Upcoming
Events
2022
Activity in the
Community
"Hello everyone,
We are hoping to keep a regular schedule of activities this upcoming year.
While we are open to work with many of you for our activities. This timeline could help in our future planning and collaborations. This timeline is tentative and flexible.
This is a list of activities that we are working on for the year 2022 and we hope that you will see, share and support our community endeavors."
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Thank you
Shatriya Smith
Ex. Dir.
GTCARC
"I’m planting a tree to remind me to be open and kindhearted."
- Andrea Koehle Jones
January off
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February Black History Month
activities include but not limited to:
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Illinois Black History explanation brought to you by Illinois Humanities grant.
Chautauqua Route 66 and Springfield Black Businesses 1920-1960's.
Poetry out loud Contest
Set up of the Poetry Fight Club project
Amir Locke Rally
Presidential Museum Read-a-thon of Paul Laurence Dunbar A Cabin Tale
Jacksonville project mural - Dr. Alonzo Kinniebrew
Northside Christian Church Community poetry reading
Elk's Black History Month Vendor
Illinois State Museum Youth engagement activity
March activities include but not limited to:
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Year end Report
Taxes
Volunteer Roster/Training/Proposals
STEAM program identifiers
Visual presentation activities
Board meeting
Music Program with the support of a grant from Springfield Area Arts Council and Abraham Lincoln Unitarian Universalist Congregation.
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April activities include but not limited to:
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Spring Music Program
Team meetings
Organizing plans for summer program
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May activities include but not limited to:
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End of music Program
Motherland Gardens collaboration
Vendor fairs White Oaks Mall Springfield Vendor's every second Saturday of the month until October.
Vendor fair Old State Capitol every fourth Saturday of the month excluding June for options for Juneteenth, until October
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June activities include but not limited to:
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Summer arts program tentative to when school will finish, Dates for approval will be brought to the board. Canceled
Summer prep dated approval by the board.
Craft fairs and Juneteenth activities
July activities include but not limited to:
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Summer program Canceled
White Oaks Mall activities every Friday
Vendor Fairs continue
Board meeting Need to have a board meeting!
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August activities include but not limited to:
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End of summer program Canceled
Black Artists Matter Month Year 2 resubmitting grant proposal Dim art house
Vendor Fairs continue
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September activities include but not limited to:
Fall Music Program
Meet me at the movies
Vendor Fair Continue
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October activities include but not limited to:
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Music program continues
Vendor Fairs continue
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November activities include but not limited to:
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Board meeting
Vendor Fairs continue
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December activities include but not limited to:
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Kwanzaa Activities
Vendor Fairs