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Former Austin resident kicks off National Poetry Month with book signing, poetry slam
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On Saturday at the Chicago Public Library’s West Chicago Avenue branch, Markell Mooney read from his recently published collection of poems, Words of Life.
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West Side girls tap dance to a bigger world
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Female dancers from Chicago’s West and South Sides recently performed at La Follette Park in Austin as part of the 2017 Peacebook Festival hosted by Collaboration Theater Company. They’ve performed in other Chicago neighborhoods, too.
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Discuss how arts, culture can be elevated in Austin
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Community development expert Valerie Leonard will be the guest speaker July 12 at Gone Again Travel & Tours, 5940 W. Chicago Ave., as residents continue to discuss how to use blues and soul to develop the West Side.
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A modest proposal for an Austin arts and cultural center
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Longtime West Side resident James Bowers says the community should seize the opportunity to turn the Laramie State Bank Building into an arts, culture and history museum.
Community
Calling all artists, performers under 18
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The Chicago Westside NAACP chapter’s youth council will hold a talent competition at 5 p.m. Dec. 28th.
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Celebrate arts and culture this weekend
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The Austin Town Hall will host the free, two-day event that features performers, food and more.
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Youth showcase their talent and vision for Austin
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7th and 8th graders from Ella Flagg Young and Duke Ellington Elementary schools who participated in the 21st Century’s Beyond the Bell summer program performed Friday.
Community
Night of the arts showcase this weekend
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The event, hosted by St. Joseph Services, will be held Friday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at St. Angela School, 1332 N. Massasoit Ave.
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Austin youth participate in “Summertime” performance
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The event was part of Circle Urban Ministries’ LIFT program designed to empower youth through the arts.
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There’s still time for public school students to apply for free Pathways to Princeton program
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Track E sixth-graders have until 5 p.m., March 26 to submit the application, two letters of recommendation and their most recent report card for a West Side program that will help kids prepare for college.