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SUMMARY:Chicago’s First South Asian Festival Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Chicago’s 1st South Asian Festival Showcase is an event curated to represent the Chicagoland South Asian community across social justice\, dance\, fashion\, film\, and music. The Chicago South Asian Festival Showcase aims to bring together the South Asian community across the diaspora while inviting members of all communities and lived experiences to experience the stories and skill sets of all of our performers\, panelists\, and presenters. An innovative and collaborative way to kick off South Asian festival season for the first time in Chicago! \n  \n10:30AM-11:15AM: Social Justice Panel w/ Apna Ghar\, SAAPRI\, Hamdard Health Alliance\, and UIC DHD\n11:20AM-12:20PM Dance Section: Ameya Performing Arts\, Movement of Desis\, Shakti Queen Beats\, and Asha Rowland\n12:20PM-12:35PM: INTERMISSION\n12:35PM-1:05PM: South Asian Short Film Screening\n1:10PM-1:20PM: Comedy by Najah Bhatty\n1:20PM-2:00PM: South Asian Fashion Walk\n2:00PM-2:10PM: INTERMISSION\n2:15PM-2:55PM: Music Section: Kavin Lavari\, Butter Chicken Brass Band\, Vivek Agrawal\, and Brown Sugar A Capella\n3:00PM-3:05PM South Asians Supporting South Asians by Priya Shah\n3:05PM-3:10PM Closing Remarks and Performer Walk Out\nInvite Only Cocktail Hour to Follow\n\nHalf day passes allow access for either option: You may either attend the Social Justice Panel all the way to the Film Section OR You may attend the comedy performance all the way to the Musical section\n \nPhotography by RGBTV and Decor by Periwinkle Decor\nPan Asian Marketplace by Local Chicago Brands and Businesses throughout the day
URL:https://saaccil.org/event/chicagos-first-south-asian-festival-showcase/
LOCATION:2936 N Southport Ave
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SUMMARY:Elevate! Cohort 2024
DESCRIPTION:Childcare Business Program is designed to provide business insight to established childcare entrepreneurs for home and center-based businesses. \nElevate program participants will follow a process to grow their business\, develop a marketing strategy\, learn operational best practices\, and sound methods for managing their childcare business financials. \nDuring this cohort you will learn how to grow outside from your home to a center and how to be more profitable and efficient. \nAt the end of this cohort\, you will leave with a 1 year growth plan. \nProgram Details\nWhen?\nEvery Thursday | October 10 – November 14\, 2024\n6:00 pm – 8:00 pm\, CST \nVISIT HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER
URL:https://saaccil.org/event/elevate-cohort-2024/
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SUMMARY:Suitcase Stories: An Immigrant’s Journey of Losing One Home and Finding Two
DESCRIPTION:  \nJitesh will perform his solo storytelling show\, “Suitcase Stories: An Immigrant’s Journey of Losing One Home and Finding Two\,” at The Second City (230 W. North Ave\, Chicago\, IL) on November 10th and November 24th at 6:30pm. Its premiere in 2023 was enthusiastically well-received by audiences at the Steppenwolf Theatre and is looking forward to another exciting run.\n \nABOUT THE SHOW: \nForaging the depths of a peanut butter jar one day\, Jitesh realized with shock that he is now an Indian-American! Can home change? Can identity? Does love? Follow his journey as he leaves India for America in the pursuit of love and goes back to find that the hometown he missed is now missing. Will he be able to recreate it?\nSuitcase Stories follows Jitesh’s journey as he battles visa authorities\, culture shock\, harsh weather and a nagging call to leave it all and return to safety. This hilarious and soul-stirring one-man show is a collection of stories that connects Jitesh with Americans of all stripes. It is a journey that asks: what does a home mean? And lets the audience answer for themselves.\n\nwww.secondcity.com/shows/chicago/suitcase-stories-an-immigrants-journey-of-losing-one-home-and-finding-two-chi\n\n \nABOUT THE PERFORMER: \nJitesh Jaggi is a four-time The Moth Story Slam winner and has taught storytelling workshops for the World Health Organization\, the University of Chicago\, and several other institutions. He was a keynote speaker at the 2022 NAFSA International Educators Conference\, and the featured storyteller at the 2023 St. Louis Storytelling Festival. His stories have been played on National Public Radio as part of The Moth Radio Hour. He is also a 2024 grantee of the City of Chicago DCASE Individual Artists Program\, awarded to support and elevate artists whose work adds to the cultural vitality of Chicago.\nCheck out Chicago Asian Network‘s Website for more information.
URL:https://saaccil.org/event/suitcase-stories-an-immigrants-journey-of-losing-one-home-and-finding-two/
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SUMMARY:The Ladder by Chicago Innovation
DESCRIPTION:Chicago Innovation is thrilled to announce that applications are now open for our 7th cohort of The Ladder\, Chicago Innovation’s dynamic mentoring program designed to support Black and Latine professionals. \nThis next cohort will run from January to June 2025. Don’t miss your chance to be paired with an amazing mentor who will help you tackle today’s challenges\, grow personally\, and accelerate your career! art of pitching. \nPlease visit HERE for more information and registration details. \nEOD For registration is on October 16\, 2024.
URL:https://saaccil.org/event/the-ladder-by-chicago-innovation/
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SUMMARY:Garba/Dandiya
DESCRIPTION:Garba/Dandiya\nThis participatory performance brings people in the Devon Avenue community together through a celebratory dance performance with the Mandala Ensemble. This participatory event brings people in the Devon Avenue community together through a celebratory dance performance with the Mandala Ensemble. After simple lessons to learn the dance\, Mandala invites participants to dance the night away. With its origins in the Indian state of Gujarat\, this dance has become a global phenomenon. \nSchedule:\n6pm – 7pm: simple lessons to learn the dance\n7pm – 9pm: dance to dj ed music \nGET YOUR TICKETS\nVisit Chicago Asian Network’s Website for more information.
URL:https://saaccil.org/event/garba-dandiya/
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SUMMARY:Translating South Asia: An evening in Chicago
DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin International Booker Prize winning translator Daisy Rockwell\, JCB Prize winning Malayalam translator Jayasree Kalathil\, and others read from their translations from Bangla\, Hindi\, Malayalam\, Panjabi\, Sinhala\, Tamil\, and more. \nSouth Asian Literature in Translation (SALT) and the South Asia Institute (SAI) are thrilled to host this first-of-its-kind event in Chicago to celebrate the literary richness of South Asia. \nOctober 29\, 2024\, 6 to 8 pm\, including light bites\nSAI\, 1925 S Michigan Ave\, Chicago 60616\nAdmission ($5) will be waived for students \nvisit  Chicago Asian Network for more details on registration and list of presenters.
URL:https://saaccil.org/event/translating-south-asia-an-evening-in-chicago/
LOCATION:South Asia Institute (1925 South Michigan Avenue Chicago\, IL 60616)
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