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World Music Festival returns Sept. 21 with over 80 artists and 30 venues throughout Chicago

Published on September 13, 2010 | 6 Comments

Largest and longest running festival of international music in the United States returns to Chicago with over 80 artists at 30 venues throughout Chicago The City of Chicago celebrates the… Read more »

Chicago Opera Theater Partners with City of Chicago Cultural Affairs to Present “National Opera Week”

Published on November 3, 2009 | 0 Comment

National Opera Week takes place Nov. 13-22, 2009 and celebrates the vitality of opera in America as a contemporary cultural expression. Chicago Opera Theater (COT), partnering with the City of… Read more »

Chicago Public Radio’s Steve Edwards Moderates Conversation Featuring Audrey Niffenegger and Aleksandar Hemon September 14

Published on September 9, 2009 | 0 Comment

Granata Magazine and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs Host Acclaimed Authors to Celebrate Special Chicago Issue Chicago Public Radio’s Steve Edwards Moderates Conversation Featuring Audrey Niffenegger (The Time Traveler’s… Read more »

City of Chicago Awards $64,411 to 21 Local Artists as Part of Neighborhood Arts Grant Program

Published on July 21, 2009 | 0 Comment

“This is one of our most important grant initiatives because it allows us to reach people who are often most under-served by cultural programming.” – Cultural Affairs Commissioner Lois Weisberg… Read more »

Chicago Dept. of Cultural Affairs Announces Online Applications Now Available for the 2010, 2011 and 2012 CityArts Grant Program

Published on July 18, 2009 | 0 Comment

Online applications are now available for the 2010, 2011 and 2012 CityArts Grant Program. Application workshops: Now through Aug. 4, 2009. Application Deadline: Aug. 17, 2009. “For all organizations of… Read more »