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A.P. Randolph Pullman Porter Museum Lyn Hughes About: 10406 S Maryland Ave. Our mission is to promote, honor and celebrate the Mailing address: P.O. Box 6276 legacy of A. Philip Randolph and contributions made Chicago IL 60628 by African-Americans to America's labor history. At (773) 457-2589 our facility this celebration begins with the [email protected] Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, as we educate the public about their legacy and contributions. aphiliprandolphpullmanportermuseum.com
Africa International House Patrick Saingbey Woodtor About: 1525 E 55th St., Suite 202 The mission of Africa International House is to serve as a center that exposes and educates all peoples to Chicago IL 60615 the individual works and collective contributions of (773) 955-2787 African cultures. Our mission is addressed through [email protected] our flagship program, the African Festival of the Arts, and through other activities that promote africainternationalhouse.org African-based culture. Africa International House is an umbrella for linkages and exchanges of people from Africa and the African Diaspora.
Agree to Disagree Poetry Keith Antosh About: Promotional company to bring entertainment and 5045 S. Drexel Blvd poetry to Hyde Park.
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Akilah Incorporated Akilah Cook-Bey About: 3473 S King Dr. #241 A non-profit organization dedicated to educating the community on culture, art, history, education and Chicago IL 60616 religion. (773) 550-2753 [email protected]
ALYO Children's Dance Theatre K. P. Murphy About: 1525 E 53rd St., Suite 810 The mission of ALYO is to build and maintain an Fuller Park, 331 W 45th St African-centered arts education institution where the Chicago IL 60615 programs and operations provide a cultural link (773) 243-2566 between African culture and other cultures. We offer [email protected] classes, outreach/residency work and performance to youth and the multicultural community in which alyochildrensdance.com we live.
Arquitectos Yanet Herrera About: An organization which unites architects to promote professionalism, economic development, and guide young architects and students. The association, well-known and respected in the design industry, [email protected] consists of a professional chapter and two student chapters. This non-profit organization has been arquitectoschicago.org involved in numerous community events and projects. Contact List
Artisans 21 Gallery Lois Stone About: 5225 S Harper Ave. It's the best kept secret in Hyde Park for unusual handcrafted items and original artwork! Artisans 21 Chicago IL 60615 is a cooperative gallery run by 21 artists and (312) 842-7352 artisans where you'll discover a variety of one-of-a- [email protected] kind items at really affordable prices direct from artist to customer. www.harpercourt.com/artisans21.html
Association for Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) Saalik Ziyad About: 410 S. Michigan Ave. Ste. 943 A collective of musicians and composers dedicated to nurturing, performing, and recording serious, Chicago IL 60605 original music. AACM has been an inspirational (312) 922-1900 leader within the cultural community since 1965. [email protected]
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Black Theater Alliance Awards Vincent Williams About: 412 E 43rd St. #305 The Black Theater Alliance Awards, Inc.(BTAA) was founded in 1995, by Vincent Williams who serves as Chicago IL 60653 president of the organization. BTAA is a 501(c)(3), (773) 624-5729 not-for-profit entity, founded to honor African [email protected] Americans who achieve excellence in theater, dance and all areas of the performing and technical arts in btaawards.org the Chicagoland area. Contact List
Blacklight Nabeel Ebeid About: Blacklight aspires to compile a diverse collection of art, prose, and poetry that reflects the many facets of black culture from the vantage point of different authors and artists, and also, by the breadth of [email protected] subject matter covered in their work. Blacklight depicts the black community as not only a diverse blacklight.uchicago.edu group of people, but also as a unified people.
BLOC Artist Collective Victoria Cabrera About: BLOC is a group individuals, who are working in partnership to purchase, rehabilitate, and renovate a warehouse into functioning, affordable artists' studios in Chicago's South Side. Why? Like you, we [email protected] are artists. We know the importance of a working space that is functional and addresses needs that blocartiststudios.com we have. Our experience is, that the average landlord renting space hasn't the slightest idea what an artist really needs from a space. We know, and we can help.
Bronzeville Community Development Partnership Paula Robinson About: 3501 S King Dr., Suite 1E A community-based portal that showcases Chicago’s historic Bronzeville neighborhood as an international Chicago IL 60653 heritage tourism destination. (773) 373-2842 [email protected]
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Bronzeville/Black Chicagoan Historical Society Sherry Williams About: 11111 S Forrestville Our organization collects and protects Chicago's African American history. We provide presentations, Chicago IL 60628 book signings, and exhibitions celebrating black (773) 291-9115 heritage. The Bronzeville/Black Chicagoan Historical [email protected] Society is operated as a voluntary, open membership group that provides information, bronzevillehistoricalsociety.com education and participation in the preservation of the history and legacies of Blacks who live or have lived in Chicago.
Brown Sugar Bakery Stephanie Hart About: 328 E 75th Street A bakery that also acts as a cultural venue for artistic performance. Chicago IL 60619 (773) 224-6262 [email protected]
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Cerqua Rivera Dance Theater (CRDT) Kevin Holt About: 7741 Indiana Ave. CRDT is a company that has redefined the concept 2449 S. California Blvd of a "performance ensemble" by fusing Chicago IL contemporary dance, live music, and visual art (773) 847-0305 together on stage. Each concert focuses on a [email protected] different era and segment of society, reaching out to ethnically diverse audiences and expressing stories cerquarivera.org that span the diversity of American society. CRDT's outreach program works through in-school presentations and the Cerqua Rivera Youth Ensemble, a group of local underserved high school students who train, rehearse, and perform with Contact List
Chicago Alliance of African-American Photographers Philemon Najieb About: The mission of the Chicago Alliance of African- American Photographers is to photographically document the culture and history of the African- American/African communities in both the Greater [email protected] Chicago area and throughout the world.
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Chicago Chorale Jana French About: 5550 S. Blackstone Ave Now in its eighth season, Chicago Chorale is a 60- voice ensemble of singers that performs repertoire Chicago IL 60637 from the 16th century to the present, from well- (773) 288-8459 loved choral works to overlooked masterpieces. Past [email protected] performances include multiple appearances on Kerry Frumkin's 'Live from the WFMT' and a 2008 Ravinia chicagochorale.org appearance with Erich Kunzel and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The group has recorded 3 CDs.
Chicago Community Chorus Dr. Keith Hampton About: 2605 S Indiana Ave., Apt. 901 Entering our fifth year, we are a non-auditioned community chorus of over 100 members from Chicago IL 60616 different neighborhoods and ethnic groups across (312) 326-0070 Chicago who represent all levels of musical [email protected] experience. We sing a broad range of music, from Mozart to Moses Hogan, at a very high standard. chicagocommunitychorus.cfsites.org Training in musicianship and voice production are part of every rehearsal. Contact List
Chicago Djembe Project Jim Banks About: 6104 S Ingleside Ave. West African Djembe Drumming Classes & Performances. Chicago IL 60637 (773) 251-8067 [email protected]
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Chicago Filmakers Shana East About: 2619 Ridgeland Ave. This group fosters the creation, appreciation and understanding of film and video as media for artistic Chicago IL 60640 and personal expression, as well as media for (773) 616-3825 important social and community impact. Their [email protected] mission is to provide an opportunity for artists to make films outside the mainstream marketplace, to chicagofilmmakers.org distribute and exhibit this work, as well as to build audiences and to increase media attention for it.
Chicago Multi-Cultural Dance Center William V. Walley About: Chicago Multi-Cultural Dance Center has been serving Chicago's African-American and broader communities with ballet performances and dance (312) 461-0030 instruction for over 17 years. CMDC reaches out to [email protected] underserved children in Chicago so that young people of all races and socio-economic backgrounds can have a 'chance to dance.' Contact List
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Chocolate Chips Theater Company Nora Brooks Blakely About: 836 E 87th St. We are a non-profit organization committed to promoting and preserving Black cultures, past and Chicago IL 60619 present, through diverse programs for young people (773) 994-7400 ages 3-17 while remaining accessible to, and [email protected] enjoyable by, all ages.
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Coalition for Improved Education in South Shore -CIESS Lestine Byars About: 1809 E 71st St. CIESS works with thirteen schools in the South Shore area to improve the quality of education and Chicago IL 60649 expose the students to the various arts. (773) 684-6070 [email protected] Contact List
Community Film Workshop of Chicago Margaret Caples About: 6200 S Drexel Rm 200 Community Film Workshop of Chicago (CFWC) provides 16mm film and digital media classes. Since Chicago IL 60637 1971 the Community Film Workshop has established (773) 752-9335 a reputation for quality, hands-on education, small [email protected] class size, individualized instruction, and cooperative learning. CFWC participants are multicultural and cfwchicago.org represent a wide spectrum of age, educational background and experiences.
Court Theatre Jack Tamburri About: 5535 S Ellis Ave. Court Theatre is guided by a mission to discover the power of classic theatre. With an operating budget Chicago IL 60637 of just over $3.3 million, Court reaches nearly (773) 702-7005 40,000 patrons annually through its main stage [email protected] productions, as well as 400 South Side high school students each year with intensive in-school and courttheatre.org extracurricular programs, including an annual high school performance festival, and 3,200 Chicago-area teens through our deeply-discounted student matinee series.
Creative Artist Association Melvin King About: 7058 S Shore Dr. The Creative Artist Association (CAA) is a 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to developing a professional Chicago IL 60649 class of artists who excel through teaching and (773) 221-8194 exhibiting their works of art. [email protected]
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Croatian Ethnic Institute Ljubo Krasic About: 4851 S Drexel Blvd. Established in 1975, the Croation Institute is a central collection and research center for preserving Chicago IL 60615 the heritage of some 2.5 million Croats and their (773) 373-4670 descendents in the U.S. and Canada. The Institute [email protected] holds archives, a museum, a library and a research center. croatian-institute.org
Cultural Policy Center at the University of Chicago Michael Kuby About: 1155 E 60th Street St., 285 Founded in 1999 as a joint initiative of the Harris School of Public Policy Studies and the Division of Chicago IL 60637 Humanities, the Cultural Policy Center at the (773) 256-6305 University of Chicago is an interdisciplinary research [email protected] center and nationally recognized leader in the emerging field of cultural policy research and culturalpolicy.uchicago.edu education.
Dances of Universal Peace at University Church Barbara Randolph 5655 S University Ave.
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Deeply Rooted Productions Gary Abbott About: 218 S Wabash, 3rd Floor Deeply Rooted Productions’ mission is to share with the public its philosophy and understanding of dance Chicago IL 60604 and its profound effect in cultivating human (312) 913-9773 potential. In pursuit of this mission, DRP offers [email protected] Dance/Theater Performances, Professional Dance Training Programs and Community Outreach deeplyrootedproductions.org Programs.
Department of Visual Arts, University of Chicago (DOVA) Alison LaTendresse About: 6016 Ingleside Ave The Department of Visual Arts offers 2-year Masters of Fine Arts degree and undergraduate majors in the Chicago IL 60637 Visual Arts. (773) 753-4821 [email protected]
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Diasporal Rhythms Patric McCoy About: 4346 S Lake Park We are an organization of art collectors aimed at 2637 W. 84th St. promoting the collection of contemporary artwork by Chicago IL 60653 artists of African descent. (773) 536-3958 [email protected] Contact List
Dramastarz, Kenwood Academy Margo Gionoulis About: 7861 S Shore Dr. Trains students in all aspects of theater, and helps 5015 S Blackstone them find scholarships for acting and theater arts. Chicago IL (773) 875 6777 [email protected]
DuSable Museum of African American History Stephanie Davenport About: 740 E. 56th Place For 45 years the DuSable Museum has been dedicated to the collection, documentation, Chicago IL 60637 preservation, interpretation and dissemination of the (773) 947-0600 x 222 history and culture of Africans and Americans of [email protected] African descent. Through exhibitions, archives and a diverse array of education programs, DuSable seeks dusablemuseum.org to illuminate the experiences and contributions of African-Americans to world history.
Earth Element Afro-Modern Dance Company Ingrid S. Boyd About: Dance Company; Dance Anthropology
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EP Theater Jason Ewers About: 1820 S. Halsted Pilsen based theater that produces original local performing artwork. Chicago IL 60608 Including new plays, dance, music, and currently a (312) 850-4299 television show. [email protected]
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eta Creative Arts Foundation Abena Joan P. Brown About: 7558 So. South Chicago Ave. eta Creative Arts Foundation, now in its 37th year and 38th season, provides training and performance Chicago IL 60619 opportunities for youth and adults. The organization (773) 752-3955 has a commitment to the production of new works [email protected] and to the development of individual artists.
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Experimental Station Connie Spreen About: 6100 S Blackstone Ave. The Experimental Station is a not-for-profit 501 (c) (3) incubator of innovative cultural, educational, and Chicago IL 60637 environmental projects and small-scale enterprises. (773) 241-6044 The youth education program, Blackstone Bicycle conniespreen@experimentalstation. Works, can be reached at (773) 241-5458. For the org 61st St Farmer's Market and other Station business, experimentalstation.org call (773) 241-6044. Contact List
Festival of the Arts Kristine Khouri About: 5723 S Kimbark #1 FOTA is student-run organization at the University of Chicago that supports and funds student visual and Chicago IL 60637 performance art. We maintain year round student (786) 554-8935 galleries on campus and plan a week-long spring [email protected] festival.
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Filipino American Historical Society of Chicago Estrella R. Alamar 5472 S Dorchester Ave
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Flo Heritage Flo Mills About: 9114 S. Saginaw Flo Heritage is a non-profit music art and dance organization. We have a four piece jazz band and a chicago IL 60617 troupe called the 63rd street drummers. (773) 458-6351 [email protected]
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Forum on Cultural Sites (FOCUS) Beth Johnson About: 1642 E 56th St., #804 Forum on Cultural Sites (FOCUS) is an educational exchange providing information on the history and Chicago IL 60637 culture of various minority groups. FOCUS examines (773) 470-8077 architecture and significant sites in an effort to [email protected] increase cultural awareness by providing historical context so often overlooked and enriching in arcfocus.org educational value.
Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust Sheryl Papier About: 5757 S Woodlawn Avenue The Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust presents inspirational programs and tours of two Wright- Chicago IL 60302 designed structures, his iconic Robie House in (708) 445-2750 x345 Chicago and the celebrated Home and Studio in Oak [email protected] Park, in order to engage the public in educational and aesthetic experiences and foster an appreciation gowright.org for architecture, design and the legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright.
Friends of Blackstone Library Brenda Sawyer About: 1225 E. Hyde Park Blvd Offers events and programs out of the Blackstone Library. Chicago IL 60615 (773) 288-7382 [email protected] Contact List
FROG (Friends of the Gamelan) Jan Di Girolamo About: 2459 Forestview Drive We are a not-for-profit Illinois corporation dedicated to the instruction and performance of gamelan North Riverside IL 60546 music. A gamelan is a musical ensemble of Indonesian origin typically featuring metallophones, [email protected] xylophones, drums and gongs. FROG traces its roots to the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 in chicagogamelan.org Chicago.
Gary Comer Youth Center Ayoka Samuels About: 7200 S Ingleside Ave. The Gary Comer Youth Center has created an environment where young people are exposed to six Chicago IL 60619 primary program tracks: academics; health & (773) 358-4082 nutrition; college & career prep; athletics and [email protected] fitness; civic engagement, as well as arts & culture. We accomplish this by utilizing mentorship, gcyconline.com classroom instruction, real world experience and technology.
Global Girls Inc. Marvinetta Woodley-Penn About: 7655 S. Ingleside Ave. Global Girls is a youth development organization that uses performing arts to engage girls 8 - 18 in Chicago IL 60619 the exploration of their issues and then develop (773) 488-7557 their findings into performance pieces. Our girls also [email protected] learn about girls' issues in other countries from around the world. globalgirlsinc.org Contact List
Grass Roots Art Museum Ollie Dantzler About: 8048 S Escanaba Grass Roots Art offers new, emerging, and mid- career artists the opportunity to exhibit and share Chicago IL 60617 their artistic vision with South Shore and the (773) 374-4103 Chicago Community. A cross generational [email protected] environment is at the core of our commitment to the community, our goal is to create a more yourgrassrootsart.com culturally enriched community.
Historic Pullman Foundation Pat Shymanski About: 614 E 113th St. The mission of the Historic Pullman Foundation is to facilitate the preservation and restoration of original Chicago IL 60628 structures within the Town of Pullman and to (773) 785-8181 promote public awareness of the significance of [email protected] Pullman as one of the nation’s first planned industrial communities, now a designated City of pullmanil.org Chicago, State of Illinois and National landmark district.
History Makers Julieanna Richardson About: 1900 S Michigan Ave. African-American oral history archive. We have videos and hold events and public programs. Chicago IL 60616 (312) 674-1900 [email protected]
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Hooked on Drums, Inc. Lilian Friedberg About: 6104 S. Ingleside Ave. Hooked on Drums brings the upbeat, inspiring rhythms of African djembe drumming from the Chicago IL 60637 Malinke people in Guinea, West Africa to kids in (773) 643-8204 urban Chicago. We offer Hooked on Drums classes [email protected] and youth drum performances through the Chicago Park District, local schools and community hookedondrums.org organizations.
Hyde Park Art Center Crystal Pernell About: 5020 S Cornell Ave. The Hyde Park Art Center is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to stimulate and Chicago IL 60615 sustain the visual arts in Chicago; to fulfill this (773) 324-5520 x 1003 mission, the Center presents innovative exhibitions [email protected] by primarily Chicago-rooted artists and actively pursues arts mentorship within the community it hydeparkart.org serves. It is the oldest alternative exhibition space in the City and boasts a long record of education and outreach programming.
Hyde Park Historical Society Carol Bradford About: 5121 S Woodlawn Ave. Local history society, purpose is to promote and preserve the history of Hyde Park Township, Chicago IL 60615 through its programs, exhibits, archives and (312) 567-7902 preservation activities.
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Hyde Park School of Dance Ann Billingsley About: 5650 S Woodlawn Avenue The Hyde Park School of Dance serves the South Side of Chicago offering progressive training in Chicago IL 60637 classical ballet and modern dance, supplemented by (773) 493-8498 jazz and other dance forms, for students from age 3 [email protected] through adult. A key part of the school's mission is to share dance with the entire community, which is hydeparkdance.org accomplished through a scholarship program for students with financial need, frequent affordable public performances, and an after-school program in public schools and community organizations.
Hyde Park Suzuki Institute Lucinda Ali Landing About: 5500 S Woodlawn Ave The Hyde Park Suzuki Institute is committed to providing acces to high quality musical instruction Chicago IL 60637 and performance opportunities to familites of our (773) 643-1388 culturally diverse communities in Chicago. Our [email protected] students are encouraged to seek excellence and high musical achievement. We maintain hydeparksuzuki.com relationships with community partners who share our mission, which affords our students opportunities to interact with the music community, attend concerts and meet professional musicians.
Hyde Park Youth Symphony Mary Naftzger About: 1325 E. 50th St. The Hyde Park Youth Symphony is a community- based organization dedicated to providing a high- Chicago IL 60615 quality arts experience to children on the south side (773) 373-7805 of Chicago and nurturing in them a love for music that will last a lifetime. The Symphony serves a broad range of children and families, from a variety hpys.org of public, private, and home school programs, and from a diversity of racial, ethnic, educational, and economic backgrounds. Contact List
IFA Yoruban Contemporary Art Foundation Oyekunle Oyegbemi About: We are a Yoruba cultural arts organization that promotes the understanding of the influence of Yoruba arts practices on contemporary arts. (773) 363-9817 [email protected]
IL Historic Preservation Agency Pullman Mike Wagenbach About: 11111 S Forrestville This organization preserves surviving portions of the industrial complex developed in the early 1880s by Chicago IL 60628 George M. Pullman (1831-1897) to build luxury (773) 660-2341 railroad passenger cars. [email protected]
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Inner City Youth Development, Inc. Robin Aikens About: 2559 W. 79th St, Suite 105 The mission of Inner City Youth Development is to develop the total child--educationally, economically Chicago IL 60652 and culturally--by instilling a sense of individual and (773) 434-1620 social responsibility. [email protected]
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Institute for Positive Living Marrice Coverson About: 435 E. 35th Street 2nd Floor Open Book is one of the programs of the Institute of Positive Living. Open Book is a multifaceted after- Chicago IL school program for young adolescents in which (773) 924-9803 participants are engaged in activities that encourage [email protected] the development of reading, writing and critical thinking skills. openbookprogram.org
Intercultural Institution of Chicago Djalaal About: 6823 S. Michigan Ave To promote cultural understanding through the arts.
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International House at the University of Chicago Mary Beth DeStefano About: 1414 E 59th St. International House is a dynamic program center and residence whose mission is to promote cross- Chicago IL 60637 cultural understanding. The House serves the (773) 753-2274 greater Chicago community as a cultural center for [email protected] public lectures and performing arts. Activities range from politics and international films to dance and ihouse.uchicago.edu music, from cultural celebrations and educational programs to debates on world issues. Contact List
International Society of Sons and Daughters of Slave Ancestry Pat Bearden About: P.O. Box 436937 The purpose of the ISSDSA is to perpetuate the memory of our enslaved ancestors in America and Chicago IL 60643 around the world.
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Iona Calhoun School of Classical Ballet Iona Calhoun-Battiste About: 8633 S Michigan Ave Our mission is to allow all students, regardless of c/o South Shore Cultural Center- race, religion, or gender to experience and Chicago Park District, 7059 South participate in ballet and allied art forms while Shore Drive providing each student the freedom to explore their Chicago IL 60619 artistry. (312) 493-5698
Jazz N' The Alley Debra Cuzan 3473 S. King Drive Suite 504
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Jazz Unites Inc. Geraldine de Haas About: 2255 E 75th St. Jazz Unites Inc. seeks to expose jazz (a uniquely American art form) to communities and people who Chicago IL 60649 otherwise would not have access to this form of (773) 734-2000 artistic expression. [email protected]
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Jim Fisher Development Center Jim and Evelyn McKeown About: 6045 S Indiana Ave. The Jim Fisher Development Center is an art and cultural center for children 6-14 yrs. We offer a full Chicago IL day summer program and an after school program. (773) 955-0950 [email protected]
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JONG MEA Cultural Arts Company Ting Jiang About: 217 West Cermak Road Bookstore and arts center
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JUSTUSarts Oba William King About: 1634 E 53rd #143 JUSTUSarts, established in 1991, is a grassroots, arts-based, youth-oriented program. Our mission is Chicago IL 60615 to provide literary arts activities featuring poetry, (773) 288-0800 storytelling and drama for community development, [email protected] diversity outreach and increased academic achievement. Our programs are designed to help storytelling.org/oba increase self-esteem, self-image, communication skills, team work, social responsibility and cultural awareness.
Kalapriya Foundation, Center for Indian Performing Arts Julianne Ramsey About: 1438 E 57th St Kalapriya was founded in 1994 by acclaimed dancer and teacher Pranita Jain to promote a better Chicago IL 60637 understanding of Asian Indian dance and culture. (773) 363-9303 Kalapriya specializes in the Bharata Natyam art [email protected] form,offering performances, school residencies and a training program. kalapriya.org
L'Orisa Productions, Inc. L'orisa About: L'Orisa Productions, Inc. is an art education, P.O. Box 81252 managment, and production company that focuses on developing and producing arts events and (312) 661-9032 assisting artists (from various mediums) to develop, [email protected] network, and present their work and share their expertise. Our motto is: Helping you develop your creative, artist spirit. Contact List
Little Black Pearl Art & Design Center Michael Harris About: 1060 E 47th St. Little Black Pearl Art and Design Center (LBP) is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating Chicago IL 60653 opportunities for youth and adults to deepen their (773) 285-1211 creative involvement through the arts. LBP offers [email protected] youth and adult programming utilizing enterprising art studios including pottery, painting, photography, www.blackpearl.org computer technology, glass, metal and wood. LBP also offers contemporary rental space, art gallery and Hidden Pearl Art Cafe (Cafe Hours: Mon-Fri, 7:30 AM-6 PM and Sat 8 AM-4 PM).
Little Skillet Productions R. Ken Turner About: 1133 E 83rd Street Suite 138 Little Skillet Production is a vehicle that community focused organizations and business can use to Chicago IL 60619 effectively produce, broadcast and distribute their (866) 264-8374 message. We will also provide training for those [email protected] interested in learning the production aspects of media. Part of our mission is to help organizations littleskillet.com share their story with their local community as well as national community through the use of technology.
M.A.D.D. Rhythms Bril Barrett About: 7059 S. Shore Drive M.A.D.D. Rhythms is Chicago's premier TAPDANCE representative. We are home to the world-renown Chicago IL 60649 M.A.D.D. Rhythms TAP performance company, The (773) 604-1899 M.A.D.D. Rhythms Tap Academy and The M.A.D.D. [email protected] Rhythms Jr. Corps. We are, also, producers of The Chicago Tap Summit and various youth and adult maddrhythms.com boot camps. Contact List
MAGIC Vanessa Muhammad About: 950 E 61st St. Metropolitan Area Group for Igniting Civilization (MAGIC)—is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) active youth Chicago IL 60637 service group based in Woodlawn, whose mission is (773) 290-2313 to organize and mobilize residents of Woodlawn and [email protected] the surrounding communities to create and stimulate social change. magicchicago.org
Material Exchange Sara Black About: 5467 S Cornell Ave. Material exchange is a small Chicago-based collective of artists and designers, alumni of the Chicago IL 60615 School of the Art Institute and the University of Chicago. [email protected]
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Mies van der Rohe Society, Illinois Institute of Technology Justine Jentes About: 10 W 35th St., Suite 1700 IIT's Mies van der Rohe Society promotes Mies’ legacy, restores the Mies masterpieces on the Chicago IL 60616 historic IIT campus, and reinforces Chicago’s (312) 567-7146 international reputation for architectural distinction. [email protected] Programming promotes the IIT campus as a “must see” destination – for its bold new campus buildings mies.iit.edu by Rem Koolhaas and Helmut Jahn. Contact List
Mijiza Art Gallery and Creativity Center Niambi Jaha About: 1508 E Marquette Rd. Mijiza, an East African name which means "she works with her hands," is an art gallery and Chicago IL 60609 woman’s creativity center in Chicago. Women have (773) 324-7504 the opportunity to attend workshops that range [email protected] from helping to find an oasis to working with leather. The art gallery is a revolving door of talent ninosdelsol.com/archives/culture1/sights/njaha.html spanning from exquisite quilts to vibrantly colorful canvases to jewelry.
Monk Parakeet @ Experimental Station Ann and Cliff Joseph About: 6227 S Woodlawn Ave. Monk Parakeet specializes in experimental arts, focusing on how to determine the most effective Chicago IL 60637 approaches to consciousness-raising through the arts.
MSI Black Creativity Juried Art Exhibition Michele Sutton Yeadon About: 5450 S. East View Park 37 years old exhibition to support and promote African American Artists in Chicago. It is hosted by Chicago IL (773) 493-8990 the Museum of Science and Industry and the Black (312) 493-1208 Creativity Community. [email protected] Contact List
Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago Lynn Stevenson About: 7127 S. Ellis The Chicago-based Muntu Dance Theatre performs authentic and progressive interpretations of Chicago IL 60619 contemporary and ancient African and African- (773) 602-1135 American dance, music, and folklore. A colorful and [email protected] dynamic company, Muntu brings its audiences out of their seats and into the aisles with its unique muntu.com synthesis of dance, rhythm and song.
Museum of Science and Industry Mary L. Krinock About: 57th Street and Lake Shore Drive In the largest science museum in the Western Hemisphere, you will find exhibits and experiences Chicago IL 60637 to inspire and enchant everyone in the family. Visit (773) 753-6207 the captured German U-505 Submarine, The Great [email protected] Train Story model railroad, robots working in ToyMaker 3000, the five-story Omnimax theater and msichicago.org many exciting temporary exhibits throughout the year.
National Jazz Museum About: 1727 South Indiana Avenue The National Jazz Museum aims to illuminate the musical, racial, cultural, economic and historic Chicago IL 60609 factors that created and continue to re-create Jazz. (312) 663-3038 The institution aims to be an interactive, [email protected] educational, and dynamic cultural center where local, national, and international visitors can experience this art form. Contact List
National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum About: 1801 S Indiana Ave. The National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum inspires greater understanding of the real impact of war with Chicago IL 60609 a focus on Vietnam. The museum collects, preserves (312) 326-0270 and exhibits art inspired by combat and created by [email protected] veterans.
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Neighborhood Writing Alliance Carrie Spitler About: 1313 E 60th St. The Neighborhood Writing Alliance, publishers of the Journal of Ordinary Thought, provokes dialogue and Chicago IL 60637 promotes change by creating opportunities for (773) 684-2742 adults in low income Chicago neighborhoods to [email protected] write, publish, and perform work about their lives.
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NOLA in Chicago Network Melissa Perrett Cook About: 5733 S Kimbark Ave. The NOLA in Chicago Network is an informal grassroots network of New Orleans expatriates and Chicago IL 60637 other Chicagoans who care about the future of New (773) 684-5239 Orleans and its displaced citizens. The network aims [email protected] to be an inclusive and diverse group, bringing together NOLA expatriates who are long-time Chicago residents; hurricane survivors and other recent arrivals; alums of Louisiana universities; and all others who love New Orleans. Contact List
Odyssey Project Amy Thomas Elder About: 17 N State St. Suite, 1400 An introductory college humanities course offered free of charge to adults living on low incomes. Chicago IL 60602 Students meet twice a week for eight months (312) 422-5580 studying philosophy, US history, art history, [email protected] literature, and critical thinking and writing. Faculty come from the University of Chicago and Depaul. www.prairie.org/programs/odyssey-projectStudents receive transferable credit from Bard College in New York State.
ONLI Studios Turtel Onli About: 1448 East 52nd Street, #468 Over the past three decades Onli Studios has functioned as an innovative multiglobal visual arts studio and advocate for positive growth in the fine Chicago IL 60615 arts. My studios offer visual expressions through (773) 726-1610 fine art, illustration, animation, music, graphic [email protected] novels, murals, original Rhythmistic artwork, event onlistudios.com planning, art direction, and visual art education. We welcome custom assignments, commissions, and other freelance projects.
Open Book Marrice Coverson About: 435 E 35th St. Open Book is a multifaceted after-school program for young adolescents in which participants are Chicago IL 60616 engaged in activities that encourage the (773) 924-9802 development of reading, writing and critical thinking [email protected] skills. Sponsored by the Institute for Positive Living, Chicago Park District and U of C. openbookprogram.org/volunteer.htm Contact List
Organization of Black American Culture- Writer Workshop (OBAC-WW) S. Brandi Barnes About: P.O. Box 1667 We are a literacy (writers) organization with a 40 year history. It began in April, 1967 and was part of Chicago IL 60690 The Blacks Arts Movement (nationally). We are (312) 683-5244 designed to serve the community and those [email protected] interested in improving their literacy and non-fiction work.
Organization of Black Students Nick Johnson About: 5454 South Shore Dr., 1107 We are an organization at the University of Chicago that strives to support and encourage black students Chicago IL 60615 in the college through a variety of programming and services. [email protected]
Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago Carole Krucoff About: 1155 E 58th St. Museum with world renowned collection of artifacts from the ancient Near East (Egypt, Nubia, Iraq, Chicago IL 60637 Iran, Syria, Turkey, Palestine/Israel) (773) 702-9507 [email protected]
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Our Black Ancestry Sharon Morgan About: 611 E 41st St. An online destination dedicated to finding, preserving, protecting and making available ideas, Chicago IL 60653 materials, information and services that help (773) 392-2961 African-American people explore and appreciate [email protected] their family history. Our mission is to honor the past as a platform for building the future -- contributing to a legacy, not just of names, dates and places but of family values.
Our Film Works Yvonne Welbon About: PO Box 497062 A media production and consulting organization.
Chicago IL 60649 (773) 288-7335 [email protected]
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PAC-CY Inc LaNell Morgan About: 5120 S Hyde Park Blvd., Suite 210 Provides arts, cultural, and career awareness for youth in schools on the Southside, Northside, and Chicago IL 60615 Suburbs. (773) 288 5167 [email protected] Contact List
Partisan Arts International Marguerite Horberg About: c/o 1310 West Thorndale Partisan Arts International is a non-profit organization that is interested in reclaiming and Chicago IL 60660 developing sustainable environments by establishing (773) 989-7825 venues for progressive culture. Partisan Arts [email protected] International presents performances, exhibitions and other cultural events that build diverse audiences, foster progressive international exchange and support community-based social justice activism.
Phantom Gallery Chicago Network Alpha Bruton About: 15 S. Homan Ave. St. 317 Temporary exhibition space.
Chicago IL 60624 (773) 638-1217 [email protected]
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Pilsen Alliance
1831 S. Racine, 3rd Fl.
Chicago IL 60608 (312) 243-5440 [email protected]
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Pilsen Photo Group Michael Wasniowski About: 2215 South Union, Suite 305 C An organization for the advancement of photography and alternative photographic Chicago IL 60616 processes. (773) 543-2606 [email protected]
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Prairie Avenue Gallery
1900 S Prairie Ave.
Chicago IL 60609 (312) 842-4523
Project Osmosis Lisa Moran About: 1740 W. 99th Osmosis Education and Mentoring Initiative was 207 E Ohio #129 established as a not-for-profit organization to Chicago IL 60643 further “design education for underserved minority youth.” Osmosis Education and Mentoring Initiative (773) 512-5308 provides a unique understanding and appreciation of [email protected] visual arts. Areas of focus include: graphic design, projectosmosis.org architecture, fashion, interior design and multi- media. Contact List
Pullman Civic Organization Tom Shepherd About: 11319 S. Langley Ave. We are a neighborhood organization formed in 1960 to protect and preserve our Historical Landmark Chicago IL 60628 District status, maintain historical character; (773) 928-3040 promote community improvement; provide activities [email protected] and programs for residents, homeowners, children, and senior citizens. The P.C.O. meets every month pullmanil.org on the third Wednesday evening at 7:30pm at the Historic Pullman Visitor Center, 11141 S. Cottage Grove Ave.
Pullman State Historic Site Linda Beierle Bullen About: 11111 S Forrestville The Pullman State Historic Site preserves and interprets the surviving portions of the industrial Chicago IL 60628 complex developed in the early 1880's by George M. (773) 660-2341 Pullman to build luxury railroad cars. The site [email protected] features tours of the Hotel Florence, special interest tours of the factory site, exhibits, interpretive pullman-museum.org displays, special events, and community programs.
Pullman Youth Organization Ed de Leon 11340 S Champlain St
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Puppetposse Greg Gabrellas About: 4545 S Shore Dr. We are working to create a consensus-based arts organization comprised of University of Chicago and Chicago IL 60615 Chicago Public School high school students. We (267) 968-5860 work on creative writing and puppetry workshops. [email protected]
Rockefeller Chapel Lorraine Brochu About: 5850 S Woodlawn Ave. Rockefeller Memorial Chapel is the center of religious activity for the University of Chicago. Chicago IL 60637 Events range from worship services and religious (773) 702-7059 education classes to community outreach and [email protected] performances by world-renowned musicians, theatrical productions and art exhibits. Its E. M. rockefeller.uchicago.edu Skinner organ and Laura Spelman Rockefeller carillon are among the great instruments of their kind in the country.
Rooms Productions Todd and Marrakesh Frugia About: 645 W. 18th St. ROOMS Productions is dedicated to exploring and 1213 W 18th St. strengthening the relationship between artist and Chicago IL 60616 audience by experimenting with the creative process (773) 450-9016 and expanding the vocabulary of language and [email protected] experience through live performance.
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Roots International Arts Alliance Barbara Miller or Imani Kali-Nyatt About: P.O. Box 803764 African-centered research specializing in ancient Ethiopian history. In addition, we offer educational Chicago IL 60680-3764 tours to Ethiopia, a speaker's bureau and a traveling (773) 268-1000 museum exhibit. [email protected]
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Sammy Dyer School of the Theater Jeena Bradley About: 8115 South Yates Blvd The purpose of the Sammy Dyer School of the Theater is to promote the progress of creativity and Chicago Il 60617 education in the performing arts as well as to assist (312) 718-6017 children in receiving quality instruction in technique and dance appreciation.
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Sénéké Sekou Conde About: P.O Box 277938 Sénéké is an ensemble of committed artists that skillfully teach and perform traditional forms of West Riverdale IL 60827 African music, song and dance. Our mission is to (708) 663-8957 educate as well as entertain audiences and our [email protected] youth throughout the world about the rare beauty and soulful artistry of traditional West African senekeensemble.com cultures. Contact List
Silk Road Theatre Project Malik Gillani About: 680 South Federal Street The Silk Road Theatre Project features works by playwrights of Asian, Middle Eastern, and Chicago IL 60602 Mediterranean backgrounds. We also provide an (312) 857-1234 x 202 education program to Chicago Public Schools called [email protected] "Myths of Drama."
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Sisters in Cinema Yvonne Welbon About: PO Box 497062 An online resource guide for and about African- American women directors. Chicago IL 60649 (773) 288-7335 [email protected]
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Smart Museum of Art University of Chicago C.J. Lind About: 5550 S Greenwood Ave. In addition to critically acclaimed special exhibitions, the Smart Museum of Art houses a collection of over Chicago IL 60637 10,000 works from classical antiquities to the art of (773) 702-0200 today. Combine a visit with one of the Museum's [email protected] tours or family programs and see why the Smart is a leading university art museum and one of the smartmuseum.uchicago.edu city's most dynamic arts institutions. Contact List
Snow City Arts Paul Sznewajs About: 1653 W. Congress Pkwy. #599J Snow City Arts provides arts education and fosters cultural enrichment to children in hospitals across Chicago IL 60612 the city of Chicago. Professional artists conduct (312) 942-6991 workshops in creative writing, music, visual arts, [email protected] filmmaking, and theater to 1,500 children annually. A partnership with Chicago Public Schools allows snowcityarts.com children to receive classroom credit for work in the hospital.
South Chicago Art Center Sarah Ward About: 3217 E 91st St. The Art Center provides participants with opportunities to learn visual arts, free of charge and Chicago IL 60617 in the future hopes to provide performing arts and (773) 731-9287 music instruction as well. The Art Center is a [email protected] meeting place to discuss and explore ideas, to expand thoughts, to create intercultural awareness happyartcenter.org and to create alliances.
South Shore Community Art Center Jan Roberts 4928 S. Washington Pk Ct.
Chicago IL 60615 (773) 548-1232 [email protected] Contact List
South Shore Cultural Center Andrea C. Adams About: 7059 South Shore Dr. A community center for arts and arts partnerships.
Chicago IL 60649 (773) 256-0940 andrea.adams@chicagoparkdistrict. org
South Side Community Art Center Faheem Majeed About: 3831 S Michigan Ave. Situated in the heart of Bronzeville, the South Side Community Art Center (SSCAC) grew out of the Chicago IL 60653 WPA (Works Progress Administration) Federal Arts (312) 498-6298 Project. The SSCAC's mission is to provide art [email protected] instruction to children and adults, as well as offer exhibition space for Chicago artists. The SSCAC southsidecommunityartcenter.com also serves as a major historical resource for African-American artists and museums from around the country.
Southside Arts and Humanities Network Joanie Friedman About: 1115 E 58th St., 418 The Network (a program of the Civic Knowledge Project) leverages the intellectual, spatial and Chicago IL 60637 technological resources of the University of Chicago (773) 834-3929 (and the city) to benefit small arts and humanities [email protected] non-profit organizations on the South Side of Chicago. We work toward that goal by offering free civicknowledge.uchicago.edu/network.shtml networking events, professional development workshops and space rental awards of up to $1000. Contact List
Southside Family Chamber Orchestra About: 4017 S Drexel Blvd. The purpose of this non-profit corporation is to familiarize young people with the music and musical Chicago IL 60653 instrument of a symphony or chamber orchestra at (773) 874-2128 an early age.The South Side Family Chamber Orchestra is composed of multi-cultural and generational members. grantmame.org/ssfco.htm
Southside Solidarity Network Hannah Jacoby About: 5630 S. University #109A SSN works to foster a more equitable and substantive relationship between the University and Chicago IL 60637 the surrounding South Side community. SSN (406) 600-1090 organizes a spring arts festival called Art in Action. [email protected]
Spiritwing Dance Ensemble Laurie Goux About: 5616 S. Honore St. Professional modern dance company providing performance and educational programs teaching Chicago IL Katherine Dunham Technique. (773) 620-2887 [email protected]
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Steelelife Gallery Bryant Johnson About: 4655 S King Dr. 2nd Fl. A fine arts gallery located in historic Bronzeville. This Bronzeville gallery hosts exhibitions of Chicago IL 60653 contemporary art by emerging and established (773) 538-4773 artists of the African Diaspora. [email protected]
Teen Nation, Inc. Dee Moore About: 4235 S Prairie Ave. Our mission is to facilitate the educational and artistic development of at-risk youth between the Chicago IL 60637 ages of 11-21, of all races, cultures and socio- (773) 538-5877 economic backgrounds that aspire to have careers [email protected] in the arts.
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The 33 Collective Gallery Kimberly M Harmon About: 1029 W 35th St., 3rd Floor 33 Collective Gallery is an artist-owned and operated Chicago gallery. Chicago IL 60609 (312) 671-4673 Our mission is to provide exhibition opportunities to [email protected] dedicated emerging and established artists. 33 Collective Gallery embraces culturally diverse 33collective.com perspectives and supports innovative and experimental media. Contact List
The 5 After 7 Project Saalik Ziyad About: The 5 After 7 Project is a collaborative of diverse musicians residing in the Chicagoland area. The 5 Chicago IL After 7 Project performs thought-provoking music (773) 957-4374 from jazz to classical. [email protected]
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The 57th Street Art Fair Martha Baggetto About: 5827 S. Blackstone Ave Oldest juried art fair in the U.S.
Chicago IL 60637 (773) 493-2932 [email protected]
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The Chicago Black History Forum Dr. Christopher Reed
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The Chicago Multi-Cultural Dance Center (CMDC) William Walley About: 47 West Polk St., Lower Level CMDC is a ballet-based dance instruction studio founded in 1992 by Dance Theater of Harlem Chicago IL 60605 alumnus Homer Bryant. CMDC trains national-class (312) 461-0030 ballerinas; life skills and discipline are as much a [email protected] part of our course of study as is dance. CMDC holds three school performances per year at King College cmdcschool.com Prep high school for its 275+ students and faculty members.
The Chicago Storytelling Guild Judith Heineman About: 5020 S Lake Shore Dr, Apt 1214-16 The Chicago Storytelling Guild, in its 12th year, meets monthly on the third Tuesday from 7:30-9:30 Chicago IL 60615 pm to share personal and world tales, to hone one's (773) 288-7217 craft, to network and to offer professional [email protected] opportunities to tell stories in public. It also produces the annual Tellabration, Chicago's part of storytelling.org/Guild the worldwide celebration of stories that takes place the Sunday before Thanksgiving every year. No experience necessary to attend!
The Deans' Men Alice Magelssen About: c/o ORCSA, 5706 S. University Ave The Deans' Men are dedicated to fostering a love 001 and appreciation for Shakespeare outside of the classroom, and to providing opportunities for Chicago IL 60637 performance for all members of the University (773) 702-8787 community. [email protected] Contact List
The Minianka Afrikan Drum and Dance Ensemble Renee Sutton-Finley About: 1310 W. 73st St. The Mission of the Minianka Afrikan Drum and 535 E. 44th St Dance Ensemble is to use the vehicle of Afrikan Chicago IL 60636 dance and drumming to teach the heritage and (773) 615-3532 culture of Afrika to historically underserved [email protected] populations. This is accomplished through, but not limited to, research, artistic and curricular minianka.com development, performances, classes, workshops, seminars and conferences.
The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago Lise Haberman About: 5811 S Ellis Ave. 4th Floor The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago is a world class non-collecting museum of Chicago IL 60637 contemporary art. Through exhibitions, (773) 702-8670 commissions, publications, and educational [email protected] programs, The Society advances the growth and understanding of the artistic ideas and expressions renaissancesociety.org of our time. Founded in 1915, The Society exhibits and promotes artists whose work questions, expands, and re-imagines the aesthetic boundaries of the visual arts.
Tour Black Chicago About: 5616 S Prairie Ave. Since 1990, Tour Black Chicago has provided services for domestic and international travelers. We Chicago IL 60637 take you on an expedition through a town where the (773) 684-9034 Black population has grown from 77 to 2 plus [email protected] million, where some of the most profitable black- owned companies are headquartered, where so tourblackchicago.com/ much energy is spent fighting nightmares that very little is left to follow dreams, where the "Promised Land" hasn't always been promised. Contact List
Uhuru Productions Inc About: 5555 South Everett Theater and theatrical resources
Chicago IL 60637 (773) 324-9805
University of Chicago Department of Music Katy Coy About: 1010 E 59th St. The University of Chicago Department of Music Performance Program involves over 550 musicians Chicago IL 60637 in 100+ concerts each season, including choral, (773) 702-3427 instrumental, jazz, piano, and world music. The [email protected] weekly Noontime Concert Series, featuring a range of professional and student performers, and Artist- music.uchicago.edu in-Residence ensembles like the Pacifica Quartet, eighth blackbird, the Newberry Consort, Schola Antiqua, and Contempo, further contribute to musical life on campus and in the community.
University of Chicago Presents Ian Martinez About: 5720 S Woodlawn Ave. University of Chicago Presents is one of the city’s landmark classical music presenters. UCP offers five Chicago IL 60637 concert series - Classic Concert; Howard Mayer (773) 834-7965 Brown International Early Music; Saint Paul [email protected] Chamber Orchestra; our Artists-in-Residence Series, featuring the Pacifica String Quartet, and the chicagopresents.uchicago.edu Contempo series. Contact List
Upbeat Music About: 3000 S Wentworth Ave. We offer private lessons on the following instruments: piano, strings, guitar, bass, Chicago IL 60616 percussion, and band instruments. (312) 842-5896 [email protected]
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