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Enter song writing contest by March 31
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Artists and songwriters will have the chance to win a $10,000 prize. Runner-ups will receive a promo package that includes a recording session and photo shoot.
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Celebrate Black History Month with a jazz performance in Austin this weekend
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The Chicago Jazz Philharmonic will perform their final concert of the season at the Kehrein Center for the Arts. Tickets for Saturday night’s performance cost just $1.
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Finalists selected to install art installation in Soul City Corridor
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Two gateway structures will be installed at the entrances of the Soul City Corridor along Chicago Avenue, one at Austin Boulevard and the other at Cicero Avenue. The three artists finalists in the competition – Wesley Clark, Sonja Henderson and Bernard Williams – were introduced at an online community forum held earlier this month.
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Aspire Center construction to start this spring
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The Aspire Center for Workforce Innovation will open next year and provide free services in career development. The center will be on the former site of Emmet School, 5500 W. Madison St., which former Mayor Rahm Emanuel closed in 2013.