Parade at 26th Street

September 12

26th Street

Parade organized by the Little Village Chamber of Commerce

Mexico Festival of Toys

September 13, 2010 - March, 2011

Chicago Children's Museum

This museum-wide experience featuring Mexico: Festival of Toys,
a unique collection of Papalote Children's Museum, bridges cultures
and generations through toys and toy-making traditions

Mexico's Bicentennial Night
Ancient Mexican Masterpieces

September 15 through December

The Art Institute of Chicago

Exhibition of representative masterpieces
from different cultures and periods of pre-Hispanic Mexico
In collaboration with the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia
and the Museo Nacional de Antropología, México

Mexico's Bicentennial Night
El Grito de Independecia
(Mexican Independence Day)

September 15

Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park

Civic Ceremony and Artistic Program
Prominent ballet dancers and music groups will
perform in an event coordinated by the Consulate General of México

Traditions Retold: Mexican Nativity Scenes

September 15, 2010 - September 18, 2011

The Field Museum

Created by folk artists from throughout Mexico, this exhibition's cultural scenes
charmingly portray a key narrative of the Christian faith while also reflecting
Indigenous traditions

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Carlos Miguel Prieto, Conductor
Community Concert

September 16

Benito Juarez Community Academy

The CSO presents a free, family-friendly concert in Pilsen

Latino Music Festival Inaugural Concert
Mauricio Náder, piano
Ignacio Mariscal, cello

September 17

Fullerton Hall, The Art Institute of Chicago

Their interpretative warmth, the power of their artistic personalities
and their ability to face an immense repertory have led Náder and
Mariscal to become two of today's best Latin-American musicians

Día de Muertos

September 24 through December 12

National Museum of Mexican Art

Exhibition of a collection of altars and artistic works related to the
Mexican Day of the Dead

Exhibition Origins Project
Photojournalism and Digital Media

September

DePaul University

The exhibition presents the best digital photography and essay works
related to the Mexican culture and the cultural identity of Mexican
immigrants in Chicago
In collaboration with Universidad Pan-Americana, Mexico

Modern Mexican Architecture

September

Illinois Institute of Technology

Exhibition / Videos / Conferences
Defining works of Mexican modern architecture, among them the
House-Studio Museum of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo and the
Rector's Building at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Body and Soul: Life, Death and
Wellness in Ancient Mexico

September

Snite Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame

Exhibition of ancient pre-Hispanic art from
Mexico, including pieces from different epochs and regions

Today's Mexico and the Mexican Community in
Chicago Round Table

September

Chicago Council on Global Affairs

In collaboration with the University of Notre Dame

The Mexican Revolution in Chicano's Art

September

University of Notre Dame

Splendid display of engravings and lithography
representative of the 1910 social movement