Tag: Rizal Center
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VOLUNTEER WORKDAY
Let’s get Rizal Center ready for the big TYANGGE DAY on August 10. SignUp here: bit.ly/3IONz9m We’ll meet at 10 am and break into groups — Some will paint the garden fence outside, some will work in the basement to get the items ready for the Tyangge, and some will work upstairs to do some…
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Bingo at the Rizal Center
Enjoy playing Bingo while making social connections. For more information, call 773-360-8597 or email info@rizalcenter.org
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Tiyangge 3.0
Tiyangge Day is back! The Philippine Student Association at UIUC and Rizal are excited to announce this year’s Tiyangge Day on Sunday, August 10th at the Rizal Center! Tiyangge, meaning open market, embraces the connections between the community, small businesses, food, music, Filipinx culture, and more, bringing a home away from home right here in…
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Volunteer Work Day at the Rizal Center!
Join us as we continue to give back to our home away from home. On this day, we’ll need your help with: – Working in the garden – Cleaning up – Organizing and making space at our Community Center – Painting the fence (we may be doing some fun paint work, so come ready to…
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Featuring: Susan Alforque Silvano
Susan graduated with a BBA in Accounting, Cum Laude from the University of the East, Manila. She passed the CPA exams in the Philippines and in Chicago. She has had a good career as an accountant but her talent for painting and strong desire to start a second career led her to join a watercolor…
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Featuring: Kristel Becares
Kristel Becares is a Filipino-American illustrator and fine artist. Born in the Philippines, raised in Bahrain, and growing up in the Skokie/Chicago area, diversity and the storytelling behind culture heavily inspires her artwork. At a very young age she started experimenting with anime, graphic novels, and animation. Her curiosity for all different types of art…
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Featuring: Sheryl Coaxum
Sheryl Coaxum, Sheryl is a multidisciplinary artist, educator, and youth advocate whose work celebrates the strength, beauty, and diversity of women and communities of color. Born in California and shaped by her formative years in Hawai’i and Japan, Sheryl brings a rich cultural perspective to her practice. Now based in Chicago, she holds a BA…
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Featuring: Viola C. Mayol
Viola was born in Tacloban City, Leyte and came to the US in 1976. She has made art all her life, in various media, following in the footsteps of her grandmother and mother, who worked magically with cloth. Her work is informed by native crafts from the island of Higatangan, Biliran Province where Viola spent…
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Health Empowerment Sessions
KABABAYANS in CHICAGOLAND: Health Empowerment Sessions Join us for a series of community-building events that focus on Breast and Cervical Cancer Awareness, the MOSAAIC Study, and public health education resources. What to Look Forward To Weekly Campaigns: Community Values: What to Expect Important Information Please spread the word to your relatives, friends, and neighbors! Together,…
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Every Brilliant Thing, A Pink and Pinay Production
CIRCA Pintig, Chicago’s Filipino American theatre company in its 34th year, presents EVERY BRILLIANT THING, the groundbreaking one-performer play written by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahue. This heartfelt play about a child’s mother living with depression is told through a narrator, letting the performer bring in their lived experiences into the storytelling, creating a profound theatrical…