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Saturday, March 3, 2012

College Slam Finals

@ Chicago Cultural Center
This is the fourth annual Louder Than a Bomb College Slam Finals.

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Art and Resistance: Art Under Oppression

@ Columbia College Chicago - Quincy Wong Center
Haymarket Books & Young Chicago Authors Present Omar Barghouti, leading Palestinian human rights activist; choreographer; and author of "Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions: The Global Struggle for Palestinian Civil Rights."

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Get Down Session with John Carlos

@ 1104 Center, Columbia College
John Carlos, former track and field athlete and professional football player, won the bronze-medal in the 200 meters at the 1968 Summer Olympics and known for his raised black-gloved fist on the podium at the medal award ceremony.Carlos will talk about his book “The John Carlos Stor

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Meet the Author: Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen, "American Nietzsche: A History of an Icon and His Ideas"

@ Newberry Library
If you were looking for a philosopher likely to appeal to Americans, Friedrich Nietzsche would be far from your first choice.

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Roving Café Society with WBEZ: Greening Humboldt Park's Rooftops

@ WBEZ West Side Community Bureau
Join us for an intimate conversation with Carlos R. DeJesús, Assistant Principal and Director of the UrbanAgriculture initiative at Pedro Albizu Campos High School.Last March, the Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos High School opened its first rooftop greenhouse.

Monday, March 5, 2012

Louder Than a Bomb 2012 Semi-Finals

@ Victory Gardens Biograph Theater
Come on out for the Louder Than a Bomb 2012 Semi-Final bouts of the competition, where the top 12 individuals will vie for aspot in the Indy Finals (Wednesday March 7th at Steppenwolf Theater) and the top 16 teams compete for a slot at Team Finals (Saturday March 10th at Vic Theater

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Louder Than a Bomb 2012 Team Finals

@ The Vic Theatre
The climatic event of Louder Than a Bomb 2012, the Team Finals not only feature the top four out of eighty teams, but also highlights many of the other young poets from throughout the festival.  This event sells out every year, so get your tickets now!The largest of its kind in the world,

Friday, December 2, 2011

Lillstreet Art Center's 36th Annual Holiday Party & Sale

@ Lillstreet Art Center
Lillstreet Art Center celebrates its 35th Holiday Show & Sale the weekend of December 3rd and 4th. On the 3rd from 6-9pm, celebrate with Lillstreet, as it opens its doors for a Holiday Party with live music, appetizers, drinks, and fantastic art.

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