by Cycy McAlpin
18 Jul 2016
5324
Classical Kids Music Education is a Chicago-based non-profit organization that understands the consistent and powerful correlation between substantive arts experiences and child achievement as well as significant contributions to community regeneration. That is why the organization works to enrich children’s lives and the communities where they live through direct access to culturally significant venues, professional artists and organizations, and high-quality theatrical concert productions while fostering...
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by Cycy McAlpin
18 Jul 2016
4598
Members of the City Lights Orchestra strive to give back to the community whenever possible. Giving is a moral imperative, which is why we created The City Lights Foundation. The Foundation’s purpose is to create, present and fund live and recorded musical concerts and programs for an audience that will benefit from the emotional and inspiring experience that live music can provide. The Foundation will...
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by Odaliss Cornejo
12 Jul 2016
4372
Our goal is to provide quality education and fun experience in the traditional Irish art to everyone. That includes learning from great hometown teachers year-round as well as the opportunity for Chicagoans to learn from and listen to the best traditional Irish music direct from Ireland. North Park 5978 N Lincoln Ave #5A Chicago, IL 60659 (773) 412-5082 Visit Us Online
by Odaliss Cornejo
12 Jul 2016
4496
Access Contemporary Music is a Chicago based contemporary music ensemble. In addition to giving live concert of music by living composers they have initiated several innovative web-based projects to help spread contemporary music to as diverse an audience as possible. Ravenswood 1758 W Wilson Ave Chicago, IL 60640 (773) 334-3650 Visit Us Online
by Odaliss Cornejo
12 Jul 2016
7021
Since 1981, the Suzuki-Orff School of Music has helped thousands of children lead more effective lives through music education. In 2013 we began a process to assess our role within the community and our ability to meet the needs of the community. As a result of this process we developed plans to begin expanding our programming in order to improve our ability to provide meaningful and...
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by Jaylen Reyes
05 Jul 2016
7313
The UIC (University of Illinois at Chicago) Pavilion is a 9,500-seat multi-purpose arena. It is home to the University of Illinois at Chicago Flames basketball team and the Windy City Rollers. Located on the Northwestern corner of the University of Illinois at Chicago’s East campus, the UIC Pavilion is a 10k capacity multi-purpose arena that hosts events for UIC and other promoters and groups. The...
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by cmo2user
15 Mar 2016
5700
Girls Rock! Chicago is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering girls’ creative expression, self-esteem and community awareness through music. Through our music education programs for girls ages 8 to 16, we are committed to educating girls about the musical, technical, and creative aspects involved in musicianship because we believe that young girls are rarely encouraged to explore self-expressive creative outlets and are less likely...
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by cmo2user
15 Mar 2016
4894
Young Chicago Authors transforms the lives of young people by cultivating their voices through writing, publication, and performance education. YCA is dedicated to developing spaces where young people are invited to tell their stories, actively contributing to an affirmative youth culture. YCA makes it possible for students and their communities, which might otherwise be separated by differences in race, culture, and zip code, to create...
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by cmo2user
15 Mar 2016
4581
Chicago Public Library librarians and Digital Youth Network mentors lead workshops to help teens build their skills and create digital projects – from songs to videos to photography to podcasts. The Loop 400 S State St. Chicago, IL 60605 (312) 747-4300 Visit Us Online
by cmo2user
15 Mar 2016
4545
Teens are at the core of everything After School Matters does. They are the reason we exist – from the more than 200,000 we have reached since our beginnings, to the many more we must reach in the future. Our mission: to provide Chicago public high school teens opportunities to explore and develop their talents, while gaining critical skills for work, college and beyond. ...
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