SOUND ROTATION PRESENTS: Freedom Jazz Dance:

FEAT. DJ DUANE POWELL AND AMANIYEA PAYNE

TAUGHT BY JOSSIE HARRIS THACKER

“I believe confidence is the biggest gift we can give our children.”

Kids W.A.Y (Who Are You?) Acting Academy, students, also known as, “W.A.Y kids, are creatively challenged to get closer to successfully answering the question, “Who Am I?”. Class focus is learning technique and building self-confidence. W.A.Y kids work on acting fundamentals; guided exercises, scene work, monologues, mock auditions and real time “shoot days”. Kids W.A.Y also get the opportunity to perform in, “Monologue Nite Chicago”.

AGES: 5-18DURATION: 4 WEEKS, REVOLVING CYCLE. FIRST CLASS DETERMINES LEVEL AND GOALS.All kid’s assigned to class per age group with some exceptions. Continuing students later assigned per level; Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Master class.

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DANCE - SHOP - DRINK - SOCIALIZE

w/ art by PHILLI, PAPA AND BLAKE SAINT DAVID

10/20

All ages 8PM

$5

The Comedy Resistance is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization using live events, local activism, and digital content and tools to inspire comedians and comedy fans to increased civic engagement via voter registration, Get Out The Vote campaigns, and ongoing activism to drive policy.

• Live shows starring Bob Odenkirk, Patton Oswalt, Maria Bamford, Reggie Watts, David Cross, Mike Birbiglia, Judah Friedlander, Janeane Garofalo, Julio Torres, Chris Gethard, Jo Firestone, Hari Kondabolu, and more have already taken place in California, Illinois, New York, and Texas.

• We provide comedians with resources to do Voter Registration (VR) and Get Out The Vote (GOTV) drives at their shows and online directly to their fans

• We produce free pop-up comedy shows featuring local comedians in areas where voter impact will be greatest
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Pigement Presents "Art Minded from His Dreams", an Artists Talk with Kevin "Wak" Williams will present a slideshow and discussion of his work including the recent commission for the National Headquarters of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority in Chicago.  Refreshments will be available.

Advance Tickets Required:  homelandafrica.org/events

ART AUCTION!

Chicago art prodigy Thelonious Stokes becomes the first African-American student to attend the prestigious Florence Academy of Art In Florence, Italy to study art with a handpicked class of highly skilled artists.  The 22-year-old multidisciplinary, identity-based performance artist and Chicago native will showcase his work in two upcoming exhibits to help provide financial support to pay for the historic opportunity to attend the Florence Academy of Art to study with master painters and nurture his natural gifts as an artist. His upcoming exhibits include “Horses and Birds: the Agency” which will highlight work from artist Timothy Jenkins for a special auction on Saturday, March 17 at Connect Gallery.  Stokes says he became an artist for no reason other than to thrive.  Stokes utilizes art as a vehicle to reform systematic injustice and redefine our contextual beliefs of what it means to be a man. “Being the first African American to attend the school makes me feel grateful,” expresses Stokes. “...Grateful yet aware of the relevance of institutional racism. By being exposed to the beauty of oil painting, I am now able to break the barriers of being defined as Black in America. I want to not only impact art itself, I ultimately want to share light with the inconsistencies of ethics and morale.” Thelonious has had the opportunity to work with Chicago artist legends, world-renowned social practice installation artist Theaster Gates and graffiti-artist-turned-painter Hebru Brantley. His work has appeared Art Talk 1” (Solo show)  Silent Funny Gallery, Chicago, “L.A. Renaissance” Premo Art Gallery, LA, “Chicago’s New Realists” 33 Contemporary Gallery, Chicago, University of Chicago’s The Muffler Shop, Chicago and Artspace 8.