Simply Social: An Issue of Blood

Join Friends, Followers and Fans of Soleil's To-Dos and Tofu Chitlin' Circuit at 2pm on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at Victory Gardens Theater for a special three-course Simply Social! Tickets are only $25 with Discount Code Soleil.


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Here's the plan:

First Course: Pre-Performance Reception, 2pm 
Join us in the lobby for a complimentary cocktail and snacks! Meet and greet other Friends/Fans/Followers and find out more about Tofu CHitlin' Circuit and its programming!

Second Course: An Issue of Blood, 3pm
It’s 1676 in Virginia – a time when class, not color, defined an American’s destiny. Historic figure and wealthy landowner Negro Mary believes a vile curse has been cast upon her family and land. But her plans to break the curse are thwarted by a secret wedding, an interracial love triangle, and a crime of passion. Can Mary cheat fate and change the course of history? Or will their lives end in division and destruction? In An Issue of Blood, Victory Gardens Ensemble playwright Marcus Gardley and Artistic Director Chay Yew (The Gospel of Lovingkindness) look to a pivotal moment in our collective past to understand how we arrived in our tumultuous present.

Third Course:
Black Lives Matter: Past, Present, And Future
Town Hall
Cries of “I can’t breathe” and #BlackLivesMatter have shed harsh light on our country’s struggle with race, discrimination, and police brutality. Systems of oppression and racial inequity date as far back as colonial America – before Ferguson, before Selma, even before slavery. What do we do with a system we’ve inherited? Join us for a performance of Marcus Gardley’s historical drama, then stick around for this crucial town hall conversation as we unearth our roots and discover new ways of moving forward.

About The Tofu Chitlin' Circuit
The Tofu Chitlin' Circuit is a theater conservatory located on the South side of Chicago. Our mission is to strengthen the connection between the artist and audience through monthly dialogues, actor training, interviews with theater practitioners and innovative performances.

About Victory Gardens Theater
Under the leadership of Artistic Director Chay Yew and Managing Director Christopher Mannelli, Victory Gardens is dedicated to artistic excellence while creating a vital, contemporary American Theater that is accessible and relevant to all people through productions of challenging new plays and musicals. With Victory Gardens’ first new Artistic Director in 34 years, the company remains committed to the development, production and support of new plays that has been the mission of the theater since its founding, continuing the vision set forth by Dennis Zacek, Marcelle McVay, and the original founders of Victory Gardens Theater.

Victory Gardens Theater is a leader in developing and producing new theatre work and cultivating an inclusive Chicago theater community. Victory Gardens’ core strengths are nurturing and producing dynamic and inspiring new plays, reflecting the diversity of our city’s and nation’s culture through engaging diverse communities, and in partnership with Chicago Public Schools, bringing art and culture to our city’s active student population.

Since its founding in 1974, the company has produced more world premieres than any other Chicago theater, a commitment recognized nationally when Victory Gardens received the 2001 Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre. Located in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Victory Gardens Biograph Theater includes the Zacek-McVay Theater, a state-of-the-art 259-seat mainstage and the 109-seat studio theater on the second floor, named the Richard Christiansen Theater.

In 2012, Victory Gardens appointed new Ensemble Playwrights Philip Dawkins, Marcus Gardley, Samuel D. Hunter and Tanya Saracho, for seven-year residencies. The Playwrights Ensemble Alumni includes Claudia Allen, Lonnie Carter, Steve Carter, Gloria Bond Clunie, Dean Corrin, Nilo Cruz, Joel Drake Johnson, John Logan, Nicholas Patricca, Douglas Post, James Sherman, Charles Smith, Jeffrey Sweet and Kristine Thatcher.

For more information about Victory Gardens, www.victorygardens.org.Follow Victory Gardens on Facebook at Facebook.com/victorygardensand Twitter @VictoryGardens.

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Dr. West and Yeezy Rap: video of Kanye West and his mother parlaying over some dope lyrics

An old video showing Kanye West chilling and rapping with his Mum has unearthed.Check it out and see what the old Kanye was like.CC: Yeezer
Posted by Link Up TV on Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Mindsets that Stunt Business Growth: #1-Education Resistance.

Snippet from Business Consultant Ava St Clair: http://www.avastclaire.com/

“I own a business so I don’t need any more education”.

This is more of an internal script, but I hear it loud and clear, often. Owning a business is the last Zion. It isn’t. Getting your incorporation papers and opening the shop doors is a great success, but not the last one. Just because you own a business does not mean you know what you’re doing. You still have a lot to learn. If you own one business, you could probably run it better. If you own two or more, you could learn how to franchise. And if you have franchisees, you could certainly learn how to manage them better. Becoming more educated about your craft or the hard numbers side of your business is imperative. Taking business accounting at the community college doesn’t make you look dumb, it just means that you don’t know something and you are learning how to do it. Take pride in becoming more educated and share the information with others. 

William Alexander Leidesdorff was the first African American millionaire. He continued learning throughout his trade from his father and mentors.

Free Educational Courses

Coursera: https://www.coursera.org/

https://www.edx.org/

Free College Classes: http://www.freecollegeclasses.org/

City business development centers
http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/bacp/sbc/small_business_developmentcenters.html

CITY TO OFFER SMART MONEY MANAGEMENT TIPS FOR CHILDREN, ADULTS

City Treasurer Kurt Summers offers tips for financial literacy in Chicago as National Financial Capability Month begins. In March, Treasurer Summers launched Chicago's first ever Financial Education Plan with Arne Duncan, Mayor Emanuel, Barbara Byrd Mennett and John Rogers of the President's Council on Financial Capability for Young Americans. Though Chicago has more than 130 financial education providers throughout the city, an inventory showed they are not coordinated and haven't worked toward the same goal. Summers' initiative brings together these providers, the Mayor, City Treasurer's Office, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Public Library, Department of Family and Support Services and Chicago City Colleges to develop a plan to provide access to quality financial education programs and supports.

#ImWithRahm Women's Luncheon

"A Who's Who of Chicago's women business and political leaders gathered yesterday for the #ImWithRahm Women's Luncheon to show continued faith in his plans for the city. #powermoves #FiveDaystoElection

Business and Tech Accelerator BLUE1647 Coming to Englewood!!!

BLUE1647 Greater Englewood Business Accelerator Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Chicago, IL- 

BLUE1647 and Greater Englewood CDC have partnered together with the goal of providing access to workforce development and technology to the Englewood community. The BLUE1647 Greater Englwood Business Accelerator will focus on providing educational training opportunities and services to businesses and residents of the Englewood community. As a result of this partnership, there will be a BLUE1647 satellite facility that will serve as a Business Accelerator at the US Bank building located at 815 W. 63rd Street on the 4th Floor. The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony will take place today, April 2, 2015 at 11 am. The space includes private offices, workshops, courses, technical assistance and more.

This Business Accelerator will be added to the other satellite facilities announced earlier this year, including the national expansion to the St. Louis community, as well as a 2015 long term partnership with Rainbow PUSH Excel. BLUE1647 also has “Powered By BLUE” locations at Firehouse Community Center and Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago.

BLUE1647 programming currently includes RECONNECT employment assistance program, 21st Century Youth Project, Internship Accelerator and many more. These programs and educational opportunities have the potential to bring great resources to the Englewood community. “Our main focus in 2015 is workforce development and this can only be accomplished through ensuring our businesses are equipped with the services and skill sets needed to be sustainable in today’s economy. We have our Innovation Center in Pilsen and it feels great to be providing the same services to small business owners in the Englewood, and surrounding south side communities.” -Founder of BLUE1647, Emile Cambry Jr.

About Greater Englewood CDC

Founded in October of 2011, The Greater Englewood Community Development Corporation (“Greater Englewood CDC”) is a 501 (c) 3 not for profit organization who seeks to improve the economic vitality of The Greater Englewood area in Chicago. The core purpose is to improve the quality of life for residents in the Greater Englewood community by spurring economic development initiatives.



About BLUE1647 

BLUE1647 is an entrepreneurship and technology innovation center focused on education (through classes and workshops), workforce development (through apprentices and internships), and economic development in technology and 21st century skills. CEO, Emile Cambry, Jr., sits on the Mayor's Council for Technology Diversity and our program the 21st Century Youth Project, is an Edison Award-Winning program for teaching youth mobile and web app development, as well as hardware and 3D printing.