The world of artists, musicians, poets, and community dreams needs support from time to time. This is one of those times.
Today, SHOP announces a new fundraising campaign through the fresh medium of WePay.
As to what this fundraising is for and what it means to us we call out to all the community members, students, artists, and Springtime dreamers out there:
Come out Friday for some entrancing pieces of art:
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The Day in Its Color introduces readers to Charles Cushman’s extraordinary work, a recently unearthed archive of photographs, most shot on vivid, color-saturated Kodachrome stock. From 1938-1969, Cushman travelled constantly, shooting everything he encountered as he ventured from New York to New Orleans, Chicago to San Francisco, and everywhere in between. The result is a chronicle of an era almost never seen in color.
Eric Sandweiss, editor of The Day in Its Color, joins us in a presentation and discussion of Cushman’s work at the Southside Hub of Production (SHoP).
April 5th
7:00 to 9:00
Sacred Harp Shapenote singers
Everyone welcome! This is a free event of singing and learning about traditional Shapenote singing!
Donations welcome.
9:00 to 11:00 pm
Legacies by Beats & Pieces
Legacies intends to explore themes of identity formation, permanence, and the boundaries of influence. As with our autumn exhibition, Origins, this event seeks to celebrate Chicago artists, as well as integrate the University and greater Hyde Park community. We will be featuring the artwork of CJ Hungerman, Gabor E. Nagy, Peter Bullock, Mauricio Forero, and others, as well as the music of K. Serra, Dastardly, Fuzzy Moon, and Eigenfunk. The event is sponsored by student run community service organization Beats & Pieces. It is free and open to the public, food will be catered by Chef Iccha Ra, the Reluctant Vegetarian. We would love to have you at Legacies!
April 7th
8:30 am to 1:00 pm
Occupy the South Side A7 Spring Event
Occupy the South Side is presenting a breakfast workshop of about 25 – 30 persons. The event will consist of a general discussion with a breakout session, a video, some artwork (maybe some singing, too) and light breakfast fare. The event is in conjunction with the Occupy Chicago Spring Event held at Grant Park on the afternoon of April 7th.
Donations for food and space welcome!
April 8th
9:00 am to 2:00 pm
Assisted WoodSHoP with Erik Peterson
Bring in your woodworking projects, and work with an assistant. Our assistant will make the cuts for you, and help you with your project. Or drop off small repair projects for our knowledgeable staff. Wood shop rates: Hourly rates: $20/hr. Repair projects will be charged at the same rate. We will soon have monthly rates as open hours increase.
Work at your own risk. Be safe, and be careful. Contact Erik for information or questions about your project: eriklpeterson@yahoo.com
This Sunday is a special unbirthday party/potluck and music jam! Bring something delicious to eat, maybe some cake, a balloon or two, and any musical instrument you have!
Happy unbirthday!
Please take a look at our calendar for our wonderful classes – yoga with Michelle Gaza, Meditation with Alice Dan, Spanish immersion with Brenda Delgado, Writer’s workshop, Catcher in the Rhyme, Hyde Park Community Players rehearsals of “Rhinoceros”, community woodSHoP, and more to come!
ART: CJ HUNGERMAN – GABOR E NAGY- PETER BULLOCK – MAURICIO FORERO – KELSEY HAWK – DAVID NASCA – MAY YEUNG
MUSIC: K. SERRA – DASTARDLY – FUZZY MOON – EIGENFUNK
FOOD: CHEF ICCHA DEVI RA “THE RELUCTANT VEGETARIAN”
Thursday April 5, 2012
9:00 – 11.30 pm
Legacies intends to explore themes of identity formation, permanence, and the boundaries of influence. As with our autumn exhibition Origins, this events seeks to celebrate Chicago artists, as well as integrate the University and greater Hyde Park community. The event is sponsored by student run community service organization Beats & Pieces. Free and open to the public.
