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Summer Arts Celebration at the Park

8/16/2014

Friday, August 22nd (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

Join us as we celebrate the final summer session of our "Chicago Heroes & Arts Journeys" workshop series at Mozart Park! We'll be:

Reflecting on the workshop sessions we've had so far at Mozart Park. We've had more than two dozen since the series started on January 27th (which incidentally was also Amadeus Wolfgang Mozart's birthday!).
Doing a creative writing activity that plays around with the people, organizations and themes that we've covered so far.
Inviting participants to perform pieces (music, poetry, etc.) inspired by workshop subjects.

Remember to register for the fall term! The fall term for Chicago Heroes & Arts Journeys commences on September 15th. Click here to find out more.

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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Register for the Fall Term

8/10/2014

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Chicago Heroes & Arts Journeys
Workshop Series at Mozart Park

Mondays (6:00-7:15, 7:30-8:30 p.m.)
September 15-December 1

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

free and open to the public

You're invited to register for the fall term of "Chicago Heroes & Arts Journeys," the arts workshop series that Borderbend has been offering at Mozart Park. We're excited to begin the new term -- looking forward to the dynamic subjects that our facilitators will be choosing, and can't wait to find out what the exciting artworks the participants will be creating. Click here to register for the fall term; once you arrive at that page, use the phrase "Chicago arts" to narrow the search.

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. Click here to find out more about the Chicago Heroes & Arts Journeys workshop series.

So far our workshops have focused on the following individuals and groups -- The AACM, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Chicago Imagists, Dill Pickle Club, Hairy Who, Staple Singers, Jane Addams, Nelson Algren, Albert Ammons, Fred Anderson, Lil Hardin Armstrong, Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, Gwendolyn Brooks, Margaret Burroughs, Don Cornelius, Carlos Cortez, Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, Katherine Dunham, Buddy Guy, Etta James, Jens Jensen, Frankie Knuckles, László Moholy-Nagy, Marianne Moore, Lisel Mueller, Ed Roberson, Franklin Rosemont, Penelope Rosemont, Carl Sandburg, Muddy Waters, Koko Taylor, Studs Terkel, Sun Ra, Mies van der Rohe and Jimmy Yancey. Click here to find out more about the "Chicago Heroes & Arts Journeys" workshop series.

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Studs Terkel-Inspired Arts Workshop

8/6/2014

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Friday, August 8th (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 about Studs Terkel, with a focus on his radio interviews with people such as Oscar Peterson, Janis Joplin, Bob Dylan, Alan Lomax and Joan Baez. During this workshop we will:

Learn more about Studs Terkel's life and legacy.
Listen and talk about clips from Terkel's music-centric interviews with people such as Memphis Slim, Janis Joplin, Big Bill Broonzy, Mahalia Jackson, John Cage, Alan Lomax, Oscar Peterson, Bob Dylan and Joan Baez.
Create art inspired by Studs.
More info TBA.

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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