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Up!Up!
Uplifting People in a Unified Purpose!  A very special evening gathering of Chicago’s notable community members, as well as international celebrities for a worthy cause!
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"Up! Up!" - Chicago's Ultimate Cultural Event of the year! Â This Art Expo After Party is not to be missed!
Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Chicago
Sunday, Sept. 25, 6pm - 10pm
Hosted by:
Will Jones, ABC 7 Eyewitness News
Featuring:
Ntozake Shange, Kahil El'Zabar, Fareed Haque, Teodross Avery, Corey Wilkes, Maurice Mahon, Khari Lemuel, Ensemble Traditionale Du Cameroon, Rich Medina as well as Kerry James Marshall's Closing Exhibition Celebration of Mastry! Â Please join us for an exquisite evening of Masterful Expression for a very important cause!
Ticket prices:
$75 for General Admission
$150 for VIP -Â VIP tickets includes an exclusive 4pm tour of the MCA Exhibition Mastry with Kerry James Marshall and a 5pm VIP cocktail reception on the Terrace with the artist along with a special private performance. Â
A special Silent Auction is available and open to the public. Â Simply click the link below, register and start bidding, easy as that! Â Auction proceeds contribute to our fundraising efforts.
Thank you for your support!
Organizer of Up! Up! Premiere Launch Party. Â Proceeds from this incredible gathering of who's who in Chicago go to support the Michael G. Nicholas Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that's dedicated to helping and supporting children and women who have suffered extreme violence in Sub Saharan Africa. Â All donations, ticket sales, and sponsorships to UP! UP! will truly Uplift People in a Unified Purpose!
For questions contact: UpUpEvent@michaelgnicholas.org
Ntozake Shange is one of America’s greatest living writers—an acknowledged master in the genres of drama, fiction, memoir, and poetry.  She is one of the most celebrated theater artists in modern history.   Shange will premier her new written works alongside the premier of IS Project (Improvised Soul) - Sir Kahil El’Zabar’s latest musical invention - an eclectic mix of multi genre impressionism, spoken word, Afro/Jazz grooves and performance art. Â
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Up! Up! promotes, celebrates and salutes Africa as the mother of civilization. Up! Up! is the historic fundraiser for the Michael G. Nicholas Foundation, whose goal is to raise money while simultaneously creating awareness and addressing important issues such as empowering women and children through education and entrepreneurship.
Up! Up!’s purpose is to inspire a world movement that seeks to foster progressive collaborative relationships with concerned global citizens that includes many of the most powerfully recognized men, women, advocates, and organizations across continents.
Up! Up! believes in education as the way out of the poverty cycle. $1 per day, pays for tuition, room, and board for one child in secondary school in Africa. Being mindful of the consequences related to the lack of education of young children, Up! Up! seeks to effect change and provide access to education for young children, especially young girls. Up! Up! positions itself to actively address fundamental and crucial issues at the root level with a confirmed backing of solidarity, commitment, and imagination. Â