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ALLIANCE EVENTS CALENDAR
Calendar of Events
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Exhibition: …of the land: acts of refusal and ratification
A three-person exhibition featuring new and recent works from Chicago-based artists Ajmal ‘Mas Man’ Millar, Lola Ayisha Ogbara, and R. Treshawn Williamson exploring homeplace through sculpture, self-imaging, & materialism. …of […]
Te Hokinga Mai, Return of the Ancestors Exhibition
Te Hokinga Mai Return of the Ancestors exhibit contains photographs courtesy of Joseph Podlasek, the Te Papa Museum, and the people of Aotearoa, New Zealand. These images depict a very important […]
2022 Newberry Book Fair
2022 Newberry Book Fair
Chicago’s most popular used-book sale is back! Browse through thousands of books in dozens of genres, including fiction, philosophy, history, art, cooking, children’s literature, and much, much more. With many […]
Sidewalk and Tantalizing Treasure Sale
Sidewalk and Tantalizing Treasure Sale
The Museum is taking part in the Andersonville Sidewalk Sale. Participating businesses from 4800 to 5800 N. Clark St. and the adjacent side streets will expand their storefronts to line […]
3 events,
Film in the Park / Cine en el Parque
Film in the Park / Cine en el Parque
Enjoy summertime Chi with our annual Film in the Park/Cine en el Parque! In partnership with the Chicago Park District, the series runs family-friendly films projected on large screens in […]
3 events,
JASC Legacy Center Screening Event
JASC Legacy Center Screening Event
Join the Japanese American Service Committee for a free screening event on Thursday, August 4th, 6:00-7:30 p.m.! Our amazing Legacy Center interns will be premiering their audio and video projects […]
3 events,
Pop-Up Café at the Swedish American Museum
Pop-Up Café at the Swedish American Museum
Pop by the Museum today or tomorrow for fika in our main gallery space on the first floor. Enjoy some Swedish coffee and cinnamon rolls while you relax and enjoy […]
7 events,
Exhibition: “Unbearable Memories, Unspeakable Histories”: Partition Anti-Memorial Project
Through experiential art installations “Unbearable Memories, Unspeakable Histories” investigates the Partition of India in 1947. This year marks 75 years since the Partition of India in 1947, which created Pakistan, […]
The 106th Scottish Home Picnic
The 106th Scottish Home Picnic
All are welcome to join residents, families and staff on Saturday, August 6th for our 106th Annual Summer Picnic. Live music, food, Highland Dancing, bagpipes, kids games and much more!
LAWNDALE Arts Festival
LAWNDALE Arts Festival
The LAWNDALE Arts Festival hosted by the NLCCC Arts and Culture Committee is a festival to bring artists and entrepreneurs from North Lawndale and South Lawndale together to showcase the […]
Pop-Up Café at the Swedish American Museum
Pop-Up Café at the Swedish American Museum
Pop by the Museum today or tomorrow for fika in our main gallery space on the first floor. Enjoy some Swedish coffee and cinnamon rolls while you relax and enjoy […]
5 events,
Cambodian Museum Mahori Ensemble at Destination Asia Festival
Cambodian Museum Mahori Ensemble at Destination Asia Festival
The National Cambodian Heritage Museu's mahori ensemble will perform Cambodian classics at the Destination Asia Festival at the Morton Arboretum. At their invitation, our Crossing Borders Music cellist Tom Clowes […]
Viva Latinoamerica
Viva Latinoamerica
Join Us for an evening of music by Gustavo Cortiñas' Desafío Candente, Roy McGrath's Menjunje and Radio Free Honduras celebrating the music of Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Honduras! Bring your lawn […]
4 events,
Virtual Artist Discussion with Justin Gauthier
Virtual Artist Discussion with Justin Gauthier
Join us for our artist discussion about their work and who they are as artists. There will be a live Q&A at the end of each discussion. Justin Gauthier – […]
6 events,
Artecito Virtual – Lagartos
Artecito Virtual – Lagartos
El lagarto más pequeño del mundo mide solo 16 mm de largo (lagarto de Jaragua) y puede caber en la longitud de una moneda de veinticinco centavos. El más grande […]
WBEZ Presents: Open Mic Night in Ukrainian Village
WBEZ Presents: Open Mic Night in Ukrainian Village
Join Anna and other WBEZ reporters on Thursday, August 11 for an open mic night at the EZ Inn in Ukrainian Village. ______________ When Russia invaded Ukraine earlier this year, […]
Neighborhood Nights
Neighborhood Nights
COME ENJOY A BEVERAGE WITH A SPECTACULAR EXPERIENCE IN OUR ICONIC 6TH FLOOR SKYLINE LOUNGE & TERRACE A perfect place to meet your neighbors and socialize! Each 2nd & 4th […]
6 events,
Pop-Up Café at the Swedish American Museum
Pop-Up Café at the Swedish American Museum
Pop by the Museum today or tomorrow for fika in our main gallery space on the first floor. Enjoy some Swedish coffee and cinnamon rolls while you relax and enjoy […]
Bilingual Skyline Yoga on the Terrace
Bilingual Skyline Yoga on the Terrace
All levels - BEGINNERS WELCOME! DANK Haus 6th Floor, Terrace General Public: $5 | Friends of DANK: Free Enjoy gentle Yoga classes on the 6th floor skyline terrace at DANK-Haus. […]
Dance Workshop and Bombazo with Tata Cepeda
Dance Workshop and Bombazo with Tata Cepeda
Learn from the legendary bomba dancer and folklorist Margarita "Tata" Cepeda. This event will include a 30-minute introduction to Bomba Dance and Open Batey / Bombazo with Tata Cepeda's 6-piece […]
6 events,
Pop-Up Café at the Swedish American Museum
Pop-Up Café at the Swedish American Museum
Pop by the Museum today or tomorrow for fika in our main gallery space on the first floor. Enjoy some Swedish coffee and cinnamon rolls while you relax and enjoy […]
FREEDOM FESTIVAL – DAY 1
FREEDOM FESTIVAL – DAY 1
FREEDOM FESTIVAL: Celebrating 75 Years of Independence I Day 01 Celebrating 75 Years of Independence with TWO days of very special music and dance performances. Presented in conjunction with the […]
Noche Caribeña
Noche Caribeña
Since 2017, PRAA has hosted the Noche Caribeña concert at Navy Pier’s Polk Bros Park Lake Stage Lawn. In partnership with Navy Pier, this summertime event is FREE and open […]
5 events,
FREEDOM FESTIVAL – DAY 02
FREEDOM FESTIVAL – DAY 02
FREEDOM FESTIVAL DAY 02 Celebrating 75 Years of Independence with TWO days of very special music and dance performances. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Unbearable Memories, Unspeakable Histories: The […]
Bomba in the Parks with Tata Cepeda
Bomba in the Parks with Tata Cepeda
Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba performance featuring legendary dancer and folklorist Tata Cepeda. Opening acts by SRBCC Youth Programs and guest artists
4 events,
Online Lunch & Learn: “The Watchmakers”
Online Lunch & Learn: “The Watchmakers”
Harry Lenga was born to a family of Chassidic Jews in Kozhnitz, Poland, in 1919. The proud sons of a watchmaker, Harry and his two brothers, Mailekh and Moishe, studied […]
6 events,
Livewire- Open Mic @ NIAM: Palini Ramnarayan
Livewire- Open Mic @ NIAM: Palini Ramnarayan
Livewire is your Open Mic platform to jam, tell us a story, act your heart out, enthrall with a verse, drop the mic... You bring the talent we’ll bring the cheers! […]
Author Discussion with Levi Rickert
Author Discussion with Levi Rickert
Author Discussion and Q&A with Journalist and Founder of Native News Online Levi Rickert _______________ Join us on Thursday, August 18th at 6:00 p.m. as we welcome Journalist and Founder […]
Author Discussion with Levi Rickert
Author Discussion with Levi Rickert
Join us on Thursday, August 18th at 6:00 p.m. as we welcome Journalist and Founder of Native News Online Levi Rickert to the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian. We invite you to […]
6 events,
Pop-Up Café at the Swedish American Museum
Pop-Up Café at the Swedish American Museum
Pop by the Museum today or tomorrow for fika in our main gallery space on the first floor. Enjoy some Swedish coffee and cinnamon rolls while you relax and enjoy […]
Petter Wahlbäck Concert
Petter Wahlbäck Concert
Petter Wahlbäck is an award-winning Swedish composer and sound designer working out of Chicago. Petter’s main areas of focus are music for media and performing arts. Recent theater sound and […]
Open Haus Stammtisch | Aloha from the Lounge!
Open Haus Stammtisch | Aloha from the Lounge!
OPEN HAUS STAMMTISCH ALOHA FROM THE LOUNGE 6th Floor Skyline Lounge + Terrace Friday, August 19th 7:30-11:00 PM Aloha! Looking to enjoy the summer groove before it's gone? Join us […]
6 events,
Bilingual Skyline Yoga on the Terrace
Bilingual Skyline Yoga on the Terrace
All levels - BEGINNERS WELCOME! DANK Haus 6th Floor, Terrace General Public: $5 | Friends of DANK: Free Enjoy gentle Yoga classes on the 6th floor skyline terrace at DANK-Haus. […]
LAWNDALE Cook Out
LAWNDALE Cook Out
The LAWNDALE Cook Out hosted by Douglass 18 is a gathering to bring people from North Lawndale and South Lawndale together to promote Nature and Unity in our community. We […]
Pop-Up Café at the Swedish American Museum
Pop-Up Café at the Swedish American Museum
Pop by the Museum today or tomorrow for fika in our main gallery space on the first floor. Enjoy some Swedish coffee and cinnamon rolls while you relax and enjoy […]
4 events,
Live Performance | Lux Radio Theatre: “My Man Godfrey”
Live Performance | Lux Radio Theatre: “My Man Godfrey”
Experience a live theatrical rendition of the 1936 Academy Award-nominated comedy, “My Man Godfrey,” one of Hollywood’s most treasured commentaries on class and social unrest during the Great Depression. Manhattan […]
5 events,
Art After Work: Eugene von Bruenchenhein
Art After Work: Eugene von Bruenchenhein
Join Intuit for Art After Work, a free series of facilitated art-making workshops inspired by outsider and self-taught art and artists from the museum's collections and exhibitions. This month, Intuit […]
Neighborhood Nights
Neighborhood Nights
COME ENJOY A BEVERAGE WITH A SPECTACULAR EXPERIENCE IN OUR ICONIC 6TH FLOOR SKYLINE LOUNGE & TERRACE A perfect place to meet your neighbors and socialize! Each 2nd & 4th […]
6 events,
Pop-Up Café at the Swedish American Museum
Pop-Up Café at the Swedish American Museum
Pop by the Museum today or tomorrow for fika in our main gallery space on the first floor. Enjoy some Swedish coffee and cinnamon rolls while you relax and enjoy […]
Youth Mural Unveiling & Open House
Youth Mural Unveiling & Open House
Join us for an evening packed with exciting unveilings of new experiences at the Mitchell Museum! This premium event is open to the public. Admission is free for Mitchell Museum members […]
KULTURKÜCHE: German Cooking Classes
KULTURKÜCHE: German Cooking Classes
Join us at the DANK Haus on Friday, July 23rd for a Kulturküche Cooking Class! Chef Reinhard Richter is back with another delicious class at the DANK Haus! This time […]
6 events,
Pop-Up Café at the Swedish American Museum
Pop-Up Café at the Swedish American Museum
Pop by the Museum today or tomorrow for fika in our main gallery space on the first floor. Enjoy some Swedish coffee and cinnamon rolls while you relax and enjoy […]
Native American Summer Festival
Native American Summer Festival
Join us at the Glen Ellyn Public Library Saturday, August 27th, from 2 PM - 4 PM! Experience Native American culture through storytelling, music, and dance provided by Trickster Cultural […]
Baila Conmigo!
Baila Conmigo!
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 […]
4 events,
Elternabend | Parent’s Night Out
Elternabend | Parent’s Night Out
6th Floor Skyline Lounge & Terrace Need a night out, but don’t know what to do with the kids? DANK has you covered! Join us on Thursday, September 1st from […]
5 events,
Bilingual Skyline Yoga on the Terrace
Bilingual Skyline Yoga on the Terrace
All levels - BEGINNERS WELCOME! DANK Haus 6th Floor, Terrace General Public: $5 | Friends of DANK: Free Enjoy gentle Yoga classes on the 6th floor skyline terrace at DANK-Haus. […]
ILCC Latino Music Series: Sidi Wacho
ILCC Latino Music Series: Sidi Wacho
For the first time in Chicago, Sidi Wacho will put on a performance you can't miss! The group hails from Chile, France, and Algeria, but claim to be from all […]