{"id":1654,"date":"2013-07-09T18:34:06","date_gmt":"2013-07-10T00:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/afchicago.org\/blog\/?p=1654"},"modified":"2013-07-12T05:44:57","modified_gmt":"2013-07-12T11:44:57","slug":"july-events-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afchicago.org\/blog\/2013\/07\/09\/july-events-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"July Events 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More July Events Asians &amp; Friends Chicago!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tues., July 16 &#8211; AFC Dining Club at Del Seoul<\/strong> at 2568 N Clark in Lincoln Park at 7 p.m.\u00a0\u00a0It is a Korean street food restaurant, which earned a 24 Zagat food score, but where prices are only a few dollars per item. \u00a0All the reviews are amazing, but the place is not BYOB and does not have a liquor license. \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.delseoul.com\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.delseoul.com\/index.php<\/a>\u00a0RSVP by Monday, July 15 at noon on our hotline at (312) 409-1573.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sat. July 20, &#8220;Mahal&#8221;<\/strong> by Danny Bernardo&#8211;about a Filipino family with a gay son. 8 p.m. 1225 W. Belmont. RSVP by Wed. July 17 at (312) 409-1573.\u00a0<em>Mahal<\/em>\u00a0is a new play about how one Filipino American family redefines itself after loss and reclaims their culture. One of the first plays about a Filipino American family,\u00a0<em>Mahal<\/em>\u00a0centers on the Reyes family dealing with the loss of their matriarch. As new relationships blossom and family bonds are tested, a long forgotten secret from the homeland threatens to tear the family apart. Dealing with themes of cultural identity, assimilation, homophobia, interracial and inter-generational relationships,\u00a0<em>Mahal<\/em>\u00a0examines what it truly means to be an American family.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/afchicago.org\/blog\/2013\/07\/09\/july-events-2013\/mahal\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1662\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1662\" alt=\"Mahal\" src=\"http:\/\/afchicago.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Mahal.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/afchicago.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Mahal.jpg 980w, https:\/\/afchicago.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Mahal-300x122.jpg 300w, https:\/\/afchicago.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Mahal-600x244.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thurs. July 25, an AFC\/FINC (Filipinos and Friends in Chicago) fundraising night of cabaret song and celebration.<\/strong> Here&#8217;s more information:<\/p>\n<p>At an event entitled \u201cLove Forward: FINC\/AFC Share the Love for Loveyourself Anglo,\u201d Filipinos and Friends in Chicago (FINC) and Asians and Friends Chicago (AFC) are hosting a cabaret evening of local performers on Thursday, July 25, 6:30 p.m. registration\/cocktails (7 p.m. showtime) at @mosphere Bar, 5355 N. Clark in Chicago. Donation: $20, with sliding scale for students.<\/p>\n<p>Included in the roster of performers are cabaret singer \u201cMadame X\u201d and jazz dancer and musical-theater actor Chip Payos. Other acts include Angel Abcede, Divina Aleonar, Randy Ballesteros, Christine Bunuan, Jovie Calma and Emjoy Gavino.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/afchicago.org\/blog\/2013\/07\/09\/july-events-2013\/asians-friends-finc-2-0713\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1663\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1663\" alt=\"Asians &amp; Friends FINC 2 0713\" src=\"http:\/\/afchicago.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Asians-Friends-FINC-2-0713.jpg\" width=\"489\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/afchicago.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Asians-Friends-FINC-2-0713.jpg 489w, https:\/\/afchicago.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Asians-Friends-FINC-2-0713-300x230.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Upcoming August events include Dim Sum Sun. Aug. 4, a pre-Market Days gathering at Billy&#8217;s place in Boystown (like in June), another Dining Club night and AFC&#8217;s annual Anniversary Party. 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