Activity Update January 2012
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This document provides information on several upcoming January events in the Chicago area that would be fun for mentors and mentees. These include winter festivals such as Snow Days and Winter Wonderfest featuring snow sculpting, sled demonstrations and kids activities. Other events include Martin Luther King Jr celebrations, dance performances, cooking demonstrations, nature activities and the Lunar New Year parade. Many of the events are free and aim to build cultural competence, creativity, responsibility and a positive outlook through shared experiences.
Activity Update January 2012
- 1. Join us - Saturday, January 14, 11:00 am to 2:00 pm Friends First 3-on-3 Basketball Open Gym Winter Wonderfest Jan 1-8 (Sun-Thurs: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm & Fri-Sat: 10:00 am to 10:00 pm) Navy Pier, Chicago, IL Cost: Free Snow Days Chicago is a free three-day winter festival featuring a national snow sculpting competition, dog sled demonstrations, a snowboard rail jam and kids activities! For more information: http://www.winterwonderfest.com/admission.html Assets Built: #3 Other Adult Relationships (Receives support from nonparent adult) & #17 Creative Activities (engages in creative activities) Garfield Park Conservatory (Drop-In: 1:00 to 3:00 pm) (Drop-in activities usually take 15-20 minutes and no registration is required.) Elizabeth Morse Genius’ Children’s Garden (Activity will be near the giant seed in the Children’s Garden) Cost: Free, Donations welcome For more information: http http://www.garfieldconservatory.org/families.htm Assets Built: #3 Other Adult Relationships (Receives support from nonparent adult); #17 Creative Activities (engages in creative activities); #32 Planning & Decision Making (Allow mentee to help plan the time needed for the event); and #37 Personal Power (Invite mentee to select the programs that are of interest to them) Conservatory Leaf Calendars Jan 7 & 8 Start your new year off "green" with a unique, one of a kind calendar featuring some of most popular leaves at the Conservatory. Do a leaf rubbing or press some dried leaves to make your pictures. Herbal Tea Bags Jan 14 & 15 Feeling the winter blues? Make your own herbal tea bags to take home; brew this homemade tea, sip it up, and feel better in no time! Participants will learn to identify both the herbs used in this activity, and their corresponding plant parts. Soil-less Planting Jan 21-22 Learn about what a plant actually needs to live and grow by making a planting out of rocks and water to take home. After completing your activity, be sure to visit our Sugar from the Sun room and experience air, water, and sunlight. Fern Bookmarks Jan 28 & 29 Learn about plants that lived during the time of the dinosaurs, then create a bookmark using one of these prehistoric plants, ferns. 1
- 2. Martin Luther King Day Celebrations Assets Built: #34 Cultural Competence (Mentee learns about other cultures) and #40 Positive View of Personal Future (Honoring the service of others and giving of your time helps to create a focus on a positive future) Thursday, Jan 12 (5:30 to 7:30 pm) Chicago Children’s Museum at Navy Pier, Chicago Cost: Museum is free in Thursday evenings. Open Mic: I have a Dream, Dr. King! Express your dreams for freedom and fairness through poetry and freedom songs. Recite excerpts of Dr. King’s famous speech. Then, write a letter to Dr. King expressing your dream for equal rights for all! Thursday, Jan 12 (6:00 pm) Rockefeller Memorial Chapel: 5850 S. Woodlawn, Chicago Cost: Free tickets are required for admission Get your ticket.. http://mlk.uchicago.edu/page/free-tickets Commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. For more info: http://mlk.uchicago.edu/page/attend Monday, Jan. 16 (10:00 am to 5:00 pm) DuSable Museum: 740 East 56th Place, Chicago Cost: $10.00 DuSable Museum will celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the Civil Rights Movement with our annual King Day celebration. The day will be filled with live performances, storytelling, films, food and activities for the entire family. For more information: http://www.dusablemuseum.org/events/details/king-day-celebration1 Monday, Jan. 16 (10:00 am to 3:00 pm) Chicago History Museum: 1601 N. Clark St; Chicago Cost: Free and includes complimentary Museum admission Commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through family activities and crafts reflecting his messages of peace and justice. Listen to music that honors Dr. King, and attend a performance of The MLK Project by the Writers’ Theatre. For more information: 312.642.4600 Forever 27: Music Superstars Gone to an Early Grave Jan 13 to Mar 7 (6:00 pm) Monday – Thursday 8 am – 7 pm; Friday 8 am – 6 pm; Saturday 9 am – 6 pm; Sunday 10 am – 6 pm; Chicago Cultural Center;78 E. Washington St., Project Onward Gallery, Chicago Cost: $3.00 Inspired by the major exhibition Morbid Curiosity on display at the Cultural Center, Project Onward presents a collection of paintings and drawings that commemorate the lives -- and deaths -- of performers who went out in a blaze of glory at the age of 27. Beginning with blues legend Robert Johnson, the “27 Club” went on to include Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain, and, most recently, Amy Winehouse. For more info: chicagoculturalcenter.org Assets Built: #17 Creative Activities (engages in creative activities) and #34 Cultural Competence (Mentee learns about other cultures & music) 2
- 3. Dance Chance Monday, Jan 16 (6:00 pm) Ruth Page Theater; 1016 N. Dearborn, Chicago Cost: $3.00 DanceWorks Chicago is excited to partner with The Ruth Page Center for the Arts on Dance Chance, a one-hour event designed to offer opportunities for choreographers to show their work informally, create a forum for dialogue among artists, and build audience for dance. Inspired by the concept of open-mic night, Dance Chance is held once a month and features 3 choreographers chosen by chance, each of whom has a 15-minute time slot to share their work. To round out the hour, the final 15-minute segment is a moderated meet-the-artist session providing an opportunity for choreographers to discuss their work and process as well as time for the audience to ask questions. At the end of each Dance Chance, the next trio of participants is chosen from names submitted by choreographers in attendance. For more info: http://www.danceworkschicago.org/Event/01162012DanceChance.aspx Assets Built: #21 Achievement Motivation (Invite your mentee to talk about a dream that they might have) & #32 Planning and Decision Making (Invite your mentee to create a plan for how they might achieve their goal.) Free Cooking Demo at Chicago’s ItaliAsia Thursday, Jan 19 (6:00 to 8:00 pm) Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza350 W. Mart Center Dr. (Orleans St.) Chicago, IL Cost: Free Why not do some January cooking? For something to look forward to after the holidays, there will be FREE cooking demos at River North’s ItaliAsia restaurant. Tucked high above the bend in the Chicago River, in the building once known as the Apparel Mart, is a brand new restaurant aptly named Italiasia. Cannot decide between Italian fare or Asian cuisine? Now you can have both! This is fusion that works – it is about combining two types of fare as well as creating new dishes by merging flavors and this distinct menu has something for everyone. The first free cooking demonstration on January 19 will focus on pasta with Bolognese. In addition to learning about buying, cooking and storing pasta, attendees will sample food and wine. The best part? It’s all free. For more info: www.italiasiarestaurant.com 312-529-1157 Assets Built: #34 Cultural Competence (You may be introducing them to new ideas in foods); #30 Responsibility (See if there is a way for them to help more with dinner at home) & #40 Positive View of Personal Future (Encourage them to explore how they might like to have more say in the foods they eat.) Polar Adventure Days Saturday, Jan 21 (Noon to 4:00 pm) Northerly Island; 1400 S. Lynn White Drive, Chicago, IL Cost: Free Don’t let winter slow you down. Come out and enjoy the sixth annual Polar Adventure Days. Watch as amazing ice sculptures are created right in front of you, meet Siberian huskies, birds of prey and other live animals, and listen to storytelling or live music. You can also make winter nature crafts, sip hot cocoa, and snowshoe, if there is at least three inches of snow. Don’t forget to dress warm. These events are free and no registration is required. Parking is $3. For more information: http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/ Assets Built: #3 Other Adult Relationships (Receives support from nonparent adult); #17 Creative Activities (engages in creative activities); #32 Planning & Decision Making (Allow mentee to help plan the time needed for the event) 3
- 4. Snow Days Friday - Sunday, Jan 27 – 29 Navy Pier, Chicago, IL Cost: Free Snow Days Chicago is a free three-day winter festival featuring a national snow sculpting competition, dog sled demonstrations, a snowboard rail jam and kids activities! For more information: www.snowdayschicago.us Assets Built: #3 Other Adult Relationships (Receives support from nonparent adult); #17 Creative Activities (engages in creative activities); #32 Planning & Decision Making (Allow mentee to help plan the time needed for the event) 2012 Lunar New Year Parade Sunday, Jan 29 (Activities start at 11:30 am & Parade starts at 1:00 pm) Along Wentworth from 24th Street to Cermak RoadChicago, IL Cost: Free The 2012 Lunar New Year Parade celebrating the Year of the DRAGON 4710 will include marching bands, floats, lions teams, a mystical dragon, and Miss Friendship Ambassador. Please join us to welcome the New Year as we convey GUNG HEI FAT CHOI to all in attendance! This year's parade also kicks off celebrations of the Chinatown Centennial 1912-2012! Assets Built: #34 Cultural Competence (You may be introducing them to new ideas in art & culture) & #17 Creative Activities (engages in creative activities) Ice Skating Rinks Open On Going Chicago Park Districts; Chicago, IL 630-665-5534 Cost: Admission is free, but there is a cost for skate rental Chicago Park District Ice Skating Rinks Open! Admission is free, skate rental charges vary. Grab your skates and head out to one of 10 ice skating rinks across Chicago! Check Website below for times & locations: http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/news.detail/object_id/ed9c974c-4416-46ea- ae4e-a0cc9130cfb4.cfm Assets Built: #3 Other Adult Relationships (Receives support from nonparent adult) and #14 Adult Role Models (Show up on time and model the behavior you want to see happening) 4