Film Screening and Discussion: Courage
2022-01-16 07:00 - 10:00 (America/Chicago) | Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, 2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
Hosted by the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
Sun, Jan 16 at 1pm
The Belarus Community of Chicago, Ukrainian Congress Committee of America – Illinois Division, and the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art are co-hosting this film screening about the current situation in Belarus, the persecution of journalists and the autocratic regime.
More info at https://uima-chicago.org/

Scandinavian Jam Online
2022-01-16 07:30 - 09:30 | Online Event
January 16 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
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.

More info: https://swedishamericanmuseum.org/event/scandinavian-jam-online-29/

"Rise Up: Stonewall and the LGBTQ Rights Movement" Virtual Exhibit Tour
2022-01-16 08:00 - 09:00 | Online Event
Pride came with a cost. Explore Rise Up: Stonewall and the LGBTQ Rights Movement through our virtual exhibition tour and discover how the Stonewall Uprising sparked a national movement for LGBTQ+ rights across the United States and its connection to Chicago.
The exhibition blends historic images and artifacts from the movement to share the voices and tell the stories of those who took a stand for LGBTQ+ rights, including posters from Harvey Milk’s campaign for public office in San Francisco, a rainbow flag in its original colors signed by creator Gilbert Baker, and early LGBTQ+ magazine publications.
Our virtual tour includes a video presentation narrated by Chief Curator of Collections and Exhibitions, Arielle Weininger, and a live Q&A moderated by Museum personnel.
Non-Members: $10.00
Members: Free
Reservations are required. Members must sign in to take advantage of their member discount.
January 16, 2022 | 2:00pm CST
Reserve your spot here: https://www.ilholocaustmuseum.org/events/rise-up-stonewall-and-the-lgbtq-rights-movement-virtual-tour-5/

From the Prosaic to the Magical: Experiments in Audio Visual Art Online Talk
2022-01-16 09:00 - 10:30 | Umang and Paragi Patel Center NIAM, 815 S Main St, Lombard, IL, 60148, United States
Join our Panel of Artists, Curators, Writers and Creators in an immersive discourse, following a guided tour of the artwork on display at E/Merge: Art of the Indian Diaspora.
Date: Sunday, January 16, 2022
Time: 10:30am-11:30amCT
About our Panel:
Surabhi Saraf is a multimedia artist, composer, and founder of the Centre for Emotional Materiality. Her practice lives at the intersection of technology, healing and activism.
Megha Ralapati is an independent curator, arts manager and writer based in Chicago, where she oversees the Jackman Goldwasser Residency at Hyde Park Art Center.
Shaurya Kumar currently lives and works in Chicago, IL. He is an Associate Professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Chair of the Department of Printmedia.Due to limited availability please register early!
Register here: https://www.eventcombo.com/e/from-the-prosaic-to-the-magical-experiments-in-audio-visual–44767

An Unapologetic Dream: A Virtual MLK Day Celebration
2022-01-17 10:00 - 13:00 | Online Event
Hosted by Hyde Park Art Center with South Side Community Art Center and Arts + Public Life. Join a free virtual screening on January 17 from 4-7pm of Unapologetic by Chicago filmmaker Ashley O”Shay. Register here: https://buff.ly/3zJpGY2
Unapologetic is a film told through the lens of Janaé Bonsu and Bella Bahhs, two fierce abolitionist leaders, that gives a deep look into the movement for Black Lives, from the police murder of Rekia Boyd to the election of mayor Lori Lightfoot.
Opening the program will also be an excerpt from Hyde Park Art Center’s Center Program Artist, Cathleen Campbell’s documentary, Martin Luther King’s Unsung Heros in Chicago, shorts from The Black Archive Project: Chicago Uprisings 2020 by local independent filmmaker and documentarian, Resita Cox, and a poetry reading from Leslé Honore, an AfroLatina poet, artivist, and author of Fist & Fire, a collection of powerful, unflinching poems that confront issues of social justice through the lens of real human lives and voices.
The poetry and films will be followed by a discussion with filmmakers Ashley O’Shay, Resita Cox, and Cathleen Campbell.

NHM Virtual Book Club: Fifteen Dogs
2022-01-20 13:00 - 14:00 | Online Event
On Thursday, January 20th at 7pm we will be discussing Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis Virtually via Zoom.
Join the National Hellenic Museum’s Virtual Book Club in our second year!
Facilitated by NHM’s Resident Scholar Dr. Katherine Kelaidis & Manager of Programs & Events Cairo Dye, each month the NHM Virtual Book Club chooses a book that is either inspired by the Hellenic legacy or by a Greek American author (and sometimes both!). Then we gather to discuss the book on Zoom.
Book Club is free to join and meets on the third Thursday of each month at 7pm CST
In January, we will be discussing Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis.
Support NHM with your purchase of Fifteen Dogs! When you buy your copy through this link, a portion of the proceeds will go to NHM: https://amzn.to/3m3l89A
See our other book club selections this year by clicking here
More about Fifteen Dogs:
A bet between the gods Hermes and Apollo leads them to grant human consciousness and language to a group of dogs overnighting at a Toronto veterinary clinic. Suddenly capable of more complex thought, the pack is torn between those who resist the new ways of thinking, preferring the old ‘dog’ ways, and those who embrace the change. The gods watch from above as the dogs venture into their newly unfamiliar world, as they become divided among themselves, as each struggles with new thoughts and feelings. Wily Benjy moves from home to home, Prince becomes a poet, and Majnoun forges a relationship with a kind couple that stops even the Fates in their tracks.
André Alexis’s contemporary take on the apologue offers an utterly compelling and affecting look at the beauty and perils of human consciousness. By turns meditative and devastating, charming and strange, Fifteen Dogs shows you can teach an old genre new tricks.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nhm-virtual-book-club-fifteen-dogs-tickets-227135196487

Kaffeeklatsch
2022-01-20 17:30 - 18:30 | Online Event
DANK Haus hosts a gemütliche chat online every Thursday at 5:30pm, with German speakers at every level welcome.
We will be talking about “Gott und die Welt”, and this Klatsch will be moderated by a friendly and enthusiastic German speaker.

Please RSVP to receive the online link. This link can be used every week. https://dankhaus.com/event-4475997
Please contact us at languageschool@dankhaus.com should you have any questions.

Free Concert by The Chicago Immigrant Orchestra & Zeshan B
2022-01-21 13:00 - 15:00 | IL, United States
The CIO today is a 20-piece ensemble that consists of members of the Chicago immigrant community, representing musical traditions from all over the world. In this fresh approach under the direction of guitarist Fareed Haque and oud player Wanees Zarour, Chicago Immigrant Orchestra musicians from the Far East to Western Europe, Africa and the Americas are thoroughly involved the evolution of the musical ideas that are presented.
This concert with guest artist Zeshan B is co-sponsored by Chicago Cultural Alliance Core Member MALA: The Muslim American Leadership Alliance. It is presented for free at:
American Islamic College
640 W Irving Park Rd
Chicago, IL 60613
Date and time
Fri, Jan 21, 2022, 7:00 PM
GET FREE TICKETS HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-chicago-immigrant-orchestra-zeshan-b-tickets-229516027617

Open Haus Game Night Stammtisch
2022-01-21 13:30 - 17:00 | DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
Our January Open Haus will be a night of board games with old friends and new! Did you know that Germans invented the jigsaw puzzle and board games? Bring your friends and your competitive spirit and celebrate Germany with a night of German food, drink, games, and Gemütlichkeit!
Free parking at 5/3 Bank after 6:00 PM located at Western and Gunnison
Please Note: The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) is requiring that everyone age two or older, regardless of vaccination status, wear masks in public indoor settings, effective Friday, August 20, 2021. Masking remains optional in outdoor settings, where the risk of COVID-19 transmission is lower, though masks are recommended for unvaccinated individuals in crowded outdoor settings. Please be sure to wear your mask whenever you are indoors at the DANK Haus. If we work together to protect one another, we can slow the spread of COVID-19.

Trickster Cultural Center Book Club: The Firekeeper's Daughter
2022-01-22 07:00 - 08:00 | IL
Trickster Cultural Center hosts their monthly Book Club by Native authors, on Saturday, January 22nd at 1pm. In-person at Trickster Cultural Center, 190 S Roselle Rd, Schaumburg.
For more information, email ginar@tricksterculturalcenter.org

Korean Traditional Furniture Exhibition Opening Reception
2022-01-22 11:00 - 13:00 | Korean Cultural Center of Chicago, 9925 Capitol Dr, Wheeling, IL, United States
Opening Reception for new exhibition at the Korean Cultural Center of Chicago: “Korean Traditional Furniture”
January 22, 5:00pm
Exhibition on display January 22-February 12, 2022 at the KCCOC Gallery, 9930 Capitol Dr, Wheeling
To register, contact event@kccoc.org or call 847.947.4460
