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Borderbend's Programming in August

7/31/2014

Friday, August 1st (6:00-8:30 p.m.): "Chicago Heroes & Arts Journeys" Session at Mozart Park -- about the Dill Pickle Club

Friday, August 8th (6:00-8:30 p.m.): "Chicago Heroes & Arts Journeys" Session at Mozart Park -- about Studs Terkel

Friday, August 15th (6:00-8:30 p.m.): "Chicago Heroes & Arts Journeys" Session at Mozart Park -- about Marc Smith and the Poetry Slam

Friday, August 22nd (6:00-8:30 p.m.): "Chicago Heroes & Arts Journeys" Session at Mozart Park -- Our Culminating Summer Session

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Our Next Arts Workshop: The Dill Pickle Club

7/31/2014

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Friday, August 1st (4:30-5:30, 5:45-7:00 p.m.)

Mozart Park Fieldhouse
2036 N. Avers Ave.
Chicago, IL 60647

all ages, free & open to the public

You're invited to come to our next "Chicago Heroes & Arts Journeys" workshop, when we focus on the Dill Pickle Club. The Dill Pickle Club (which was also known as the Dil Pickle Club other similar iterations) was a legendary establishment founded by Jack Jones one hundred years ago. During this workshop we will:

Explore documents about The Dill Pickle Club -- including poster images and writings by people who were associated with the club (including Sherwood Anderson, Djuna Barnes, William Carlos Williams, Emma Goldman, Kenneth Rexroth and Upton Sinclair).
Create artwork and write poetry inspired by the Dill Pickle Club.

These arts workshops are free and open to the public, and all ages welcomed. Participants are invited to bring writing utensils and paper, although supplies will be provided if needed. Sometimes we play music and explore other art forms, so if you have a musical instrument that you'd like to bring, or if you have art supplies (e.g. colored pencils, pastels, etc.) you can bring those. We often use an upright piano during workshops as well.

Location: Mozart Park is in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood. It's on the north side of Armitage Ave. -- several blocks east of Pulaski Rd., just south of Dickens and Shakespeare Streets. Our workshop series happens in the room to the left of fieldhouse lobby; some workshop sessions may happen outside in the park, weather permitting.

Transportation & parking: Mozart Park can be reached by public transportation (such as the #73 Armitage Ave. bus, and not far from the Logan Square and Western Ave. stations on the CTA's blue line. Mozart Park has a parking lot on Armitage, east of Avers.

Registering for Chicago Heroes & Arts Journeys: You can register for this workshop series at the Chicago Park District website.

Additional info: You can contact us by clicking here (if you have questions about this workshop or to RSVP). Click here to find out more about the Chicago Heroes & Arts Journeys workshop series.

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Harriet Monroe-Inspired Workshop on July 25th

7/23/2014

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Friday, July 25th (4:30-5:30, 5:45-7:00 p.m.)

Mozart Park Fieldhouse
2036 N. Avers Ave.
Chicago, IL 60647

all ages, free & open to the public

You're invited to come to our next "Chicago Heroes & Arts Journeys" workshop, when we focus on the life and legacy of Harriet Monroe. During this workshop we will:

Talk about aspects of Monroe's biography;
Read selections of writings by Monroe;
Read poems by great poets with whom she worked;
Write poetry inspired by Harriet Monroe and her legacy.
More info TBA.

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Our Workshop on July 18th: The AACM

7/13/2014

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Friday, July 18th (4:30-5:30, 5:45-7:00 p.m.)

Mozart Park Fieldhouse
2036 N. Avers Ave.
Chicago, IL 60647

all ages, free & open to the public

You're invited to come to our next "Chicago Heroes & Arts Journeys" workshop, when focus on the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM). During this workshop we will:

Listen to music created by the AACM and its members; &
Collaboratively create music using a variety of instruments.

July 18th is World Listening Day. It's a nice serendipity that this workshop, which focuses on listening and creating inventive music, happens on WLD. Check out the World Listening Project website for more info about World Listening Day!

These arts workshops are free and open to the public, and all ages welcomed. Participants are invited to bring writing utensils and paper, although supplies will be provided if needed. Sometimes we play music and explore other art forms, so if you have a musical instrument that you'd like to bring, or if you have art supplies (e.g. colored pencils, pastels, etc.) you can bring those. We often use an upright piano during workshops as well.

Location: Mozart Park is in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood. It's on the north side of Armitage Ave. -- several blocks east of Pulaski Rd., just south of Dickens and Shakespeare Streets. Our workshop series happens in the room to the left of fieldhouse lobby; some workshop sessions may happen outside in the park, weather permitting.

Transportation & parking: Mozart Park can be reached by public transportation (such as the #73 Armitage Ave. bus, and not far from the Logan Square and Western Ave. stations on the CTA's blue line. Mozart Park has a parking lot on Armitage, east of Avers.

Registering for Chicago Heroes & Arts Journeys: You can register for this workshop series at the Chicago Park District website.

Additional info: You can contact us by clicking here (if you have questions about this workshop or to RSVP). Click here to find out more about the Chicago Heroes & Arts Journeys workshop series.

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Borderbend Programs in July

7/10/2014

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Friday, July 11 (6:00-8:30 p.m.): "Chicago Heroes & Arts Journeys" Session at Mozart Park -- about Chicago Blues artists Muddy Waters, Koko Taylor, Buddy Guy & Etta James

Friday, July 18 (6:00-8:30 p.m.): "Chicago Heroes & Arts Journeys" Session at Mozart Park -- about the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians

Friday, July 25 (6:00-8:30 p.m.): "Chicago Heroes & Arts Journeys" Session at Mozart Park -- about Marianne Moore

Sunday, July 27: Mingus Awareness Project concert at The Camel (Richmond, VA)

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Our Next Arts Workshop: Chicago Blues Legends

7/7/2014

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Friday, July 11th (4:30-5:30, 5:45-7:00 p.m.)

Mozart Park Fieldhouse
2036 N. Avers Ave.
Chicago, IL 60647

all ages, free & open to the public

You're invited to come to our next "Chicago Heroes & Arts Journeys" workshop, when we celebrate the lives and legacies of these Blues legends -- Muddy Waters, Koko Taylor, Buddy Guy and Etta James:

We listen to and talk about music by those four artists;
We play several songs recorded by those artists;
We create contour poems, blues renga and pattern poetry inspired by Chicago Blues artists.

Borderbend is among the organizations that is presenting programming during the upcoming Armitage Arts Festival, on September 6th. Festival programming happens at four venues along Armitage Ave., including Rosa's Lounge -- which is one of Chicago's great blues venues. So the focus of our next workshop is a nice way to pay homage to the Blues, one of America's original art forms, in anticipation of the festival that will be happening in this neighborhood in less than two months!

Note: There are so many great Blues artists who are associated with Chicago (besides the four listed abovbe), including Big Bill Broonzy, Paul Butterfield, Bo Diddley, Lightning Hopkins, Howlin' Wolf, Pinetop Perkins, Sugar Blue, Melvin Taylor, Junior Wells and many others. We will have more workshops that focus on other Chicago Blues artists in the future, for sure.

These arts workshops are free and open to the public, and all ages welcomed. Participants are invited to bring writing utensils and paper, although supplies will be provided if needed. Sometimes we play music and explore other art forms, so if you have a musical instrument that you'd like to bring, or if you have art supplies (e.g. colored pencils, pastels, etc.) you can bring those. The fieldhouse has an upright piano that we have used during workshops as well.

Location: Mozart Park is in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood. It's on the north side of Armitage Ave. -- several blocks east of Pulaski Rd., just south of Dickens and Shakespeare Streets. Our workshop series happens in the room to the left of fieldhouse lobby; some workshop sessions may happen outside in the park, weather permitting.

Transportation & parking: Mozart Park can be reached by public transportation (such as the #73 Armitage Ave. bus, and not far from the Logan Square and Western Ave. stations on the CTA's blue line. Mozart Park has a parking lot on Armitage, east of Avers.

Registering for Chicago Heroes & Arts Journeys: You can register for this workshop series at the Chicago Park District website.

Additional info: You can contact us by clicking here (if you have questions about this workshop or to RSVP). Click here to find out more about the Chicago Heroes & Arts Journeys workshop series.

Links:

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Mingus Awarenss Project Concert at The Camel

7/7/2014

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Mark your calendars! The next Mingus Awareness Project concert happens soon --

Sunday, July 27th (7 p.m.)

The Camel
1621 W. Broad St.
Richmond, VA 23220

$7 donation

Details TBA. Check back soon for more details!

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Armitage Arts Festival Updates

7/7/2014

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Plans for the upcoming Armitage Arts Festival (September 6th) are coming together! We've been having meetings over the past several months, and we've got great programming lined up for the fest -- performances, workshops, mini-parades, and other activities at the Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center, Rosa's Lounge, Mozart Park and Weegee's Lounge.

Click here to find out about the Armitage Arts Festival!

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Borderbend's Programming in August

Our Next Arts Workshop: The Dill Pickle Club

Harriet Monroe-Inspired Workshop on July 25th

Our Workshop on July 18th: The AACM

Borderbend Programs in July

Our Next Arts Workshop: Chicago Blues Legends

Mingus Awarenss Project Concert at The Camel

Armitage Arts Festival Updates

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