Semillas: Artwork by Raul Ortiz Bonilla

The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture 3015 W Division Street, Chicago, IL, United States

Through his signature puntos and semillas, Puerto Rican artist Raul Ortiz Bonilla presents a story of migration and diaspora.

Free

Soy Boricua

The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture 3015 W Division Street, Chicago, IL, United States

From digital collage to painting to glasswork to photography, twelve non-male Diasporican artists explore their expansive identities and how they intersect in their own ways.

Free

Letters from Home

Swedish American Museum 5211 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, United States

Artists from Sweden and Chicago collaborate to create original works interpreting early 20th century letters to Chicago immigrant Emil Olsson from his family in Sweden.

Free – $6

The Girl in The Diary: Searching for Rywka from the Łódz Ghetto

Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL, United States

In 1945, a 14-year-old's diary was discovered in Auschwitz. The exhibition explores Rywka's life in the Łódz Ghetto and what might have happened after her deportation to Auschwitz and beyond.

Free – $18

Summer Weddings

Raupp Museum 901 Dunham Ln, Buffalo Grove, IL, United States

Weddings bring us together. They are a chance to celebrate love and the beginning of a couple’s new life together. Weddings also celebrate our history and culture. Join the Museum […]

ECAC Summer Camp

Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago 5800 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago
$150

Resistencia y Libertá por Bombazo Wear

The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture 3015 W Division Street, Chicago, IL, United States

Bomba music and dance provide  resistance, self-expression, and community building for Afro-Puerto Ricans. This exhibit displays the evolution of bomba attire since the 17th century.

Shelly Jyoti – Indigo: The Blue Gold

South Asia Institute 1925 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States

Acclaimed Indian visual and textile artist Shelly Jyoti depicts the indigo's colonial history and impact — the  cultivation, exploitation, and servitude that happened because of one plant.

$5 – $10

Tantalizing Treasures Sale

Swedish American Museum 5211 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, United States

The Swedish American Museum will take part in the Andersonville Sidewalk Sale. Come find your treasures old and new.

Avenida Peru Restaurant Independence Celebration

Avenida Peru Restaurant 3131 N. Central Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

Enjoy Peruvian gastronomy accompanied by a show that shows the multiculturalism of Peruvian dances celebrated on the 202nd anniversary of the independence of Peru.

El Hijo de Borikén

Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center 4046 W. Armitage Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

El Hijo de Borikén is a musical group from Puerto Rico characterized by their politically conscious, socially aware, and protest-like lyrics dedicated towards their island.

$10 – $15

Assyrian Circle Series

Virtual Chicago, IL, United States

Mr. Ninos Nirari, a highly regarded poet and specialist in the Syriac language, will conduct a lecture in Assyrian about his poetry.

The Fan Painting Workshop

3500 S Morgan Street 3500 S Morgan St 3F, Chicago, IL, United States

The Fan Painting workshop combines functionality and creativity, allowing you to create your artwork while also enjoying the coolness of summer by using your painted fan. All material included. The ticket is $15. Member is $10. Only nine spots are available. In this workshop, you will have the opportunity to learn and experience the art […]

$10 – $15

The Annual Ethiopian Community Cookout

Foster Beach 5200 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, United States

Open to all of the Ethiopian Community, and lovers of Ethiopia: get your foldable chairs, bring the whole family - and let's all get together, eat, and have some fun!

Indigo as Art and Commodity: A Panel Discussion

South Asia Institute 1925 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States

Join the South Asia Institute for this panel discussion on the profound impact of Indigo on India's artistic heritage and its on contemporary craft and fine art practices worldwide.

Free