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Tuesday, July 24 2012
"Get Up and Go!" Logan Square Tour @ Chicago Cultural Center
Chicago's "Get Up and Go!" neighborhood conversation and tour series continues today with Logan Square. Hosted by Mark Bazer, host of The Hideout's acclaimed Interview Show, the tour begins with a discussion about Logan Square's highlights and history followed by a visit to the borough. The tour is free and begins in the Chicago Cultural Center's 5th Floor Millennium Park Room, 78 E. Washington St., at 12:15pm with the Q&A session lasting approximately 40 minutes. The tour will last approximately one hour and will depart from and return to the Chicago Cultural Center via public transportation. Reservations are recommended and can be booked online here.
Chicago Cultural Plan Town Hall
A town hall discussion of the draft Chicago Cultural Plan will be held tonight from 6 to 8pm at Malcolm X College, 1900 W. Van Buren St. It's free to attend, but RSVP is requested.
Sundown in K-Town @ Better Boys Foundation
The Better Boys Foundation and Facets Multimedia screen Been Rich All My Life outside in the foundation's courtyard at 1512 S. Pulaski Rd. as part of the Sundown in K-Town Film Festival. M.A.D.D. Rythms tap dancers Starinah Dixon and Bril Barrett and young dancer Dejunique Hearn will do a Q&A after the films. Doors open at 7:45pm, screenings start at sundown (around 8:15pm). Free; donations accepted.
