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Piccolo Elementary Specialty School: May 11, 2013; The Westside Writing Project (WWP) recently partnered with Brian Piccolo Elementary School in West Humboldt Park in hosting its first Script Writing Competition. The competition challenged students…
Funding opportunity: capacity building grants for culturally diverse arts organizations: marcia festen, Apr 15, 2013; The Arts Work Fund invites proposals from multi-cultural and culturally-specific arts organizations that have not previously received a grant from the Fund.
"De Nuestras Manos, Sale Un Tiple A Cantar" [video]: Carlos Flores, Apr 12, 2013; The video "De Nuestras Manos, Sale Un Tiple A Cantar", provides the essence of the Puerto Rican Tile Construction Workshop by showing the workshop that took place in 2008. The 2013 Puerto Rican…
Rallying to Save Lafayette School, Where Music Makes Community: Neighborhood Writing Alliance, Apr 1, 2013; Lafayette Elementary School in Humboldt Park, home to a unique after-school music program, is slated to be closed. All involved are rallying to make their case heard.
Feast on Poetry at the 6th Annual Poesía En Abril Festival: Diana Pando, Mar 29, 2013; Poetry Lovers Can Celebrate National Poetry Month Delighting the Senses Did you know Chicago is home to the largest international Latino Poetry Festival in the Midwest? To kick off National Poetry…
Feast on Poetry at the 6th Annual Poesía En Abril Festival (Poetry Lovers Can Celebrate National Poetry Month Delighting the Senses): Diana Pando, Mar 29, 2013; SourceURL:file:///Macintosh%20HD/Users/dianapando/Desktop/FINAL_CTPR_DP.doc Did you know Chicago is home to the largest international Latino Poetry Festival in the Midwest? To kick off National…
THE 2013 PUERTO RICAN TIPLE CONSTRUCTION WORKSHOP ANNOUNCES DATE: Carlos Flores, Mar 25, 2013; Announcement of the 2013 Puerto Rican Tiple Construction Workshop, sponsored by the San Lucas United Church of Christ & the Puerto Rican Cuatro Project. The workshops will be held from June 17 -…
St. Joseph Services Annual Campaign Kick-off: Iris Millan, Mar 19, 2013; St. Joseph Services Kicks off their Annual Campaign! See full article section for more information!
After School Matters - Spring '13 enrollment open!: Aaron Arreguin, Jan 16, 2013; After School Matters is still accepting applications for its Spring programs. Programs in the arts, communications, science, sports and technology will be offered at 53 Chicago Public Schools high…
Open Registration for Studio Arts Scholarships - Programs starts January 30th: Jorge Felix, Jan 14, 2013; PRAA announces Open Registration for the Studio Arts & Exhibition Program and Awards 50 Scholarships - Programs starts January 30th
Division Street Business Development Association Presents 18th Annual Three Kings Winter Festival & Parade: Eduardo Arocho, Dec 19, 2012; FREE EVENT for the Whole Family, Toys given to Children 0-12 years old, Join the Three Kings on the parade.
Division Street Business Development Association Presents 18th Annual Three Kings Winter Festival & Parade: Eduardo Arocho, Dec 19, 2012; FREE EVENT for the Whole Family, Toys given to Children 0-12 years old, Join the Three Kings on the parade.
“We Are the Reporters in Our Neighborhood”: Christy Prahl, Dec 10, 2012; Youth participants from the Westside Writing Project showcase their videos at the 2012 Annual Media Showcase, held at the Richard M. Daley Library.
Revitalized Ujima Community Garden: Isaiah Ross, Dec 10, 2012; The word ‘Ujima’ originates from Kwanzaa, meaning collective work and responsibility. The Ujima Community Garden stands for just that. Once a vacant lot, full of contaminated soil, it has…
West Humboldt Park Farmers Market: A Prosperous One-Stop Shop: Isaiah Ross, Dec 10, 2012; The West Humboldt Park Farmers Market began during the summer of 2012 to address the problem known as ‘food deserts,’ lack of access to healthy food options in the West Humboldt Park…
Join After School Matters - Learn, Create, and Explore: Aaron Arreguin, Oct 25, 2012; After School Matters is still accepting applications for its Fall programs. Programs in the arts, communications, science, sports and technology!
Register now for the 2012 Latino Behavioral Health Conference: C4, Oct 17, 2012; Changing the Paradigm from Stigma to Wellness---This Friday October 19, 2012
The Bloomingdale - Call for Art: Reframing Ruin: The Bloomingdale, Oct 5, 2012; Submit your photographs of the Bloomingdale for Reframing Ruin: A Prelude to the Bloomingdale Trail. Submissions due Nov. 9, 2012
My Summer with WWP @ the Harold Washington Library: Rovert Hall, Sep 15, 2012; Westside Writing Project student Rovert Hall describes his experience with WWP this past summer and his project on the Harold Washington Library.
3rd Annual Misa Jibara celebrated at IPRAC: Julio Urrutia Jr, Sep 10, 2012; Deacons of several area churches, along with Father Raul Morales Berrios from Puerto Rico, celebrated what has now become an annual event, Misa Jibara at IPRAC.
New Exhibition at IPRAC: Martorell's Wake: Julio Urrutia Jr, Sep 10, 2012; The new exhibition by Master Puerto Rican artist, Martorell's premiered on Saturday, September 1 to a capacity crowd. Revisiting "El Velorio" (The Wake) by Francisco Oller, who was the foremost…
Noche Jíbara: Julio Urrutia Jr, Sep 10, 2012; Over 200 people celebrated an enchanted evening of traditional Puerto Rican music, food, and culture that featured "Alambre Dulce" the Puerto Rican musical group directly from the mountains of Cayey,…
King Lizzy is Re-Opening it's Doors!: Aug 28, 2012; After being closed most of this summer, King Lizzy is re-opening it's doors on September 12! And they are throwing a party to celebrate. There will be live music, DJ, food, prizes...not to mention…
POST from EVERYBLOCK website: Bloomingdale Trail, private property?: posted by Enrique Salgado, Jr. original to EveryBlock, Aug 9, 2012; SEEN THIS POST AND FELT THE NEED TO SHARE SINCE MOST DO NOT KNOW ANSWER TO THIS: Saturday evening I was running on the Bloomingdale trail and a cop car drove up to me and told me I wasn't allowed to…
RUMBLE ARTS AT THE LIBRARY: Betsy Santiago, Aug 9, 2012; Miss. Bautista from Rumble Arts teaching students how to make sketch books at the North/Pulaski Library Branch