If You’re Reading This Prose By: Tyriek Hampton If you’re reading this, then it’s probably because I woke up one night and couldn’t sleep, so I decided to write it out instead of crying, per usual. A lot of nights, I sit up and think about my life, the things that I have been through, and … Continued
Walgreens recently celebrated its 2017 Walgreens Expressions Challenge where local teens displayed their talents in creative writing, visual arts and multimedia and voiced their perspectives on teen issues, at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Avenue. The Walgreens Expressions Challenge is a peer-to-peer based “healthy choice” awareness initiative where 2,000 high school students … Continued
Every Tuesday from June 13th through September 5th at 6:30 pm, you can catch a film at Millennium Park! Best part, IT’S FREE! Check out the schedule below so you can start planning when you want to go! Dates and Times: Tuesdays, June 13 – September 5, 2017 at 6:30 pm (except Thursday, August 24 … Continued
There are plenty of museums in the city to visit! Here are some of our favorites. At the Field Museum, get closer to dinosaurs than ever before in Jurassic World: The Exhibition! Meet a penguin, touch a beluga whale, become a trainer for a day or take a tour behind the scenes of the Shedd … Continued
Check out, “Boxing In The Ring With Low Self-Esteem” by Patricia Frazier and Natalie Ayala the 2016 Walgreens Expressions Challenge 1st Place Winners for Chicago, IL. They both represent, Gwendolyn Brooks. Congratulations ladies! View Below: ×
Check out, “Being Alone ft. Athalia Barrett” by Gabrielle Barrett the 2016 Walgreens Expressions Challenge 2nd Place Winner for Chicago, IL. View Below:
Head to the Beach Go to the beach this summer with your friends. Grab a football, frisbee or even a kite to create some entertainment. Read a Good Book Find an awesome book to read this summer. Choose from this list. Start Exercising There’s no time like the present to start exercising. Take a bike … Continued
Raymond A. Thomas Visual Artist, Chicago “I know what the power of art can mean in a young person’s life, having myself been an ‘at risk’ youth whose path was altered for the good by the powers and possibilities of art and my imagination. The works that the Walgreens Expressions Challenge winners have created explore and … Continued