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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.
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.
All those 3 and up are invited to the event, which will be held at Austin Town Hall from 6 to 8 p.m.
“Twelfth Night” will be performed 6:30 p.m. Aug. 9 at Columbus Park.
The Austin Town Hall will host the free, two-day event that features performers, food and more.
The free show will take place at Austin Town Hall Aug. 20 and 21.
The free event will be held July 31 and Aug. 1 at Austin Town Hall. All are welcome!
The Afrikan Village & Cultural Center of Chicago will host Momma Kemba from 3 to 5 p.m.
The theatre collaborated with several other groups to put on a performance at Columbus Park. The citywide series ends Sept. 7 in Humboldt Park.
Carrol University students spent a week visiting with Catalyst Circle Rock students and exploring Austin and other city neighborhoods.