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To view this email as a web page, click here. Get to know March's featured artists, and get ready to refresh your April playlists! Hi again! In breaking station news, there’s a mother goose who made her home on our office patio this week, so it’s officially spring! We tried to make it happen, but sadly we can’t install a camera to keep an eye on her nest because the goose and her eggs may soon be moved to another, safer location. Let’s get into a few things you should know about this month… First off, thanks for attending our Chi Sounds Like Showcase at Subterranean last night! We had a blast meeting and hanging out with you all. I want to give an extra special thanks to Bekoe for organizing and hosting and Nudia for keeping us moving all night long — and, of course, Brittney Carter, Oliv Blu, WemmyMo and Ausar for bringing the music. We love and appreciate you guys, and couldn’t have done it without you!   Tomorrow at 9 p.m., tune in to our sister station WBEZ 91.5 FM to hear “Mavis Staples’ Soul — A Celebration,'' highlighting the 70+ year career of Chicago’s own Mavis Staples. The hour-long special showcases her music, important role in civil rights history and some of her most important performances. And don’t forget to stick around to catch Vocalo’s own Ayana Contreras on Reclaimed Soul at 10 p.m.  Also tomorrow, the Auditorium Theatre is hosting an evening of conversation with writer and style icon Fran Lebowitz, interviewed by friend of the station Greta Johnsen of WBEZ’s Nerdette podcast. Tickets are still available on the Auditorium Theatre’s website. Two film festivals are set to take us through the end of the month! At the Music Box Theatre, Access Contemporary Music presents its 17th annual Sound of Silent Film Festival April 16 at 7:15 p.m., featuring 10 silent films with newly-composed scores performed live by musicians like Angel Bat Dawid and Regina Harris Baiocchi. Vocalo is also a media sponsor of the 38th Chicago Latino Film Festival, which kicks off April 21 with in-person and virtual lineups of shorts and feature-length films. In-person screenings will be at Instituro Cervantes in River North, ChiTown Movies in Pilsen and the Landmark Century Centre Cinema in Lake View through May 1. Tickets for both festivals are available on their respective websites. ​​​​​​The Chicago Jazz Philharmonic’s International Masters of Improvisation Workshop is hosting its final session on April 23! This virtual workshop, hosted by Melvis Santa, focuses on women in improvisation throughout 90 minutes of bilingual instruction. Tickets are available online, with discounts for students and educators and free tickets for international students. ​​​​​​From April 21-24, internationally-traveling The Other Art Fair will be stationed at Fulton Market! The Other Art Fair showcases 110 independent artists with thousands of pieces on display, plus interactive experiences, installations, performances and DJ sets. Tickets and more information about the fair is available online. April showers have our playlists in full bloom. Hear this month’s new batch of featured tracks added to our rotation, spinning on 91.1 FM, our web player and streaming on Spotify. In Rotation: April 2022 LISTEN HERE   1. Hello, Hi - Senite 2. LOVE SONG - Dev Patrick 3. sunday - Creatrx 4. Chamomile Honey - Grace Kinter & Charlie Curtis-Beard 5. Visions Of Love - Tone Spliff & Vic Monroe 6. Can’t Complain - Big ChriS 7. Rezidual - J. Arthur 8. Nobody Greater (feat. D. Lylez, Kristen Lowe) - Aasha Marie 9. Come Back Home (produced by Coolout Chris) - Muyen For Darling “Shear” Squire, Chicago Has A Family Dynamic For our “Chi Sounds Like” audio interview series, Chicago dancer and choreographer Darling “Shear” Squire discusses how she has found community in the city and what she most hopes audiences will take away from her performances. READ MORE WemmyMo Finds Power In His Past Bekoe chatted with Chicago’s own WemmyMo about his EP “Holding On To Yesterday,” his first release since 2019, which follows his struggles with heartbreak and motivation over the past two years. READ MORE Do Good Number One Green City Market is an organization of farmers’ markets dedicated to supporting local farmers, expanding food access and educating the community about sustainability and food waste. They’re currently seeking volunteers to help at the markets by assisting the info booth, managing market entrances, helping with kids programming and more. For more information or to sign up to join their volunteer team, go here. GET INVOLVED Number Two The Bridge to Success provides workforce development and strives to enhance employment opportunities for at-risk, low-income and no-income adults and young adults by providing high quality, workplace-appropriate clothing and coaching to build self-confidence and job interview preparation skills. They’re recruiting volunteers to help out with client fitting and styling, interview coaching, retail merchandising and event planning. To become a volunteer, you can fill out their online application. GET INVOLVED Number Three City News Cafe in Portage Park is hosting two concerts this weekend as a part of their Blue and Yellow Lifeline fundraiser series. Enjoy live music and support Ukrainian relief efforts by attending Henia Flynn and Nancy Connely’s performance Saturday at 11 a.m. and Hugo’s Elvis tribute at 2 p.m. in the cafe or virtually on Sunday. During the performances, 100% of proceeds from sales of Ukrainian-themed postcards designed by Jenia Chernysh and boxes of dark chocolate truffles (plus tips) will go toward the fundraising efforts. More information can be found here. GET INVOLVED Have a volunteer opportunity you want to amplify? A community service project that deserves some love?  Send them our way; we’ll share some in the next newsletter!    Tag Vocalo on Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #VocaloIRL to let me know!  I hope everyone gets the chance to enjoy the sun this weekend! It’s my and my dad’s birthday tomorrow, so I’m looking forward to eating some homemade lemon blueberry cake to celebrate.  Dad, if you’re reading this, happy early birthday! Catch you next time! Morgan Ciocca Vocalo Digital Media Producer & Editor, The Goods     ©Chicago Public Media Inc 848 East Grand Ave, Navy Pier Chicago, IL 60611 Please do not reply to this email. If you need assistance, contact us here. 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