Game Night For Kids
Richard M. Daley Library 733 N. Kedzie, Chicago, IL, United StatesPlay board games and card games like Guess Who?, Uno, Spot it!, Jenga, Rummikub, Robot Turtles, Connect 4!, Checkers and Chess.
Adult Book Discussion: Electric Arches
Richard M. Daley Library 733 N. Kedzie, Chicago, IL, United StatesFor African American History Month we will be discussing Electric Arches by Chicago author Eve L. Ewing. Electric Arches is an eclectic blend of poetry, prose, and visual art exploring black girlhood and womanhood through Ewing's experiences growing up and living in Chicago. Some stories take place in Ewing's past while others envision Chicago's futurehood and span from more […]
CAPS Beat 1422 Meeting
Simons Park 1640 N. Drake, Chicago, United StatesBeat community meetings are a key part of the CAPS strategy of partnerships and problem solving. These meetings, held on all 279 police beats in the City, provide a regular […]
LUCHA First-Time Homebuyer Workshop
HOMEBUYER EDUCATION PROGRAM Founded in 1982, LUCHA is both a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)-approved housing counseling agency as well as a Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO). LUCHA (the Spanish word for “struggle”) advances housing as a human right by empowering communities- particularly the Latino and Spanish-speaking populations- through advocacy, education, affordable […]
Spanish Language Club / Club del idioma español
Humboldt Park Library 1605 N. Troy, Chicago, IL, United StatesThe club focuses on Spanish pronunciation and grammar. Join us for activities highlighting the culture and history of Spanish speaking countries. Open to teens and adults.
After School Arts & Crafts
Humboldt Park Library 1605 N. Troy, Chicago, IL, United StatesCome join us for an after school program where we explore our creative side with arts and crafts. For ages 5-10.
CAPS Beat 1423 Meeting
Casa Central 1335 N. California Ave., Chicago, IL, United StatesBeat community meetings are a key part of the CAPS strategy of partnerships and problem solving. These meetings, held on all 279 police beats in the City, provide a regular […]
Westside Stories: A Performance by the Homan Square Story Elders
Richard M. Daley Library 733 N. Kedzie, Chicago, IL, United StatesStorytelling is going on all over Chicago and the nation and now it comes to the Westside. The Homan Square Story Elders are part of the Goodman Theater's GeNarrations writing workshops. They tell stories of the Westside and their family's migration from Mississippi roots to Lawndale. Stories of family gatherings, church and work. Conflicts and reconciliation. Their stories are […]
Books & Brews: Red Clocks
Roots Handmade Pizza 1924 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, United StatesJoin us at Roots Pizza for our monthly Books & Brews book discussion, a book club that meets at a bar/restaurant. This month we'll discuss Red Clocks by Leni Zumas, a fictional novel in the vein of Margaret Atwood about five women in a post-reproductive rights America. Copies of the book are available for checkout at the West […]
Film Screening: Ella es el Matador (She is the Matador)
Richard M. Daley Library 733 N. Kedzie, Chicago, IL, United States“For Spaniards — and for the world — nothing has expressed their country's traditionally rigid gender roles more powerfully than the image of the male matador. So sacred was the bullfighter's masculinity to Spanish identity that a 1908 law barred women from the sport. Ella Es el Matador reveals the surprising history of the women who […]