolve that carried him from a boy dancer in Paris to […]
Organizers: Kalapriya Center for Indian Performing Arts
$30 – $50 |
2 events,
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![]() Join us for a discussion with Michael Murphy, founder of AMMA and MASS Design Group, as he celebrates the release of his book, "Our World in Ten Buildings" and reflects on milestone projects from his career. "Our World in Ten Buildings" explores how the choices we make in our built environment shape the way we think, connect, […]
Organizers: Chicago Architecture Center
$15 |
4 events,![]() 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 […]
Organizers: DANK Haus German American Cultural Center ![]() 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 […]
Organizers: Puerto Rican Arts Alliance ![]() 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 […]
Organizers: Kalapriya Center for Indian Performing Arts |


















