ARTS & (HOME) ENTERTAINMENT RECOMMENDATIONS Since being stuck inside, which shows have you been watching? Which movies? Have you read any good books lately? Any new music releases have you dancing in your living room? StreetWise vendors, readers and staff are sharing what is occupying their attention during this unprecedented time. To be featured in a future edition, send your recommendations of what to do at home and why you love them to: Creative Director / Publisher Dave Hamilton at dhamilton@streetwise.org
Local Laughs!
Hit 'Em on the Blackside “Hit 'Em on the Blackside” is Congo Square’s new online series featuring the company’s award-winning African American ensemble in biweekly sketch comedy webisodes. The series is directed by Anthony Irons and stars Ron Conner, Alexis J. Roston, Tiffany Addison and Kelvin Roston Jr. Director Anthony Irons promises “gut punching, thought provoking, laugh-out-loud satire, with some deep, artistic kinda stuff thrown in for good measure.” Congo Square is excited to team up with filmmaker Malcom Banks to bring this new virtual experience to audiences. The first episode is available now on Congo Square’s Instagram and Facebook pages. The webisodes will be compiled into a full show for free viewing on the company’s website in December. The next webisodes will be released on October 23, November 6 & 20, and December 4 & 18. For more information, visit www.congosquaretheatre.org.
Race for a Cause!
(HOME) ENTERTAINMENT
Susan G. Komen Chicago Race for the Cure The Susan G. Komen Chicago Race for the Cure will be virtual this year on October 24. Join a team or sign up as an individual to fundraise and race where you are at info-komen.org. Susan G. Komen funds more breast cancer research than any other nonprofit, while providing real-time help to those facing the disease, especially those with the fewest resources: people who are uninsured, underinsured, low-income women and men. Komen was founded by Nancy G. Brinker, who promised her sister, Susan G. Komen, that she would end the disease that claimed Suzy’s life. Through events like the Komen Chicago Race for the Cure®, Komen Chicago has invested more than $18.1 million in community breast health programs in five county areas and has helped contribute to the more than $988 million invested globally in research.
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Historical Cinema!
“Fatma 75” screening & discussion Banned in its country of origin until recently, "Fatma 75" (Selma Baccar, 1975, Tunisia, digital, 60 min) is the first non-fiction film made by a Tunisian woman. It is a feminist essay film that uses the figure of a young woman, a university student, to embody and expand on the political histories of significant women in Maghrebi history. Followed by a live discussion with Florence Martin, scholar of Maghrebi women's cinema, and Issrar Chamekh, PhD candidate in Northwestern's department of political science. A virtual live screening & discussion will be 7 p.m. on October 22, and will be available to watch for the following 24 hours. Learn more and RSVP for this FREE event at blockmuseum.northwestern.edu
MCA Talks!
To Commune, Between Choice And Care This virtual event will be held October 22 at 5 p.m. and will include a discussion exploring the historical and contemporary boundaries between art and life and what we can learn to build a better union in the today. Themes discussed will be related to the Museum of Contemporary Arts' exhibitions "Alien vs. Citizen," "Just Connect" and the performance project "Chapter and Verse: The gospel of James Baldwin" by Meshell Ndegeocello. Panelists will include Ndegeocello’s collaborators, director Charlotte Braithwaite, artist Nicholas Galanin, and Chicago-based scholar Pascale Ife Williams. This presentation is organized by Interim Senior Curator January Parkos Arnall and Curatorial Assistant Marguerite Wynter with the Performance and Public Practice team. The event will be presented on Zoom and Facebook Live. Learn more at: https://mcachicago.org/Calendar/2020/10/Talk-To-Commune-Between-Choice-And-Care
