The independently run Pitchfork Music Festival has consistently proven to be one of the most welcoming, comfortable, reasonably priced and rewarding weekends of music around. In addition to its musical offerings, the event features a wide array of other activities for its 50,000 attendees of all ages from 45 states and 26 countries. With 50 individual vendors, as well as specialty fairs, the fest not only supports local businesses and economy, but also promotes the Chicago arts community as a whole.
The 25th Anniversary of the International Festival of Life, takes place Saturday-Tuesday, July 1st-4th, 2017 Independence week. It is dedicated to celebrating the humanity of all people.and showcase the best of Reggae, Caribbean, R&B, Gospel, African, Latin and other world music . The event allows cultural, educational and spiritual exchange through innovative programming and a marketplace format that highlights the global spectrum of entertainment, food, fine arts, crafts, small business and corporate communities. Two themes have been adapted to the International Festival of Life: “Bringing Nations Together” and “Living Together as One”.. It is now affectionately called "The Carnival Nations"
Depaul USA is a vital part of the community. There are many neighborhood groups and agencies that Depaul USA has formed partnerships with in order to help improve the quality of life in the communities in which we work. We invite community members to become involved as mentors and volunteers.
Renacer Boliviano es una organizacion sin fines de lucro conformada por mas de 35 miembros que se reunen mensualmente para escoger a las organizaciones a las que se ayudara en Bolivia, y para planificar la manera como se recaudara los fondos para poder solventar esa ayuda. Todos los miembros de Renacer Boliviano donan su tiempo para cumplir con nuestra mision. De esta manera, nuestra organizacion lleva a cabo tres grandes eventos al año: La Gran Fiesta de Carnaval en Febrero/Marzo, el Summer Fest en Junio y la Fiesta de la Independencia en Agosto. De vez en cuando tenemos la oportunidad de hacer eventos extra para recaudar mas fondos, pero no es algo que ocurre cada año. Parte de Renacer Boliviano es el Renacer Boliviano Dance Troupe, un cuerpo de baile conformado por niños, jovenes y adultos que donan su tiempo para ejercitar, aprender y bailar... y de esta manera promover nuestros bailes y cultura con la gente de Chicago. El Dance Troupe tiene presentaciones anuales en los desfiles del 4 de Julio en Skokie, Niles y Morton Grove, como tambien el Thanksgiving Parade, presentaciones en el Winter Wonderland del Navy Pier, y presentaciones en el Museo de Ciencia e Industria durante su evento Christmas Around the World. Junto con una organizacion amiga "Boliviamanta" de Wisconsin, el Dance Troupe se ha presentado varias veces en el desfile de Saint Patrick en Madison, Wisconsin. Nuestro cuerpo de baile es abierto a todo quien quiera participar, con ensayos semanales. Nuestra organizacion tambien esta abierta a quien quiera participar, para mas informacion sobre la siguiente reunion mensual, por favor comunicarse con nosotros mandando un mensaje privado por este medio.
The Chicago Memorial Association is a non-profit organization of area residents dedicated to helping our neighbors make funeral arrangements that are dignified, meaningful and affordable. We cover the Chicago metropolitan area, including Cook, Du Page, Lake, Kane, McHenry and Will counties. We are one of 106 organizations affiliated with the national Funeral Consumers Alliance. With over 2,500 members, the Chicago Memorial Association uses its bargaining advantage with funeral directors to receive member pricing remarkably lower than generally available. Our member prices — from cremation to a simple, full service funeral at our cooperating funeral director’s facility — are well below the national average. In addition to special pricing, we offer helpful information on funeral pre-planning, advance directives, and other end-of-life issues.
Charles Matlock (Executive Director), a DJ, events and music producer, club DJ instructor, and entertainment attorney, envisioned developing a comprehensive timeline of the history of dance music. This timeline will include significant contributors, songs, nightclubs, DJ’s, songwriters, producers and artists, studios, sound engineers, and other artisans to create an archive for the history of dance music; Lauren Lowery (Chief Archivist), Early 80's WNUR Streetbeat DJ also has a passion for dance music and her background in archiving culturally significant periods in history and creating scholarly review provides the detail oriented skill set needed to achieve the Foundation’s goals; Cameron Kelly, is a music researcher who provides current insight into the ever evolving industry of dance music and keeps up with the social media elements which are becoming an ever more important part of the industry. Several contributing writers and volunteer workers also populate the Foundation’s universe, including: — Phil Turnipseed (DJ and dance music writer for DJ Times in New York City) — Dana Divine (Gospel House Music vocalist and WGCI radio host in Chicago) — Michael Copeland (dance music historian in Chicago and former assistant curator — of the Whiteman Archive at Williams College in Williamstown, MA) —Jacob Arnold (dance music researcher/historian in Evanston, IL and editor of gridface.com) — Annette Whitworth (Spertus MSNM in Chicago) — J. Alan Love (grant writer and program coordinator for University of Chicago’s Washington Park Arts Incubator) — Keith Caldwell (webmaster in Chicago) — Andre Pelbon (corporate sponsorship professional in Chicago) — Noel Occomy (filmmaker in Chicago) — Eric Miller (two time Grammy Award nominee and filmmaker in Chicago) — Jessica TeRuki (graphic designer in Chicago) The Foundation believes that dance music deserves critical review and study before any other contributors pass into obscurity and before any other historic recordings and significant artifacts are destroyed. Unless historic recordings from the 1970’s and 1980’s are transferred to a digital medium and the original reel-to-reel recordings are preserved, these recordings will be lost forever. We believe that the documented evolution of dance music helps connect the current electronic dance music (EDM) scene to its roots from the 1970’s and 80’s. The Foundation’s archiving initiative seeks to document and celebrate the efforts and accomplishments of dance music pioneers and reflect the current state of dance music and show the many different faces and facets of this modern gem which we call dance music. In sum, the Foundation exists to document and exhibit the rich history of dance music which has served as a universal language for millions.
Motivated by the love of God and having a desire to share that love with others, the Chicago Harbor Light Center provides a holistic approach to those who need to change their direction in life, including those suffering from substance abuse, homelessness, and/or unemployment. Through innovative and comprehensive programming, spiritual guidance, and ongoing support, we assist people toward a life that is free from the bondage of chemical addiction, homelessness, and unemployment.