Diversity Events in the City - March 2010
My Chinatown
http://chicagohistory.org/planavisit/exhibitions/my-chinatown/index
A multimedia exhibition features video clips, artifacts and photographs from current and former residents of the Chicago neighborhood.
Chicago History Museum
1601 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60614
312-642-4600
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays : 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (ends November 1)
Sundays : 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. (ends November 1)
Contemporary Sculptures from China
http://www.millenniumpark.org/parkevents/event.aspx?id=884
Four large-scale works take up temporary residence in the park's Boeing Galleries. Participating sculptors and installation artists include Sui Jianguo, Zhan Wang, Shen Shaomin and Chen Wenling.
Millennium Park
201 E. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL 60602
312-742-1168
Daily 6 a.m. - 11 p.m. (ends October 31)
Music Without Borders Friday
http://www.explorechicago.org/city/en/things_see_do/event_landing/special_events/dca_tourism/WorldMusic.html
Lunch Break's Music Without Borders features music styles from around the world.
Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington St, Randolph Cafe
Chicago, IL 60602
Every Friday 12:15pm
Freedom's Sisters at DuSable Museum of African American History
http://www.dusablemuseum.org/exhibits/details/freedoms-sisters/
Freedom's Sisters, a collaboration between SITES and Cincinnati Museum Center, brings to life 20 African American women, from key 19th-century historical figures to contemporary leaders, who have fought for equality for all Americans.
DuSable Museum of African American History
740 E. 56th Pl.
Chicago, IL 60637
Tuesday - Saturday 10 am - 5 pm; Sunday 12 Noon - 5 pm
Intersections: "Postmodern Polish Ethnicity"
http://www.explorechicago.org/city/en/things_see_do/event_landing/events/dca_tourism/Intersections_PostmodernPolishEthnicity.html
The project presents Polish folk music and ethnic formation in a postmodern, postcolonial, and post-communist world.
Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington St, Randolph Cafe
Chicago, IL 60602
6pm on Mar 3, 2010
St. Patrick's Day Parade
http://www.chicagostpatsparade.com
The 2010 St. Patrick's Day Parade will take place March 13th in downtown Chicago.
Columbus Dr. & Balbo Dr.
Chicago, IL 60605
12 noon on March 13, 2010
50 Percent Grey: Contemporary Czech Photography Reconsidered
http://www.mocp.org
This exhibition represents a small, specific slice of photography in the Czech Republic today.
Museum of Contemporary Photography
600 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60605
Monday - Saturday 10 am - 5 pm; Thursday 10 am - 8pm; Sunday 12 Noon - 5 pm
Art + Science = Architecture
Piece by piece, LEGO by LEGO, Adam Reed Tucker, architect and LEGO Master, creates large-scale artistic models of some of the most famous structures around the world including the Burj Khalifa Tower (United Arab Emirates) and the Jin Mao Tower (China).
Museum of Science and Industry
5700 S. Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60637
Monday - Saturday 9:30 am - 4 pm; Sunday 11 am - 4 pm
