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SUMMARY:Guided Tour: Swedish American Museum
DESCRIPTION:Dive into the history of Swedish immigration to Chicago with a guided tour of the Swedish American Museum’s permanent exhibit\, “The Dream of America.” Uncover the stories of real immigrants like Karl Karlsson\, who left Sweden with his family in 1893\, or Elin and Birgitta Hedman\, who made the journey in 1924. Learn about what awaited the millions who came to America via Ellis Island and what life was like in Swedish neighborhoods such as Andersonville in Chicago then and now. The tour is free with admissions\, and members are free. Reservations are recommended and can be made via email to museum@samac.org.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/guided-tour/
LOCATION:Swedish American Museum\, 5211 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60640\, United States
CATEGORIES:Member Events,Workshops and Classes
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SUMMARY:Virtual Exhibit Tour: "Shanghai: Safe Haven During the Holocaust"
DESCRIPTION:Join a virtual tour of the special exhibition\, Shanghai: Safe Haven During the Holocaust\, and explore the lesser-known stories of European Jewish refugees who escaped Nazism in the Shanghai ghetto. The virtual tour includes a video presentation with Chief Curator of Collections and Exhibitions\, Arielle Weininger\, and a live Q&A moderated by Museum personnel. \nArthur Rothstein\, best-known for his Dust Bowl photography during the Great Depression\, was the recipient of more than three dozen awards in photography and photojournalism throughout his career. One of his lesser-known projects included an assignment photographing the Jewish refugee community in Shanghai during World War II. These photographs – alongside artifacts donated by local Holocaust Survivors who lived in the Shanghai ghetto – are featured in the exhibition. \n  \nA link will be e-mailed to the email address you signed up with at least 24 hours before the scheduled program. \nNon-Members: $10.00 \nMembers: Free \nReservations are required. Members must sign in to take advantage of their member discount.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/virtual-exhibit-tour-shanghai-safe-haven-during-the-holocaust/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions and Gallery Events,Member Events,Online Events
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SUMMARY:Celebrating Black History Month: A Special Conversation with Zainab Khan and Hon. Charif Hachim
DESCRIPTION:MALA Executive Director and Co-Founder sits down with Charif Hachim\, the Honorary Consul General to Comoros to discuss Black History Month\, diplomacy\, and community advocacy during these unique times.\nJoin us for this special “Fire-Side” discussion as we celebrate the closing of Black History Month and consider what lies in store for our local and international communities in 2022.\n\nAbout Honorary Consul General Charif Hachim\nThe Honorable Charif Hachim was born in Moroni\, the capital of the Comoros. He earned an undergraduate degree from a French business school and holds an MBA from Roosevelt University (Chicago). As the first Honorary Consul General of the Comoros in a major U.S. city\, he looks forward to establishing commercial\, cultural\, and scientific relations between the Comoros Islands and the Midwest Region of the United States.\nIn 2013 the U.S. State Department confirmed Mr. Hachim as the new Honorary Consul General of the Comoros in Chicago. A few months earlier\, the Comorian Government\, under the leadership of His Excellency Dr. Ikililou Dhoinine\, had formally informed the U.S. government of its intention to appoint Mr. Hachim as the first Honorary Consul General of the Comoros in Chicago.\nThe Honorable Charif Hachim is the perfect person to promote\, cultivate and sustain a relationship between the Comoros and the Midwest Region of the United States due to his business background\, as well as his passion and understanding for both cultures.\nIn addition to his status as Honorary Consul General\, Mr. Hachim works full time as a Business Manager in the public sector. He is in complete compliance with the 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations. \nSee less
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/celebrating-black-history-month-a-special-conversation-with-zainab-khan-and-hon-charif-hachim/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Online Events,Talks and Gatherings
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SUMMARY:Irish Art in Practice: Legacies of Justice
DESCRIPTION:The Irish American Heritage Center\, in partnership with the Consulate General of Ireland\, Midwest\, presents Irish Art in Practice. Join Jennifer Keating\, Ph.D. as she brings us through the world of Irish arts and artists\, and the living applications and impressions it makes on the world around us. Jennifer Keating is a Senior Lecturer and the Writing in the Disciplines Specialist in the William S. Dietrich II Institute for Writing Excellence. Most recently\, she served as Assistant Dean for Educational Initiatives in the Dietrich College for Humanities and Social Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University. She brings an educator’s perspective to this fascinating series. \nLegacies of Justice\, March 3rd\, 7:00pm CST\nIn 2014 filmmaker Mairéad McClean was awarded the MAC International prize for her film No More. This meditation on the implications of Internment Without Trial in 1971 resonated the world over as evidence of torture and prisoner abuse emerged from Guantanamo Bay to Abu Ghraib. In Legacies of Justice we will screen the short film and discuss its explorations and symbolism. McClean\, daughter of civil-rights activist Paddy-Joe McClean\, interrogates concepts of security and the political contortions of conflict in this work. Together we will discuss its poetic meditation on these infringements on human rights in the name of security\, as we also bring examples like Rita Duffy’s painting\, Guantanamo amas amat\, and Paula McFetridge’s staging of Convictions in the Crumlin Road Courthouse\, to bear on the conversation.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/irish-art-in-practice-legacies-of-justice/
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CATEGORIES:Music, Film, and Theater,Online Events,Talks and Gatherings
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SUMMARY:Kaffeeklatsch
DESCRIPTION:DANK Haus hosts a gemütliche chat online every Thursday at 5:30pm\, with German speakers at every level welcome. \nWe will be talking about “Gott und die Welt”\, and this Klatsch will be moderated by a friendly and enthusiastic German speaker. \n  \nPlease RSVP to receive the online link. This link can be used every week. https://dankhaus.com/event-4475997 \nPlease contact us at languageschool@dankhaus.com should you have any questions.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/kaffeeklatsch/2022-03-03/
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SUMMARY:Exhibition Opening: Colors of Life
DESCRIPTION:Colors of Life by Elena Diadenko \n  \nElena was born and raised in Ukraine\, and immigrated to the United States in 1992. She received her first art degrees from Myrgorod Ceramics College and Lviv National Academy of Arts in Ukraine. Later\, she received two masters’ degrees in interdisciplinary art and art education from Columbia College in Chicago. She has lived and worked in Chicago for 30 years and currently works at Schurz High School as an art teacher. She teaches Multimedia Art and College Level Art classes.In 2004\, she won a Golden Apple Award for excellence in teaching art. She loves her students and is passionate about teaching them the different aspects of art. She has participated in more than 60 art exhibitions including solo and group shows and art fairs in the Chicagoland area. This is her first solo exhibition at the Ukrainian National Museum. At the show tonight\, visitors will see art works from throughout different periods of her life. Recently\, she is focusing on painting art works that explore invisible aspects of the spiritual world and our desire to see it. In her glass paintings she is trying to preserve Ukrainian folk culture using an ancient Ukrainian technique with black outlines. In her acrylic paintings she combines abstract with figurative styles. Inspiration comes from life around the artist: “The world is so strange\, so attractive\, so multi-faceted- I can’t help but love it. All that I do\, all that I paint\, comes out of this love I feel for the world\, for all that is alive in this world\, for my fellow travelers\, and for God.”
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/exhibition-opening-colors-of-life/
LOCATION:Ukrainian National Museum\, 2249 W. Superior St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions and Gallery Events,Member Events
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SUMMARY:March Call to Peace\, with composer Chris Dingman
DESCRIPTION:Join us online to send love and healing energy to all people and nature in every country throughout the world and to experience the healing music of Chris Dingman. Join the Peace School live on Facebook or on zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87242847498\n\nSPECIAL GUEST: Chris Dingman ( photo by Zachary Maxwell Stertz)\nYou’ll be captivated by this extraordinary vibraphonist’s music and story who is known for bringing listeners on a journey to a beautiful\, transcendent place.\nOn his journey to become a dazzling solo artist\, Chris Dingman documented his improvisations privately for many years\, until his world changed. When his father entered hospice care in 2018\, he created the 5-hour extended album Peace\, recorded as he played it for his father.\nWith layers of sound – soaring melodies\, swirling textures\, and undulating pedal tones\, Chris delivers an immersive listening experience that many have described as transportive and deeply healing. Learn more about his inspiring life and career here chrisdingman.com\nDon’t miss this chance to hear Chris’ music and story\, live. Let’s come together as a community to send the energy of peace out to the world. Don’t miss March 5th!
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/march-call-to-peace-with-composer-chris-dingman/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Online Events,Talks and Gatherings
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SUMMARY:Film Screening: Ravi and Anoushka Shankar Live in Bangalore
DESCRIPTION:Film Screening and Discussion\nAbout this event\n**Please note that this is an in-person event** \nRavi and Anoushka Shankar Live in Bangalore (2012. 2hr.24min) On February 7\, 2012\, two months before his 92nd birthday\, Ravi Shankar performed with his daughter Anoushka at the sold-out Bangaluru Palace Grounds in Bangalore\, India. With a set including Raga Yaman Kalyan\, Raga Tilak Shyam\, Raga Khamaj\, and Folk medley\, they played for over three hours to the delight of an enthralled audience. Captured here on DVD and CD is the final and breathtaking Indian concert performance of the man who brought the cultural riches of the East to the West. Playing alongside Anoushka – dubbed by BBC Music Magazine a “star performer”—the unique father-daughter relationship serves to reinforce Ravi’s innate dedication and belief in the joy and hard work which are essential to creative expression. \n1925 S Michigan Ave. Chicago IL 60616 \nSAI is wheelchair accessible. \n*Proof of vaccination and masks are required by all attendees* \nParking is available around South Asia Institute\, metered\, and free street parking in the neighborhood.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/film-screening-ravi-and-anoushka-shankar-live-in-bangalore/
LOCATION:South Asia Institute\, 1925 South Michigan Avenue\, Chicago\, IL\, 60616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music, Film, and Theater
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SUMMARY:Round Dance at AIC
DESCRIPTION:Everyone welcome to the Round Dance at the American Indian Center\, with a feast\, dancing\, singing\, performers\, contests\, vendors\, and more.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/round-dance-at-aic/
LOCATION:American Indian Center\, 3401 West Ainslie Street\, Chicago\, IL\, 60625\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cultural Festivals and Fairs,Dance,Food and Drink,Member Events,Music, Film, and Theater
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SUMMARY:Somos La Plena
DESCRIPTION:A Chicago celebration of the life and legacy of Tito Matos\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\nOn January 18\, 2022 the Puerto Rican cultural community was shocked by the news of the sudden departure of musical giant Tito Matos. After an extensive career as a master percussionist\, teacher and bandleader of Viento de Agua and La Máquina Insular\, Tito left a strong legacy of community work and cultural preservation in Puerto Rico and abroad. \nHis time living in New York\, as well as his relationship with Chicago’s musicians and cultural institutions allowed him to deepen his roots in the diaspora. He was a teacher\, mentor and friend for hundreds of plena practitioners across the globe. \nSRBCC is proud to partner with Tito’s closest friends from Puerto Rico and Chicago\, including Lagarto Figueroa\, Llonsi Martínez\, Ricardo Pons\, Noel Rosado\, Emanuel Santana (Puerto Rico)\, Ivelisse Díaz (La Escuelita Bombera de Corazón)\, Bomba con Buya \, Las Bompleneras and Los Pleneros de Don Segundo (Chicago) to celebrate his enduring legacy\, raise funds for La Casa de la Plena Tito Matos\, and establish a new scholarship for Chicago’s creative youth in his honor. \nJoin us in this Chicago celebration of the Life and Legacy of Héctor “Tito” Matos.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/somos-la-plena/
LOCATION:Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center\, 4046 W. Armitage Ave.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60639\, United States
CATEGORIES:Member Events,Music, Film, and Theater
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