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The weeks-long exhibit “Finding Ceremony” has been held inside and outside Austin Town Hall the last several weeks. It ends Oct. 22 with a closing event from 2 to 5 p.m. Don’t miss the chance to see the artwork of Austin natives and other artists.
Stop by the Kehrein Center for the Arts, Austin Community Family Center, Fraternite Notre Dame, Austin branch library and Christ the King Jesuit College Preparatory School. The free event will be held Oct. 15-16.
The free event, organized by the Austin Eats collaborative, will feature food, films and a panel discussion. It will be held Friday from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at By the Hand Club for Kids, 415 N. Laramie.
Work on the art deco building will begin in November. The cost of the project, which will feature 78 units of housing, has gone up due to inflation. The $45 million development is part of Mayor Lightfoot’s Invest South/West initiative.
For $1, West Siders can see the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic play “Havana Blue” this Saturday. This weekend’s performance will blend African and Cuban music.
Loretto Hospital and Maryville Academy offered free Narcan and trainings last week to commemorate International Overdose Awareness Day.
Free school supplies and other resources will be available at several back-to-school fairs, just in time for CPS’ first day of school Aug. 22.
State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford has introduced legislation that would allow people to inject illegal drugs under supervision. He hopes lawmakers will vote on the proposal later this year.
The non-profit will open a behavioral healthcare center later this year or early next year with the $2 million federal grant.
The non-profit recently learned it will receive a $750,000 federal grant that will be used to help fund a new horticulture center on its campus at 1150 N. Lamon Ave.