ASE Storytelling Concert
at Malcolm X College
ASE: The Chicago Association of Black
Storytellers is pleased to announce its second annual Chicago storytelling
concert, 'Honoring Our Ancestors.' ASE will present an afternoon of African-rooted
stories for families and story lovers that are sure to educate, entertain
and inspire. Featured will be eight of Chicagoland's most accomplished
storytellers.
The dynamic event will be presented on
Saturday, October 28 at Malcolm X College, 1900 West Van Buren (I-290 and
Damen Avenue), Chicago at 2 p.m. In addition a mask making storytelling
workshop for children and parents facilitated by Locke-Lloyd Productions
and will take place at noon. Contact Tony at 773/722-4340 for ticket information.
Group discounts available. Sing language interpreters will be on site.
Chicago Foundation for Women
The Chicago Foundation for Women will
celebrate its 15th Anniversary at its Annual Luncheon & Symposium on
Tuesday, September 26, 2000 at the Chicago Hilton & Towers. The theme
this year is `20/20a Vision: Looking Back to the Future.' The Luncheon
program begins at 12:00 noon and will feature a keynote address by Lynn
Sherr, ABC News Correspondent for '20/20.' Tickets to the luncheon begin
at $60.
For more information on Chicago Foundation
for Women's 15th Annual Luncheon & Symposium, call 312/266-1176.
Sheriff sponsors safety awareness
day
The Cook County Sheriff's Office will
host the 'Sheriff's Safety Awareness Day,' Saturday, October 14, at Ford
City Shopping Center, Sheriff Michael F. Sheahan announced. Representatives
from every division of the Sheriff's Office will be present to provide
information on the various services offered by the department. The event
will begin at 10 a.m. and run until 3 p.m.
BAPA hosts Falling Leaf Festival
in Beverly/Morgan Park
The Beverly Area Planning Association
(BAPA) hosts the Falling Leaf Festival from 7 p.m. to midnight Sat, Oct.
7 and noon to 8 p.m. Sun. Oct. 8, and History Mystery Bike Tour from 11:30
a.m. to 4:30 Sunday, October 8, at the Morgan Park Academy recreation field,
112th and Bell Avenue in the Beverly/Morgan Park neighborhood of Chicago,
Saturday night entertainment will be provided by popular R& B band
The Business for an over-21 crowd. For information and tickets, call 773/233-3100
or visit www.bapa.org
Support Center of Chicago
offers new workshop series and professional certification programs
In keeping with Support Center of Chicago's
(SCC) commitment to developing excellence in non-profit management, SCC
has created five new workshops series including two certificate programs
for the Fall 2000 term. The topics covered by the series include: Volunteer
Management, Resource Development, Communications, Board Development and
Future Planning.
The workshops begin October 2, 2000 and
will be held at various locations in metropolitan Chicago. Individual workshop
fees start as low as $50. Contact Support Center of Chicago at 312/648-0995
to receive a copy of the Fall 2000 course catalog.
Lawyers to help senior citizens
with low cost Will preparation
The Chicago Bar Association (CBA) Lawyer
Referral Service will host its Senior Citizens Will Program at the Chicago
Department of Aging Regional Center for Seniors located at the Southeast
Center for Seniors located at the Southeast Center (Atlas), 1767 East 79th
Street, Chicago, 312/747-0189 (voice) or 312/744-0322 (TDD).
For a lawyer referral, the public can
contact The Chicago Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service at 312/554-2001,
Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. or through the Web site at www.chicagobar.org.
24 hours per day.
American Indian powwow to
celebrate City of Chicago's roots
The Midway Plaisance will explode this
fall with the vivid colors, sounds and rhythms of an American Indian powwow.
Hosted by the University of Chicago and the Chicago Park District, the
Eschikagou Powwow and Indian Traders' Rendezvous will include hundreds
of Indian dancers, drummers, storytellers and crafters from across the
nation. The event is expected to draw the largest gathering of American
Indians in Chicago in 39 years.
For more information, call 888/947-5004
or visit http://www.gatheringofnations.com
Open Hand Chicago Needs Volunteers
for South Side Grocery Center Operations
Open Hand Chicago is the city's leading
not-for-profit providing food and nutritional services free of charge to
low-income men, women and children significantly affected by HIV/AIDS.
Founded in 1988, Open Hand currently serves over 550,000 meals annual to
1,500 clients and recently served its 3 millionth meal. Clients who are
homebound receive home delivered lunches and dinners; while those who can
pick up and prepare their own meals receive groceries at weekly visits
to one of four neighborhood-based grocery centers.
Anyone wishing to donate time and show
compassion to those desperately in need of nutritious meals can call Open
Hand Chicago at 773/665-1000.
Chicago Public Library celebrates
Unity Month
The Chicago Public Library and the Commission
on Human Relations' Advisory Council on Women celebrate Unity month with
the presentation of a special program entitled, A Question of Beauty: Women's
Cross Cultural Perspectives. The free discussion will be held on Wednesday,
September 27 at 5:30 p.m., in the lower level Video theater of the Chicago
Public Library's Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State St. For
more information call 312/744-4113.
African American Adoption
The Cradle, a private, state-licensed,
nonsectarian adoption agency, is conducting a free information meeting
on African American adoption from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon on September
23 at Sinai Community Institute 2653 W. Ogden Chicago, IL. 60608. Call
847-475-5800.
'Qannik' wins in Shedd's
public vote for baby calf's name
One day before the newest male beluga
calf turns two months old, Shedd Aquarium officials announced that 'Qannik'
(kah-NICK) is what the baby beluga will be called. 'Qannik,' an Inuit name
that means 'snowflake,' was one of five choices the Shedd provided when
it called for a vote. Mother Mauyak's name means 'soft snow.'
More than 13,000 votes were cast in the
naming. Ballots were distributed at the Shedd and made available on Shedd
Aquarium's website. Votes came from many parts of the world as well as
other regions of the United States. 'Qannik' was the overwhelming choice
in the balloting, with 31 percent of the vote.
Benefit gala to celebrate
30th Anniversary of TCA Health, Inc.
TCA Health, Inc. is hosting a black-tie
Benefit Gala on Friday, October 27 to celebrate thirty years of service
as a community based health center on Chicago's far south side. The festive
occasion will take place at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum at 2340 Canon
Drive at Fullerton Parkway.
Gwendoly Hatten Butler, managing director
and marketing/client service officer at Bear Stearns Asset Management Inc.,
and her husband Charles L. Butler, president and managing principal for
the BuTen Group, are the Gala co-chairs. Ticket prices are $200 and $300,
and sponsorship packages range from $2,500 to $50,000. To purchase tickets
or to learn additional information about theGala, please call Mona Eskridge
at 312/341-9496.
White announces public hearing
to discuss areas without public library service
Secretary of State and State Librarian
Jesse White today announced that a public hearing will be held on Monday,
Oct. 2, regarding Illinois residents who do not have a public library service.
The hearing will be held in the atrium of the Illinois State Library, 300
S. Second St. in Springfield, from 4:30 to 6 p.m.
People are encouraged to submit testimony
by mail by October 2 to Jean Wilkins, Direct or, Illinois State Library,
300 S. Second St., Springfield, IL 62701.