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Music
Ongoing
Wednesdays Cafe Com Leite (Bossa Tres QUINTET) (w/DJ Madrid & White Label) | Sushi Samba | 8pm Details…
Wednesdays Jamaican-Style Dancehall Party | Wild Hare | Details…
Wednesdays Alfonso Ponticelli & Swing Gitan (Gypsy Jazz) | Green Mill | 9pm Details...
Thursdays Karaoke en Español | La Botana | 10pm Details…
Thursdays Candela (DJ) (Afro Cuban, Electronic Tango, House Latino) | ñ | 9pm Details…
Thursdays Luciano Antonio & Planeta Azul with Passistas Samba Dancers (Samba) | Coco | 10pm Details…
Thursdays Luiz Ewerling & A Cor Do Brasil (Brazilian Jazz) | Underground Wonder Bar| 10:30pm Details…
Thursdays Reggae w/ DJ Papa G & Friends | Sub T Lounge | 10pm Details…
Thursdays Rockeros(DJ) (Latin Electronica/Dance) | The Zoo | 9pm Details…
Fridays African Rhythms Drum Party | BooCoo Cultural Center – Evanston | 8-11pm Details…
Fridays DJ Mwelwa (Global Beats) | Ole Lounge | 9pm Details…
Fridays “Old Skool” House (DJ) (Bachata, Merenge, Salsa) | Tumbao | 6pm Details…
Saturdays Salsa Saturdays with live entertainment | Club Mambo | 8pm Details…
Saturdays Angel d’Cuba (Salsa /Timba/Soul/Reggae) | Sabor a Cafe | 8-11pm Details…
Saturdays Salsa & Latin Jazz with Yankatino | Las Tablas(Irving Park) | 7:30pm Details…
Sundays Insane Plantains (10pm-12am) & Hurricane Reggae Band (12-3:30am) | Underground Wonder Bar Details
Sundays Bossa Tres (Brazilian Jazz) | Cuatro | 11 am (Brunch) Details…
Sundays Cafe Sol: Cordell Johnson & Friends (Afro, Latin, Soul, House) | Cuatro | 4pm Details…
Sundays Reggae Jam with Gizzae & Friends | The Wild Hare | Details...
Sundays Salsa Sunday (Dance Lessons, 7pm) (DJ Frankie J spins Salsa, Mambo & Tropical, 6pm-2am) | Cubby Bear Details
Sundays Uprising (DJ Pappa G & Guests) (Dub, Reggae, Dancehall, Roots) | Sonotheque | 10pm Details…
Mondays Yoko Noge Jazz Me Blues Band (Japanese infused blues & jazz) | Andy’s Jazz Club | 9pm Details…
Tuesdays Free Reggae Dance Party | The Wild Hare | Details…
Tuesdays Jose Valdez Latin Jazz Trio | Green Dolphin Street | 8-11pm Details...
Tuesdays Bossa Tres (Brazilian Jazz) | ñ | 10:30 pm Details…
Theater & Dance
Ongoing
Fridays Eclectic Milonga (all level Tango lessons 9-10pm, social dancing 10pm-3am) | ARTango Center Details…
Fridays West African Dance Class (w/Idy Ciss & drummer accompanist)($15/class) | The Galaxie | 7-8:30pm Details…
Saturdays West African Dance Class(w/Idy Ciss & drummer accompanist)($15/class) | Joel Hall | 5:30-7:00pm Details
Saturdays Samba Dance Mania (w/Shirley Vieira & Edilson Lima) | Great Lawn @ Millennium Park | 10am Details..
Sundays African Drum & Dance Class | Rumble Arts Center | 2:30-4pm Details…
Sundays Le Bagatae West African Dance Class (w/ Moustapha Bangoura) | Hamlin Park | 3-4:30pm Details…
Mondays Hoton1 Salsa Mondays (7:30 all level Salsa class with Open Dancing after!) | Zocalo Details…
Mondays Capoiera Class | Rumble Arts Center | 8-9:30pm Details…
Tuesdays Belly Dancing for Beginners | Rumble Arts Center | 6:30-7:30pm Details…
Tuesdays Salsa Tuesdays (DJ, Dancing) (Salsa Lessons @ 9pm – FREE if you arrive by 8:45) | Alhambra Palace Details
Thru Sept 7 Cirque Shanghai: Bright Spirit (Acrobatic Dance) | Pepsi Skyline Stage @ Navy Pier Details…
Various Days Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, Cha Cha Cha Classes | Dance Academy of Salsa Details…
Art
Ongoing
Thru Aug 30 Miradas: Mexican Art from the B of A Collection | National Museum of Mexican Art Details…
Thru Aug 30 The Big World: Recent Art from China| Chicago Cultural Center Details…
Thru Aug 30 ALEXANDER DUBOVYK(paintings) VASILY FEDORUK(sculptures) |Ukranian Inst. of Modern Art Details
Thru Aug 31 3 women + 3 men / 6 Countries (Multi-medium Art Exhibit) Aldo Castillo Gallery Details…
Thru Sept 8 Christina Guerrero (Artist from Spain)(diptychs)| Gallery KH Details…
Thru Sept 13 Take your time: Olafur Eliasson (Scandinavian Artist) (Installation)| MCA Chicago Details…
Thru Sept 27 Beyond Golden Clouds: Japanese Screens | Art Institute Chicago Details…
Thru Oct 4 Twisted Ambiance: An Installation by Nnenna Okore | Chicago Cultural Center Details…
Thru Jan 10 Deft Hands, Discerning Eyes: Chinese & Korean Ceramics… | Art Institute Chicago Details…
Thru Oct 10 2010 Contemporary Sculptures from China | Millennium Park Details…
