Hispanic
BOOKSHOPS
Spanish Speaking Book Store: 5127 N. Clark St.; 878-2117.
Tres Americas Books: 3532 W. Irving Park Rd.; 509-9090. Spanish books, magazines and newspapers.
CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS/CENTERS
Chicago Latino Cinema: 600 S. Michigan Ave.; 431-1330.
Latino Arts Coalition: 850 N. Milwaukee Ave.; 243-3777.
Latino Chicago Theater Co.: The Firehouse, 1625 N. Damen Ave.; 486-5120. Both English and Spanish-language plays by Latino and non-Latino playwrights. Mexican Fine Arts Center: 1852 W. 19th St.; 942-1986. Exhibits featuring Mexican and Mexican-American artists; workshops and classes.
GIFT SHOPS
Mexican Folk Arts: 2433 N. Clark St.; 871-1511.
NIGHTCLUBS
Acapulco Night Club: 3433 W. Fullerton Ave.; 489-5955.
Asi Es Colombia: 3910 N. Lincoln Ave.; 348-7444. Salsa dance club.
Casa Espana: 3137 W. Logan Blvd.; 772-0441. Entertainment Fridays-Saturdays.
Casanova`s Restaurant & Lounge: 2421 W. Lawrence Ave.; 271-3661. Salsa dancing.
Latin Village: 2528 N. Lincoln Ave.; 472-6166. Salsa bands.
Rio`s Casa Iberia: 4611 N. Kedzie Ave.; 588-7800. Chicago`s only Brazilian restaurant. Live music nightly.
Tania`s: 2659 N. Milwaukee Ave.; 235-7120. Spanish/Cuban restaurant and dance club. Great place to show off your lambada techniques.
Italian
CULTURAL GROUPS
Italian Cultural Center: 1621 N. 39th Ave., Stone Park; 708-345-3842. Lectures, concerts, Italian-American choir and theater group.
National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame: 2625 Clearbrook Dr., Arlington Heights; 708-437-3077. Museum dedicated to the achievements of Italian-American athletes from Phil Esposito to Brian Piccolo.
GIFT AND RECORD SHOPS
Capodimonte Imports: 5958 W. Addison St.; 283-2412.
Italian Records & Video: 7172 W. Grand Ave.; 637-5300.
NIGHTCLUBS
Calo Pizzeria & Lounge: 5343 N. Clark St.; 271-7725.
Jewish
BOOKSHOPS
Chicago Hebrew Bookstore: 2942 W. Devon Ave.; 973-6636.
Rosenblum`s Hebrew Book Store: 2906 W. Devon Ave.; 262-1700.
MUSEUMS
Spertus Museum of Judaica: 618 S. Michigan Ave.; 922-9012. Exhibits, programs, art, lectures, films, workshops; paintings, sculpture, costumes, coins and artifacts on display; special exhibitions.
MUSIC AND DANCE GROUPS
Chicago Klezmer Ensemble: 201 Elmwood Ave., Evanston; 708-475-3905. Old World Yiddish music. Appearing at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 13 at Chicago Public Library Cultural Center.
Hatzabarim Israeli Folk Dance Group: contact Marla Balaban, 708-864-6721. Maxwell Street Klezmer Band: Lively group that takes its name from the old neighborhood that served as a port of entry for many of the city`s Jews. Appears Wednesdays and Thursdays at Cafe Continental, 5515 N. Lincoln Ave.;
878-7077.
Nitzanim: Israeli folk dance. Appears at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Chicago Public Library Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St.
THEATER
National Jewish Theater: Mayer Kaplan Jewish Community Center, 5050 W. Church St., Skokie; 708-675-5070. Stages the work of Jewish playwrights or plays that have a Jewish theme.
Lithuanian, Russian, Eastern European
(Also see separate listings for Polish and Ukrainian.)
ART GALLERIES
Jacques Baruch Gallery: 40 E. Delaware St.; 944-3377. Eastern European art.
Maya Polsky Gallery: 311 W. Superior St.; 440-0055. Contemporary Soviet paintings.
CLUBS, DANCE GROUPS AND MUSICIANS
Balkan Rhythm Band: Energetic quintet that mixes Bulgarian, Yugoslavian, Greek, Turkish and Middle Eastern music. Appearing Dec. 7 at the Elbo Room, 2871 N. Lincoln Ave.; 549-5549.
Balkanse Igre Ensemble: Balkan and Eastern European song and dance group. For information, contact Sarah Park, business manager, at 528-2249.
Kenessey`s Gourmet Wine Cellar: Hotel Belmont, 403 W. Belmont Ave.;
929-7500. Hungarian music by Alex Udvary at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays, noon-3 p.m. and 5-9 p.m. Sundays.
Miomir`s Serbian Club: 2255 W. Lawrence Ave.; 784-2111. Restaurant with Slavic music.
Moscow At Night: 3058 W. Peterson Ave.; 338-6600. Russian restaurant with music.
Skadarliga Restaurant: 4024 N. Kedzie Ave.; 463-5600. Yugoslavian nightclub.
MUSEUMS
Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture: 6500 S. Pulaski Rd.; 847-1515. Artifacts, prints, maps, books, coins; exhibits; educational programs;
library.
Romanian Folk Art Museum: 2526 Ridgeway, Evanston; 708-328-9099. Costumes, rugs, towels, pottery, icons, furniture.
Native American
ART GALLERIES
American West Gallery: 2110 N. Halsted St.; 871-0400. American Indian artifacts.
The Deer Dancer: 1525 Chicago Ave., Evanston; 708-328-3820. Native American and Southwestern American arts.
The Native American Art Gallery: 810 Dempster St., Evanston;
708-864-0400. Art, pottery, kachina dolls, jewelry.
Southwest Expressions: 348 W. Hubbard St.; 245-5445. Contemporary Native American art and Southwestern art.
GIFT SHOPS
American Indian Gift Store: 1756 W. Wilson Ave.; 769-1170.
MUSEUMS
Mitchell Indian Museum: Kendall College, 2408 Orrington Ave., Evanston;
708-866-1395. Prehistoric to contemporary Indian stoneware, beadwork, clothing, jewelry, rugs, baskets, pottery, masks; exhibits.
Polish
BOOKSHOPS
Avondale Polish Records & Tapes: 2888 N. Milwaukee Ave.; 252-2266.
Polonia Book Store & Publishing Co.: 2886 N. Milwaukee Ave.; 489-2554.
CULTURAL GROUPS
The Lira Singers: 3750 W. Peterson Ave.; 539-4900. Polish and American folk songs.
MUSEUMS
Copernicus Cultural & Civic Center: 5216 W. Lawrence Ave.; 777-8898. Polish artifacts, books, paintings, tapestries; special events and exhibits.
Polish Museum of America: 984 N. Milwaukee Ave.; 384-3352. Paintings, costumes, folk art, military uniforms; art gallery; library.
NIGHTCLUBS
Baby Doll Polka Club: 6102 S. Central Ave.; 582-9706. The place to polka the night away.
Polonaise Night Club: 3196 N. Milwaukee Ave.; 545-4152. Restaurant with dancing.
Scandinavian
CLASSES
North Park College: 3225 W. Foster Ave.; 583-2700. Center for Scandinavian Studies; non-credit Swedish language courses; degree program in Swedish. Also houses the Swedish American Historical Society.
CULTURAL GROUPS
Chicago Swedish Male Chorus: This 30-member ensemble is the only chorus in the U.S. which performs primarily in Swedish. Contact Ron Erickson, 539-9568, or Eric Ekstrom, 708-983-7570.
Nordic Folk Dancers: Meet each Thursday, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Norwood Park Field House, 5801 N. Notoma Ave. (no phone).
GIFT SHOPS
The Landmark of Andersonville: 5301 N. Clark St.; 728-5301. Scandinavian gifts.
The Sweden Shop: 3304 W. Foster Ave.; 478-0327. Scandinavian imports-China, crystal, lamps, clogs, figurines.
MUSEUMS
Swedish American Museum Center: 5211 N. Clark St.; 728-8111. Exhibits, architects, Swedish-language classes, lectures; museum store. From Nov. 30 to Dec. 2, the center will hold the Swedish American Christmas Bazaar or Julmarknad featuring arts and crafts, storytelling and live entertainment.
Ukrainian
BOOKSHOPS
Ukrainian Book Store: 2315 W. Chicago Ave.; 276-6373.
CLUBS
Galan`s Restaurant: 2210 W. Chicago Ave.; 292-1000. Entertainment on weekends.
CULTURAL CENTERS/GROUPS
School of Ukrainian Studies: 2228 W. Rice St.; 276-9088.
Ukrainian Cultural Center: 2247 W. Chicago Ave.; 384-6400.
GIFT SHOPS
Delta Import Co.: 2242 W. Chicago Ave.; 235-7788. Specializing in Ukrainian ceramics.
MUSEUMS
Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art: 2320 W. Chicago Ave.; 227-5522. Cultural art center that presents exhibitions, contemporary music concerts, dance workshops, lectures, poetry readings; exhibition of Ukrainian art.
Ukrainian National Museum: 2453 W. Chicago Ave.; 276-6565. Part museum, part archive and part library; large collection of Ukrainian folk art and memorabilia; library.
Miscellaneous
RADIO
The premier ethnic radio station in Chicago is arguably WCEV-AM (”We`re Chicagoland`s Ethnic Voice”), which offers around-the-clock ethnic programming.
RECOMMENDED READING
”Ethnic Chicago”: Edited by Melvin G. Holli and Peter d`A. es F. Quinn of (clockwise from lower left) owner Patrick Saingbey Woodtor with wares from Window to Africa, Day of the Dead papier mache skull from the Mexican Folk Arts shop, Lida Ryndyk at Galen`s (Ukranian) restaurant, mobiles from the Sweden Shop and a kachina doll from the Mitchell Indian Museum.
