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DECEMBER 2018

 

Featured Events
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink










African American Designers in Chicago_ Art_ Commerce and the Politics of Race










Through March 10, 2019 (weather dependent)
Skating Theme Nights: Most Thursdays, 6-8pm
Millennium Park
Take a spin the ice this winter during the 18th season of this Chicago tradition. Most Thursday nights, the rink will feature themed skating parties including Dec 6: Ugly Sweater Soul-mas (soul and R&B music), Dec 20: Christmas Classics and Dec 27: Homecoming (house music) with DJ Celeste Alexander. For those looking for some extra guidance on the ice, check out the free lessons happening Friday, Saturday and Sunday mornings and other select dates. See the full schedule of Skating Theme Nights and skating lessons at millenniumpark.org.  

Grant support for Winter Workouts ice skating lessons is provided by McDonald's Active Lifestyles Endowment, managed by the Millennium Park Foundation.

Through March 3, 2019
Chicago Cultural Center
Featuring work from a wide range of practices including cartooning, sign painting, architectural signage, illustration, graphic design, exhibit design and product design, this exhibition is the first to demonstrate how African American designers remade the image of the black consumer and the work of the black artist in this major hub of American advertising/consumer culture. More information at chicagoculturalcenter.org.  
 
African American Designers in Chicago: Art, Commerce and the Politics of Race is funded in part by the Terra Foundation for American Art and The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, as part of Art Design Chicago, an exploration of Chicago's art and design legacy.
December Events
Chamber Mondays Dame Myra Hess Concerts African American Designers in Chicago_ Art_ Commerce and the Politics of Race
Chamber Mondays
December 3
Chicago Cultural Center
Dame Myra Hess Concerts
December 5, 12 & 19    
Chicago Cultural Center
Chicago Cultural Center
Beauty and the Bike_ The Impact of Recreational Changes on Park Designs SAG-AFTRA Senior Radio Players Bollywood Groove
Chicago Cultural Center
Chicago Cultural Center & Garfield Park Conservatory
 
Presented by
Lifeway EST. 1986  
University of Chicago First Friday Lecture Series Maya Ayala from Puerto Rican Arts Alliance Caroling at Cloud Gate
Chicago Cultural Center 
Learning Lab Meet an Artist
December 7, 8, 15, 21  
Chicago Cultural Center
Caroling at Cloud Gate
December 7, 12 & 14 
Millennium Park, Cloud Gate

Everyone_s a Designer_Everyone_s Design Art Design Chicago Art Speaks Lecture Series _Photo credit_ Charles Krejcsi_ Chicago Daily News_ Family Workshop_ Bird Feeders
Everyone's a Designer/Everyone's Design
December 8, 2018 - February 3, 2019   
Chicago Cultural Center
Chicago Cultural Center  
Family Workshop: Bird Feeders
December 9
Millennium Park, Choral Rehearsal Room   
 
Chicago Cultural Center Tour for Visitors who are Blind or Have Low Vision Odes and Tattoos in collaboration with Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education From Bloomers to Pedal Pushers to Rompers_ Riding Bikes in Style
Chicago Cultural Center
Chicago Cultural Center
December 15
Expo 72, 72 E. Randolph  
Pocket Con 2018 Live Music Now_ Young People_s Concert with Millar Brass Tuned Mass_ Jeff Carter_ Faheem Majeed _ Susan Giles
Pocket Con 2018
December 15    
Chicago Cultural Center
Chicago Cultural Center  
"Tuned Mass" Gallery Talk
December 20
Chicago Cultural Center   
Juicebox featuring Jodi Kaplin City of Chicago Christmas Tree Tuned Mass_ Jeff Carter_ Faheem Majeed _ Susan Giles
Juicebox featuring Jodi Kaplin
December 21 & 22 
Chicago Cultural Center & Garfield Park Conservatory
 
Presented by
Lifeway EST. 1986  
City of Chicago Christmas Tree
Through January 6
Millennium Park  
Chicago Cultural Center
Year of Creative Youth Exhibitions _PR Colonial Identity_ Inc._ Keep Moving_ Designing Chicago_s Bicycle Culture _Image of Oliver _Butch_ Martin Jr. from _Champion On Wheels__ Ebony_ Vol. XXII_ No. 11_ September 1967. Chicago Design Museum_ Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink
Chicago Cultural Center
 
Presented by
Good Starts Young Allstate 
Expo 72, 72 E. Randolph
McCormick Tribune Ice Rink
Through March 10
Millennium Park   
Flying Creatures Bronzeville Echoes_ Faces and Places of Chicago_s African American Music Stand Up for Landmarks_ Protests_ Posters _ Pictures
Hanging from the street poles along Wabash Ave. between Washington and Randolph Streets
Chicago Cultural Center
City Gallery on the Historic Water Tower
Featured News
Maxwell Street Market Maxwell Street Market will Offer New Hours and Programming this Winter
Beginning in 2019, the historic Maxwell Street Market will have new hours of operation, open every Sunday from 9am until 3pm. This January and February, shoppers will also enjoy a convenient winter layout with all vendors located on Desplaines St. between Polk St. and Taylor St. as well as a free parking lot (enter on Polk St.).

Recently, the Maxwell Street Market - the year-round Chicago tradition of bargains and bargaining with an international flavor - received an "Our Town" grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Funding will be used to support creative entrepreneurship, to enliven the street with performances and public art works and to improve the design, function and sustainability of the market in the South Loop community.


Presented by
COUNTRY Financial
 
Chicago Cultural Center Holiday Hours
Chicago Cultural Center will be closed on December 25 and January 1, and the building will close early at 5pm on December 24 and 31. There will not be a Dame Myra Hess Concert on December 26, but the building is open. Visit chicagoculturalcenter.org for more info.

Millennium Park and the McCormick Tribune Ice Rink (weather dependent) are open daily through the holidays. Visit millenniumpark.org for ice rink hours.

The Maxwell Street Market will take a holiday break on Sundays, December 23 and 30, and will reopen on January 6 with new hours and improvements (see above).

Save the Dates
Save the Dates
DCASE recently announced the 2019 dates of its marquee festivals, events and exhibitions. Initiatives highlight the upcoming "Year of Chicago Theatre," Chicago's Music Legacy and thousands of public programs in downtown Chicago and across the city's neighborhoods. To see the full list of 2019 highlights, visit cityofchicago.org/dcase.

 

Free, Free, Free!
House Music with Santa at West Pullman
House Music with Santa at West Pullman
 
Thursday, December 20, 6-8pm
West Pullman Park, 401 W. 123rd St.
This event features arts & crafts, fun & games, music and a picture with Santa.

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Other Highlights

  Year of Creative Youth  
 

Chicago Cultural Center Calendar
 
 
 
Caroling at Cloud Gate  
Millennium Park Calendar
 
 
 
Presented by
COUNTRY Financial 
 
 
 
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