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Austin’s Taste of Chicago, Soul City Blues festival a success
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At least 4,000 people gathered in Austin Saturday to enjoy music, food and family fun along the Soul City Corridor along Chicago Avenue.
Community
Taste of Chicago coming to Austin
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There will be food vendors and live blues music throughout the day, June 11th, starting at noon at 5720 W. Chicago Ave.
Community
Tickets still available for Friday night blues performance in Austin
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Musician Fernando Jones will be performing Friday, April 22 at the Kehrein Center for the Arts, 5628 W. Washingon Blvd.
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Arts in Austin: Stop by Saturday
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Feed your soul Aug. 29 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Austin Arts Council’s “mini art explosion” event. There will be free art kits. Children and adults welcome. It will be held at 316 N. Mayfield (near Mayfield and Fulton).
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Austin is one of four areas targeted in city’s new artist-in-residence program
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Artists who live and work within Austin or other INVEST South/West neighborhoods are encouraged to apply. The deadline for submissions is 11:59 p.m. July 26. The budget for each capstone project will be $150,000.
Community
Winter concert organized by Austin native held this weekend
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All are invited to the show, which will be held at 7 p.m. Jan. 11 at Church On The Block, 500 N. Laramie. Doors for “The Encounter,” presented by Marqual and Chi-Worship, open at 7 p.m.
the arts
Poetry on the Patio lives on 17 years strong
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Markell “Kell-O-G” Mooney, spoken word poet and founder of Word Life Productions, started the patio shows at his family’s home in the 5100 block of West Concord Place in March 2003 after the death of his father, Willie E. Mooney Sr.
Community
Calling all West Siders: You’re invited to a spoken word show Saturday
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The show – the last of the summer – will be held at 5156 W. Concord Place. Doors open at 8 p.m., and the show begins at 8:30 p.m. Performers should arrive early. There will be an open mic sign up.
Community
Austin residents invited to Friday’s blues fest
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The free event will be held from 6 to10 p.m. at Columbus Park Refectory, 5701 W. Jackson Blvd. Don’t miss the fifth annual blues fest in Austin.
arts
Two West Side teens honored as Rising Stars
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In all, 35 young people from across Chicago were honored this month by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, which each year adds names to the city’s Rising Star Honor Roll. The teens – two from Austin – were recognized for their creativity and work either in music, theatre, dance, visual arts, media arts or literary arts.