6/6
A Stream of Consciousness
Featuring the Fine Art of Ethiopian Contemporary Artist Merid Tafesse
Gallery Guichard
436 E. 47th Street
Free Admission
6/7
Future of Nursing 2020-2030 Chicago Town Hall
Hosted By: National Academy of Medicine
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Malcolm X College Auditorium
1900 W. Jackson
Free Registration via Eventbrite
Ronnie Laws, Lonnie Liston Smith, Norman Connors and Jean Carne
Hosted By: The Promontory
6-9 p.m. and 9-11 p.m.
The Promontory
5311 S. Lake Park Ave.
Tickets $40-$75 available via Eventbrite
Funkadesi
Hosted By: Space
8:30 p.m.
Space
1245 Chicago Ave.
Evanston, IL
Tickets $20 available via Eventbrite
6/8
Brown Girls Do Invest
Hosted By: Brown Girls Do Invest
2-5:30 p.m.
DuSable Museum of African American History
740 E. 56th Place
Tickets $69 available via Eventbrite
6/7-6/9
36th Annual Chicago Blues Festival
Hosted By: The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE)
11 a.m. -9 p.m.
Millennium Park
201 E. Randolph St.
Free and open to the public
6/9
Brunch of Pearls
Hosted By: Sassy Thrifters and Tameka Grant
1-5 p.m.
Gallery Guichard
436 E. 47th Street
Tickets $55 and $100 available via Eventbrite
MADE Maven Meetup
Hosted By: MADE Maven
2-8 p.m.
St. Jane Chicago
230 N. Michigan Ave.
Free Registration via Eventbrite
6/10
Let’s Talk About It with Santita Jackson
Hosted by: Santita Jackson
6:30 p.m.
Pearls Place Restaurant
3901 S. Michigan Ave.
Free Admission $9.99 Buffet Special
6/11
Getting Back to Equal: The State of Black Chicago 2019 Summit Luncheon
Hosted By: The Chicago Urban League
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Mid-America Club
200 E. Randolph
Tickets $200 for more information visit www.chiul.org
6/13
Rearview Mirror Session: Curtis Mayfield
Hosted By: Arts & Public Life
6-9 p.m.
Green Line Performing Arts Center
329 E. Garfield, Blvd.
Free Registration via Eventbrite
Maceo Parker
Hosted By: Space
9:30 p.m.
Space
1245 Chicago Ave.
Evanston, IL.
Tickets $25-$65 available via Eventbrite
6/14
Bronzeville Summer Nights
Hosted By: Quad Communities Development Corporation
6-9 p.m.
Bronzeville (various locations)
Free and open to the public
6/15
The Truth About Black Men
Hosted By: GM Marketing/NMOL
8-10 p.m.
Harold Washington Cultural Center
4701 S. King Dr.
Tickets: $40-$80 available via Eventbrite
6/16
Father’s Day Brunch
Hosted By: Lincoln Park Zoo
11, noon and 1 p.m. seating available
Lincoln Park Zoo
Café Brauer
2021 N. Stockton Dr.
6/20
Out of Space 2019: Digable Planets with Kweku Collins
Hosted By: Out of Space and Temperance Beer Company
6-10 p.m.
Temperance Beer Company
2000 Dempster St.
Evanston, IL.
Tickets $28 available via Eventbrite
6/22
It’s a Family Affair
Hosted By: Sixth Grace Presbyterian Church
Noon-4 p.m.
600 E. 35th Street
For more information contact: 312-225-5300
UNCF
“A Mind is….” Gala
Hosted By: UNCF
Hyatt Regency Chicago
Grand Ballroom
151 E. Wacker Dr.
6/22-6/23
Chicago Food Truck Festival
Hosted By: Chicago Food Truck Festival
11 a.m.- 8 p.m.
Chicago South Loop
1800-1600 S. Wabash
For more information: www.chgofoodtruckfest.com