Moods + Foods Summer Performances 2018
We had such a great time doing Moods + Foods last year, we are doing it again this summer! Take a moment out of your day to enjoy performers who......
May 10, 2018
NAC is one of those rare organizations that truly make its community a better place to live. By bringing artists and businesses together it benefits both and offers residents of Chicago’s northwest side some entertainment and culture. I’m grateful for NAC’s support of my artistic endeavors and am happy to support other local artists.
– Tim Chapman, Visual Artist & Author
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We are proud to share these neighborhoods with such talent and spirit. Enjoy some memories of past projects!
We had such a great time doing Moods + Foods last year, we are doing it again this summer! Take a moment out of your day to enjoy performers who......
Robert Kameczura, a Northwest Side artist, has been called “one of Chicago’s Renaissance men” for his painting, printmaking, and photography, a...
We love the Avondale Neighborhood Association, co-presenters of the Moods + Foods performance series. Founded in 2010, ANA is a group of volunteers wo...
Thursday, August 31st the Moods + Foods performance series presents Rent Party, our favorite feminist garage folk band. Their history: Phase 1: Two C...
Tuesday, August 8th, was a beautiful summer day at Daley Plaza, Chicago. The setting was perfect for celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Pi...
Imagine the City without public art. No Picasso statue at Daley Plaza, no Bean at Millennium Park, no Buckingham Fountain, none of those big bronze ho...
Thursday, August 24th the Moods + Foods performance series presents Abud: A Bard! We’re excited to hear his unique style. We hear that James Ab...
Thursday, August 17th the Moods + Foods performance series presents The Shakespeare All-Stars! They will entertain adults and kids with Shakespeare Sh...
The next Moods + Foods performance at Woodard Plaza offers live music with Stann Champion and Hassan El-Tayyab. Enjoy listening to them play outside a...
Steve Kaiser – Guitar Alex Clov Baczkowski – Alto & baritone saxophone Bill Harris – Drums & percussion The other day we tal...
The next Moods + Foods Performance Series at Woodard Plaza is LITERARY NIGHT! Thursday, August 3, 2017, 6 PM – 7:30 PM On Thursdays this summer and ...
The Moods + Foods Performance Series at Woodard Plaza will be kicked off by PlayLab Productions! July 27, 2017, 6 PM – 7:30 PM PlayLab Produc...
Chicago Artists Interpret Shakespeare describe As They Like It as “a large traveling group exhibit of work based on the plays and poetry of Sh...
Article by Annmarie Nommesch-Handley The evening Chicago weather was beautiful for the Northwest Arts Connection / Avondale Neighborhood Association&#...
“Good times. Great deals. Awesome music.” That sums up Moe’s Tavern. It’s a relaxed neighborhood bar, clean and cozy, with fri...
Ray Dominguez, Burger King owner: We have been part of the Avondale community for over 35 years. I started at BK when I was 20 years old and had the.....
Paws up! VCA Ark Animal Hospital has been doing business in Avondale for 13 years and wants to continue providing excellent health care to everyone...
Loyda Paredes: My husband and I have lived in Avondale since 2003. We have seen first-hand the reduction in crime, the increased community investment...
Urban Imaging is a graphic design studio with full design, web development, and large-format printing capabilities. They “love to design and pr...
Northwest Arts Connection: Why do you want to support local cultural development? Rosy Events: There has long been a rumor that former Mayor Richard ...
The Allstate agency at 3238 N Elston Ave, in the Avondale neighborhood of Chicago, is a family agency. Father Armando Senior, mother Queta, and Arma...
Article by Annmarie Handley I was lucky enough to have attended the opening reception for this year’s “Around the Corner” gallery event, hosted ...
Robert Kameczura, a Northwest Side artist, has been called “one of Chicago’s Renaissance men” for his painting, printmaking, and photography, a...
You may know the All-Stars Theatre Company as Shakespeare All-Stars—their educational outreach program. But “a rose by any other name would smell ...
Article by Randall Van Vynckt It’s fitting that the result of a presidential election that took much of the country by surprise—and continues to k...
As NAC has said in the past, “Stepping into City Newsstand is all it takes to realize you’ve found a special little gem. City Newsstand might be b...
Sharon Gissy is a visual artist and children’s librarian. Her exhibit of “Creatures” oil paintings January-March 2017 is the result of the e...
6100 W. Irving Park Rd., Chicago 312.744.6222 In Our Own Eyes: Women’s Self-Portraits over Time on display through December 30th in the 2nd floo...
City Newsstand, 4018 N. Cicero Ave. in Chicago, hosted its 2nd annual Winter Wonderland celebration on Small Business Saturday. Small Business Saturda...
Meet the Winter Wonderland Performers The NW Side of Chicago is home to many talented performers and artists. This Saturday, November 26, we a...
When you walk into Delightful Pastries bakery, you can smell delightful fragrances—sugar, cinnamon, lemon, chocolate, and others. You see delightful...
Meet the Winter Wonderland Readers The NW Side of Chicago is home to many talented performers and artists. This Saturday, November 26, we are blessed ...
A very special celebration took place Friday, October 28th through Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016. The first of its kind on the Northwest Side, it was ...
City Newsstand might be best known as the largest magazine store in Chicago, but it really is so much more. It’s a place for people who love local c...
Winter Wonderland 2016 City Newsstand & Local Artists Give You The Gift of Holiday Memories Thanksgiving Saturday, November 26, 1p – 3p, ...
Day of the Dead Celebration Skulls and Sugar: A Celebration of Life and Death: A festival blending music, art, culture and community. Bringing traditi...
Jeanne Roppolo is a storyteller, motivational speaker and author of the Grandma Goes to… book series Jeanne will be participating in the Irish Books...
Article by Annmarie Handley Photos by Keith Handley Today, I felt a part of my city again. My family and I spent the afternoon exploring Milwaukee A...
Saturday, October 1 5th Annual A Day in Avondale 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. along Milwaukee Avenue between Kimball & Central Park at Diversey Art IS aliv...
You might know that 2016 is the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, but did you know that Avondale’s name comes from Stratford on Avon where...
Saturday, October 1 5th Annual A Day in Avondale 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. along Milwaukee Avenue between Kimball & Central Park at Diversey. One of the...
Austin-Irving branch of Chicago Public Library 6100 W. Irving Park Rd., Chicago 312.744.6222 http://www.chipublib.org/locations/7/ All of the events l...
If I can compare this coming season, Halcyon Theatre’s 11th, with last season’s incredible run, be prepared for exceptional performances and thoug...
Halcyon Theatre is a shining star in the Chicago neighborhood theater world. Lucky for those who live on the Northwest side, it is a short trip with...
“My Life Is a Country Song” is a new musical by Anthony Whitaker being premiered at Underscore Theatre Company‘s Chicago Musical Theatre...
An art exhibit. An alderman’s office. What is the connection? Northwest Arts Connection (NAC) brought them together. NAC is curating an art exhi...
The Inner Life of a Mannequin—Anita Olivia Koester art exhibit The show is installed on the 2nd floor, where you can see it through September 30th A...
The first Wednesday of June every year, the Avondale Restaurant Crawl goes on, rain or shine. Early weather predictions for the 4...
Production Services provided by Grace Pisula Music | Jazz Comedy by Bensound.com Northwest Arts Connection visits the restaurants—and Prop Thtr—pa...
Diana Nielsen likes to try new things. For her, a new thing was art. She was retired and 72 years old when Mather’s-More than a Café opened near he...
A gallery full of artists and teachers and families and community members. Musicians. Speech-makers, because there were many people and organizations ...
What will you be serving at the Avondale Restaurant Crawl? Fried Chicken and Grits with Honey Buffalo Sauce, Scallions, and Crunchies How do you descr...
Jeanne Roppolo, Northwest Side author, raconteur (storyteller), and guest speaker, is well-known as the author of the Grandma Goes to… book series. ...
Parachute was Eater Chicago’s 2014 “Restaurant of the Year” and a finalist for the 2015 James Beard “Best New Restaurant” award. It is a sma...
Opening May 25th at The Den Theater, Irish Theatre of Chicago’s production of Spinning will make its U.S. premiere. It is a play written by accompli...
Northwest Arts Connection visits the restaurants participating in the 4th Annual Avondale Restaurant Crawl on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. It kicks off a...
How do you describe the type of food you offer in the restaurant? Classic American fare with a big twist. We offer your typical go-to’s alongsid...
Marlena Ascher, NAC founder and president, visits the participating restaurants of the 4th Annual Avondale Restaurant Crawl. Avondale Restaurant Craw...
The Irving Park Fine Arts Committee is pleased to present the Chicago Sinfonietta’s Project Inclusion Ensemble performing works by African-American...
Food First Chicago has been doing catering for several years. Recently they opened a café in addition to the catering service. See the video above to...
When I returned to Steinmetz a couple of weeks ago, some works for the Around the Corner exhibit were done, and some were being completed for what one...
The website describes them as an ice cream shop/snack bar. Facebook says they are a fast food restaurant/coffee shop. Yelp lists ice cream &...
Rich Lang will be emceeing this year’s Around the Corner reception on Saturday, May 14th. He sounds like a radio announcer, his voice smooth and de...
Marlena Ascher, NAC founder and president, visits the participating restaurants of the 4th Annual Avondale Restaurant Crawl. Avondale Restaurant Craw...
Marlena Ascher, NAC founder and president, visits the participating restaurants of the 4th Annual Avondale Restaurant Crawl. Avondale Restaurant Craw...
Mavin Creatives’ mission is to enable creatives + small businesses to realize their full potential. We are proud to partner in the 2nd annual Around...
Giordano’s is privately owned. It operates about 45 pizzerias, most of them in the Chicago area. Known for deep-dish pizza, this casual chain also s...
Joie de Vivre is a boutique which specializes in selling home goods, antiques, jewelry, women’s accessories, men’s accessories, gifts, and mor...
Teens “just around the corner” from their adult lives are being given an opportunity to exhibit their work in one of Chicago’s most respe...
Friday 5/13, “Open Mic/Variety Night”, hosted by Mike Hollywood 7p. “Blues Weekend” featuring Stann’s Propaganda Machine Friday 5/20 7p 21...
buildOn high school students have a strong sense of service. In addition to school, homework, time with family and friends, and other activities, they...
Several years ago the Groszeks decided to directly benefit their community by throwing a large Garden Party every summer to benefit a local non-profit...
The Groszeks are active in neighborhoods on the Northwest Side of Chicago. We are excited to work with Northwest Arts Connection on the upcoming Aroun...
Art students–a room full of them–are working on “the dream project.” Some students are expressing their personal, individual dream...
Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble’s mission is to challenge, engage and inspire audiences through innovative, multidisciplinary storytelling. The aim is...
Urban Imaging celebrates communities that thrive because people work together to accomplish great things. We are proud to be a partner in the 2nd annu...
Thank you, Hairpin Arts Center, for hosting the 2nd annual Around the Corner The Logan Square Chamber of Arts manages and programs the Hairpin Arts Ce...
“I want them to know they are good”—Ulises Rivero, art teacher at Aspira Early College, on why he wants his students to participate in the Aroun...
Thank you, Senator Iris Y. Martinez, for your support of the 2nd annual Around the Corner Iris Y. Martinez, Illinois State Senator: I am proud to be ...
We want to thank our partners! This eclectic list reflects Around the Corner’s broad support ...
We want to give a HUGE thank you to our sponsors! Together we can do anything ......
“An expression of our area’s identity as defined by talented artists who call it home”–this is how Frank Styburski, a Northwes...
Northwest Side musician Stann Champion is being honored. Chicago Music Awards (CMA) has selected him for a “Lifetime Achievement Award for more than...
New American Folk Theatre begins its 2016 season with the Midwest premiere of “Trash,” opening April 11th at The Den Theatre. Written by Johnny D...
The Austin-Irving branch of the Chicago Public Library system is located at 6100 W. Irving Park Rd., Chicago (312) 744-6222 Hours: Monday & Wednes...
Teens “just around the corner” from their adult lives are being given an opportunity to exhibit their work in one of Chicago’s most respected ar...
Click here to visit event page! Yum! Fun! Coming up is the 4th annual Avondale Restaurant Crawl. You buy a ticket, and it entitles you to a fre...
This is the second of two back-to-back art exhibits at Addington Gallery. It includes some Northwest Side artists. The Chicago Artists Interpret Shake...
Jeanne Roppolo, Northwest Side author, raconteur (storyteller), and guest speaker, has several public speaking engagements/travelogues in the next few...
Above and Beyond was commissioned by the National Veterans Art Museum and created by U.S. military veterans (and artists) Rick Steinbock, Ned Broderic...
We are happy to be presenting the 2nd Annual Around the Corner art exhibit with our partnering host, Logan Square Chamber of Arts/Hairpin Arts Center...
Halcyon Theatre’s “Dreams of the Penny Gods” DREAMS OF THE PENNY GODS By Callie Kimball Directed by Jennifer Adams Previews March 24...
Their names are listed in the programs, but the stage spotlights never actually shine on the crew members who work in theater. These artists are unsee...
Teens “just around the corner” from their adult lives are being given an opportunity to exhibit their work in one of Chicago’s most respected ar...
Tonight is the last chance to see Bindis and Bruises and Encuentros on the same program. There will be special performances of Bindis and Bruises on F...
Counting down to Day 1 of the Festival… Sir Georg Solti was born in 1912 in Budapest, Hungary, and died in 1997 in France. Decca Classics says h...
Because of her unique outlook on life, this Chicago-born mother and grandmother has been a movie extra for Kevin Costner’s Waterworld, volunteer fi...
March 2 – April 10 IRISH THEATRE OF CHICAGO In a Little World of Our Own, by Gary Mitchell The Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chica...
Drawing of Shakespeare by Anne Farley Gaines Chicago Artists Interpret Shakespeare presents two back-to-back art exhibits at Addington Gallery, curate...
Jeri Frederickson calls Chicago home as a theatre director and curator of new work. She is Associate Artistic Director at Irish Theatre of Chicago. ...
Two Lights Theatre Company and Hairpin Arts Center are pleased to announce Art Forms in Flux. Stage One Public Opening: February 27, 2016, 7-10PM Hair...
AnySquared is “an all-volunteer collaborative and artistic network. Propelled by a deep sense of cooperation with artists, neighbors and the wid...
In a Little World of Our Own is about three brothers, one of whom “must pay for a heinous crime.” Irish Theatre of Chicago calls it, “A wry, mor...
There ain’t no party like a Four Star Party! We are a professional Chicago based New Orleans Style brass band ready to play any party. From festival...
Four Star Brass Band will be performing on Feb 27th at the Naperville Winter Ale Fest from 12-4pm! 12-4pm www.napervillewinteralefest.com/...
The Lincolnwood Chamber Orchestra performs a free concert at the Lincolnwood Community Center, 4170 W. Morse, on Sunday, February 21, at 3PM. “Chic...
City News Cafe (click for location details): February 07, 2016 2-4 Sunday – Pipes n Fiddle (piobagusfidil) February 27, 2016 10-12 Saturday ...
Stop by Independence Tap this Friday, January 29th, at 6pm for Irish Traditional music with Kilmaley!...
Shapeshifters Theatre continues its monthly staged readings this February in the Fifth Province Pub. Sean O’Casey’s “Dublin Trilogy” continues...
Our friends at the Independence Tap have released their monthly newsletter! Stop by for some free music!...
Arts and Hearts is a craft fair, dinner, and concert to beat those February blues! Stop by to find something special for your loved one and experien...
If you are a fan of the Wizard of Oz (of course you are!) and/or Pink Floyd’s iconic album Dark Side of the Moon, you are going to love a very......
At age 6, Carma wrote a poetic masterpiece entitled “Spring,” and after that she couldn’t be stopped. She often writes lyrical poems with nature...
Stann Champion’s Roots Rock Society was selected to perform along with the Bulls vs. Boston for “Caribbean Night” at The United Center 1901 W. M...
Our friends with Four Star Brass Band has an upcoming show we’d like you to know about! Thu Dec 31 10:30pm -1:30 am: NYE Party @ Palmer House H...
Sway Dance is a ballroom and latin dance studio. Come tonight and watch students and staff dance to classic movies: Wizard of Oz; Titanic; Batman; and...
Come and experience the rich history of jazz in Chicago. Jack Cassidy (keys/trumpet) and Wes John (guitar/sax) will perform tunes made famous b...
Joy. That was the theme for Thursday, November 5th. Joie de Vivre means “joy of life” in French. Recently a mom and daughter opened Joie d...
Kasia’s Bridal and Special Occasion Boutique has an special event coming up–a Girl’s Night Out–on Thursday, November 19th, 6-9...
For all of you who have been eager to know the outcome of last night’s Jefferson Awards ceremony, The White Road 2015 production by Irish Theatre of...
Anyone actively involved in transforming the city’s Northwest Side arts scene, knows that artists are our most important asset in shaking things up...
A multimedia event exploring war through visual images, poems and movement, developed in the “urban studio” that is Chicago. My collaborat...
Playing October 7 – November 1, 2015 Thu/Fri/Sat at 7:30pm, Sun at 2:30pm Tickets: $25 (Senior, student & group discounts available) $12 Preview...
Paul Sanchez returns to the Filament Theatre where he has engaged audiences with his unique blend of music and storytelling – at once powerful, sad,...
This week EXPO CHICAGO is bringing 140+ galleries from across the globe right into our backyards. While the main event is being held at Navy Pier, s...
NW Side film/video artists and enthusiasts- Did you know that the first Tuesday of each month, the Midwest Independent Film Festival screens movies ma...
Congratulations, Anthony Whitaker & Jamal Howard, co-founders of New American Folk Theatre! The Summer of Daisy Fay has been recommended fo...
Irving-Austin Business Offers Photographer’s View Of Our World Perkolator to exhibit pictures by Photographer Josh Sheldon bad credit loans dire...
When you meet Bruce Thorn, you quickly sense the depth and intensity he draws from, when he mixes his colors,- and creates movement and depth with pig...
online monthly installment loan Northwest Side Artist Reveals Our Private Moments Sara Peak Convery Exhibit Opens At PERKOLATOR The work of paint...
Tickets to the annual Avondale Restaurant Crawl are on sale now and going fast! Get yours today! Get my ticket!...
Northwest Side Artist Celebrated with Exhibit At Ed Paschke Art Center If you’ve seen a picture of your favorite musician, and it made you feel ...
During World War II, a ship carrying 90 evacuees set sail to escape the bombings and dangers of Britain. On Friday September 17, 1940, the ship was to...
Photographs featuring four decades of music’s biggest names go on view The Ed Paschke Art Center is pleased to announce the o...
Foodies, art lovers, listen up! Walk, ride your bike, hail a rickshaw on an almost summer night as you visit a wild collection of restaurants plannin...
Robert Kameczura, a Northwest Side artist, has been called “one of Chicago’s Renaissance men” for his painting, printmaking, and photogr...
Free and open to the public One day only, Saturday, May 16, 2015 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Artorium, Inc., 5719 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL Come ...
Northwest side neighbor, photographer Frank Styburski will be on hand April 25 to meet fellow art lovers at a reception at BrewBrew Coffee Lounge. Par...
Northwest side neighbor, photographer Lucy Mueller will be on hand April 18 to meet fellow art lovers at Perkolator. Part of a six-week showcase of Mu...
THE JEWEL BOX SERIES, NOW IN ITS 15TH SEASON, BRINGS LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS TO NEIU FOR PERFORMANCES IN THE 175 SEAT RECITAL HALL O...
Something exciting is brewing at Ed Paschke Art Center! It has teamed up with Luminarts Cultural Foundation of the Union League Club Chicago, to cre...
Trio Voronezh is a musical ensemble that produces incredibly exciting sounds and compelling arrangements of classics across a variety of musical style...
Community Tavern, the long-awaited project from Quay Tao, is finally here. Chef Joey Beato and Tao aim to fill a void in the area at 4038 N. Milwaukee...
Dee returns to her birthplace at the blindingly bright McMurdo Station in Antarctica to work as a janitor and seek answers to her mother’s disappear...
Things couldn’t get worse for poor James Henry Trotter. Due to a freak rhinoceros accident in the marketplace that left him orphaned, James has been...
Art Exhibit Part of Broader Campaign to Revitalize Northwest Side Arts Scene...
The Ed Paschke Art Center (EPAC) is pleased to announce the unveiling of Paschke’s Vaca Victoria. The Ed Paschke Art Center is free and open to the...
Chicago’s longest-running fringe festival is Rhinoceros Festival (a/k/a “Rhinofest”) is in its 26th year at Prop Thtr, 3502 N. Elston. This year...
Haberman Exhibit Part of Broader Campaign to Revitalize Northwest Side Arts Scene The work of painter and Northwest Side resident Jared Haberman will ...
The Inaugural performance of the Jefferson Park Sing-Along Messiah will take place on December 14, 2014 at 3:00 PM....
What a great Sunday afternoon I had – I caught the last performance of Filament Theatre’s Lifeboat. Hats off to the talent of this theatr...
June 7th from 7p-11p, NAC is hosting a cocktail party fundraiser for all our NAC artists at BBQ Fest. Can you come? No? Aww. Sad face. You can still h...
A Chicago Exclusive! “Stann Champion, Profile of a Chicago Musician” premiers this Monday, June 2, 2014 9pm on CAN-TV Channel 19 (Comcast-...
Opening May 16, 2014 The Gallery of Contemporary Mosaics is excited to bring together the innovative works of nine internationally-recognized artis...
Now through June 12, 2014, C3 will collect and judge all submissions for entrance in PhotoArt Fest II held at Jeff Fest Arts & Music Festival. ...
Last year’s restaurant crawl sold out a week before the event. 200 tickets. Boom. Gone. We’ve been working really hard to make this year&...
An auto worker in Italy bought two paintings at an auction in 1975, for $25. They hung in his kitchen for years. The man’s son recently deci...
NAC, in conjunction with the Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse (KPOG), will be transforming the viaduct at Addison St. and Kilbourn, right off of Kilbo...
Putin garnered support from an unlikely group of people, during last months invasion of Crimea. Russian museum leaders and cultural institution head...
Exclusive interview with Dale Tippett Jr. “It’s shaping up to be an extremely exciting year,” Dale says when asked about his plans for his solo ...
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