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SUMMARY:South Side Fireflies
DESCRIPTION:South Side Fireflies \nSouth Side Fireflies is back on the Arts Block! \nSouth Side Fireflies is a free early childhood music program that introduces toddlers and preschoolers to sound and play through the Earth\, Wind & Fire songbook. Led by teaching artists Shanta Nurullah\, Zahra Baker\, Angel Bat Dawid and Julian Otis\, Fireflies is a place for families to gather on Saturday mornings for music and fun on the Arts Block. \nPresented by Arts + Public Life in partnership with Music Moves Chicago\, Old Town School of Folk Music’s place-based\, youth-focused\, intergenerational initiative that aims to inspire\, restore\, and transform communities by providing access to high-quality arts education\, concerts\, and workforce readiness through partnerships with community organizations\, schools\, and other institutions located in South and West side neighborhoods. \n*This program is most suitable for children ages 1-5\, but all age groups are welcome to participate. \n**Registration is not required\, but encouraged to receive email updates and reminders about the other dates in this series.
URL:https://welcometohydepark.com/event/south-side-fireflies/2026-03-21/
LOCATION:UChicago Arts Incubator\, 301 E. Garfield Boulevard\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance,Family Fun,Free
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SUMMARY:Committed Knitters
DESCRIPTION:Committed Knitters\nCommitted Knitters meets bi-weekly at the Arts Incubator Flex Space for a cozy\, creative gathering open to all skill levels. \nCommitted Knitters invites you to our bi-weekly gatherings at the Arts Incubator Flex Space. Whether you’re a longtime knitter or picking up needles for the very first time\, you’re welcome here. Come spend time in community\, exchange ideas\, and make steady progress on your projects in a relaxed\, creative setting. \nSupplies are provided—just bring yourself. \nDrop in anytime. \nRegistration is not required\, but encouraged to receive email updates and reminders about the other dates in this series.
URL:https://welcometohydepark.com/event/committed-knitters-2/2026-03-18/
LOCATION:UChicago Arts Incubator\, 301 E. Garfield Boulevard\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art/Arts & Crafts/Fashion,Community,Free
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SUMMARY:Forever Fly Vintage Market
DESCRIPTION:Forever Fly Vintage Market \nVintage clothing is living history. Each piece carries a past — stories stitched into every seam — and when it finds a new home\, it begins again. \nJoin us on March 14th at the Arts Incubator for the Forever Fly Vintage Market and celebrate vintage as living history: fashion that keeps moving\, shifting and showing up fresh. Discover incredible South Side vintage sellers with curated selections that will remind us all that great style is sustainable\, and built to last.The best fashion never really leaves — it comes back around. \nFeatured Vendors: \nGilda Designer Thrift Boutique \nRuby | Fine Hibiscus Tea \nChristopher’s Attic \nHML \nDJ Tess \nHarper Studio Vintage \nMiyagi Record Shop \nThrift LLC \nAplomb Creative Salon \nThick Chick Vintage \nGaudy & Luxe Consignment \nWith music by Kida Darling
URL:https://welcometohydepark.com/event/forever-fly-vintage-market/
LOCATION:UChicago Arts Incubator\, 301 E. Garfield Boulevard\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Free,Shopping
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SUMMARY:Spinning Home Movies #20: Quiet Still with Jason Campbell | Gallery Hours
DESCRIPTION:Spinning Home Movies #20: Quiet Still with Jason Campbell | Gallery Hours \nSpinning Home Movies #20: Quiet Still with Jason Campbell\nGallery hours – Monday\, March 9 – Saturday\, March 14\, 2026\, 1:00 – 5:00 pm\n\nAs part of its 20th Anniversary celebration\, the South Side Home Movie Project presents Spinning Home Movies Episode 20: Quiet Still with Jason Campbell\, a week-long exhibition that showcases the materiality\, architecture and temporality of home through archival films and architectural design. In the first ever Spinning Home Movies exhibition\, Jason Campbell presents an original work that combines elements of his own artistic practice with SSHMP’s Ramon Williams Collection. \n\nArtist and architect Jason Campbell transports The Linen Closet\, originally exhibited as part of the Chicago Architectural Biennial\, to the Arts Incubator gallery. An open cedar frame carries donated quilts and comforters\, creating a monument to the ritual\, improvisational practice of homemaking. In its new location\, images sampled from the Ramon Williams Collection at the South Side Home Movie Project are projected onto The Linen Closet\, expanding its material archive of home to include home movie recordings. \n\nRamon Williams was an IBEW electrician\, entrepreneur\, and amateur filmmaker who documented public life in and around his neighborhood of Bronzeville. His collection\, donated to the South Side Home Movie Project in 2020\, includes over 300 film reels captured between the 1940s and the 1960s. From parades\, performances\, sporting events and fashion shows\, Williams’ films are rare glimpses into the vibrant civic life of the historic Black neighborhood. \n\nUnlike many of the collections archived at the South Side Home Movie Project\, Williams’ films primarily document public events occurring beyond the domestic confines of a family home. And yet\, the collection of films retain the intimacy typically reserved for home movie recordings. To foreground this intimacy\, Campbell collects still frames from Williams’ films that capture moments of direct eye contact between Williams’ camera and his subjects. Excised from their moving image context and assembled into photo albums\, these stills become an archive of presence where Williams\, his subjects and visitors to the gallery share a collective interior in the midst of Black public life. \n\nThe gaze collapses the divide between public documentation and private memory. Historically\, Black presence in public space has been surveilled\, regulated\, or rendered hyper visible. When subjects look directly into Ramon Williams’ camera\, the look is not passive\, it reclaims the frame. The gaze signals: this is ours; we recognize who is filming; we belong here. By extracting only these moments\, civic documentation is transformed into something that behaves like a family archive\, where being seen is not extractive but relational. Spinning Home Movies Episode 20: Quiet Still with Jason Campbell invites us to view projected images from within The Linen Closet\, to explore the photo albums of stills\, and to consider the “stilling” power of the gaze. \nSpinning Home Movies Episode 20: Quiet Still with Jason Campbell is presented with generous support from the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation. 
URL:https://welcometohydepark.com/event/spinning-home-movies-20-quiet-still-with-jason-campbell-gallery-hours/2026-03-14/
LOCATION:UChicago Arts Incubator\, 301 E. Garfield Boulevard\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Film,Free
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SUMMARY:South Side Fireflies
DESCRIPTION:South Side Fireflies \nSouth Side Fireflies is back on the Arts Block! \nSouth Side Fireflies is a free early childhood music program that introduces toddlers and preschoolers to sound and play through the Earth\, Wind & Fire songbook. Led by teaching artists Shanta Nurullah\, Zahra Baker\, Angel Bat Dawid and Julian Otis\, Fireflies is a place for families to gather on Saturday mornings for music and fun on the Arts Block. \nPresented by Arts + Public Life in partnership with Music Moves Chicago\, Old Town School of Folk Music’s place-based\, youth-focused\, intergenerational initiative that aims to inspire\, restore\, and transform communities by providing access to high-quality arts education\, concerts\, and workforce readiness through partnerships with community organizations\, schools\, and other institutions located in South and West side neighborhoods. \n*This program is most suitable for children ages 1-5\, but all age groups are welcome to participate. \n**Registration is not required\, but encouraged to receive email updates and reminders about the other dates in this series.
URL:https://welcometohydepark.com/event/south-side-fireflies/2026-03-14/
LOCATION:UChicago Arts Incubator\, 301 E. Garfield Boulevard\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance,Family Fun,Free
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SUMMARY:Spinning Home Movies #20: Quiet Still with Jason Campbell | Gallery Hours
DESCRIPTION:Spinning Home Movies #20: Quiet Still with Jason Campbell | Gallery Hours \nSpinning Home Movies #20: Quiet Still with Jason Campbell\nGallery hours – Monday\, March 9 – Saturday\, March 14\, 2026\, 1:00 – 5:00 pm\n\nAs part of its 20th Anniversary celebration\, the South Side Home Movie Project presents Spinning Home Movies Episode 20: Quiet Still with Jason Campbell\, a week-long exhibition that showcases the materiality\, architecture and temporality of home through archival films and architectural design. In the first ever Spinning Home Movies exhibition\, Jason Campbell presents an original work that combines elements of his own artistic practice with SSHMP’s Ramon Williams Collection. \n\nArtist and architect Jason Campbell transports The Linen Closet\, originally exhibited as part of the Chicago Architectural Biennial\, to the Arts Incubator gallery. An open cedar frame carries donated quilts and comforters\, creating a monument to the ritual\, improvisational practice of homemaking. In its new location\, images sampled from the Ramon Williams Collection at the South Side Home Movie Project are projected onto The Linen Closet\, expanding its material archive of home to include home movie recordings. \n\nRamon Williams was an IBEW electrician\, entrepreneur\, and amateur filmmaker who documented public life in and around his neighborhood of Bronzeville. His collection\, donated to the South Side Home Movie Project in 2020\, includes over 300 film reels captured between the 1940s and the 1960s. From parades\, performances\, sporting events and fashion shows\, Williams’ films are rare glimpses into the vibrant civic life of the historic Black neighborhood. \n\nUnlike many of the collections archived at the South Side Home Movie Project\, Williams’ films primarily document public events occurring beyond the domestic confines of a family home. And yet\, the collection of films retain the intimacy typically reserved for home movie recordings. To foreground this intimacy\, Campbell collects still frames from Williams’ films that capture moments of direct eye contact between Williams’ camera and his subjects. Excised from their moving image context and assembled into photo albums\, these stills become an archive of presence where Williams\, his subjects and visitors to the gallery share a collective interior in the midst of Black public life. \n\nThe gaze collapses the divide between public documentation and private memory. Historically\, Black presence in public space has been surveilled\, regulated\, or rendered hyper visible. When subjects look directly into Ramon Williams’ camera\, the look is not passive\, it reclaims the frame. The gaze signals: this is ours; we recognize who is filming; we belong here. By extracting only these moments\, civic documentation is transformed into something that behaves like a family archive\, where being seen is not extractive but relational. Spinning Home Movies Episode 20: Quiet Still with Jason Campbell invites us to view projected images from within The Linen Closet\, to explore the photo albums of stills\, and to consider the “stilling” power of the gaze. \nSpinning Home Movies Episode 20: Quiet Still with Jason Campbell is presented with generous support from the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation. 
URL:https://welcometohydepark.com/event/spinning-home-movies-20-quiet-still-with-jason-campbell-gallery-hours/2026-03-13/
LOCATION:UChicago Arts Incubator\, 301 E. Garfield Boulevard\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Film,Free
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SUMMARY:Spinning Home Movies #20: Quiet Still with Jason Campbell | Gallery Hours
DESCRIPTION:Spinning Home Movies #20: Quiet Still with Jason Campbell | Gallery Hours \nSpinning Home Movies #20: Quiet Still with Jason Campbell\nGallery hours – Monday\, March 9 – Saturday\, March 14\, 2026\, 1:00 – 5:00 pm\n\nAs part of its 20th Anniversary celebration\, the South Side Home Movie Project presents Spinning Home Movies Episode 20: Quiet Still with Jason Campbell\, a week-long exhibition that showcases the materiality\, architecture and temporality of home through archival films and architectural design. In the first ever Spinning Home Movies exhibition\, Jason Campbell presents an original work that combines elements of his own artistic practice with SSHMP’s Ramon Williams Collection. \n\nArtist and architect Jason Campbell transports The Linen Closet\, originally exhibited as part of the Chicago Architectural Biennial\, to the Arts Incubator gallery. An open cedar frame carries donated quilts and comforters\, creating a monument to the ritual\, improvisational practice of homemaking. In its new location\, images sampled from the Ramon Williams Collection at the South Side Home Movie Project are projected onto The Linen Closet\, expanding its material archive of home to include home movie recordings. \n\nRamon Williams was an IBEW electrician\, entrepreneur\, and amateur filmmaker who documented public life in and around his neighborhood of Bronzeville. His collection\, donated to the South Side Home Movie Project in 2020\, includes over 300 film reels captured between the 1940s and the 1960s. From parades\, performances\, sporting events and fashion shows\, Williams’ films are rare glimpses into the vibrant civic life of the historic Black neighborhood. \n\nUnlike many of the collections archived at the South Side Home Movie Project\, Williams’ films primarily document public events occurring beyond the domestic confines of a family home. And yet\, the collection of films retain the intimacy typically reserved for home movie recordings. To foreground this intimacy\, Campbell collects still frames from Williams’ films that capture moments of direct eye contact between Williams’ camera and his subjects. Excised from their moving image context and assembled into photo albums\, these stills become an archive of presence where Williams\, his subjects and visitors to the gallery share a collective interior in the midst of Black public life. \n\nThe gaze collapses the divide between public documentation and private memory. Historically\, Black presence in public space has been surveilled\, regulated\, or rendered hyper visible. When subjects look directly into Ramon Williams’ camera\, the look is not passive\, it reclaims the frame. The gaze signals: this is ours; we recognize who is filming; we belong here. By extracting only these moments\, civic documentation is transformed into something that behaves like a family archive\, where being seen is not extractive but relational. Spinning Home Movies Episode 20: Quiet Still with Jason Campbell invites us to view projected images from within The Linen Closet\, to explore the photo albums of stills\, and to consider the “stilling” power of the gaze. \nSpinning Home Movies Episode 20: Quiet Still with Jason Campbell is presented with generous support from the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation. 
URL:https://welcometohydepark.com/event/spinning-home-movies-20-quiet-still-with-jason-campbell-gallery-hours/2026-03-12/
LOCATION:UChicago Arts Incubator\, 301 E. Garfield Boulevard\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Film,Free
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SUMMARY:Spinning Home Movies #20: Quiet Still with Jason Campbell | Gallery Hours
DESCRIPTION:Spinning Home Movies #20: Quiet Still with Jason Campbell | Gallery Hours \nSpinning Home Movies #20: Quiet Still with Jason Campbell\nGallery hours – Monday\, March 9 – Saturday\, March 14\, 2026\, 1:00 – 5:00 pm\n\nAs part of its 20th Anniversary celebration\, the South Side Home Movie Project presents Spinning Home Movies Episode 20: Quiet Still with Jason Campbell\, a week-long exhibition that showcases the materiality\, architecture and temporality of home through archival films and architectural design. In the first ever Spinning Home Movies exhibition\, Jason Campbell presents an original work that combines elements of his own artistic practice with SSHMP’s Ramon Williams Collection. \n\nArtist and architect Jason Campbell transports The Linen Closet\, originally exhibited as part of the Chicago Architectural Biennial\, to the Arts Incubator gallery. An open cedar frame carries donated quilts and comforters\, creating a monument to the ritual\, improvisational practice of homemaking. In its new location\, images sampled from the Ramon Williams Collection at the South Side Home Movie Project are projected onto The Linen Closet\, expanding its material archive of home to include home movie recordings. \n\nRamon Williams was an IBEW electrician\, entrepreneur\, and amateur filmmaker who documented public life in and around his neighborhood of Bronzeville. His collection\, donated to the South Side Home Movie Project in 2020\, includes over 300 film reels captured between the 1940s and the 1960s. From parades\, performances\, sporting events and fashion shows\, Williams’ films are rare glimpses into the vibrant civic life of the historic Black neighborhood. \n\nUnlike many of the collections archived at the South Side Home Movie Project\, Williams’ films primarily document public events occurring beyond the domestic confines of a family home. And yet\, the collection of films retain the intimacy typically reserved for home movie recordings. To foreground this intimacy\, Campbell collects still frames from Williams’ films that capture moments of direct eye contact between Williams’ camera and his subjects. Excised from their moving image context and assembled into photo albums\, these stills become an archive of presence where Williams\, his subjects and visitors to the gallery share a collective interior in the midst of Black public life. \n\nThe gaze collapses the divide between public documentation and private memory. Historically\, Black presence in public space has been surveilled\, regulated\, or rendered hyper visible. When subjects look directly into Ramon Williams’ camera\, the look is not passive\, it reclaims the frame. The gaze signals: this is ours; we recognize who is filming; we belong here. By extracting only these moments\, civic documentation is transformed into something that behaves like a family archive\, where being seen is not extractive but relational. Spinning Home Movies Episode 20: Quiet Still with Jason Campbell invites us to view projected images from within The Linen Closet\, to explore the photo albums of stills\, and to consider the “stilling” power of the gaze. \nSpinning Home Movies Episode 20: Quiet Still with Jason Campbell is presented with generous support from the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation. 
URL:https://welcometohydepark.com/event/spinning-home-movies-20-quiet-still-with-jason-campbell-gallery-hours/2026-03-11/
LOCATION:UChicago Arts Incubator\, 301 E. Garfield Boulevard\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Film,Free
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SUMMARY:Spinning Home Movies #20: Quiet Still with Jason Campbell | Gallery Hours
DESCRIPTION:Spinning Home Movies #20: Quiet Still with Jason Campbell | Gallery Hours \nSpinning Home Movies #20: Quiet Still with Jason Campbell\nGallery hours – Monday\, March 9 – Saturday\, March 14\, 2026\, 1:00 – 5:00 pm\n\nAs part of its 20th Anniversary celebration\, the South Side Home Movie Project presents Spinning Home Movies Episode 20: Quiet Still with Jason Campbell\, a week-long exhibition that showcases the materiality\, architecture and temporality of home through archival films and architectural design. In the first ever Spinning Home Movies exhibition\, Jason Campbell presents an original work that combines elements of his own artistic practice with SSHMP’s Ramon Williams Collection. \n\nArtist and architect Jason Campbell transports The Linen Closet\, originally exhibited as part of the Chicago Architectural Biennial\, to the Arts Incubator gallery. An open cedar frame carries donated quilts and comforters\, creating a monument to the ritual\, improvisational practice of homemaking. In its new location\, images sampled from the Ramon Williams Collection at the South Side Home Movie Project are projected onto The Linen Closet\, expanding its material archive of home to include home movie recordings. \n\nRamon Williams was an IBEW electrician\, entrepreneur\, and amateur filmmaker who documented public life in and around his neighborhood of Bronzeville. His collection\, donated to the South Side Home Movie Project in 2020\, includes over 300 film reels captured between the 1940s and the 1960s. From parades\, performances\, sporting events and fashion shows\, Williams’ films are rare glimpses into the vibrant civic life of the historic Black neighborhood. \n\nUnlike many of the collections archived at the South Side Home Movie Project\, Williams’ films primarily document public events occurring beyond the domestic confines of a family home. And yet\, the collection of films retain the intimacy typically reserved for home movie recordings. To foreground this intimacy\, Campbell collects still frames from Williams’ films that capture moments of direct eye contact between Williams’ camera and his subjects. Excised from their moving image context and assembled into photo albums\, these stills become an archive of presence where Williams\, his subjects and visitors to the gallery share a collective interior in the midst of Black public life. \n\nThe gaze collapses the divide between public documentation and private memory. Historically\, Black presence in public space has been surveilled\, regulated\, or rendered hyper visible. When subjects look directly into Ramon Williams’ camera\, the look is not passive\, it reclaims the frame. The gaze signals: this is ours; we recognize who is filming; we belong here. By extracting only these moments\, civic documentation is transformed into something that behaves like a family archive\, where being seen is not extractive but relational. Spinning Home Movies Episode 20: Quiet Still with Jason Campbell invites us to view projected images from within The Linen Closet\, to explore the photo albums of stills\, and to consider the “stilling” power of the gaze. \nSpinning Home Movies Episode 20: Quiet Still with Jason Campbell is presented with generous support from the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation. 
URL:https://welcometohydepark.com/event/spinning-home-movies-20-quiet-still-with-jason-campbell-gallery-hours/2026-03-10/
LOCATION:UChicago Arts Incubator\, 301 E. Garfield Boulevard\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Film,Free
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SUMMARY:Spinning Home Movies #20: Quiet Still with Jason Campbell | Gallery Hours
DESCRIPTION:Spinning Home Movies #20: Quiet Still with Jason Campbell | Gallery Hours \nSpinning Home Movies #20: Quiet Still with Jason Campbell\nGallery hours – Monday\, March 9 – Saturday\, March 14\, 2026\, 1:00 – 5:00 pm\n\nAs part of its 20th Anniversary celebration\, the South Side Home Movie Project presents Spinning Home Movies Episode 20: Quiet Still with Jason Campbell\, a week-long exhibition that showcases the materiality\, architecture and temporality of home through archival films and architectural design. In the first ever Spinning Home Movies exhibition\, Jason Campbell presents an original work that combines elements of his own artistic practice with SSHMP’s Ramon Williams Collection. \n\nArtist and architect Jason Campbell transports The Linen Closet\, originally exhibited as part of the Chicago Architectural Biennial\, to the Arts Incubator gallery. An open cedar frame carries donated quilts and comforters\, creating a monument to the ritual\, improvisational practice of homemaking. In its new location\, images sampled from the Ramon Williams Collection at the South Side Home Movie Project are projected onto The Linen Closet\, expanding its material archive of home to include home movie recordings. \n\nRamon Williams was an IBEW electrician\, entrepreneur\, and amateur filmmaker who documented public life in and around his neighborhood of Bronzeville. His collection\, donated to the South Side Home Movie Project in 2020\, includes over 300 film reels captured between the 1940s and the 1960s. From parades\, performances\, sporting events and fashion shows\, Williams’ films are rare glimpses into the vibrant civic life of the historic Black neighborhood. \n\nUnlike many of the collections archived at the South Side Home Movie Project\, Williams’ films primarily document public events occurring beyond the domestic confines of a family home. And yet\, the collection of films retain the intimacy typically reserved for home movie recordings. To foreground this intimacy\, Campbell collects still frames from Williams’ films that capture moments of direct eye contact between Williams’ camera and his subjects. Excised from their moving image context and assembled into photo albums\, these stills become an archive of presence where Williams\, his subjects and visitors to the gallery share a collective interior in the midst of Black public life. \n\nThe gaze collapses the divide between public documentation and private memory. Historically\, Black presence in public space has been surveilled\, regulated\, or rendered hyper visible. When subjects look directly into Ramon Williams’ camera\, the look is not passive\, it reclaims the frame. The gaze signals: this is ours; we recognize who is filming; we belong here. By extracting only these moments\, civic documentation is transformed into something that behaves like a family archive\, where being seen is not extractive but relational. Spinning Home Movies Episode 20: Quiet Still with Jason Campbell invites us to view projected images from within The Linen Closet\, to explore the photo albums of stills\, and to consider the “stilling” power of the gaze. \nSpinning Home Movies Episode 20: Quiet Still with Jason Campbell is presented with generous support from the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation. 
URL:https://welcometohydepark.com/event/spinning-home-movies-20-quiet-still-with-jason-campbell-gallery-hours/2026-03-09/
LOCATION:UChicago Arts Incubator\, 301 E. Garfield Boulevard\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Film,Free
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ORGANIZER;CN="UChicago Arts + Public Life":MAILTO:artsandpubliclife@uchicago.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260307T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260307T120000
DTSTAMP:20260525T215821
CREATED:20260218T210350Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T210350Z
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SUMMARY:South Side Fireflies
DESCRIPTION:South Side Fireflies \nSouth Side Fireflies is back on the Arts Block! \nSouth Side Fireflies is a free early childhood music program that introduces toddlers and preschoolers to sound and play through the Earth\, Wind & Fire songbook. Led by teaching artists Shanta Nurullah\, Zahra Baker\, Angel Bat Dawid and Julian Otis\, Fireflies is a place for families to gather on Saturday mornings for music and fun on the Arts Block. \nPresented by Arts + Public Life in partnership with Music Moves Chicago\, Old Town School of Folk Music’s place-based\, youth-focused\, intergenerational initiative that aims to inspire\, restore\, and transform communities by providing access to high-quality arts education\, concerts\, and workforce readiness through partnerships with community organizations\, schools\, and other institutions located in South and West side neighborhoods. \n*This program is most suitable for children ages 1-5\, but all age groups are welcome to participate. \n**Registration is not required\, but encouraged to receive email updates and reminders about the other dates in this series.
URL:https://welcometohydepark.com/event/south-side-fireflies/2026-03-07/
LOCATION:UChicago Arts Incubator\, 301 E. Garfield Boulevard\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance,Family Fun,Free
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ORGANIZER;CN="UChicago Arts + Public Life":MAILTO:artsandpubliclife@uchicago.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260304T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260304T150000
DTSTAMP:20260525T215821
CREATED:20250204T161708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T205659Z
UID:10004442-1772622000-1772636400@welcometohydepark.com
SUMMARY:Committed Knitters
DESCRIPTION:Committed Knitters\nCommitted Knitters meets bi-weekly at the Arts Incubator Flex Space for a cozy\, creative gathering open to all skill levels. \nCommitted Knitters invites you to our bi-weekly gatherings at the Arts Incubator Flex Space. Whether you’re a longtime knitter or picking up needles for the very first time\, you’re welcome here. Come spend time in community\, exchange ideas\, and make steady progress on your projects in a relaxed\, creative setting. \nSupplies are provided—just bring yourself. \nDrop in anytime. \nRegistration is not required\, but encouraged to receive email updates and reminders about the other dates in this series.
URL:https://welcometohydepark.com/event/committed-knitters-2/2026-03-04/
LOCATION:UChicago Arts Incubator\, 301 E. Garfield Boulevard\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art/Arts & Crafts/Fashion,Community,Free
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ORGANIZER;CN="UChicago Arts + Public Life":MAILTO:artsandpubliclife@uchicago.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260303T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260303T210000
DTSTAMP:20260525T215821
CREATED:20260218T211158Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T211158Z
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SUMMARY:Rear View Mirror Sessions: Stevie Wonder
DESCRIPTION:Rear View Mirror Sessions: Stevie Wonder\nArts + Public Life\, in partnership with the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts\,  Soundrotation\, Brain Trust Management\, and the UChicago Department of Race\, Diaspora and Indigeneity\, presents a new installment of Rear View Mirror Sessions. \nSince 2017\, the Quintessential Listening and Lecture Series led by music historian and DJ Duane Powell has taken audiences on a journey through the lives of musical legends and heroes\, from The Isley Brothers\, Gladys Knight and Nina Simone\, to Chaka Khan\, Sly and the Family Stone\, and Rick James. Each session features a special guest musical performer drawn from Chicago’s own rich talent and audience participation is always encouraged. \nThe series continues with a celebration of Stevie Wonder\, in conjunction with the UChicago course\, Wonder Lab: Learning from the Musical Art and Craft of Stevie Wonder\, taught by Prof. Adam Green. One of the defining artists of the recent U.S. and the world\, Stevie Wonder is a celebrated and beloved musician\, a spiritual visionary\, polymath of genres\, prophetic truth-teller\, and bard of love and loss. His vision refracts the victories\, losses and contradictions of Black struggle and endeavor in America. \nFollowing Powell’s presentation\, Prof. Green will join him on stage to continue the conversation about Stevie Wonder’s art\, life and ambition as a sonic innovator. \nAfter the session\, we’ll be treated to a special tribute performance by Tony Cazeau’s NEW BLACK RENAISSANCE Band featuring Maurice Mahon.
URL:https://welcometohydepark.com/event/rear-view-mirror-sessions-stevie-wonder/
LOCATION:Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts\, 915 East 60th Street\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Concert/Live Music/DJ/Karoke
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ORGANIZER;CN="UChicago Arts + Public Life":MAILTO:artsandpubliclife@uchicago.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260228T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260228T120000
DTSTAMP:20260525T215821
CREATED:20260218T210350Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T210350Z
UID:10007781-1772276400-1772280000@welcometohydepark.com
SUMMARY:South Side Fireflies
DESCRIPTION:South Side Fireflies \nSouth Side Fireflies is back on the Arts Block! \nSouth Side Fireflies is a free early childhood music program that introduces toddlers and preschoolers to sound and play through the Earth\, Wind & Fire songbook. Led by teaching artists Shanta Nurullah\, Zahra Baker\, Angel Bat Dawid and Julian Otis\, Fireflies is a place for families to gather on Saturday mornings for music and fun on the Arts Block. \nPresented by Arts + Public Life in partnership with Music Moves Chicago\, Old Town School of Folk Music’s place-based\, youth-focused\, intergenerational initiative that aims to inspire\, restore\, and transform communities by providing access to high-quality arts education\, concerts\, and workforce readiness through partnerships with community organizations\, schools\, and other institutions located in South and West side neighborhoods. \n*This program is most suitable for children ages 1-5\, but all age groups are welcome to participate. \n**Registration is not required\, but encouraged to receive email updates and reminders about the other dates in this series.
URL:https://welcometohydepark.com/event/south-side-fireflies/2026-02-28/
LOCATION:UChicago Arts Incubator\, 301 E. Garfield Boulevard\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance,Family Fun,Free
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ORGANIZER;CN="UChicago Arts + Public Life":MAILTO:artsandpubliclife@uchicago.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260223T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260223T193000
DTSTAMP:20260525T215821
CREATED:20260218T210833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T210833Z
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SUMMARY:First\, Breathe Healing Arts Series
DESCRIPTION:First\, Breathe Healing Arts Series \nFirst\, Breathe: Healing Arts Series is a movement and arts-based program rooted in creativity\, community care\, and embodied storytelling. \nFirst\, Breathe: Healing Arts Series is a movement and arts-based program rooted in creativity\, community care\, and embodied storytelling. Hosted by Arts + Public Life and led by certified yoga instructor Rhya Moffitt\, the project combines culturally grounded bodywork with artmaking practices including poetry\, movement\, collage\, and storytelling. \nFirst\, Breathe creates space to release stress\, reclaim personal and collective narratives\, and rebuild a sense of wholeness and connection. Each session begins with community yoga\, followed by an artist-led activity that transforms what the body holds into story\, imagination\, and possibility. \nOffered over 4 months (February – May)\, the program is anchored in four phases—RELEASE\, RECLAIM\, REIMAGINE\, REBUILD—a healing arc that moves from letting go of harmful narratives\, to recovering suppressed histories and wisdom\, to re-imagining possibilities for self and community\, to co-creating new visions for the future. \nFebruary’s theme is RELEASE – letting go of harmful narratives about self\, body and community. Yoga will be followed by a movement session for participants of all backgrounds led by Benji Hart.
URL:https://welcometohydepark.com/event/first-breathe-healing-arts-series/
LOCATION:UChicago Arts Incubator\, 301 E. Garfield Boulevard\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Free,Health/Fitness
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ORGANIZER;CN="UChicago Arts + Public Life":MAILTO:artsandpubliclife@uchicago.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260221T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260221T120000
DTSTAMP:20260525T215821
CREATED:20260218T210350Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T210350Z
UID:10007780-1771671600-1771675200@welcometohydepark.com
SUMMARY:South Side Fireflies
DESCRIPTION:South Side Fireflies \nSouth Side Fireflies is back on the Arts Block! \nSouth Side Fireflies is a free early childhood music program that introduces toddlers and preschoolers to sound and play through the Earth\, Wind & Fire songbook. Led by teaching artists Shanta Nurullah\, Zahra Baker\, Angel Bat Dawid and Julian Otis\, Fireflies is a place for families to gather on Saturday mornings for music and fun on the Arts Block. \nPresented by Arts + Public Life in partnership with Music Moves Chicago\, Old Town School of Folk Music’s place-based\, youth-focused\, intergenerational initiative that aims to inspire\, restore\, and transform communities by providing access to high-quality arts education\, concerts\, and workforce readiness through partnerships with community organizations\, schools\, and other institutions located in South and West side neighborhoods. \n*This program is most suitable for children ages 1-5\, but all age groups are welcome to participate. \n**Registration is not required\, but encouraged to receive email updates and reminders about the other dates in this series.
URL:https://welcometohydepark.com/event/south-side-fireflies/2026-02-21/
LOCATION:UChicago Arts Incubator\, 301 E. Garfield Boulevard\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance,Family Fun,Free
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ORGANIZER;CN="UChicago Arts + Public Life":MAILTO:artsandpubliclife@uchicago.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260218T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260218T150000
DTSTAMP:20260525T215821
CREATED:20250204T161708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T205659Z
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SUMMARY:Committed Knitters
DESCRIPTION:Committed Knitters\nCommitted Knitters meets bi-weekly at the Arts Incubator Flex Space for a cozy\, creative gathering open to all skill levels. \nCommitted Knitters invites you to our bi-weekly gatherings at the Arts Incubator Flex Space. Whether you’re a longtime knitter or picking up needles for the very first time\, you’re welcome here. Come spend time in community\, exchange ideas\, and make steady progress on your projects in a relaxed\, creative setting. \nSupplies are provided—just bring yourself. \nDrop in anytime. \nRegistration is not required\, but encouraged to receive email updates and reminders about the other dates in this series.
URL:https://welcometohydepark.com/event/committed-knitters-2/2026-02-18/
LOCATION:UChicago Arts Incubator\, 301 E. Garfield Boulevard\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art/Arts & Crafts/Fashion,Community,Free
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ORGANIZER;CN="UChicago Arts + Public Life":MAILTO:artsandpubliclife@uchicago.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260214T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260214T120000
DTSTAMP:20260525T215821
CREATED:20260218T210350Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T210350Z
UID:10007779-1771066800-1771070400@welcometohydepark.com
SUMMARY:South Side Fireflies
DESCRIPTION:South Side Fireflies \nSouth Side Fireflies is back on the Arts Block! \nSouth Side Fireflies is a free early childhood music program that introduces toddlers and preschoolers to sound and play through the Earth\, Wind & Fire songbook. Led by teaching artists Shanta Nurullah\, Zahra Baker\, Angel Bat Dawid and Julian Otis\, Fireflies is a place for families to gather on Saturday mornings for music and fun on the Arts Block. \nPresented by Arts + Public Life in partnership with Music Moves Chicago\, Old Town School of Folk Music’s place-based\, youth-focused\, intergenerational initiative that aims to inspire\, restore\, and transform communities by providing access to high-quality arts education\, concerts\, and workforce readiness through partnerships with community organizations\, schools\, and other institutions located in South and West side neighborhoods. \n*This program is most suitable for children ages 1-5\, but all age groups are welcome to participate. \n**Registration is not required\, but encouraged to receive email updates and reminders about the other dates in this series.
URL:https://welcometohydepark.com/event/south-side-fireflies/2026-02-14/
LOCATION:UChicago Arts Incubator\, 301 E. Garfield Boulevard\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance,Family Fun,Free
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ORGANIZER;CN="UChicago Arts + Public Life":MAILTO:artsandpubliclife@uchicago.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260207T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260207T120000
DTSTAMP:20260525T215821
CREATED:20260218T210350Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T210350Z
UID:10007778-1770462000-1770465600@welcometohydepark.com
SUMMARY:South Side Fireflies
DESCRIPTION:South Side Fireflies \nSouth Side Fireflies is back on the Arts Block! \nSouth Side Fireflies is a free early childhood music program that introduces toddlers and preschoolers to sound and play through the Earth\, Wind & Fire songbook. Led by teaching artists Shanta Nurullah\, Zahra Baker\, Angel Bat Dawid and Julian Otis\, Fireflies is a place for families to gather on Saturday mornings for music and fun on the Arts Block. \nPresented by Arts + Public Life in partnership with Music Moves Chicago\, Old Town School of Folk Music’s place-based\, youth-focused\, intergenerational initiative that aims to inspire\, restore\, and transform communities by providing access to high-quality arts education\, concerts\, and workforce readiness through partnerships with community organizations\, schools\, and other institutions located in South and West side neighborhoods. \n*This program is most suitable for children ages 1-5\, but all age groups are welcome to participate. \n**Registration is not required\, but encouraged to receive email updates and reminders about the other dates in this series.
URL:https://welcometohydepark.com/event/south-side-fireflies/2026-02-07/
LOCATION:UChicago Arts Incubator\, 301 E. Garfield Boulevard\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance,Family Fun,Free
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ORGANIZER;CN="UChicago Arts + Public Life":MAILTO:artsandpubliclife@uchicago.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260204T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260204T150000
DTSTAMP:20260525T215821
CREATED:20250204T161708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T205659Z
UID:10004440-1770202800-1770217200@welcometohydepark.com
SUMMARY:Committed Knitters
DESCRIPTION:Committed Knitters\nCommitted Knitters meets bi-weekly at the Arts Incubator Flex Space for a cozy\, creative gathering open to all skill levels. \nCommitted Knitters invites you to our bi-weekly gatherings at the Arts Incubator Flex Space. Whether you’re a longtime knitter or picking up needles for the very first time\, you’re welcome here. Come spend time in community\, exchange ideas\, and make steady progress on your projects in a relaxed\, creative setting. \nSupplies are provided—just bring yourself. \nDrop in anytime. \nRegistration is not required\, but encouraged to receive email updates and reminders about the other dates in this series.
URL:https://welcometohydepark.com/event/committed-knitters-2/2026-02-04/
LOCATION:UChicago Arts Incubator\, 301 E. Garfield Boulevard\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art/Arts & Crafts/Fashion,Community,Free
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ORGANIZER;CN="UChicago Arts + Public Life":MAILTO:artsandpubliclife@uchicago.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260121T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260121T150000
DTSTAMP:20260525T215821
CREATED:20250204T161708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T205659Z
UID:10004439-1768993200-1769007600@welcometohydepark.com
SUMMARY:Committed Knitters
DESCRIPTION:Committed Knitters\nCommitted Knitters meets bi-weekly at the Arts Incubator Flex Space for a cozy\, creative gathering open to all skill levels. \nCommitted Knitters invites you to our bi-weekly gatherings at the Arts Incubator Flex Space. Whether you’re a longtime knitter or picking up needles for the very first time\, you’re welcome here. Come spend time in community\, exchange ideas\, and make steady progress on your projects in a relaxed\, creative setting. \nSupplies are provided—just bring yourself. \nDrop in anytime. \nRegistration is not required\, but encouraged to receive email updates and reminders about the other dates in this series.
URL:https://welcometohydepark.com/event/committed-knitters-2/2026-01-21/
LOCATION:UChicago Arts Incubator\, 301 E. Garfield Boulevard\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art/Arts & Crafts/Fashion,Community,Free
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ORGANIZER;CN="UChicago Arts + Public Life":MAILTO:artsandpubliclife@uchicago.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260107T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260107T150000
DTSTAMP:20260525T215821
CREATED:20250204T161708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T205659Z
UID:10004438-1767783600-1767798000@welcometohydepark.com
SUMMARY:Committed Knitters
DESCRIPTION:Committed Knitters\nCommitted Knitters meets bi-weekly at the Arts Incubator Flex Space for a cozy\, creative gathering open to all skill levels. \nCommitted Knitters invites you to our bi-weekly gatherings at the Arts Incubator Flex Space. Whether you’re a longtime knitter or picking up needles for the very first time\, you’re welcome here. Come spend time in community\, exchange ideas\, and make steady progress on your projects in a relaxed\, creative setting. \nSupplies are provided—just bring yourself. \nDrop in anytime. \nRegistration is not required\, but encouraged to receive email updates and reminders about the other dates in this series.
URL:https://welcometohydepark.com/event/committed-knitters-2/2026-01-07/
LOCATION:UChicago Arts Incubator\, 301 E. Garfield Boulevard\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art/Arts & Crafts/Fashion,Community,Free
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ORGANIZER;CN="UChicago Arts + Public Life":MAILTO:artsandpubliclife@uchicago.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251224T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251224T150000
DTSTAMP:20260525T215821
CREATED:20250204T161708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T205659Z
UID:10004437-1766574000-1766588400@welcometohydepark.com
SUMMARY:Committed Knitters
DESCRIPTION:Committed Knitters\nCommitted Knitters meets bi-weekly at the Arts Incubator Flex Space for a cozy\, creative gathering open to all skill levels. \nCommitted Knitters invites you to our bi-weekly gatherings at the Arts Incubator Flex Space. Whether you’re a longtime knitter or picking up needles for the very first time\, you’re welcome here. Come spend time in community\, exchange ideas\, and make steady progress on your projects in a relaxed\, creative setting. \nSupplies are provided—just bring yourself. \nDrop in anytime. \nRegistration is not required\, but encouraged to receive email updates and reminders about the other dates in this series.
URL:https://welcometohydepark.com/event/committed-knitters-2/2025-12-24/
LOCATION:UChicago Arts Incubator\, 301 E. Garfield Boulevard\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art/Arts & Crafts/Fashion,Community,Free
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ORGANIZER;CN="UChicago Arts + Public Life":MAILTO:artsandpubliclife@uchicago.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251210T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251210T150000
DTSTAMP:20260525T215821
CREATED:20250204T161708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T205659Z
UID:10004436-1765364400-1765378800@welcometohydepark.com
SUMMARY:Committed Knitters
DESCRIPTION:Committed Knitters\nCommitted Knitters meets bi-weekly at the Arts Incubator Flex Space for a cozy\, creative gathering open to all skill levels. \nCommitted Knitters invites you to our bi-weekly gatherings at the Arts Incubator Flex Space. Whether you’re a longtime knitter or picking up needles for the very first time\, you’re welcome here. Come spend time in community\, exchange ideas\, and make steady progress on your projects in a relaxed\, creative setting. \nSupplies are provided—just bring yourself. \nDrop in anytime. \nRegistration is not required\, but encouraged to receive email updates and reminders about the other dates in this series.
URL:https://welcometohydepark.com/event/committed-knitters-2/2025-12-10/
LOCATION:UChicago Arts Incubator\, 301 E. Garfield Boulevard\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art/Arts & Crafts/Fashion,Community,Free
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ORGANIZER;CN="UChicago Arts + Public Life":MAILTO:artsandpubliclife@uchicago.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251126T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251126T150000
DTSTAMP:20260525T215821
CREATED:20250204T161708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T205659Z
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SUMMARY:Committed Knitters
DESCRIPTION:Committed Knitters\nCommitted Knitters meets bi-weekly at the Arts Incubator Flex Space for a cozy\, creative gathering open to all skill levels. \nCommitted Knitters invites you to our bi-weekly gatherings at the Arts Incubator Flex Space. Whether you’re a longtime knitter or picking up needles for the very first time\, you’re welcome here. Come spend time in community\, exchange ideas\, and make steady progress on your projects in a relaxed\, creative setting. \nSupplies are provided—just bring yourself. \nDrop in anytime. \nRegistration is not required\, but encouraged to receive email updates and reminders about the other dates in this series.
URL:https://welcometohydepark.com/event/committed-knitters-2/2025-11-26/
LOCATION:UChicago Arts Incubator\, 301 E. Garfield Boulevard\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art/Arts & Crafts/Fashion,Community,Free
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ORGANIZER;CN="UChicago Arts + Public Life":MAILTO:artsandpubliclife@uchicago.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251112T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251112T150000
DTSTAMP:20260525T215821
CREATED:20250204T161708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T205659Z
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SUMMARY:Committed Knitters
DESCRIPTION:Committed Knitters\nCommitted Knitters meets bi-weekly at the Arts Incubator Flex Space for a cozy\, creative gathering open to all skill levels. \nCommitted Knitters invites you to our bi-weekly gatherings at the Arts Incubator Flex Space. Whether you’re a longtime knitter or picking up needles for the very first time\, you’re welcome here. Come spend time in community\, exchange ideas\, and make steady progress on your projects in a relaxed\, creative setting. \nSupplies are provided—just bring yourself. \nDrop in anytime. \nRegistration is not required\, but encouraged to receive email updates and reminders about the other dates in this series.
URL:https://welcometohydepark.com/event/committed-knitters-2/2025-11-12/
LOCATION:UChicago Arts Incubator\, 301 E. Garfield Boulevard\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art/Arts & Crafts/Fashion,Community,Free
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ORGANIZER;CN="UChicago Arts + Public Life":MAILTO:artsandpubliclife@uchicago.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251030T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251030T200000
DTSTAMP:20260525T215821
CREATED:20250930T021358Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T232924Z
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SUMMARY:Nathaniel Mary Quinn and Gregory Huebner: The Hand That Guides Exhibition Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:Nathaniel Mary Quinn and Gregory Huebner: The Hand That Guides Exhibition Opening Reception \nThis exhibition marks the first joint presentation of Nathaniel Mary Quinn and his former mentor Gregory Huebner\, two artists whose practices are bound by the transformative power of guidance\, reflection\, and human connection. \nRenowned for his emotionally charged\, collage-like portraits\, Quinn presents a new series of paintings on linen created specifically for this occasion. These works meditate on the “guiding hands” that have shaped his life and artistic path—mentors\, loved ones\, and inner voices—while opening a broader conversation about the universal role of mentorship in shaping creative journeys. \nAlongside Quinn’s new work\, the exhibition features Huebner’s Ritual series (2015–ongoing)\, a body of abstract paintings that channel his lifelong exploration of the unseen. Layering color\, energy\, and gesture\, Huebner seeks balance amid chaos\, grounding his work in decades of philosophical inquiry and spiritual study. \nTogether\, their works resonate across generations\, offering two distinct yet interconnected visions of art as a practice of searching—whether for selfhood\, for spirit\, or for the possibility of transformation. \nThis exhibition is curated by Anastasia Karpova Tinari with assistance from Sheridan Tucker Anderson \nAbout the Artists\nNathaniel Mary Quinn (b. 1977) creates hybrid\, fractured portraits and figures on paper and linen canvas using black charcoal\, gouache\, soft pastel\, oil pastel\, paint stick\, and oil paint. His works are replete with art historical references to Cubism\, Surrealism\, Francis Bacon\, and others. Yet\, his process is also very personal\, drawing from his memories\, experiences\, traumas\, and family history growing up in Chicago’s Robert Taylor Homes.  Nathaniel Mary Quinn balances the beautiful with the grotesque\, the sinister with the benevolent\, capturing the complexity of human emotion in a way that is individual and representative of the human condition. \nAlmine Rech Gallery and Gagosian Gallery represent Nathaniel Mary Quinn worldwide. \nNathaniel Mary Quinn has exhibited at galleries and institutions internationally.  Recent solo exhibitions include Gagosian\, New York and Paris; Almine Rech\, London\, England; Half Gallery\, New York; Luce Gallery\, Torino\, Italy; M + B Gallery\, Los Angeles; Rhona Hoffman Gallery\, Chicago; Bunker 259 Gallery\, Brooklyn; Pace Gallery\, London\, England; and the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art\, Madison\, Wisconsin.  Numerous group exhibitions have featured his work\, including at The Bronx Museum of Art\, Albertz Benda\, New York\, Satori Gallery\, New York\, Susan-Inglett Gallery\, New York\, and in A Process Series | Here He Come: Black Jesus\, curated by Jessamyn Fiore at Rawson Projects\, New York.  Multiple publications have reviewed his work and studio practice\, including the New York Times\, The Independent (London)\, Cultured Magazine\, The Brooklyn Rail\, Family Style\, AFROPUNK\, the Chicago Reader\, The Daily News\, Huffington Post\, and The New Yorker.  He is the recipient of the Lorraine Hansberry Artistic\, Performance\, and Fine Arts Award and a two-time National Arts Club Prize winner.  Considerable public institutions\, such as the Art Institute of Chicago\, the Sheldon Museum of Art\, and the Whitney Museum of American Art\, carry his work in their permanent collections.  Nathaniel Mary Quinn\, a native of Chicago\, received his BFA from Wabash College and his MFA from New York University.  He currently lives and works in Brooklyn\, New York. \nGregory Huebner is Professor of Art Emeritus at Wabash College. He received his BA in Art in 1971 from St. Benedict’s College in Atchison\, KS\, and his MFA in 1973 from Southern Illinois University\, Edwardsville. He taught at Wabash College in Crawfordsville\, Indiana\, for 37 years (1974–2011)\, serving as Chair of the Department for 23 years and holding the rank of Full Professor of Art since 1990. \nHuebner has had 32 solo exhibitions and been featured in 85 group and juried exhibitions\, receiving several awards for his paintings. His work is represented in 33 public collections and over 90 private collections\, including Raclin Murphy Museum of Art at Notre Dame University\, Indiana State Museum Collection\, Greater Lafayette Museum of Art Collection\, Deloitte & Touche Collection\, IU Health Collection\, and others . He currently resides in Indianapolis\, IN\, where he is an artist-in-residence with Virtusa Corporation. His series—including Amplexo\, Litany\, Vision Quest\, Passage\, Silence\, Centering\, Jazz\, Transition\, and Ritual—were the subject of a major retrospective at Wabash College in 2024\, highlighting fifty years of artistic production. \nAll APL programs are free and open to the public. To help us continue to provide these programs and build a hub for arts & culture on the South Side\, we appreciate donations of all sizes. Your support sustains the rich ecosystem of artists that make the Arts Block so vibrant. To make a donation\, please visit our giving page.
URL:https://welcometohydepark.com/event/nathaniel-mary-quinn-and-gregory-huebner-the-hand-that-guides-exhibition-opening-reception/
LOCATION:Arts + Public Life\, 301 East Garfield Blvd\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art/Arts & Crafts/Fashion,Beer/Cocktails/Wine,Community,Family Fun,Free
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ORGANIZER;CN="UChicago Arts + Public Life":MAILTO:artsandpubliclife@uchicago.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251030T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251030T180000
DTSTAMP:20260525T215821
CREATED:20250930T021140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T233009Z
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SUMMARY:The Hand That Guides: Conversation with Nathaniel Mary Quinn and Anasatasia Karpova Tinari
DESCRIPTION:The Hand That Guides: Conversation with Nathaniel Mary Quinn and Anasatasia Karpova Tinari \nJoin artist Nathaniel Mary Quinn and exhibition curator Anasatasia Karpova Tinari for a conversation exploring The Hand That Guides\, a powerful exhibition that pairs Quinn with his former mentor\, Gregory Huebner. Together\, their work highlights the transformative role of mentorship\, reflection\, and human connection in shaping creative practice. \nQuinn\, celebrated for his emotionally charged\, collage-like portraits\, debuts a new series of paintings on linen meditating on the “guiding hands” that have influenced his artistic journey. Alongside\, Huebner presents his ongoing Ritual series\, abstract paintings rooted in decades of philosophical and spiritual study. \nThis dialogue takes place just before the exhibition opening celebration. Guests are invited to continue the evening by walking to the Arts Incubator to experience the exhibition firsthand. \nAll APL programs are free and open to the public. To help us continue to provide these programs and build a hub for arts & culture on the South Side\, we appreciate donations of all sizes. Your support sustains the rich ecosystem of artists that make the Arts Block so vibrant. To make a donation\, please visit our giving page.
URL:https://welcometohydepark.com/event/the-hand-that-guides-conversation-with-nathaniel-mary-quinn-and-anasatasia-karpova-tinari/
LOCATION:Arts + Public Life\, 301 East Garfield Blvd\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art/Arts & Crafts/Fashion,Beer/Cocktails/Wine,Community,Free
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ORGANIZER;CN="UChicago Arts + Public Life":MAILTO:artsandpubliclife@uchicago.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251029T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251029T150000
DTSTAMP:20260525T215821
CREATED:20250204T161708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T205659Z
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SUMMARY:Committed Knitters
DESCRIPTION:Committed Knitters\nCommitted Knitters meets bi-weekly at the Arts Incubator Flex Space for a cozy\, creative gathering open to all skill levels. \nCommitted Knitters invites you to our bi-weekly gatherings at the Arts Incubator Flex Space. Whether you’re a longtime knitter or picking up needles for the very first time\, you’re welcome here. Come spend time in community\, exchange ideas\, and make steady progress on your projects in a relaxed\, creative setting. \nSupplies are provided—just bring yourself. \nDrop in anytime. \nRegistration is not required\, but encouraged to receive email updates and reminders about the other dates in this series.
URL:https://welcometohydepark.com/event/committed-knitters-2/2025-10-29/
LOCATION:UChicago Arts Incubator\, 301 E. Garfield Boulevard\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art/Arts & Crafts/Fashion,Community,Free
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ORGANIZER;CN="UChicago Arts + Public Life":MAILTO:artsandpubliclife@uchicago.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251017T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251017T193000
DTSTAMP:20260525T215821
CREATED:20250930T020115Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T233052Z
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SUMMARY:Glow State A Last Night on the Arts Lawn
DESCRIPTION:Glow State A Last Night on the Arts Lawn \nAs the summer heat subsides\, we invite you to gather in the glow of the Arts Lawn one last time this season. \nJoin us at golden hour for a special session of Sunset Yoga designed by instructor Rhya Moffitt to tap into your inner radiance. \nCarry that spark forward with a fragrant candle you pour yourself\, guided by creative entrepreneur Jamica Harper. \nGather around a bonfire to make s’mores and share the warmth with local storyteller Karla Rivera and music by Anaiet Soul. \nTogether\, we’ll celebrate the season’s transition with a night of heat and light before winter brings us inside. \nEvent Schedule:\n5:30pm-6:15pm | Sunset Yoga with Rhya Moffit \n6:15pm-7:30pm | Candle Pouring with Jamica Harper of Red Elephant Candle Co begins \n6:30pm-7:30pm | Storytelling with Karla Rivera and music by Anaiet Soul by the fire \nAll APL programs are free and open to the public. To help us continue to provide these programs and build a hub for arts & culture on the South Side\, we appreciate donations of all sizes. Your support sustains the rich ecosystem of artists that make the Arts Block so vibrant. To make a donation\, please visit our giving page.
URL:https://welcometohydepark.com/event/glow-state-a-last-night-on-the-arts-lawn/
LOCATION:The Arts Lawn\, 335 E. Garfield Blvd\, Chicago\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Community,Concert/Live Music/DJ/Karoke,Educational/Class,Family Fun,Free,Spoken Word/Poetry/Open Mic,Theatre
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ORGANIZER;CN="UChicago Arts + Public Life":MAILTO:artsandpubliclife@uchicago.edu
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