Jan 10th 2017

MCA Live: 2017, A Reflection

@ Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

220 E Chicago St, Chicago, IL 60611

Opening Tuesday, January 10th, from 6PM - 8PM

**This event is free with museum admission, and Tuesdays are always free for Illinois residents.**

Join Joshua Abrams and Natural Information Society for an evening of soulful, musical reflection in the MCA’s atrium. The concert is followed by a discussion on the final days of President Barack Obama’s administration with with historian Paul Durica, organizer and activist Emmanuel Garcia and curator Anthony Stepter.

National Information Society is Joshua Abrams on guimbri, Lisa Alvarado on harmonium and gong, Hamid Drake on tabla and frame drum, Nick Mazzarella on alto saxophone, and Jason Stein on bass clarinet.

About the Speakers:

Paul Durica is a teacher, writer, and public historian. Since 2008 he has been producing a series of free and interactive public history programs under the name Pocket Guide to Hell. These talks, walks, and reenactments use costumes, props, music, and audience participation to make the past feel present. Paul’s writing on Chicago history and culture has appeared in *Poetry*, *The Chicagoan*, *Mash Tun*, *Lumpen*, and elsewhere and, with Bill Savage, he is the editor of *Chicago By Day and Night: The Pleasure Seeker’s Guide to the Paris of America* (Northwestern UP, 2013). He is currently the Director of Programs for Illinois Humanities.

Emmanuel Garcia is a Latinx queer organizer and youth advocate. He has dedicated the past fifteen years to creating brave spaces for LGBTQ young people and being a voice on issues of immigration, health, and community development. In 2013 Garcia created “Vives Q,” an innovative series of public events aimed at fostering intergenerational dialogue between youth and adults. This public program highlights the contributions of Latinx LGBTQ trailblazers and showcases the artistic resilience of youth. Garcia is a co-chair of Pride Action Tank and staff at Crossroads Fund, a public foundation that supports grassroots groups fighting for racial, social, and economic justice.

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