CAMOC has been preserving and promoting Chinese Americans’ history, culture, and contributions in the Midwest since 2005. We can’t wait to welcome new and familiar faces, so save the date for the following events!
16
May2026
Shared Earth Flowing Water: SeedCelebrate spring with music, dance, and native prairie planting at the Set in Stone Gathering Space in the Burnham Wildlife Corridor.
🌷🍃🌸🌱🌳🌻
Join us for a free, all-ages performance and stewardship event led by Irene Hsiao and collaborators, in partnership with the Chinese American Museum of Chicago, Chinese Fine Arts Society, the Field Museum, and Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks. Come together as a community to welcome spring awakening and new growth through music, dance, and hands-on native prairie planting.
🪴 Dress comfortably for the outdoors. Gloves, native prairie plants, and planting tools will be provided.
RSVP
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How to find Set in Stone Gathering Space
By car: Enter the parking lot at 641 E. 31st Street and proceed to the south end of the lot. Parking is free with RSVP.
By public transit: Take the #3 bus to King Drive and 31st Street, then walk half a mile east to the parking lot at 641 E. 31st St. Enter the lot and walk south.
By bicycle: Set in Stone is near the lake front trail at 31st St beach, walk west over DuSable Lake Shore Drive to find the lot to your left. A Divvy station is located on the bridge above DuSable Lake Shore Drive at 31st St.
🌷🍃🌸🌱🌳🌻
Join us for a free, all-ages performance and stewardship event led by Irene Hsiao and collaborators, in partnership with the Chinese American Museum of Chicago, Chinese Fine Arts Society, the Field Museum, and Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks. Come together as a community to welcome spring awakening and new growth through music, dance, and hands-on native prairie planting.
🪴 Dress comfortably for the outdoors. Gloves, native prairie plants, and planting tools will be provided.
RSVP
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How to find Set in Stone Gathering Space
By car: Enter the parking lot at 641 E. 31st Street and proceed to the south end of the lot. Parking is free with RSVP.
By public transit: Take the #3 bus to King Drive and 31st Street, then walk half a mile east to the parking lot at 641 E. 31st St. Enter the lot and walk south.
By bicycle: Set in Stone is near the lake front trail at 31st St beach, walk west over DuSable Lake Shore Drive to find the lot to your left. A Divvy station is located on the bridge above DuSable Lake Shore Drive at 31st St.
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Set in stone gathering space
Chicago, IL
Set in stone gathering space
Chicago, IL
21
May2026
Hallucinating Hieroglyphs: The Visual Languages of Martin WongLanguage was a central component of the Chinese American painter and poet Martin Wong from his first self-published book in 1968 until his death from HIV/AIDS in 1999. Across his poetry scripts, ASL scrolls, sky-poetry, and graffiti collections, Wong’s use of language was shaped by his family, friends, and the city around him—mutating from letters into characters and mudra-like gestures.
Join us for an in-depth panel discussion on Wong’s promiscuous relationship to language through hybridity and abstraction with scholar and curator Vivian Li, poet and novelist Lisa Hsiao Chen, and artist and curator Larry Lee, moderated by Caroline K. Ng. Then visit Wrightwood 659 on May 22, where the three speakers will discuss Wong’s hieroglyphic components in the galleries.
This program is organized in collaboration with Wrightwood 659.
RSVP
Join us for an in-depth panel discussion on Wong’s promiscuous relationship to language through hybridity and abstraction with scholar and curator Vivian Li, poet and novelist Lisa Hsiao Chen, and artist and curator Larry Lee, moderated by Caroline K. Ng. Then visit Wrightwood 659 on May 22, where the three speakers will discuss Wong’s hieroglyphic components in the galleries.
This program is organized in collaboration with Wrightwood 659.
RSVP
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
CAMOC FL4
238 W 23rd St
Chicago, IL 60616
CAMOC FL4
238 W 23rd St
Chicago, IL 60616
30
May2026
Yellow Peril Drag ShowShow your Pride in Chicago’s queer Asian community here in the heart of Chinatown ✨
Presenting the second annual ✨👲💕Yellow Peril Drag Show 👯🌈✨
Saturday, May 30 | 6:00 – 9:00 PM | FL4
Join our Pride Kick-off Party to celebrate and show love to our queer Asian community right in the heart of Chicago’s Chinatown.
Space is limited. Ticket includes food, beer, and one specialty cocktail. While you’re here, you can explore Language of Abstraction after-hours on FL1.
Dress code: 💃🌈🪩✨
This event is 18+
🎟️ Tickets
Presenting the second annual ✨👲💕Yellow Peril Drag Show 👯🌈✨
Saturday, May 30 | 6:00 – 9:00 PM | FL4
Join our Pride Kick-off Party to celebrate and show love to our queer Asian community right in the heart of Chicago’s Chinatown.
Space is limited. Ticket includes food, beer, and one specialty cocktail. While you’re here, you can explore Language of Abstraction after-hours on FL1.
Dress code: 💃🌈🪩✨
This event is 18+
🎟️ Tickets
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
CAMOC FL4
238 W 23rd St
Chicago, IL 60616
CAMOC FL4
238 W 23rd St
Chicago, IL 60616