40th Annual Chicago International Children’s Film Festival

Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, United States

This event is lovely for the young and young at heart! Films include highly anticipated festival shorts, multiple premieres, and a celebration of diverse stories for and about children.

$25

Día de Muertos

Casa Michoacán 1638 S. Blue Island, Chicago, IL, United States

Casa Michoacán Pilsen invites you to celebrate the Day of the Dead with an exhibition, a traditional altar, and a reception.

Committee of Six: Screening and Public Discussion

Green Line Performing Arts Center 329 East Garfield Boulevard, Chicago

Committee of Six enacts University of Chicago meeting minutes in 1955 for creating an “Urban Renewal Program" in Hyde Park, comparing it to contemporary gentrification in Chicago.

Free

Teen Saturday Studios: Organic Architecture

UIC School of Architecture

This Saturday Studio workshop will be held at The University of Illinois Chicago, where teens will go on a tour led by School of Architecture at UIC and get to explore what organic architecture is and its connection to our built environment.

Free

Dr. Burroughs Legacy Day

South Side Community Art Center 3831 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

Join us for a family friendly afternoon of celebrating and learning more about the legacy and art practice of Dr. Burroughs!

Free

UCHICAGO DIA DE MUERTOS – MECHA

UChicago - Ida Noyes Hall 1212 E. 59th St., Chicago, United States

The Center of Peruvian Arts has an honor to participate at UChicago's Dia de Muertos event. Enjoy a great day of music, remembrance, and pupusas!

Premiere of Pa I sha

Evanston Township High School 1600 Dodge Ave, Evanston, United States

Using Chickasaw melodies, language, and stories, The Story of Pa I Sha is a musical work inspired by composer Brandi Berry Benson's 4th great grandmother Pa I Sha.

Free

Premiere of The Story of Pa I Sha

Evanston Township High School 1600 Dodge Ave, Evanston, United States

With Evanston Township High School, the Bach & Beethoven Experience (BBE) will premiere a new musical work called The Story of Pa I Sha telling three major stories from composer Brandi Berry Benson's Chickasaw heritage.

Free

Book Launch & Discussion: Humanize by Thomas Heatehrwick

167 N. Green Street 167 N. Green Street, Chicago

From one of the world’s most innovative designers comes a fiercely passionate manifesto on why so many places have become miserable and boring and how we can make them better for everyone.

$35

Tibetan Sand Mandala Creation with Lama Losang Samten

Heritage Museum of Asian Art 3500 S Morgan St, Chicago, IL, United States

The Heritage Museum of Asian Art will host the venerable Lama Losang Samten for a Tibetan Sand Mandala ritual. The Lama will create and eventually destroy a Sand Mandala, hosting lectures in the evenings.

Free – $8

History Course: Of Breaking Bonds, The German-American Experience

DANK Haus German American Cultural Center 4740 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

Over the duration of this 16-week course, we will learn and discuss the German-American experience, from the very first trickle of Germans to North America in Jamestown in 1608 thru the subsequent German waves of immigration to the present day.

$150 – $250

Navi Arts

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

Support local artisans, artists, and craft makers while jumpstarting your Christmas shopping and enjoy music, delicious beverages, scrumptious food, and free family art workshops!

Free

Holiday Delight & Kodomo Matsuri 2023

Japanese American Service Committee 4427 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, United States

Join the fun in the Clark Street building for one last time before JASC moves to their new location. Food, fun, and festivities for all ages – don’t miss it!