DCASE Presents: Open House @ Chicago Cultural Center
@ Chicago Cultural Center
78 E Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602
Opening Friday, September 26th, from 4PM - 8PM
Chicago Cultural Center Open Houses offer a later hours experience of DCASE’s artists in residence, music programming , gallery exhibitions, shopping, socializing & more in our architecturally stunning homebase.
Chicago Cultural Center Open House:
Enjoy the live music, dance performances & workshops, make a garland to wear, play Open House Bingo AND visit the visual arts exhibitions on display.
Friday, September 26, 2025 – 4-8pm
Free and Open to the Public
1st Floor
LEARNING LAB
4-8pm Rangoli Making with Indira Johnson
RANDOLPH SQUARE
4-8pm Hangout & Space to Eat
BUDDY
Until 7pm South Asian Artists Listening + Shopping (snacks, drinks & art for sale!)
2nd Floor
G.A.R. HALL – World Dance and Music Spotlight
4-5:30pm Ethnic Dance Chicago
Bulgarian live musicians & dance (performance & workshop)
5:30-6:30pm Mandala Arts
Classical Indian & Bollywood Hip-hop (performance & workshop)
6:30-7:30pm Raqsah wa Qissah رقصه وقصه : An Arab Dance Folktale” presented by Bellydance by Phaedra
“Raqsah wa Qissah” means a “A song and a story” in Arabic. This show combines folktales from all over the Arab world with live music on traditional instruments and regional dance styles.
Until 8pm Exhibition: Uncertain Histories
G.A.R. ROTUNDA
4-6:30pm Henna by Rizla
4-7pm Garland Making
5-7pm OPEN HOUSE BINGO Prize Pick up
CHICAGO ROOMS
Until 7:45pm Exhibition: Fabiola Jean-Louis, Waters of the Abyss: An Intersection of Spirit and Freedom
3rd Floor
PRESTON BRADLEY HALL
6pm-8am RAGAMALA
4th Floor
YATES GALLERY
Until 7:45pm Chicago Architecture Biennial
EXHIBIT HALL
Until 7:45pm Chicago Architecture Biennial
4th FLOOR NORTH LANDING
Chill Out Space/Seating & Device Charging Area
Transportation Tips:
Discounted parking available if you purchase ahead of time at https://millenniumgarages.com/rates/ or take the CTA https://www.transitchicago.com/planatrip.
Chicago Cultural Center Open House programs are alcohol-free events.
We welcome all Chicago residents and visitors who are in the arts or love the arts.
RSVPs are requested but not required. The event may be photographed or video recorded.
More great cultural events at ChicagoCulturalCenter.org.
All events are FREE unless noted. A full schedule of DCASE events is available here.
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Tags: Bellydance by Phaedra, Chicago, Chicago Cultural Center, DCASE Presents: Open House @ Chicago Cultural Center, Ethnic Dance Chicago, Fabiola Jean-Louis, Indira Johnson, Loop, Mandala Arts, Ragamala, Rizla
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