The Big Deal at Maxwell Street Market Presented by Sunday, August 4 800 S. Desplaines St.  Celebrate the historic Maxwell Street Market, Chicago's longest running open air market. The free festivities include the dedication of a mural created by students at Yollocalli Arts Reach, art activities with the National Museum of Mexican Art and live music performances along with 125 vendors specializing in handmade crafts, resale clothing, produce and more. More info at maxwellstreetmarket.us.

SummerDance Celebration Saturday, August 24 Millennium Park The dance jubilee features a full day of competitions, social dancing, participatory workshops and performances by local dance companies - including (at Jay Pritzker Pavilion, 6:30-7:30pm) Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre, Joel Hall Dancers, and Rated 'E' Chicago Dance Crew. Dancers of all ages and skill levels are invited to join in music and dance representing many different styles and cultures. More information at chicagosummerdance.org.

Movies in the Park Jane Eyre August 1 Chicago Women's Park & Gardens 1801 S. Indiana Ave.	University of Chicago First Friday Lecture Series August 2 Chicago Cultural Center	Maxwell Street Market August 4, 11, 18 & 25 800 S. Desplaines St. Presented by

Millennium Park Summer Film Series August 5, 6, 13 & 20 Millennium Park	Millennium Park Summer Theatre Residencies August 5-10, 13, 14 & 17 Millennium Park	Millennium Park Summer Music Series August 5 & 15 Millennium Park

Animal Encounters August 6 & 20 Millennium Park, Lurie Garden	Grant Park Music Festival August 7, 9, 10, 14, 16 & 17 Millennium Park	Dame Myra Hess Concerts August 7, 14, 21 & 28   Chicago Cultural Center

CIFF International Screenings Program August 7, 14, 21 & 28  Chicago Cultural Center	Family Fun Festival Weekdays, Through August 9   Millennium Park	After School Matters Summer Program Weekdays, Through August 9  Millennium Park

Stories, Songs and Circle Games August 11      Millennium Park, Lurie Garden	Broadway in Chicago Summer Concert August 12     Millennium Park	New Music Chicago Presents: Music in Bloom August 15 Chicago Cultural Center

Guided Pollinator Walk August 16  Millennium Park, Lurie Garden	WTTW Saturday Film Series August 17   Chicago Cultural Center	Chicago Air & Water Show    August 18 & 19  North Avenue Beach

Bronzeville Echoes: Faces and Places of Chicago's African American Music Extended Through August 18 Chicago Cultural Center	Chicago! The Play, The Movies, The Musical...The Murders Extended Through August 18 Chicago Cultural Center	Dance to China! August 18  Chicago Cultural Center

ReelAbilities Chicago Film Festival August 22 Chicago Cultural Center	Chicago Jazz Festival August 23-September 1 Chicago Cultural Center, Millennium Park and Venues Across Chicago	Chicago SummerDance Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat & Sun, Through August 24 Grant Park's Spirit of the Music Garden & Chicago Park District locations

Art in the Garden August 25 Millennium Park, Lurie Garden	Sunday Science: Spiders August 25 Millennium Park, Lurie Garden	Chamber Mondays August 26 Chicago Cultural Center

México en el Corazón August 27 Millennium Park	Gardener's Plant Walk August 30    Millennium Park, Lurie Garden	Millennium Park Workouts Tue, Thu & Sat, Through August 31 Millennium Park

Millennium Park InstaGreeter Service Daily, through October 6 Departs from the Chicago Cultural Center	Flying Creatures Ongoing Hanging from the street poles along Wabash Ave. between Washington and Randolph Streets Chicago Cultural Center	Stand Up for Landmarks! Protests, Posters & Pictures Ongoing City Gallery on the Historic Water Tower

DCASE Announced Kwame Amoaku as Director of the Chicago Film Office

Kwame Amoaku brings 25 years of experience in the film industry as an executive producer, director, assistant director, production manager, location manager, actor and writer. Prior to joining the Chicago Film Office, Amoaku was location manager for the NBC series, "Chicago Fire" (since 2014) and for the Netflix movie based on Chicago's hip-hop scene, "Beats" (2019). His acting credits include "Chicago Fire," "ER" and "Prison Break." He attended Southern Illinois University. The City of Chicago partners with the Illinois Film Office to award a 30 percent tax credit for film, television and advertising productions who can demonstrate qualified expenditures on local crew, goods and services. According to recent data, projects in 2018 employed 13,848 non-extra job hires and generated more than $282 million in wages. More information at chicagofilmoffice.us.

$1.3 Million in Direct Support to the Local Theatre Community is Awarded through the 2019 Year of Chicago Theatre

As part of the 2019 Year of Chicago Theatre, Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and DCASE have announced more than $835,750 in financial grants to 116 theatre and dance artists, nonprofit theatres and other community organizations - with a special focus on supporting theatre on the South, Southwest and West Sides. In addition to these Cultural Grants Program funds, DCASE will provide more than $448,650 in performance fees and commissions to showcase 157 theatres, theatre-makers and dance-makers as part of its free public programming. For more information on the Year of Chicago Theatre, visit chicago.gov/theatre.