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Acts of Kindness Day
47th St. and King Dr. Wednesday, October 14, 5pm–6:30pm. Free. (773) 924-9270, ext. 25. trcwabash.org
Spread some warmth in the face of the looming cold weather! The Renaissance Collaborative is calling all kind people to volunteer and engage with the Bronzeville community by passing out kindness cards, information on job opportunities, and smiles. (Jena Wang)
Access to Capital from A to Z Preparation
Chicago Urban League, 4510 S. Michigan Ave. Wednesday, October 14, 5pm–7pm; Thursday, October, 15, 10am-12pm. Free. (773) 285-5800. meetup.com
Prep for the Speed Lending portion of “Access to Capital from A to Z” at the Chicago Urban League this Wednesday. Small business owners are welcome to get guidance on the ins and outs of the financing application process. (Rachel He)
Hate Crimes in the Heartland
Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture, 5733 S. University Ave. Thursday, October 15, 4pm-6:30pm. Free, RSVP required. (773) 702-8063. csrpc.uchicago.edu
What happens when a string of racially motivated shootings stirs up old tensions in a quiet Midwest city? Filmmaker Rachel Lyon will screen and discuss her film about two Tulsa, Oklahoma hate crimes separated by ninety years. (Will Cabaniss)
Becoming an Antiracist Social Worker: Consultation Group
First Unitarian Church of Chicago, 5650 S. Woodlawn Ave. Thursday, October 15, 6pm–7:30pm. $20. eventbrite.com
Masters-level social workers and counselors can RSVP to join the consultation group held by SydneyMalcome LLC. Respond to the urgent call for action to undo racism in the current practices at the clinical and organizational levels. Case studies will be the major form of discussion. (Yunhan Wen)
Word Warrior by Sonja Williams
Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies, 700 E. Oakwood Blvd. Thursday, October 15, 3pm–5pm. (312) 428-8033. bronzevillehistoricalsociety.wordpress.com
Richard Durham’s Destination Freedom radio series helped sculpt a heroic narrative of the civil rights movement as it was in its infancy; he’d go on to be the editor for the Nation of Islam’s official newspaper, the co-author of Muhammad Ali’s autobiography, and a speechwriter for Harold Washington. Come to this book signing to learn about this pioneering journalist. (Adam Thorp)
Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin
Ida Noyes Hall, 3rd Floor Theater, 1212 E. 59th St. Thursday, October 15, 10am-11am. Free, RSVP required. (773) 834-4671. politics.uchicago.edu
Few politicians persevere on a single issue with as much drive and tenacity as Peter Shumlin has shown in taking on heroin abuse. Hear the governor speak at the UofC about his efforts to stop the drug’s advance through the verdant mountains of his home state and his ideas about treating drug abuse as a public health issue. (Will Cabaniss)
March for Black Girls
North Lawndale College Prep High School, 1615 S. Christiana Ave. Saturday, October 17, 10am-12:30pm. (877) 571-1751. alongwalkhome.org
March with the group A Long Walk Home to take a stand against violence faced by African-American girls and women both in and out of the home. This march will conclude at the site where twenty-two-year-old Rekia Boyd was fatally shot by a police officer. (Yunhan Wen)
I Shocked the Sheriff
CPD Headquarters, 3510 S. Michigan Ave. Saturday, October 24, 1pm. ishockedthesheriff.org
On October 24, I Shocked the Sheriff will respond to the injustice of extrajudicial killings and discriminatory police action by taking to the streets to confront the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Conference. They will march for those whose lives have been lost to discrimination—and to support those who continue to fight it. (May Huang)
Visual Arts
City of Big Dreams Fest
Zhou B Art Center, 1029 W. 35th St. Friday, October 16, 7pm–10pm. Free. (773) 523-0200. chicagoartistsmonth.org
On Friday, the five stories of the Zhou B Art Center will be filled, top to bottom, with a vibrant selection of local artists, dancers, musicians, drones and poets. The aim of the evening is to both celebrate and draw attention to local youth arts programs—and with performances ranging from the Bryant Youth Professionals’ blend of hip-hop and ballet to The Simple Good’s musical tributes to the Windy City, that should be no trouble at all. (Christopher Good)
Manifold Gardens
Mana Contemporary, 5th floor, 2233 S. Throop St. October 16–18. Friday,5:30pm–8:30pm. Saturday–Sunday, 12pm–4pm. Free. (312) 850-8301. thevisualist.org
William Chyr brings us his newest cutting-edge exploit: Manifold Gardens. This mind-boggling video game immerses the user into a puzzling environment in which the laws of physics no longer apply, like that of the movie Inception, where walls are floors and floors are walls. This preview lasts only two days, but Manifold Gardens will be released for PS4, PC, Mac, and Linux in 2016. (Abe Friedman)
Color(ed) Theory Workshop with Amanda Williams
Glass Curtain Gallery, 1st floor, 1104 S. Wabash Ave. Saturday, October 17, 2–4pm. Free. RSVP required. (312) 369-6643. chicagoartistsmonth.org
Architect and artist Amanda Williams has painted abandoned houses across the South Side as a way of exploring how we imagine urban fixtures and trends. Williams will guide participants in this class and workshop through her series of projects. (Adam Thorp)
Beverly Arts Center Competition’s Call for Submissions
Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W. 111th St. Application deadline Sunday, October 18. $30 entry fee. (773) 445-3838. beverlyartcenter.org
Beauty is in the eye of the Beverly Arts Center, which is offering awards ranging from $100 to $1500 for art in diverse categories such as non-representational, figurative, 3-D, and photographic/digital. Competition entries can be either 2-D art or sculpture. (Elizabeth Xiong)
On the Island
Mana Contemporary, 2233 S. Throop St. Sunday, October 18, 2pm–4pm. Free. (312) 850-0555. manacontemporarychicago.com
Artist Nyugen E. Smith, a Trinidad native, and art historian Faye Gleisser will give a lecture designed to show how one’s memory can obscure historical accuracy. By comparing art history to the historical events themselves, Smith and Gleisser will touch on issues of race, gender, revolution, and colonialism. (Abe Friedman)
Stories of Art and Activism in Chicago’s Latino Community
Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center, 4046 W. Armitage Ave. Monday, October 19, 6pm–8 pm. Free. RSVP required. (312) 422-5580. ilhumanities.org
Explore the rich and engaging history of Latinos in the United States with a showing of “Peril & Promise,” the civic engagement themed episode of PBS documentary series Latino Americans. Afterwards there will be a panel discussion with local leaders, authors Ada López and José Ángel Navajos, and civic activist José “Cha Cha” Jiménez. (Elizabeth Xiong)
What We Don’t Know
Heaven Gallery, 2nd floor, 1550 N. Milwaukee Ave. Friday, October 23, 7pm–11pm. Free. (773) 342-4597. chicagoevents.us
“Everyone knows and everyone knows that everyone knows and everyone knows that everyone knows […] and so on.” So begins the introduction to “What We Don’t Know,” a new exhibition by Chicago artists Anaïs Daly and Andrew Barco, which aspires to obfuscate, disorientate and generally bewilder the audience. (Take for instance the “droning drone,” inspired by the linguistic overlap between hurdy-gurdies and Predator drones). (Christopher Good)
Stage and Screen
Forms of Imagination: South
Side Home Movies
Arts Incubator, 301 E. Garfield Blvd. Thursday, October 22, 7pm-9pm. Free. (312) 857-5561. arts.uchicago.edu
Come see the South Side from the perspective of a legion of handheld home video recorders. Film historian and scholar Jacqueline Stewart, in collaboration with Black Cinema House, presents a collection of home movies that promise to provide a glimpse into the gloriously mundane imagery of everyday history. (Lewis Page)
Screening of The Curators of Dixon School
South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 S. Shore Dr. Sunday, October 18, 2pm–4pm. (773) 256-0149. chicagoartistsmonth.org
The Curators of Dixon School follows an
attempt to inject art into the halls of Dixon Elementary School as funding for arts education retreats across the Chicago Public Schools. (Adam Thorp)
Creative Cypher Presents #CYPHERLIVE
BLUE 1647, 1647 Blue Island Ave. Saturday, October 17, 7pm-10pm. $10 suggested donation. (773) 842-2553. chicagoartistsmonth.org
Creative Cypher offers a night of spoken word, poetry, comedy, film, and a musical performance this Saturday as they launch their second #CYPHERLIVE event of the year. Nobody describes it better than they do: “Think late night meets The Late Night Show meets Def Comedy/Poetry Jam!” (May Huang)
“The Voodoo of Hell’s Half-Acre:” The Travelin’ Genius of Richard Wright from Natchez to Chicago: A Blues Opera
Transition East Studio, 2548 E. 83rd St. Saturday, October 17, 24 and November 14, 7:30pm-9:30pm. $10. (312) 282-7590. voodoo-blues.squarespace.com
This “operatic dialogue” concerns the life of the writer Richard Wright and the two places that influenced his work. History and art—ranging from spoken word to live painting—join forces as the opera traces Wright’s journey from Natchez, Mississippi, to the vibrant city of Chicago. (May Huang)
The Cronus Land
The Shoreland Ballroom, 5454 S. Shore Dr. October 16-November 13. $10-250. (312) 646-9548. khecari.org
Experience a stimulating contemporary dance performance at the site of Hyde Park’s legendary Shoreland Hotel. Dance company Khecari will engage the audience with interactive performance, involving set design and ample refreshments. Explore their dancer-filled labyrinth if you dare. (Sara Cohen)
Collected Voices: Chicago Ethnographic Film Festival
Community Film Workshop, 6200 S. Drexel Ave. Through October 31. Free, $5 suggested donation. (773) 606-7741. chicagoartistsmonth.org
Collected Voices showcases local films on the multitude of stories that make up Chicago: race and gender, the past and the future, hate and love. Come for this week’s theme of “Education, Art and Spirituality,” and make your own contribution in the discussion afterwards. Don’t forget to vote for your favorites! (Anne Li)
Architects on Film: Voices of Cabrini
Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington
St. Wednesday, October 21, 6pm-8:30pm. Free. RSVP required. (312) 744-6630. chicagoarchitecturalbiennial.org
Ronit Bezalel will screen Voices of Cabrini, her 1999 film documenting the demolition of the Cabrini-Green housing projects. In the wake of last month’s settlement between the CHA and Cabrini-Green representatives to build public housing on the near north side, Voices is more relevant than ever. (Christopher Good)
Theori Weekend 2015
Harold Washington Cultural Center, 4701 S. King Dr. October 16-18. Friday and Saturday, 7pm; Sunday, 6pm. $10-20. (773) 373-1900. chicagoartistsmonth.org
Theori Stages commemorates its tenth anniversary with a three-day celebration of local music and storytelling. The event kicks off on Friday night with a performance of the original hip-hop musical, “I Still Love H.E.R.,” and will be followed on Saturday and Sunday with “Slow Jams: From Loss to Love” and “Made in Chicago.” (Christopher Good)
Music
Chicago Jazz: A Photographer’s View
Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E. 60th St. Through October 25. Free. (773) 702-2787. arts.uchicago.edu
The Logan Center is currently exhibiting a series of photographs that document Chicago’s jazz scene and the musicians who have cultivated it over the past decades. Including original photographs of local and national legends, the exhibit captures seminal moments in the Chicago-born genre. (May Huang)
Glamour Hotline EP Release
ECO Rooftop Garden, 2042 W. 21st St. Friday, October 16, doors 8pm. $5 suggested donation.
The rocking women of “the busiest phone line of the century” are set to release their brand new EP this Friday! Dress up, toss on some glitter, and get excited for a night out in Pilsen featuring appearances from The Malskys, Daymaker, La Cosa, and Pink Bathroom, all performing before the glamorous headliners themselves. (Rachel He)
Audley Reid
The Quarry 75 Event Center, 2423 E. 75th St. Friday, October 16, 7pm-11:30pm. 21+. (773) 741-6254. mobetterjazzchicago.us
The classic Mo Better exhortation of its guests to “support The Rebirth of Jazz in South Shore” might just be turned on its head in this sure-to-impress performance. For starters, if Audley Reid’s twenty-five-year career and virtuosic saxophone talent are any indication, Chicago jazz was never really dead in the first place. (Lewis Page)
This Ain’t No Mouse Music
Film Row Cinema, 1104 S. Wabash Ave. Saturday, October 17, 11:30am. $8 or free with Columbia ID. hothouse.net
Join Hot House and Columbia College for a day of music, film, and discussion with leading ethnomusicologist Juan Dies. The event features the premiere of the documentary This Ain’t No Mouse Music, in which the audience travels back to explore the recording of American Roots music in the mid-20th century. (Rachel He)
KRS-One
The Shrine, 2109 S. Wabash Ave. Sunday, November 29, doors 10pm. $22.50 early bird, $32.50 general admission. 21+. (312) 753-5700. theshrinechicago.com
As one of the most politically active and critically acclaimed MCs of the 1990s, KRS-One blazed the trail for socially conscious rap with landmark albums such as Criminal Minded and Return of the Boom Bap. Now, he’s touring the nation, and stopping in Chicago along the way. The self-proclaimed “Most Respected Name in Hip Hop Kulture” has plenty left to say. (Christopher Good)