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The Juicebox family music and performance series brings hip hop, world music, jazz and more to entertain and educate young children this winter and spring. Geared toward the "stroller set" but enjoyed by the whole family, performers at the free series include Jabberwocky Marionettes, Laura Doherty & The Hearbeats and Trinity Academy of Irish Dance. The series runs 11-11:45am, January 6 to May 20 on alternating Fridays at the Chicago Cultural Center and Saturdays at the Garfield Park Conservatory. View the full schedule.
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events have declared 2017 as the "Year of Public Art" in Chicago with a new 50x50 Neighborhood Arts Project, the creation of a Public Art Youth Corps, a new Public Art Festival, exhibitions, performances, tours and more. The citywide celebration commemorates the 50th anniversary of two of our most seminal public artworks - the Picasso in Daley Plaza and the Wall of Respect which once stood at 43rd Street and Langley Avenue on the South Side - and highlights the important role that public art has played in Chicago's history. For more information, visit cityofchicago.org/yopa.
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Featured News
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IncentOvate Grants Support New Art Projects Across Chicago
DCASE is pleased to announce its 2016/2017 IncentOvate Program grant recipients: the Chicago Architecture Foundation, the Chicago History Museum, Chicago Public Media, Illinois Humanities, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, the National Museum of Mexican Art, the Old Town School of Folk Music and Steppenwolf Theatre Company. The City of Chicago will award competitive grants totaling $550,000 to these cultural institutions to support creative projects across Chicago including a 1,000 voice choir, an International Latino Theater Festival and a concert tour through the last 100 years of Chicago music. The applications for CityArts Program grants for smaller nonprofit organizations open in a few weeks. For eligibility criteria and application information, visit chicagoculturalgrants.org.
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Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival Neighborhood Tour
The Festival Neighborhood Tour fosters an appreciation of puppetry in every corner of the city by presenting three Festival artists -- Schroeder Cherry, Interstate Arts and Magali Chouinard -- at six locations including the Chicago Cultural Center. These FREE events invite families to share a full day of activity, or to sample performances and drop in on workshops as they please. More information about the events happening January 21 to 28 can be found at
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