You are cordially invited to attend

MOSAIC
 
A CELEBRATION OF CHICAGO’S ETHNIC COMMUNITIES
 
On Thursday, April 29th, join the Chicago Cultural Alliance in celebrating the many diverse voices that comprise our one unique Chicago.
 
April 29, 2010
6:00—10:00 pm
Irish American Heritage Center
4626 N. Knox Ave., Chicago, IL 60630
 
Business attire is requested.
 

Event Schedule
6 - 7:30 PM
Hors d'oeuvres and Cocktails
Performances by artists from Chicago's ethnic communities
Artist Gerry Lang: Guests can add to a mosaic designed specially for this event!

6- 8:30 pm
Silent Auction featuring unique items from Core Members and Partner Institutions
 
 
7:30 - 10 PM
Buffet Dinner featuring cuisines from around the world
Performance and Remarks
Presentation of Outstanding Community Leader Awards
Angie DeCora, American Indian Center
Frank Gleeson, Irish American Heritage Center
 
 
Honorary Chairs
Gary Johnson, President, Chicago History Museum
John McCarter, President, Field Museum
Maria Pappas, Cook County Treasurer
Congressman Mike Quigley, Fifth Congressional District of Illinois
 
Host Committee
Karin Abercrombie, Swedish American Museum
Hatem Abudayyeh, Arab American Action Network
Estrella Alamar, Filipino American Historical Society of Chicago
Stanley Balzekas, Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture
Orysia Cardoso, Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
Maria Drell, Member of the Brazilian Community
Jose Luis Gutierrez, Casa Michoacan
Joseph Jones, North Park University
Jan Lorys, Polish Museum of America
Dace Kezbers, Latvian Folk Art Museum
Tim McDonnell, Irish American Heritage Center
Jean Mishima, Chicago Japanese American Historical Society
Joseph Podlasek, American Indian Center
Jagriti Ruparel, Indo-American Heritage Museum
Kompha Seth, Cambodian American Heritage Museum & Killing Fields Memorial
Sherry Williams, Bronzeville/Black Chicagoan Historical Society

 
The Alliance is a consortium of Chicago’s ethnic museums, cultural centers, and historical societies whose mission is to effect social change and public understanding of cultural diversity through first voice perspectives. The Alliance connects our Core Members to flagship arts and cultural institutions, universities, schools, businesses, and government agencies
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