Transforming Legacies: South Asian Story Painting explores the fluidity of the great books of the traditions of the subcontinent and the diaspora into the painted medium from their inception to today.
This explores the connection between intimacy and artistic experience. We encourage viewers to consider how the techniques used to make drawings not only reflect the motivations of the artist, but also broader ideas about life, love, conflict, and memory.
In the group’s debut tour, the Ravi Shankar Ensemble pays tribute to Ravi Shankar’s legacy with a presentation of his masterful compositions alongside rare archival visuals.
Celebrate the Year of the Horse at Chicago’s Lunar New Year Parade—join us for a vibrant day of culture, color, music, and powerful traditions charging into a lucky new year!
A truly immersive concert of live music, visuals projections, dance, costumery, and perfumery based on characters from various myths & legends of the past!
Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind presents one of the most comprehensive exhibitions to date of Yoko Ono, the trailblazing artist, celebrated musician, and formidable campaigner for world peace.
Join Uptown United and the local business, non-profit, and cultural organizations on Argyle Street in 2026 as we continue the annual tradition going back 40+ years of celebrating the Lunar New Year along the Argyle commercial corridor in Uptown!
Enter the claustrophobic nightmare of the House on Zapote Street with the 4K restoration of KISAPMATA—Mike De Leon’s harrowing true-crime masterpiece that exposes the suffocating horrors of patriarchal control.
Step into the shadows of Alpha Kappa Omega. Gene Siskel Film Center is screening the 4K restoration of BATCH ’81—the film that redefined psychological horror in Philippine cinema.
Apna Bazaar 2026 is a South Asian community expo bringing together local businesses, food, fashion, and culture for a full day of shopping and connection in the Chicago area.
The Left Hand of Darkness is a new work based on the 1969 novel by famed sci-fi author Ursula K. Le Guin, wherein a lone human emissary to an alien world tries to facilitate inclusion in a growing intergalactic civilization.
Katkatha Puppet Arts Trust: About Ram About Ram is an experimental theatrical piece using excerpts from the Bhavbhuti’s “Ramayana” told through animation, digitally projected dance, masks and puppets.
This isn’t just another networking event. It’s a room full of builders - founders, investors, and innovators - who move fast, think big, and want to create something that matters.
Filipino-American cultural and art exhibit draws to a close with a gathering of artists to provide last public tours on Jan. 17 from 2-4 p.m. at the Harold Washington Library.
In China Heavyweight, Chang follows the charismatic Qi Moxiang, a former boxing star and state coach who recruits young fighting talent from the impoverished farms and villages across Sichuan province.
The Millennium Park Holiday Sing-Along invites Chicagoans and visitors to sing out and celebrate Chicago’s diverse holiday traditions at 6 p.m. on Fridays between December 5 and December 19.
Come and share in joy of Christmas at Kalapriya! For our second year, Kalapriya will come together for an evening of wonderful food, drinks, music, and dance.
Making its Chicago premiere, “3670” is a tender and quietly powerful drama about a young North Korean defector in Seoul who secretly explores his gay identity, torn between the life he’s built in exile and the freedom he longs to claim.
Chicago’s “official” Christmas tree, the 112th Annual City of Chicago Christmas Tree in Millennium Park, will shine brightly near the intersection of Michigan Ave. and Washington St.
WITHIN is a powerful Indian contemporary dance production following a family navigating the distance that grows from unspoken emotions and the eventual triumph of rediscovered connection.
Asian Improv aRts Midwest (AIRMW), directed by multi-instrumentalist and media artist Tatsu Aoki, presents the 4-day 30th Annual Chicago Asian American Jazz Festival.
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