We Who Create is an arts-based program where students explore creativity, mental health, and self-expression through hands-on projects and mentorship.

A free outdoor celebration of art, music, and community along the Green Line

Join us for another incredible year of One Earth Film Festiva! This year we will explore a new genre of film, 40 Acres, which is a horror film that focuses on a post-apocalyptic world with food scarcity, lack of community trust, and how we move forward.

This March, Just(Us) Dinner invites us into the power of song as a tool of resistance, remembrance, and collective strength. Fight Another Day: Freedom Anthems centers the women lead music that carried movements forward—songs that held grief, hope, courage, and unwavering belief in freedom.

Join us for an inspiring night of dialogue, reflection, and collective nourishment with Cole Arthur Riley, acclaimed author of This Here Flesh and Black Liturgies. Cole will share the beauty of her work—both the what and the how: the words themselves and the sacred, deliberate process behind them.

We'll meet Saturdays at 9am (CST) to discuss "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison.

Winter is calling, and our annual KCAF Ski, Stay & Play weekend is back! Whether you're coming solo to connect with community or joining with a partner or friend to reflect on love through the lens of bell hooks, this restorative getaway offers the perfect balance of adventure, connection, and rest.

Join us for the second day of CJP's two day celebration of the West Side's resilience, explore Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's works in Chicago and the hope he inspired

Join us for the first day of CJP's two day celebration of the West Side's resilience, explore Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's works in Chicago and the hope he inspired

The Art of Repair invites us into the ancient Japanese art of Kintsugi, a practice that honors brokenness by repairing cracks with gold rather than hiding them. Join us for another incredible dinner where we talk about our own "brokenness" and how we have or are repairing it.

Join us in Aging Well with Mather & the Kehrein Center for the Arts in Austin. Celebrate with wellness, food, dance & fellowship. This free program for older adults 55 and better is provided by Mather and Kehrein Center for the Arts.

Join us for our next Just(Us) Dinner, an evening that brings Black community members together to share a meal, exchange stories, and explore the intersections of art, life, and wellness.

In advance of Miles Davis's 100th Birthday in 2026, Chicago Jazz Philharmonic honors this son of Alton and East Saint Louis, Il with a weekend of music, memoir, and conversation. Don't miss this opportunity to experience jazz at its finest, celebrating Miles Davis!

Join us for an unforgettable day of joy, connection, and artistry! We’ll start our journey with a visit to Wild Blossom Winery & Meadery, where we’ll explore their beautiful space, taste some delicious wines, and have the opportunity to not only learn about the process of wine making, but to make yo

Join us for a community screening of Beyond Closure at the Aspire Center for Community Innovation—formerly Emmet Elementary School, one of the three schools featured in the film.

Join us for the "Unseen Health Summit," a groundbreaking event dedicated to exploring the unknown and underdiagnosed health conditions that disproportionately affect marginalized communities.

Chicago Fringe Opera presents powerful works by Kate Soper, Regina Harris Baiocchi, and Jasmine Barnes. Myth, memory, and community come alive in this genre-defying evening of short operas that amplify the voices of women composers and celebrates storytelling through bold,

This gathering will invite us to explore dance not only as performance, but as a form of healing, storytelling, and shared expression. Denita will guide us through movement that celebrates community and reminds us of the joy found in rhythm and togetherness.