Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events >> DCASE News & Events - February 2018

 

Festival/Event Highlights  DCASE Website FEBRUARY 2018 Featured Events Exhibition Open House Friday, February 9, 5-8pm Chicago Cultural Center Join us for the opening of the exhibition Nina Chanel Abney: Royal Flush, featuring a 5:30pm lecture by Valerie Cassel Oliver, the Sydney and Frances Lewis Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Also on view are Scott Stack: Interior and Exterior, installations by Kuk Ju L. Kim, Xavier Toubes Vilarino and Cleveland Dean and performance by Project Tool and Rosy Simas Skin(s). For more information, visit chicagoculturalcenter.org. Maxwell Street Market Sundays, 7am-3pm, year-round 800 S. Desplaines Street The historic Maxwell Street Market is a Chicago tradition of bargains and bargaining with and international flavor. Open year-round on Sundays, the market offers an eclectic mix of merchandise -- from tools to tires, plus fresh produce, furniture, clothing, rare finds and collectibles -- and some of the best Mexican and Latin street food in Chicago. For more information, visit maxwellstreetmarket.us. Presenting Sponsor   February Events Project Tool Through February 9 Chicago Cultural Center Juicebox featuring Yin He Dance February 2 & 3 Chicago Cultural Center & Garfield Park Conservatory      Presented by   University of Chicago First Friday Lecture Series February 2  Chicago Cultural Center Cleveland Dean: Recto/Verso - Duality of a Fragile Ego February 3 - April 15  Chicago Cultural Center   de-skinned: duk ju l kim recent work February 3 - April 15 Chicago Cultural Center Xavier Toubes Vilarino: Descriptions Without a Place. PushMoon4 February 3 - April 15 Chicago Cultural Center Chamber Mondays February 5 & 26 Chicago Cultural Center Dame Myra Hess Concerts February 7, 14, 21 & 28    Chicago Cultural Center Rosy Simas, Skin(s) February 8-10  Chicago Cultural Center Nina Chanel Abney: Royal Flush February 10 - May 6 Chicago Cultural Center   Scott Stack: Interior and Exterior February 10 - May 6 Chicago Cultural Center Chicago Cultural Center Tour for Visitors Who are Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing February 13 Chicago Cultural Center Jazz Links Jam Sessions February 14 Chicago Cultural Center Young People's Concerts, Live Music Now! February 15  Chicago Cultural Center   Chinese New Year Kickoff Celebration February 16 Chicago Cultural Center   Juicebox featuring Ayodele Drum & Dance February 16 & 17    Chicago Cultural Center & Garfield Park Conservatory   Presented by WTTW Community Cinema  February 17  Chicago Cultural Center   Arts & Culture Doc Fest February 25 Chicago Cultural Center McCormick Tribune Ice Rink Through March 11, 2018 Millennium Park   Featured News Local Film and TV Production was on the Rise in 2017 2017 was another boffo year for local film and media production. Last year, eight full-season television series, including NBC's Chicago Fire, FOX's Empire and Showtime's The Chi, were among the 580 individual film and media projects produced in Chicago, resulting in an estimated $423 million economic impact. The Chicago Film Office issued a total of 2,127 permits in support of these projects, a 10 percent increase over 2016, part of asteady year over year increase in media production since 2011. Keith Haring: The Chicago Mural opens at the Chicago Cultural Center on March 3 Presented as part of the City of Chicago's Year of Creative Youth, Keith Haring: The Chicago Mural will feature 36 original panels of the monumental mural created in 1989 by internationally-acclaimed artist Keith Haring with the assistance of 500 Chicago Public School students in Chicago's Grant Park. The mural is a reflection of Haring's incisive draftsmanship and symbolic characters (e.g. radiant baby, barking dog). Presented by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events in partnership with the Chicago Public Schools, the exhibition will also feature a collection of photographs, correspondence, designs, plans, t-shirt drawings and much more. Free, Free, Free! Film Screening: Mavis!  Wednesday, February 21, 6-7:30pm West Englewood Chicago Public Library Branch, 1745 W. 63rd St.  Join us for Mavis!, the first feature documentary on gospel/soul music legend and civil rights icon Mavis Staples and her family group, The Staple Singers. From the freedom songs of the '60s and hits like "I'll Take You There" in the '70s, to funked-up collaborations with Prince and her recent albums with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy, Mavis has stayed true to her roots, kept her family close, and inspired millions along the way.   Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter and Instagram for information on upcoming festivals, events and opportunities. Other Highlights      Year of Creative Youth     Chicago Cultural Center Calendar        Millennium Park Calendar     Maxwell Street Market Clarke House Museum

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