Friday 2/2 – Thursday 2/8
3 SATURDAY Today Ernest Dawkins and his Englewood Jazz Band will play at a free forum on Englewood’s cultural history as part of a three-year initiative to raise community awareness of neighborhood artists. Historian and author Timuel Black will start the program by discussing the neighborhood’s most famous residents, including Nat King Cole, Henry Threadgill, Eddie Johnson, Joe Williams, and Roscoe Mitchell. Audience participation is encouraged. It’s from 3 to 5 at the Hamilton Park Cultural Center (formerly the Hamilton Park field house), 513 W. 72nd; call 773-602-1135.
Best of Chicago voting is live now. Vote for your favorites »
7 WEDNESDAY Alan Greenspan may get all the props, but on a local level Michael Moskow is the suit with the scoop on interest rates. As president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Moskow is in charge of policy and supervision of the midwest’s financial institutions. Plus he sits on Greenspan’s Federal Open Market Committee, where he votes on interest rates. Tonight he’ll give a lecture and answer questions at a dinner sponsored by the Chicago chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners. It’s from 5:30 to 8 at the Mid-Day Club on the 56th floor of the Bank One Building, 10 S. Dearborn. It’s $60, which includes the food; call 312-322-0990 for reservations.
