Kenwood Oakland Community Organization (KOCO) invites the public to join in the 10th Annual Bronze Affair Celebration on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010 at 7 p.m. at Room 43, on 1043 E. 43rd St. There will be live music from Crosswind, dinner, dancing and a silent auction, all to benefit KOCO’s 45 years of organizing...
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The road to political empowerment passes through a lot of voting booths and polling stations. Avoid them and we will perpetually remain lost. That journey starts with becoming citizens, then registering to vote, then getting informed on the candidates to choose, then going to cast our vote and be counted. Many of us have...
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Most people these days try to get the biggest and fanciest technology available, and they’ll pay anything for it. The folks at Redmoon Theatre and students from Columbia College Chicago had a different idea. They put on a show at the Museum of Contemporary Art using only old overhead projectors and human hands. No...
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Lots of high school bands and many politicians joined the Columbus Day Parade on Monday, Oct. 11, on Columbus Avenue in Chicago. Video produced by Nayeli Santoyo and Reginald Williams.
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My personal journey as a Bollywood dancer started at age 5. Living in India, it was a little difficult to escape it. Mom sent me to classical Indian dance training and, despising every moment of it as a 10-year-old, I still learned the fundamentals of dance, movement and technique that comes handy every dancing...
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Huffing and puffing down the final stretch, Sammy Wanjiru fought high temperatures and exhaustion Sunday as he neared the finish line. While pointing to the sky and waving to the crowd, the Kenyan Olympic Gold Medalist held up two fingers to symbolize his second straight victory at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. But...
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Tired of the same old thing? October is Chicago Artists Month so there are exhibits, open studios, screenings and more. There are 30 or so events or galleries open every day. A sample of Sunday ‘s includes a walk with artists who will make souvenirs along the way and an eclectic video screening. Search...
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UPDATE 10/6/2010 Kate McGroarty of Chicago was revealed as the winner live at the Museum the morning of Wednesday, Oct. 6—with the help of a fun chemistry experiment. All five  finalists performed a seemingly identical experiment in front of the packed Museum Rotunda—but only McGroarty’s experiment, mixing hydrogen peroxide, dish soap and sodium iodide,...
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Erica Watson, an alum of Columbia College, took the show she wrote and performs on the road, and in New York, reviewers raved, noting that “Fat Bitch delivers much more than just an evening of edgy standup… Watson uses her struggle with body image and self-esteem to challenge the stereotypes we experience every day...
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Students from the Academy for Global Citizenship, an Archer Heights magnet school, McCutcheon Elementary School in Uptown, and other schools took part in the city’s annual Peace Day in Chicago event on Saturday. Second- and third-graders from the Academy for Global Citizenship brought giant peace doves to the festivities in downtown’s Daley Plaza, while...
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