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IN THIS ISSUE
Grad Workers Deserve A Union
op-ed: rent control as freedom from
Graduate workers at the University of Chicago, who voted to unionize over a year and a half ago, walked off the job Monday morning in protest of a university administration that has continued to refuse to recognize the union. Under the banner of Graduate Students United (GSU), hundreds of graduate workers formed picket lines outside major campus buildings, shutting several down entirely. Administrators, of course, could have prevented this at any moment in the last nineteen months. All they had to do was recognize the right of graduate workers to collectively bargain. Instead, they have stonewalled, drawing out legal technicalities to argue that graduate workers aren’t workers at all, and trusting Donald Trump’s handpicked National Labor Relations Board to uphold their arguments. Most of the people on the picket line Monday didn’t want to be there at all—they wanted to be teaching classes, doing research, and working on their dissertations. But the administration’s continued refusal to recognize GSU resulted in a campus shutdown. It’s difficult to imagine that the economics of the situation make sense anymore— that the millions the University spends on union-busting lawyers and cops to monitor the protests outweighs the costs of giving grad students dental insurance. Instead, the question is bigger than that: whether workers and students will have a say in the governance of the university. That this is a question of power is clear through the heavy-handed tactics that administrators have used to combat the union, including a recent email to both undergrads and their parents, encouraging them to surveil their lecturers and TAs in order to “report unresponsiveness” to college staff. In their increasingly desperate attempts to bust the union, administrators have only undercut their own argument that graduate workers are primarily students, rather than employees. When administrators threatened to dock the pay of striking workers, implicit in their threat is the belief that the compensation of these “students” is tied to their hourly work. When Dean John Boyer, in an email to all graduate students urging them not to strike, cites their “significant role in the academic achievements of our undergraduates,” he reveals that he believes the labor of graduate students matters for the entire university to function. Nowhere was that more evident yesterday than in the empty buildings. The strike has proven what GSU has always argued: graduate workers are workers, and their labor is essential to the university. It’s well past time that the University of Chicago recognized the union.
“The choice between homelessness and freedom from violence is not a choice.” tommie lewis, krystle trevino, roxy pelagio, vivien tsou, h kapp-klote.....................................5
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OPINION
Op-Ed: Rent Control as Freedom from Violence
How protections against rising rents can help survivors of violence BY TOMMIE LEWIS, KRYSTLE TREVINO, ROXY PELAGIO, VIVIEN TSOU, H KAPP-KLOTE
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ommie Lewis never imagined she would be homeless. But after a breast cancer diagnosis in her thirties, she lost her entire support network: her house, her marriage, her daughter, her job at USPS, and even her dog. Lewis became homeless during her recovery from cancer treatment, moving from shelter to shelter because each one had a time limit on how long an occupant is allowed to stay. A year later, out of options for shelters where she had not exhausted the time limit, her only housing option was to live with a man she was seeing at the time. He rented her a small room on the South Side of Chicago, but was physically abusive. “The relationship was toxic, manipulative, and deceiving,” Lewis remembers, “but I stayed with him to keep from becoming homeless.” Stories like Lewis’s are not unusual. Our city, like many throughout the country, is in the middle of a longstanding affordable housing crisis. There are many ways to address this crisis, but one of the simplest is to take steps to stop rents from rising exponentially. However, rent control is currently banned statewide under the 1997 Rent Control Preemption Act. Repealing the ban and enacting rent control measures is the goal of the Lift the Ban Coalition. For women and queer people of color like Lewis, who are part of the coalition, the fight for rent control is about having choices; it’s an end to the hidden compromises people have to make every day in order to survive. The choice between homelessness and freedom from violence is not a choice. Many women and LGBTQ+ people
stay in housing situations with people who are abusive in order to keep a roof over their heads. Nearly three U.S. women are killed every day by intimate partners, and Black women are impacted by intimate-partner violence at a rate that is thirty-five percent higher than white women. According to Apna Ghar, a service and advocacy organization working to end gender violence in immigrant communities, domestic violence survivors are often concerned that they will not make enough money to pay rent on their own, and a lack of affordable housing influences their decisions about
rent costs continue to rise while wages remain stagnant: Between 2000 and 2009, household incomes fell 8.1 percent while the percent of rent-burdened individuals increased by 10.1 percent to 54.6 percent, over half of the city, according to an analysis of Census data by the Chicago Rehab Network. Rent control would determine just how much rent can rise in a given community each year. It ensures people can stay in their homes, stopping displacement in rapidly gentrifying communities like Chicago’s Uptown, Pilsen, Logan Square, and Hyde
“The choice between homelessness and freedom from violence is not a choice.” leaving abusive relationships. This was the case for Roxy Pelagio, a Lift the Ban Coalition member currently looking for housing. For Pelagio, who was pushed out of her housing situation because it became life-threatening, “rent control in Illinois would make an enormous difference in my confidence to maintain my housing and my budget.” Our unregulated housing market doesn’t work for most people. Right now, a person needs to work 2.5 full-time minimum wage jobs in order to afford a one-bedroom apartment in most of the United States. In Chicago in particular, rent burden—meaning that rent is more than thirty percent of a renter’s household income—is very high. Part of this is because
Park neighborhoods. With rent control, tenants can stay in their neighborhoods and have money for child care, groceries, and the other basic necessities that improve our quality of life. In Chicago, rent control is also a way to make sure Black and Latinx families aren’t rapidly pushed out of their communities due to the cost of housing. Krystle Trevino, another member of the Lift the Ban Coalition, is also dealing with homelessness and abuse. Trevino first found herself homeless at the age of fifteen, “circling from bad situation to bad situation” after leaving sexually and physically abusive family members and expartners. Trevino’s whole life is in Chicago: her family, her children, her church, public transit. However, as she searches for a place
to live in her hometown, she struggles to find anything affordable—everything she can find is miles away from the people she cares about. She is currently staying with her adoptive family after leaving two abusive relationships, looking for steady work, and trying to go back to school, but she has lost custody of her two sons due to being homeless. There is no choice between freedom from violence and homelessness. As Lift the Ban Coalition member Caitlin Brady says: "No one should have to stay in a horrible situation because it's economically feasible. No one should have to choose between a fist and homelessness.” We all deserve choices. The fight for rent control in Chicago and across the country is just the beginning. ¬ ONE Northside is a community organization that builds collective power to eliminate injustice through organizing. Writers are all part of the Lift the Ban Coalition, a grassroots coalition fighting to end the ban on rent control in the state of Illinois.
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Building Fellowship in Beverly Small businesses find ways to recreate the Main Street feeling BY JANAYA CREVIER ZACHARY JESSE
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n October 2018, the 103rd Street Metra station became the last of six historic train stations in Beverly to close its ticket office window. To some in the area, watching the stations close may have been a disappointment—especially after Metra spent at least $48 million in renovations in the last decade. But to nearby residents Nate and Sonia Hollister, one of the ticket window closings presented an opportunity in disguise. Two Mile Coffee Bar, co-owned by the Hollisters and Gretta and Patrick Dertinger, opened for business inside of the 95th Street train station on April 20—more than three years after the ticket window there closed. “[Nate] could see it with his architect brain; other people could not,” Sonia said. “He saw this space that could be transformed into...something that we felt like the community needed: a coffee shop where people could get high quality coffee and also have the space to just have a community, [for] fellowship.” 6 SOUTH SIDE WEEKLY
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Sonia expressed hope for Two Mile to serve as a kind of catalyst to transform 95th Street into a “destination strip” instead of the car-heavy thoroughfare it is now. Beyond 95th Street, many stakeholders in the area share the Hollisters’ desire to cultivate neighborhood corridors into focal points for pedestrian-friendly experiences and gatherings. Small businesses sprouting around the train stations are finding creative ways to bring the area’s business corridors to life. The benefits of these efforts, however, seem tightly constricted to within the neighborhood’s bounds. Beverly is bordered by Ashland Avenue, which turns into Beverly Boulevard south of 95th Street, to the east; Western Avenue to the west; and 87th and 107th Streets to the north and south, respectively. The neighborhood, once a commuter town for wealthy white landowners, experienced much of its population growth in the early twentieth century, incorporating into the city of Chicago in 1890. As bungalows and
other affordable housing developed around the mansions of the elite, the area grew to accommodate more working class residents, notably a significant Irish Catholic population. By 1970, Beverly remained ninetynine percent white, unlike many of the surrounding areas from which white residents had fled in droves. According to WBEZ’s Curious City, real estate companies attempted to capitalize on white residents’ racist fears by using tactics that had succeeded in areas like Roseland and Lawndale—but organizers with the Beverly Area Planning Association (BAPA) fought real estate companies’ disinformation schemes with their own informational meetings and flyers, discouraged putting ‘for sale’ signs in yards as a deterrent to mass white flight, and participated in a lawsuit against discriminatory lending practices in a targeted effort to build a racially integrated neighborhood. BAPA’s efforts toward integration were
neither simple nor without controversy. In the mid-1980s, BAPA itself was sued by three individuals, two Black and one white, for showing housing only to people seeking “non-traditional moves.” This policy only referred whites seeking housing to alreadyintegrated neighborhoods, and only referred Blacks to majority white neighborhoods that were not integrated. The Curious City investigation referenced a 1985 quote from Frank Williams, then-president of the South Side NAACP, who derided this practice of “integration maintenance.” His stance: if you only want three Black families on your block, you might as well not want any. Today, although Beverly is by the numbers racially diverse (fifty-eight percent white, thirty-four percent Black, six percent Latinx, and two percent Asian, Pacific Islander, and other races), racism is far from absent. In 2010, a white resident posted racist messages and a hung a white noose on his garage, warning of a coming “ghetto.” As recently as this March, a white nationalist
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group called the American Identity Movement posted flyers along Western Avenue from 99th Street to 111th Street during the South Side Irish parade. Beyond explicitly white nationalist and racist messages, Beverly is known by many Black Chicagoans for everyday racist harassment and microaggressions.
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n recent years, the small business community has sought to establish connections among residents through collaborations and events that get people walking or otherwise outside in face-to-face contact. Culturally, a familial atmosphere already characterizes much of the geography of the neighborhood. Steven EnglishSteinbach, co-owner of florist shop The Blossom Boys, noticed this when he first visited the neighborhood with co-owner Ryan English-Steinbach in 2009. “We drove down to Beverly and looked at each other and said, ‘What is this place?’... It was a Sunday and everything was closed. And I said to Ryan, this tells us a couple things. This community is very much into religion. They may be at church or they may not. And that being [the case], they're very much into their families. And there were so many preschools, I said, these people are into their kids.” A walk through any number of small businesses in the area reveals a similarly tight-knit ecosystem. Two Mile, for example, sells baked goods from Laine’s Bake Shop, until recently based in neighboring Morgan Park. Steve English-Steinbach notified candy maker Sweet Freaks when a storefront space on Wood Street opened up. Juice bar owner Auriel Banister at Bani’s Beets offers a class from Lighthouse Yoga to anyone who signs up for her detox juice plan. In fact, it seemed difficult to find a Beverly small business that didn’t collaborate with at least
one other neighborhood business or group in some way. On collaborating, Katie Schickel of Tranquility Salon put it simply: “It feels better that way.” Schickel and her sister Meg’n Barba initiate and support many collaborations and events in the area. Together they founded the Walden Collective, a group of businesses on their street that organizes events and has a unified branding. The sisters’ cousin Amy Marbach also started and maintains the social media group Get Local Beverly, which highlights local efforts that might otherwise be overlooked. Schickel explained that conversations with their customers at the salon keeps them tuned in to the needs of the area. “We really have that direct contact from what people feel like our community lacks, and … [what] they're traveling elsewhere to utilize,” she said. Beverly’s business associations also facilitate many connections, serving as resource points for business owners and as liaisons between entrepreneurs and city officials. Erin Ross is the executive director at the 95th Street Beverly Hills Business Association, which in addition to its liaising work runs the 95th Street Farmers Market. Ross cites limited parking options and heavy car usage as a few of the challenges to seeing small businesses thrive. According to the Chicago Health Atlas, the percentage of people in Beverly who walk, bike, or take public transportation to work is 22.5%, compared to 38.6% citywide. Susan Flood, executive director of BAPA, sees the rise of online retail combined with automobile-dominated transportation as particularly challenging for local businesses. Gone is the “main street of old,” she says. To connect residents across busy streets and packed family schedules,
organizers are looking beyond brick-andmortar businesses. BAPA’s long standing annual events, the Memorial Day Ridge Run and the Bikes and Brews festival, offer what Flood calls “a temporary Main Street setup.” Newer events are emerging, too. The Beverly Arts Alliance and its Beverly Art Walk, now in their sixth year, were born at Tranquility Salon. Separate from each other, artists Monica Wilczak and Sal Campbell noticed a lack of community amongst Beverly artists. Once the salon owners connected the two, it was only a few months before they formed the first Art Walk in September 2014. This June, the Alliance is organizing a new event called the Uprising Summer Solstice Market on Walden Parkway, featuring local food vendors and an art exhibition opening. Collaborations and community events notwithstanding, Wilczak didn’t shy away from discussing the neighborhood’s broader reputation. “Something that Beverly's known for…[is] not necessarily being inclusive. And that was something that we wanted to be: inclusive and welcoming, and really celebrating diversity. It's an important part of our neighborhood and who we are.” When I asked Flood, of BAPA, how she understands Beverly’s economic development in the context of the surrounding areas, she suggested that there wasn’t enough bandwidth to support businesses beyond the neighborhood’s borders. “I'm struggling with [that] a little bit,” she said. “You know, even if online shopping wasn't having [the] success it was having right now, and all of our retail spaces were fully occupied with booming businesses, it's a lot for a very small community organization on a shoestring budget to be able to give the kind of attention that everyone just in our service area needs.”
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n March 1, just outside Beverly in a strip mall at 87th and Winchester, Easy Living Juice Bar opened its doors. Chicago natives Alex and Jonathan Westmoreland, who used to work for TSA at O’Hare, started Easy Living following Jonathan’s long-time dream of running a restaurant. Now three months in business, Easy Living serves also homemade turkey chili, sandwiches and salads in addition to cold-pressed juices. Their experience opening up shop as new business owners revealed fewer established resources compared to business owners within Beverly itself. What did the couple draw from when starting their business? “YouTube, Google, books, and experience,” Alex said. Watching juices improve family members’ health outcomes motivates them to continue exploring and improving the craft. Three months in, they say they are now ready to begin marketing their business in earnest. “The neighborhood has been pretty receptive,” Alex said. “But still, there are people right down the street who don't know we're here.” As for working towards inclusion from within Beverly, Monica Wilczak of the Arts Alliance acknowledged that the neighborhood has a ways to go. “We are a part of the larger city,” Wilczak said. “We're not separate. And I think we need to embrace that.” ¬ Janaya Crevier is a contributor to the Weekly. A geographer by training, she spends her time learning about data feminism and taking long walks across the South Side. Find her on Twitter at @JanayaCrevier. Her most recent piece for the Weekly was a profile of Two Mile Coffee Bar for the Food Issue.
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Summer Guide 2019 LAGUNITAS BEER CIRCUS
Douglas Park, W. 18th St. & S. Farrar Dr. Saturday, August 24, noon–5pm. $40. 21+. bit.ly/LagunitasBeerCircus2019 The California-born and partially North Lawndale-based craft brewery Lagunitas, which is behind beloved beers like the Lagunita IPA and Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ Ale, is running a summer festival of its own this August. Along with their own beers, the event also offers a selection of more famed Midwestern beers and food trucks. But it wouldn’t be a Lagunitas event without live music and a full-blown circus that promises a burlesque show, aerialists, and “acts you can’t un-see.” Bring your of-age friends and, if needed, a designated driver to this event that promises to be sumpin’ special. (Rachel Kim)
REAL MEN COOK
Hale Franciscan High School, 4930 S. Cottage Grove Avenue. Sunday, June 16. 3pm–6pm. Advance tickets: $15 adults, $10 children. $30 at the door. Purchase tickets at realmencharitiesinc.org Since 1990, founders Yvette and Kofi Moyo have been debunking the urban myths about Black fathers, by holding space for fathers and father figures to show up and show out on the grill every Father’s Day in celebration of fatherhood, food and wellness. And oh boy, do they ever! This year’s Real Men Cook will feed your belly as well as your spirit with live music, a kid’s zone, health and wellness information, and the food—oh the food! (Nicole Bond)
2ND ANNUAL CHI-TOWN HOT SAUCE EXPO
SeatGeek Stadium, 7000 S. Harlem Ave., Bridgeview, Illinois. Saturday, June 29 and Sunday, June 30, 10am–6pm. Advance tickets: $7 general admission; $40 for Beer & BBQ Platter tickets; $75 for VIP tickets. Children ten and under enter for free. chitownhotsauceexpo.com Back for a second year of metal-apocalyptic-tinged eating contests, Chihuahua beauty pageants, wrestling, drinking, and—of course—hot sauce, the Chi-Town Hot Sauce Expo returns to the recently-renamed soccer stadium located just outside city limits. (Sam Stecklow)
TACOS Y TAMALE FESTIVAL GABY FEBLAND
FOOD TASTE OF GREEKTOWN
400 S. Halsted St. Friday, August 23rd, 4pm-11pm. Saturday, August 24 and Sunday August 25. 12pm–11pm. Free entry. www.tasteofgreektown.com. As the glassy condos and gilded restaurants of the West Loop encroach more and more upon the historic ethnic enclave of Greektown, which gave saganaki and a million cries of Opa and flares of flame to the world, you can still sample the Mediterranean cuisine at Taste of Greektown. The food festival will boast savory grilled meats and beloved Greek classics that lean heavy on the lemon, oregano and olive oil. The thirty year celebration will feature folk dancing and a gyros-eating contest. ( Joseph S. Pete)
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S. 16th St. & W. Peoria St. Friday, July 19, 5pm–10pm; Saturday, July 20, noon–10pm; Sunday, July 21, noon–10pm. $5 suggested donation benefiting the Frida K Community Organization; $39 for tequila tasting tickets. chicagotacofest.com Green Curtain Events is throwing its fourth annual open-air festival inspired by the Tianguis, a traditional Mexican and Central American open-air market. Spend your weekend in Pilsen with tacos, tamales, tortillas, and tequila tastings, as well as other attractions that don’t start with the letter T. (Rachel Kim)
SOUTH LOOP BEER & CIDER FEST
Chicago Women’s Park & Gardens, 1801 S. Indiana Ave. Saturday, July 27, 4pm–7:30pm (3pm entry for VIP). $50 general admission (increases to $55 at the door); $65 VIP Gold Pass; $15 for designated drivers, who are, obviously, not allowed to drink. southloopbeerfest.com The fourth annual South Loop Beer & Cider Fest promises all the craft beer you could ever want from Illinois (and the nation at large). Buy a ticket to experience over a hundred beers, live music, and “craft beer-centric activities.” Proceeds will benefit the Chicago Women’s Park and Gardens. (Rachel Kim)
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JERK, SEAFOOD, & VEGAN (JSV) FESTIVAL
Park 540, S. 2401 S. Federal St. Saturday, September 7, and Sunday, September 8, noon–9:30pm. $5 in advance, $10 at the gate. Children twelve and under free. jsvfest.com The third annual “JSVFest” promises to “stimulate your appetite” with all the summer foods you’ve been craving: jerk, seafood, vegan, soul, vegetarian, barbecue, and sweets. There will also be live music, arts and crafts, and games for every member of your family to enjoy. (Rachel Kim)
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The largest food truck gathering in the state awaits you. Choose to eat from over forty gourmet food trucks. Wash down your food with an expanded beer and wine selection. Listen to live bands and DJs while collecting your event swag. (Maple Joy)
WORLD DUMPLING FEST
Navy Pier Polk Bros Park, 600 E. Grand Ave. Sunday, September 29, 1pm–7:30pm. General admission free, dumpling tasting tickets will be available later. bit.ly/WorldDumplingFest2019 At this third annual World Dumpling Fest, we don’t know what kinds of dumplings will be present or from where, but if last year’s “lineup” is any indication, there will be pierogis, samosas, empanadas, tamales, gyoza, shumai, croquettes, and more, from tens of Chicago restaurants. And just like last year, it will be “paired” with the World Music Festival, happening at the same time. Lineup for that is yet to be announced but sure to add an appropriate soundtrack to these tastes from around the world. (Adam Przybyl)
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Washington Park, 5533 Russell Dr. Sunday, June 23, 11am–10pm. $25 Early Bird Ticket, Gate Entry Only, $75 VIP TICKET, Gate Entry and food in VIP Section. Kids ages 12 & under are free. Bit.ly/ChiJerkFest2019. Held annually in Washington Park, the Chicago Jerk Festival is back again for 2019. Nothing quite says summer like jerk chicken, pork and fish, and a large array of international artists and DJ sets to keep you dancing from morning to nightfall. Come solo, with some friends, or bring the whole family along. (Roderick Sawyer)
PILSEN FOOD TRUCK SOCIAL
18th Street between Racine Ave. & Throop St. Saturday June 8 to Sunday June 9, 12–10pm both days. $5 Suggested Donation. $20 Sampler Ticket available for participating vendors and restaurants. www.pilsenfoodtrucksocial.com. Featuring food truck vendors galore, live music by Empty Bottle Presents and Thalia Hall, local restaurants, and so much more. Sampler tickets are available for purchase, consisting of six individual tickets allowing consumers to taste different samples from participating food trucks and restaurants. (Roderick Sawyer)
CHICAGO MICHELADA FEST
Harrison Park, 1824 S. Wood St. Saturday, July 6 & Sunday, July 7, 12pm–10pm both days. $5 for 21+ / Free for 20 & under. www.Chicagomicheladafest.com Swing by the 2nd annual Chicago Michelada Festival, this year boasting a larger location, larger staff, more beers tents, and more food vendor variety. CMF seeks to raise 50k for three local non-profit organizations, as well as for the festival expenses and accommodations. (Roderick Sawyer)
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Beverly and Morgan Park neighborhoods. Saturday, Sept. 21st. Free. All ages. www.beverlyarts.org.
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Beverly might be one of Chicago’s most suburban and single-family home-dominated neighborhoods, but it’s not devoid of creativity. Explore the arts on the far Southwest Side with a self-guided tour of Beverly and Morgan Park. Check out the work of more than 150 artists in more than fifty venues, including the Beverly Arts Center, Horse Thief Hollow, The Heritage Gallery, B-Sides Coffee + Tea, and Cork & Kerry. There will be live music, libations, local foods and pop-up galleries in vacant storefronts. Oh, and there will be handmade goods at the Uprising Craft Market. ( Joseph S. Pete)
CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE BIENNIAL
Various sites, Sept. 19th through Jan. 5th, 2020. Free. chicagoarchitecturebiennial.org North America’s largest architecture and design exhibition returns after the 2017 debut featured more than 140 practitioners from more than twenty countries, drawing an estimated 550,000 visitors. Exhibits, installations, talks, films and other events take place at the Chicago Cultural Center and sites across the city, to encourage exploration. This year’s theme is “and other such stories” with projects exploring how architecture “relates to land, memory, rights and civic participation.” Co-curators Sepake Angiama and Paulo Tavares have assembled contributors from across the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia for this go-round. ( Joseph S. Pete)
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YOUTH ARTS SHOWCASE
BROOKS DAY
The Youth Arts Showcase, or YAS! Fest, is hosted by the City to celebrate the creative works of Chicago’s young people in spaces throughout downtown. While this year’s schedule has yet to be released, last year featured dozens of performers and artists, including the Chicago Youth Symphony, Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater, South Shore Drill Team, CineYouth, and Beverly Arts Center Dance Program. Young Chicago Authors hosted an open mic at the Art Institute, and the Chicago Cultural Center displayed an exhibition of artworks by young people. There were appearances by National Youth Poet Laureate Patricia Frazier, and the cast of Comedy Central’s South Side. Given the incredible artistic output of the young people in our city, we’re expecting another stellar lineup this year. ( Jasmine Mithani)
Please attend the seventh annual celebration honoring the life and literary legacy of Chicago’s own Gwendolyn Brooks. This year’s Brooks Day is a collaboration between The Guild Literary Complex, Brooks Permissions, and Third World Press Foundation, featuring reading of select Brooks works in the fourth floor atrium from 3pm–5pm, followed by a reception in the fourth floor solarium with birthday cake and appetizers from 5pm–6pm and ending with a program in honor of the legacy of Gwendolyn Brooks, presented by Chicago State’s Gwendolyn Brooks Center for Black Literature and Creative Writing, from 6pm–8pm in the atrium. (Nicole Bond)
Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph St. Saturday, September 21, 11am–7:30pm. Free. bit.ly/YASChicago2019
AFRICAN FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
Washington Park, 5531 S. King Dr. Friday, August 30 to Monday, September 2. Pre-sale tickets $15, $20 at the door. Seniors $10, children five to twelve $5. Children under five are free. Weekend passes available starting at $40. bit.ly/AFAC2019 This year marks the thirtieth Annual African Festival Of The Arts, hosted Labor Day Weekend in Washington Park. The festival has multiple spaces including two stages for performances; marketplaces for food and goods; thematic Villages, and family-oriented Pavilions. The African Spiritual Pavilion and Ancestral Grove is the sacred center of the festival, where all members of the diaspora can learn about their history and African spirituality. ( Jasmine Mithani)
Chicago State University, Gwendolyn Brooks Library 4th Floor. 9501 S. King Drive. Friday, June 7. 3pm–8pm. Reception 5pm. Free admission. Onsite parking $5.
CHICAGO BOOK AND PAPER FAIR
Local 130 Plumbers Union Hall, 1340 W Washington St. June 15th, 10am–1pm. $6, or $4 for students and seniors. mwaba.com/chicago-book-paper-fair. To paraphrase Mark Twain, the rumors of paper’s death are greatly exaggerated. For nearly six decades, people have flocked to the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association’s Book & Paper Fair to find rare first editions, autographed books, broadsides, leather-bound editions, obscure maps, posters, vintage pulps and other collectibles. It’s a veritable treasure trove for bibliophiles and collectors in the striking Art Deco ballroom of the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers’ Union Hall. ( Joseph S. Pete)
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CHICAGO RADICAL USED BOOK FAIR
The Living Room, 2423 W North Ave. Saturday, June 15, 10am–1pm; Sunday, June 16, 12pm– 4pm. Free. (312) 487-1315. www.socialismconference.org There are book fairs and then there are populist book fairs. The people’s Chicago Radical Used Book Fair helps fund scholarships to the Socialism Conference that runs from July 4 to July 7 in Chicago. The Chicago Socialists are selling hundreds of books, both new and overstock, in The Living Room for the fourth annual Chicago Radical Used Book Fair. Fittingly, Revolution Brewing will provide libations. Credit is accepted but cash is encouraged. ( Joseph S. Pete)
PRINTERS ROW LIT FEST
S. Dearborn St. between Congress Pkwy. & Polk St. Saturday, June 9, and Sunday, June 10, 10am–6pm. Free entry and events. Printersrowlitfest.org For a few glorious summer days, the Printer’s Row neighborhood in the South Loop transforms into a bibliophile’s paradise where people can hunt for their next great read or three. Around 100 booksellers, literary organizations and vendors will take place in the Midwest’s largest free literary fest. Rick Bayless, Janet Burroway, Kevin Coval, Eve Ensler, Eve Ewing, Ross Gay and Valerie Jarrett are just some of the distinguished speakers. Come hear best-selling authors or watch live cooking demonstrations while browsing through entire city blocks of books. ( Joseph S. Pete)
SOULFUL CHICAGO BOOK FAIR
E. 61st St. between S. Cottage Grove Ave. and S. King Dr. Sunday, August 3, 10am–8pm. Free. (646) 359-6605. Soulfulchicagobookfair.com. More than 4,500 people turned out for last year’s Soulful Chicago Book Fair, which former manager of the now-defunct Afrocentric Bookstore Asadah Kirkland organized to celebrate the literary arts among the African diaspora in the city of Chicago. Hundreds of authors, poets and other creators will take part in the day-long literary festival in Woodlawn. It aims to give African-American writers more exposure in the literary marketplace and attain no less lofty a goal than “forging forward the new Black Literary Renaissance.” ( Joseph S. Pete)
POESÍA IN THE MIDWEST
60 W Polk St. Sunday, June 9, 2:30–3:30pm. bit.ly/19Poesia Non-profit Contratiempo describes their quarterly publication Revista contratiempo as the “premier Spanish-language cultural and literary publication in the Midwest.” As a part of the Printers Row Lit Fest, Contratiempo is sponsoring a reading and Q&A with four immigrant poets: Álvaro Hernando, an elementary school teacher from Spain; Juana Iris Goergen from Puerto Rico, a professor in the Spanish department at DePaul University; Silvia Goldman from Urugay, an instructor at DePaul; and Miguel Marzana, a local author. ( Jasmine Mithani)
MUSIC NORTH COAST MUSIC FESTIVAL
Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, 1300 S. Linn White Dr. Friday, August 30th–Saturday, August 31st, 2:30pm–11pm. All ages. $60 for a two-day lawn pass. www. northcoastfestival.com Bassnectar and Major Lazer headline this year’s North Coast Music Festival, which has been shortened from three days to just two. EDM fans can wait for the drops at the former Meigs Field airport at Northerly Island, which is technically a peninsula and not an island but which has spectacular views of the skyline and Lake Michigan. Other acts include Jai Wolf, Yung Bae, Tchami, and Snakehips. ( Joseph S. Pete) 12 SOUTH SIDE WEEKLY
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HARPER COURT SUMMER MUSIC SERIES
Harper Court, 5235 S. Harper Ct. First Thursdays: June 6, July 4, and August 1, 6pm–9pm. Free. harpercourtmusic.com First Thursdays in Harper Court will be the place to be this summer for live music and dancing in the streets hosted by Mario Smith and sponsored by Silver Room, Harper Court and University of Chicago. First up on June 6 are DJs Sam Chapman, Calvin and Ramonski Luv, with 95.1FM presenting a live broadcast of “Club Stepping Under the Stars.” Hear the music of Ten City featuring Byron Stingily on July 4. August 1 closes the series with Drea the Vibe Dealer opening for Kadhja Bonet presented by Slo Mo’. Bring your chair and enjoy the show, just save room for dancing! (Nicole Bond)
JAZZ IN THE COURTYARD
Hyde Park Shopping Center, 55th St. and S. Lake Park Ave. First Fridays: June 7, July 5, August 2, and September 6, noon–2pm. Free. hpjazz.com Make plans for a long lunch every first Friday through September at the 55th Street Mall Courtyard. Just don’t lie to your bosses about where you’re going because they will be there too! On June 7, see award-winning trombonist Bill McFarlane leading the Chicago Horns with Hank Ford and Kenny Anderson. Catch Rhythms of Thunder with drummers Charles Heath, Dana Hall and Jeremiah Collier on July 5. Victor Garcia Latin Jazz Band with members Stuart Mindeman, Josh Ramos, Victor Gonzalez and Jose Monteajano, heat up August 2. And the Dynamic Duo of Lynn Hilton and Margaret Murphy-Webb will help us say farewell to summer on September 6. (Nicole Bond)
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CHICAGO BLUES FESTIVAL
WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL
Celebrate one of Chicago and the South Side’s greatest cultural contributions to the world at this year’s installment of the city-sponsored Blues Fest, which is the largest free blues festival in the world. (Sam Stecklow)
In mid-September more than fifty musical groups from twenty countries will descend on Chicago for a two-week celebration of international music. It’s Chicago’s World Music Festival—the largest, and longest-running, of its kind in the United States—put on by the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. The organizing committee hasn’t yet released specifics about this year’s lineup, but, as always, we can look forward to the all-night Ragamala concert celebrating Indian classical music, the El Grito concert at Millennium Park, and the Global Peace Picnic. (Emeline Posner)
Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph St. Friday, June 7–Sunday, June 9, 11am–9pm. Free. bit.ly/ ChicagoBluesFest19
RIOT FEST
Douglas Park, 1401 S. Sacramento Dr. Friday, September 13–Sunday, September 15. $129.98 for a three-day pass, for a limited time. riotfest.org In its 15th iteration, Riot Fest goes big with headliners Blink-182, The Raconteurs, and Rise Against, and will include a reunion performance from Bikini Kill and the final Chicago show from Slayer. Typical to Riot Fest style, there will be album plays by The Flaming Lips (Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots), Bloc Party (Silent Alarm), and Ween (The Mollusk). Other notable performers will include Patti Smith, The B-52s, Violent Femmes, and more. Enjoy all that Douglas Park has to offer outside of the Fest, including the lagoon and a picturesque stone bridge straight out of a fairytale. (Adam Przybyl)
RUIDO FEST
Union Park, 1501 W. Randolph St. Friday, June 21–Sunday, June 23. Single day passes from $79.99, three-day passes from $169.99. Children ten and under free. ruidofest.com Ruido Fest, the “only three-day Latin music festival in the country,” will return for its fifth season but shift its location north from its usual Addams-Medill Park locale. Headliners include norteño group Los Tigres Del Norte and Mexican rock band El Tri. (Christopher Good)
CHOSEN FEW PICNIC & FESTIVAL
Jackson Park, E. 63rd St. & S. Hayes Dr. Saturday, July 6, 8am. Tickets range from $40 general admission to a $400 VIP package. chosenfewdjs.com Just like the Chosen Few DJs skyrocketed from high schoolers spinning at school dances and basement parties to internationally celebrated producers and pioneers of house music, their once-intimate July Fourth picnic is now a huge house music festival, tens of thousands of attendees strong. This year’s guests include Thelma Houston, Taana Gardner, and David Morales. (Hafsa Razi, Sam Stecklow)
CHICAGO JAZZ FESTIVAL
Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St.; Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph St.; and venues citywide. Friday, August 23–Sunday, September 1. Free. jazzinchicago.org
Multiple venues including the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St. September 13–29. Free. bit.ly/WorldMusicFest19
HYDE PARK JAZZ FESTIVAL
Multiple locations along Midway Plaisance and in Hyde Park, Woodlawn, and Kenwood. Saturday, September 28 and Sunday, September 29. Suggested $5 donation. For preferred seating at indoor venues, Jazz Pass $125. hydeparkjazzfestival.org Lineup to be announced, but given the festival’s history, it’s all but guaranteed to be good.
CHI-SOUL FEST
Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave. Friday, June 21, 10am–11pm; Saturday, June 22, 10am–10pm. Free and open to the public. Bit.ly/ChiSoulFest2019 Come out to Navy Pier for the second-annual Chi-Soul Fest. Sponsored by Vocalo, this Festival includes musical acts, including Ayana Contreras, ChiBrations, Sam Trump, Manny Torres, Simone Green, and even the Silver Room as they preview the Silver Room Block Party. There will be a little something for everyone at this one, so make sure you bring the whole crew. (Roderick Sawyer)
CHICAGO MARIACHI FESTIVAL
Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph St. Sunday, June 30, 4pm–8:30pm. Free. Seating available on a first come first serve basis, $50 charitable donation gets you one VIP seat. Bit.ly/2EPlDhO This will be the 5th Annual Chicago Mariachi Festival at Millennium Park, and one of the largest mariachi events in the U.S. Featuring Aida Cuevas, Mariachi Herencia de México, Mariachi Juvenil Tecalitlan, and Mariachi Aztlán of the University of Texas-Río Grande Valley. This event is presented to you by the Mariachi Heritage Foundation, the National Museum of Mexican Art and the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. (Roderick Sawyer)
The Chicago Jazz Festival, one of the city’s most popular traditions, offers something for just about anyone. This time around, there’ll be sets from guitarist George Freeman and harmonica player Billy Branch, the Art Ensemble of Chicago, and the Eddie Palmieri Sextet, among others. But the centerpiece for the festival is a tribute to late South Sider Nat King Cole by his brother Freddy Cole. (Christopher Good, Sam Stecklow)
VILLAPALOOZA
W. 26th St. & S. Central Park Ave. Saturday, August 24–Sunday, August 25. Free. villapalooza.org Villapalooza welcomes all ages to its ninth annual music festival in Little Village. Listen and dance to local and international musicians, watch various performers take the stage, and look at the work of local artists while enjoying delicious Mexican food. (Maple Joy)
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The Southeast Side that hugs the Indiana state line often gets overlooked and forgotten. But its rich history will be celebrated at an all-ages festival that’s chock-full of music art and storytelling. The Chicago Park District is staging the fair at the lakeside Calumet Park commemorating the heavily industrial neighborhood that was once home to many steel mills. It remains a rustdappled hub of shipping, barges and hulking steel bridges. ( Joseph S. Pete)
FIESTA BACK OF THE YARDS
W. 47th St. between S. Ashland Ave. & S. Damen Ave. Friday, June 7, 5pm; Saturday, June 8 and Sunday, June 9 beginning at noon. Three-day mega pass for unlimited rides, $50 in advance; $60 after June 8. (773)-523-4416. bync.org The Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council has put together yet another jam-packed, threeday Fiesta celebrating its community. There will be performances, food, contests, rides, and more all weekend. (Amy Qin)
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BRONZEVILLE SUMMER NIGHTS
Friday, June 14: E. 47th St. between S. Drexel Blvd. and S. Lake Park Ave.; Friday, July 12: E. 43rd St. between S. Greenwood Ave. and S. Cottage Grove Ave.; Friday, August 9: E. 47th St. between S. Cottage Grove Ave. and S. King Dr.; Friday, September 13: E. 43rd St. between S. Cottage Grove Ave. and S. King Dr. All nights 6pm–9pm. Free. bronzevillesummernights.com Quad Communities Development Corporation presents the seventh annual Bronzeville Summer Nights, focused on promoting arts and commerce in Bronzeville and nearby neighborhoods. Dance performances return this year, with local group MADD Rhythms featured the first night. (Rod Sawyer, Sam Stecklow)
SILVER ROOM BLOCK PARTY
E. 53rd St. & S. Harper Ct. Saturday, July 20, noon–10pm. Suggested donation. silverroomblockparty.com Hyde Park gallery, venue, and shop The Silver Room hosts its sixteenth annual block party this year, which we expect, as usual, will shut down 53rd Street with music, events, food, and more. (Sam Stecklow)
FIESTA DEL SOL
Cermak Rd. between S. Ashland Ave. & S. Morgan St. Thursday, July 25, 5pm–10pm; Friday, July 26 and Saturday, July 27, 11am–11pm; Sunday, July 28, 11am–10pm. Free entry, unlimited ride passes available for $45–60. (312) 666-2663. RSVP at fiestadelsol.org Pilsen’s Fiesta Del Sol, the self-proclaimed “largest Latino festival in the Midwest,” attracts over a million attendees every year with carnival rides, soccer games, live entertainment, and more. Fiesta Del Sol is also tobacco and alcohol-free, making it the perfect family event. The carnival is organized by (and a fundraiser for) the Pilsen Neighbors Community Council, a longstanding neighborhood nonprofit. Hop on a ride and support the community in one fell swoop! (Kristen Simmons)
CHINATOWN SUMMER FAIR
S. Wentworth Ave. & E. Cermak Rd. Sunday, July 21, 10am–8pm. Free. bit.ly/ ChinatownSummerFair19 The 41st annual Chinatown Summer Fair is back and better than ever, complete with a procession of Dragon and Lion Dances and all of your favorite artisans and Chinese eats. Bring friends and family alike to this popular street fair! (Amy Qin)
BUD BILLIKEN PARADE
Route starts at S. King Dr. & E. Oakwood Blvd; post-parade festivities at Washington Park, southeast of E. 51st and S. King Dr. Saturday, August 10, 10am. Apply online to participate in the parade, $50. College scholarship application due Friday, June 7. Free attendance. budbillikenparade. org Celebrate ninety years of legacy with the ninetieth annual Bud Billiken Parade. This historic Black parade—the country’s oldest and biggest, with hundreds of thousands of attendees—has celebrated the end of summer and put local children front and center. Marching bands, drill teams, floats, and other youth organizations will take to the streets through Bronzeville, meeting at the end of the route for “after-parade” vendors, giveaways, and more performances. Parade organizer Chicago Defender Charities is also accepting applications from college-bound high school seniors for $2,500 scholarships. And if you can’t make it out, catch the live coverage on WLS-TV. (Hafsa Razi)
PILSEN FEST
W. 18th St. & S. Blue Island Ave. Saturday, August 17 and Sunday, August 18, noon–10pm. $5 donation. pilsenfestchicago.com With a variety of local artists, fresh food, and locally sold goods, Pilsen Fest will showcase the neighborhood’s rich cultural diversity in partnership with El BeiSMan, a collective of Latinx journalists and educators. (Kristen Simmons)
SOUTH SHORE SUMMER FESTIVAL
South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 S. South Shore Dr. Sunday, August 18, 2pm–8pm. bit.ly/ SouthShoreSummerFest19 The South Shore Cultural Center will host the eighth annual South Shore Summer Fest. A late summer event to look forward to, keep an eye out for more information as the season goes on—the lineup, always good, has yet to be announced. (Rod Sawyer)
FESTIVAL DE LA VILLITA
W. 26th St. & S. Kostner Ave. Friday, September 6, 6pm–10pm; Saturday, September 7 and Sunday, September 8, 2pm–10pm. Free. bit.ly/FestivalDeLaVillita19 The long-running three-day festival and parade celebrates Mexican culture and independence from Spanish rule. Over the course of the weekend, 26th Street becomes host to about one hundred vendors selling food, drink, crafts, and art, along with activities for kids, carnival rides, and traditional dancing lessons. On Sunday, the 26th Street Mexican Independence Day Parade comes to an end at the heart of the festival. (Emeline Posner)
79TH STREET RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL
79th St. between Racine and Loomis. Saturday, September 7 and Sunday, September 8, 10am 7pm. Free. (773) 723-3557. bit.ly/2cnSkCS The Auburn Gresham community will gather again to celebrate the fourteenth annual 79th Street Renaissance Festival. This family friendly event offers games, great music and yummy food. Shop and support your local community vendors. Sitback and watch various styles of dance from modern to hip-hop. There is something for everyone! (Maple Joy)
CULTURE FRESH PRESSED CHICAGO
South Shore Cultural Center Park, 7059 S. South Shore Dr. Sunday, June 9th and Sunday, August 11th, noon–2pm. Free. bit.ly/FreshPressed2019 Come together as a community to share stories of life on the South and West Sides as a way to reclaim personal narratives of these parts of the city. Share positive tales over food and—if the photos are to be believed—fresh-pressed orange juice. ( Jasmine Mithani)
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2ND ANNUAL JUNETEENTH @ THE COMMONS
GHANAFEST
Last year hundreds of people gathered at Sweetwater Foundation’s Perry Commons to celebrate freedom, build community and introduce all who didn’t know, to the long celebrated Texas holiday. Juneeteenth commemorates the day the abolition of American slavery was announced in the state of Texas—June 19, 1865—which just happened to be nearly two and half years after the Emancipation Proclamation had been issued by the Lincoln administration in January of 1863. SWF Executive Director Emmanuel Pratt used his Radical [Re]constructions practice to create an environment where conversations about the power of people to restore spaces could flourish. Having special guest actor/activist and friend to SWF Danny Glover stop by made the even one to remember. The celebration included musical guests, delicious free food, some of which was grown right on the commons, plus children-friendly activities. Stop by this year to see how the celebration will continue is its second year. (Nicole Bond)
The 31st annual GhanaFest™ celebrates the history and culture of West Africa. Sponsored by the Ghana National Council of Chicago, the event includes food, fashion, and cultural performances—including a parade of chiefs and queenmonthers. And be sure not to miss a special musical performance by Sista E.L.L.A. The event is all-ages and children's’ and youth activities with be provided. (Ian Hodgson)
Sweet Water Foundation, 5749 S. Perry Ave. Saturday, June 22, 11am–3pm.Free. Visit sweetwaterfoundation.org or call (312) 508-3982.
DYKE MARCH
Little Village Academy, W. 26th St. and S. Lawndale Ave. Saturday, June 29. Gathering at 1:30pm, kickoff at 2:30pm. Free. bit.ly/DykeMarch2019 Dyke March returns to Little Village this year on June 29th, the Saturday before the City’s Pride Parade in Lakeview. Boystown Pride can feel like another incarnation of the sweaty, macho crowds flocking to Wrigley Field except with rainbows instead of the ol’ Cubbies red, white, and blue, while Dyke March feels like a picnic with all your cool queer multiracial friends supporting each other. The procession begins on 26th and Lawndale, ending with a fair with food and vendors at Piotrowski Park. ( Jasmine Mithani)
QUEER FAMILY BBQ
Tom Ping Memorial Park, 1700 S. Wentworth Ave. Sunday, June 30th, 11am–4pm. All ages. Free. bit.ly/QueerFamBBQ2019 As a part of the youth-led Queering the Parks initiative, the Chicago Park District is hosting a festival full of food, music, and family-friendly entertainment. ( Jasmine Mithani)
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF LIFE
Washington Park DuSable Museum Sunken Garden, E. 55th St. and Cottage Grove Ave. Thursday, July 4–Sunday, July 7. Ticket prices vary, for full details visit internationalfestivaloflife.com After some years in Union Park the International Festival of Life returns home to Washington Park for its twenty-seventh year. This year’s annual celebration of roots and reggae culture, is dedicated, ahem… make that “liveicated” to the Reggae Fifty, commemorating the fifty years of Reggae music since 1968. If you have been a fan of this festival you know it serves you best to stay tuned for the lineup, for it can change up to the minute of show time. But for now it looks like Melba Moore could be the headliner. Just go. Enjoy the vibe. Eat some food. Shop the vendors. See friends you will only see there and Jah Bless. (Nicole Bond)
BANTU FEST
Midway Plaisance Park, E. 60th St. and S. Ellis Ave. Saturday, July 27–Sunday, July 28. Free. bantufest.com The Bantu Fest will promote diasporic cultural exchange, diversity, unity, and, naturally, love. It’s only right that the fest will do so through a dizzying variety of food and activity: dishes from South Africa, Haiti, Belize, Jamaica, Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Mexico, Brazil, Puerto Rico, the U.S., Liberia, Senegal, the Dominican Republic, and many more will be available. There will also be live bands and DJs, performances, drumming and dancing, fashion shows, vendors, arts and more. (Rod Sawyer)
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Washington Park. Saturday, July 27 and Sunday, July 28, 10pm–10pm. $15 for two-day pass; $10 for Sunday pass. All Ages. bit.ly/GhanaFest2019
WINDY CITY CARNIVAL
Midway Plaisance Park, E. 60th St. and S. Ellis Ave. Saturday, August 17. Free. windycitycarnival.com If you’ve never experienced any of the amazing festivals held in the Caribbean islands, you’ll be able to get a taste at the Midway Plaisance through Windy City Carnival’s Parade of Bands Competition! Like many summer festivals, this one will be jam-packed with bands, spectacular costumes, vendors, food, and so much more. But you’ll also find “impassioned masqueraders,” mas bands, Caribbean cuisine, and family-oriented cultural events. (Rod Sawyer)
QUEER POOL PARTY
Washington Park Refectory, 5531 S. Russell Dr. Saturday, August 24, 1pm–4pm. Free. bit.ly/QueerPoolParty2019 Another event organized by the Chicago Park District’s Queering the Parks program, this time exclusively for teens. If you’re between the ages of thirteen and seventeen (inclusive), head to Washington Park to swim to the beat of a DJ, eat, and play games. ( Jasmine Mithani)
PEARLFEST
39th Street Beach, 1199 E. Oakwood Blvd. Saturday, August 24, 11am–9pm. Free. VIP package $125. (773) 285-1211 x 306. bit.ly/2HRgzvm Join Little Black Pearl as they celebrate their 25th Anniversary. Continuing their partnership with the Chicago Park District, they are bringing residents “PearlFest 2019.” Featuring renowned national Jazz, Funk, and R&B artists, along with some of Chi-Town’s most notable talent. Enjoy food, fun, and activities for everyone, all day long. (Maple Joy)
SLOW&LOW: CHICAGO LOWRIDER FESTIVAL
S. Loomis St. and W. Cermak Rd. Sunday, September 2. $10–$25 to enter, free to attend. chicagolowriderfestival.com The Weekly’s 2017 photo essay highlighted the souped-up automotive beauty and friendly rivalries found at this Pilsen procession of refurbished jalopies. Now in its eighth incarnation, the Lowrider Festival has grown quickly over the last few years, dedicated to the “Master craftsmen, innovative mechanics, custom pin stripers and muralists” of lowrider culture. (Bridget Newsham, Sam Stecklow)
EVENTS
BULLETIN Photos at Noon: Approaches to Documentary Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College Chicago, 600 S. Michigan Ave. Friday, June 7, noon–1pm. Free. facebook.com/mocpchi One of a series of public print showings at the MoCP, featuring a mini-course on the museum’s collection—including works usually kept behind closed doors. (Sam Stecklow)
Southside Critical Mass Meet at Nichols Park Plaza, 1300 E. 55th St. Friday, June 7. Meet at 5:45pm, ride begins at 6:15. Free. facebook.com/SSCritMass The annual Wear Orange ride to raise awareness for gun violence prevention of the group bike ride organization Critical Mass will stop by Hadiya Pendleton Park as well as the restaurant of Nate Pendleton, her father, in Chatham, where there will be a birthday party held in Hadiya’s honor. (Sam Stecklow)
A Walk Through Time: Historic Prairie Avenue Walking Tour Glessner House, 1800 S. Prairie Ave. Sunday, June 9, 1pm–4pm. $50. glessnerhouse.org View six historic mansions in the South Loop’s Prairie Avenue Historic District, once home to the city’s civic leaders. The tour will be followed by a catered reception with a live jazz band and a silent auction. (Sam Stecklow)
Book Talk: The Queen Seminary Co-op, 5751 S. Woodlawn Ave. Monday, June 10, 6pm–7pm. Free. semcoop.com Josh Levin, journalist and author of The Queen: The Forgotten Life Behind an American Myth—about Linda Taylor, the South Side woman who became the basis for President Ronald Reagan’s “welfare queen” scaremongering—will discuss his research and new book with WBEZ reporter Natalie Moore. (Sam Stecklow)
Mental Health Town Hall Malcolm X College, 1900 W. Jackson Blvd. Thursday, June 13, 6pm–8pm. Free with registration. facebook.com/ChicagoMHM Join the Collaborative for Community Wellness and Mental Health Movement in advocating for public mental health clinic access for residents of the city to the City Council’s Mental Health Taskforce. (Sam Stecklow)
Book Talk: Never a Lovely So Real American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Ave, 2nd fl. Tuesday, June 25, 6:30pm–8:30pm. Free with registration. americanwritersmuseum.org Colin Asher, author of the new Nelson Algren biography Never a Lovely So Real, discusses his research (including what’s billed as the most comprehensive look at Algren’s FBI file) and new book. (Sam Stecklow)
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We're Here: Three Short Films Screening and Discussion Green Line Performing Arts Center, 329 E. Garfield Blvd. Wednesday, June 12, 7pm– 9pm. bit.ly/WeAreHereGLPAC In conjunction with the “Between Vision + Principle” exhibit, “We’re Here” features three short films by three artists, exploring the themes of Blackness occupying space. Tonika Lewis Johnson’s Folded Map™ Project, Alia Jhane’s "The Heart of an Apple: Part 2", and Terrence Thompson’s "Drive Slow" investigate themes of urban segregation, self examination, and narrative. Attendees are invited to stay for a Q&A with the film creators after the filmscreenings. (Roderick Sawyer)
Family Day: Tees ‘N’ Totes Smart Museum of Art, 5550 S. Greenwood Ave. Saturday, June 8, 1pm–4pm. bit.ly/TeesNTotes Join the Smart museum for Tees ‘N’ Totes! As part of their Family Days series, participants will be able to create “radical abstract spray-painted cotton totes” as well as silkscreen summer t-shirts, inspired by Smart’s collection. (Roderick Sawyer)
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Teen Writers Studio Release at Printer's Row Lit Fest Grace Place, 637 S. Dearborn St. Saturday, June 8, 2pm–3pm. bit.ly/TeenWritersAtPrintersRow "This Is What It Feels Like to Exist," is the latest and final publication from this year’s 826CHI Teen Writers Studio. Featuring a foreword by the poet Tara Betts, this project explores identity, growing up in the city, and finding hope in the small things. Come out and take a look at the publication and find out more information about 826CHI’s 2019 Publishing Fest. (Roderick Sawyer)
Lecture: The Massacre & Ceremony of Toxkatl Nahua Lessons Page - Machtia Toltekatl, 1759 W. 21st St. Sunday, June 9, 4pm–6pm. $15 but no one will be turned away. To register email MachtiaToltekatl@gmail.com. bit.ly/LectureAtNLP Join Nahua Lessons Page - Machtia Toltekatl as they explore Mesoamerican history, the ceremonies of Toxkatl, and recount the impact of Spanish invasion in the 1500s. Participants will be able to honor ancestors and the cycles of Nature during the Toxkatl Ceremony. Registration costs $15 but those unable to pay can inbox NLP – MT to make alternative arrangements. (Roderick Sawyer)
Slaps show! pt 2: A Sticker Exhibition Vault Gallerie, 2015 S. Laflin St. Friday, June 7, 6pm–10pm. bit.ly/SSPT2 Save the date for Vault Gallerie's grand opening in their new space! Slaps show! Pt2 features a longer list of artists than we’d be able to fit here. You’ll have a chance to pick up your favorite original pieces for $25 each. An after party at Punch House wraps up the night. “I support the girls” will collect donations of bras and feminine hygiene products for homeless women and girls. Stay tuned via the facebook event page for more details. (Roderick Sawyer)
MUSIC The Rolling Stones at Chess Willie Dixon’s Blues Heaven Foundation, 2120 S. Michigan Ave. Wednesday, June 5, 6pm–10pm. $15. bit.ly/RSatChess19 Exhibit opening that will, presumably, showcase memorabilia from when the Rolling Stones recorded at Chess Records. (Adam Przybyl)
Harper Court Summer Music Series Harper Court, 5235 S. Harper Ave. Thursday, June 6, 6pm–9pm. Free. facebook.com/HarperCourt Presented by the Silver Room and emceed by Lumpen Radio personality Mario Smith, this summer music series returns with DJ Sam Chapman, DJ Calvin, and more. (Sam Stecklow)
Jazz in the Courtyard Hyde Park Shopping Center, E. 55th St. & S. Lake Park Ave. Friday, June 7, noon–2pm. Free. facebook.com/55th57th Enjoy free jazz in the courtyard of the Hyde Park Shopping Center the first Friday of every month this summer. (Sam Stecklow)
Chosen Few DJs Saturday Summer Series Pier 31 Restaurant, 3101 S. Lake Shore Dr. Saturday, June 8, 2pm–8pm. Free. chosenfewdjs.com In advance of the Chosen Few DJs Picnic & Festival coming up, dance the afternoon away to the sounds of the Chosen Few themselves at this lakefront restaurant. (Sam Stecklow)
Bloodhype, Infinite Neck, Desert Liminal, Eric Wallgren Bohemian Grove (ask a punk). Monday, June 10, doors at 7pm. $5 donation. bit.ly/bloodhype-and-friends On Monday, local eclectic-electricelectronic act Bloodhype will perform alongside Infinite Neck, some baroque-pop synth weirdos visiting from Oakland, CA. With Desert Liminal’s gauzy dreampop and Eric Walgren to round out the lineup,
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Otro Ritmo: South Side Punk Night One City Tap, 3115 S. Archer Ave. Tuesday, June 11, 9pm—late. Free. (773) 565-4777. bit.ly/OtroRitmo On Tuesday, the South Side’s finest venue for “FREAKS, PUNKS, MUTANTS, METALHEADS AND REGULARS” will fundraise for the Chicago Abortion Fund with performances by Conciencia and PKDORES (in advance of their set at Ruido Fest). DJs Malice, Orno, AGNAM1312, and more will spin. (Christopher Good)
STAGE & SCREEN Cinema 53: Passing Through with Fumi Okiji and Seth Brodsky Harper Theater, 5328 S. Harper Ave. Thursday, June 6, doors at 6:30pm; screening at 7pm–9:30pm. Free and open to the public. For other details visit bit.ly/2MoL3sM This season the Cinema 53 film and discussion series, curated by Seth Brodsky, Interim Director of the Gray Center for Arts and Inquiry, explores the role of music in and on film. Next in the series is director Larry Clark’s 1977 film, Passing Through, which has been described as one of the greatest films about jazz and the Black experience. A discussion will follow the screening with scholar and musician Fumi Okiji—Assistant Professor of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies at University of Massachusetts, Amherst—and Seth Brodsky. (Nicole Bond)
Performing Arts Summer Camp eta Creative Arts Foundation, 7558 S. South Chicago Ave. July 8 to August 17. Ages 10–17. $750. Register online at bifliproductions.org. (708) 730-4683 Looking for creative summer fun for the youth in your world? Registration is now open for a six-week intensive summer camp for ages ten through seventeen, presented by B Fli Productions at eta Creative Arts Foundation. Breakfast, lunch and field trips are all included. Classes offered include dance, vocal performance, hip
hop communication, and comedic improv. Register today! (Nicole Bond)
The Adaptations of Augie March—Performance and Special Collections Exhibition Court Theater, 5535 S. Ellis Avenue. Through June 9. Wednesday through Sunday, 7:30pm; 2pm matinee, Saturday and Sunday. Tickets $50-$74. Call the box office at (773) 7534472 or visit courttheater.org See the brilliant coming-of-age story based on the novel by Saul Bellow, former University of Chicago faculty member and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Written by David Auburn and directed by Charles Newell, the production stars Patrick Mulvey, making his Court debut in the title role. Then, be sure to visit the free exhibition at the Special Collections Research Center Gallery, 1100 E. 57th Street, Monday through Friday 9am–4:45pm. Curated by Court Theatre Dramaturg Nora Titone, the exhibition showcases treasures like the early handwritten draft of Saul Bellow’s novel and materials from the theater artists’s work on the Court’s current production. (Nicole Bond)
FOOD & LAND Farmers Markets Sundays: Maxwell Street Market, S. Desplaines St. & W. Taylor St. Sundays, 9am–3pm. bit.ly/ MaxwellStMarketChicago 95th Street Farmers Market, 1835 W. 95th St. Sundays, 8am–1pm, through November. c Pilsen Community Market, 1820 S. Blue Island Ave. Sundays, 9am–3pm, through October. facebook.com/pilsenmarket Wood Street Urban Farm Stand, 1757 W. 51st St. Sundays, 9am–noon, through November 24. McKinley Park Farmers Market, 3705 S. Archer Ave. Sundays, 10am–2pm. Through September 29. facebook.com/MPFM1 Wednesdays: Back of the Yards Community Market, S. 51st St. & W. Throop St. Wednesdays, 3pm–7pm, through September 25. Boxville, 320 E. 51st St. Wednesdays, 4pm–7pm, starting June 19. facebook.com/ Boxville51
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Thursdays: City Market at Daley Plaza, 50 W. Washington St. Thursdays, 7am–2pm, through October 24. bit.ly/DaleyPlazaMarket South Loop Farmers Market, 1936 S. Michigan Ave. Thursdays, 4pm–8pm, through September 26. southloopfarmersmarket.com Hyde Park Farmers Market, 5300 S. Harper Ct. Thursdays, 7am–1pm, through October. downtownhydeparkchicago.com Saturdays: 61st Street Farmers Market, 6100 S. Blackstone Ave. Saturdays, 9am–2pm, through October 27. experimentalstation.org/market The Plant Farmers Market, 1400 W. 46th St. The first Saturday of each month, 11am– 3pm. plantchicago.org/farmers-market Eden Place Farmers Market, 4911 S. Shields Ave. Saturdays, 8am–2pm, through October 12. edenplacefarms.org Printers Row City Market, 700 S. Dearborn St. Saturdays, 7am–1pm, June 15 through October 26. Farmers Market at The Port Ministries, 5013 S. Hermitage Ave. The second Saturday of each month, noon–4pm. facebook.com/ theportministries Multiple Days: UHSC Farm Stand, 1809 W. 51st St. Mondays–Fridays, 9am–1pm, through November 25. Gary Comer Youth Center Farmers Market, 7200 S. Ingleside Ave. Tuesdays & Fridays, 3pm–6pm, June 18 to October 29. garycomeryouthcenter.org/produce Farm on Ogden Food Stand, 3555 W. Ogden Ave. Tuesdays & Thursdays, 11am– 7pm; Wednesdays, Fridays, & Saturdays, 10am–6pm. chicagobotanic.org Summertime in Chicago means many things; one of those things is the return of farmers markets and with them, fresh produce to our lives. Some troopers toughed it out indoors over the winter, but is it truly a farmers market if you can’t take your winnings, bike to the lake or your nearest park, and eat them quicker than you could’ve imagined in one sitting? If the list above looks sparse to you, it is—it only includes the markets that are currently or soon-to-be open. Many more around the South Side will open in the next two months. (Sam Stecklow)
Taste of Ghana Fundraiser
Big Marsh Bike Convergence
Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Ave. Thursday, June 13, 5:30pm–7:30pm. $65. bit. ly/GhanaTaste
Big Marsh Park, 11559 S. Stony Island Ave. Saturday, June 15, 10:30am–6pm. Free. bit. ly/BMBike In order to highlight the needs of people walking and biking on the Southeast Side, the Active Transportation Alliance is organizing groups of bikers to travel to Big Marsh Park from locations in Riverdale, Pullman, the East Side, Hegewisch, and South Deering. Once at the park, participants will enjoy lunch and participate in an afternoon of short track racing on the course at Big Marsh. (Sam Joyce)
Join the Susana Lankai Debrah Educational Foundation for a dinner of traditional Ghanaian dishes, including jollof, beef and chicken kebabs, and kontonmire stew. Each dinner ticket also includes two drink tickets. All proceeds go to benefit the Foundation, which provides educational resources to primary and middle schools in Osu, a neighborhood in Ghana’s capital city of Accra. (Sam Joyce)
Star Farm Dinner Star Farm, 5030 S. Throop Ave. Wednesday, June 19, 6:30pm–10:30pm. $35 for one, $50 for two, children ten and under free. bit.ly/StarDinner Join Star Farm, an urban farm in Back of the Yards, for their first annual farm dinner. Dinner includes four courses, featuring vegetables grown at the farm. The event will also include a sunflower maze, live Spanish guitar music, and a bonfire. Cash bar. (Sam Joyce)
Assumption Greek Festival
Sanctuary Cafe Closing Sanctuary Cafe, 5655 S. University Ave. Mondays–Fridays, 7am–7pm; Saturdays, 8am–5pm; closed Sundays. storiesconnect.org/ sanctuary-cafe Another week brings another closing of a South Side restaurant: Sanctuary Café, short-lived but beloved by many, is closing due to a dispute between University
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Assumption Greek Orthodox Church, 13631 S. Brainard Ave. Saturday, June 15, 4pm–11pm; Sunday, June 16, 12pm–11pm. Admission $2 adults, $1 children. Raffle tickets $2 each. Hosted by Assumption Greek Orthodox Church, this two-day festival will feature a variety of traditional Greek staples, including gyros, shish kebabs, and loukoumades. The festival will also feature Greek music, raffles, and a performance Sunday by the Hellenic Cathedral Dancers of Merrillville, Indiana. (Sam Joyce)
Church, its landlord, and the organization that runs the café, Stories Connect. If you have never visited this hidden gem your time is ticking. And if you are a fan get in there even faster to enjoy all the fresh baked goodness, hearty soups, savory sandwiches, quiches, empanadas, and more—all prepared in-house in their very own industrial kitchen. This cafe has lived up to its name by providing quiet sanctuary for work and study, an alternative space for artists and performers and a welcoming atmosphere for every age, race, genderidentity, faith tradition and religious practice. Sanctuary, you will be missed. Estimated closing day is Friday June 14. (Nicole Bond)
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Manet and Modern Beauty is co-organized by the Art Institute of Chicago and the J. Paul Getty Museum. The lead affiliate sponsor is the Auxiliary Board of the Art Institute of Chicago. Major support is provided by Robert J. Buford, Rande and Cary D. McMillan in honor of Mrs. Cindy Pritzker, the Shure Charitable Trust, Loretta and Allan Kaplan, and Nancy Strubbe Santi and E. Scott Santi. Additional support is made possible by Norman and Virginia Bobins, The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation; Margot Levin Schiff and the Harold Schiff Foundation; the Rose L. and Sidney N. Shure Endowment; and Jean M. Unsworth. Members of the Exhibitions Trust provide annual leadership support for the museum’s operations, including exhibition development, conservation and collection care, and educational programming. The Exhibitions Trust includes an anonymous donor; Neil Bluhm and the Bluhm Family Charitable Foundation; Jay Franke and David Herro; Kenneth Griffin; Caryn and King Harris, The Harris Family Foundation; Robert M. and Diane v.S. Levy; Ann and Samuel M. Mencoff; Sylvia Neil and Dan Fischel; Anne and Chris Reyes; Cari and Michael J. Sacks; and the Earl and Brenda Shapiro Foundation. This exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. Édouard Manet. Jeanne (Spring) (detail), 1881. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles.