Misha Feigin with Ladonna Smith 

and Alina Tuganova

November 17th, 7pm

East Village Arts (EVA) will support the Ukranian effort with a benefit concert of Russian, Ukrainian, and Eastern European music to raise awareness and funds for the situation in Ukraine. As music is a universal language and a powerful connector, EVA will present artists from both Russia and Ukraine in an effort to show that human beings must come together for the greater good of the people. The concert will feature poet and musician, Russian born Misha Feigin in Concert with Birmingham’s LaDonna Smith (with  Alina Tuganova) in a concert of free-improvisations. The two have worked and toured together on the international free-improvisation concert scene for nearly 30 years!

See www.U24.gov.ua to make a donation

Learn more about this celebrated 

Moscow born guitarist

October 29, 2022  4:00 - 6:30pm

Sanovia Muhammad presents a performance of her book: A Journey to Forgiveness

Sistah Sanovia Muhammad 

joined by 

Yogi Dada and Rev Majadi Baruti 

will take the community through an evening

 of healing and celebration inspired by 

Sistah Sanovia's book, 

A Journey to Forgiveness: 

Disowning 3 Generations of Violence

Event is free. 

Light refreshments will be served. 

Please purchase a book on site.

More about the book

Mmmm… The Caravan is getting into some delightfully monstrous fun this Saturday at 

Bella Donna’s Gorelesque Show….

We will poke the Patriarchy.

We will invite our monsters to dance.

And there will be blood.

The Witness Bearers

A Magic City Poetry Festival Event

September 29th 6:30pm

free event

Charlotte "Mama C" and her husband, Mzee Pete O'Neal run the United African Alliance Community Center in Arusha, Tanzania, 

where they have continued the human services work 

they began as Panthers for decades. 

On September 29th, we'll host a night of poetry at East Village Arts, and we're raising funds for HELLO TANA 

and their work to preserve Mama C and Mzee Pete O'Neal's legacy via the O'Neal Legacy Project. 

Donate if you can, share, and 

make plans to join us on September 29th!

October 7th, 5 - 7pm

singer/songwriter 

John McMahon

John McMahon is a singer/songwriter,  from Champaign, Illinois. He has brought his thought-provoking lyrics and inimitable voice to the Chicago area scene for over 20 years.

In addition to playing solo acoustic shows, he plays around central Illinois with The Painkillers Blues Band and Indie-rock band, Jimi Dragonfly.

 You can expect to hear songs from John's 3 cds: Dumptruck of Love (2007), Black and Red (2018), and Kaskaskia (2021). 

You can also expect to hear

Julie Shum, director of EVA,

who is a former bandmate, lending harmonies to John for much of the show.

Mr. Painterman 16th Annual

Rhythms of Color Art Show

presented

by Java Lewis and David Murray

October 8th

Saturday 5-9pm

Come see the marriage of narrative and burlesque that Belladonna and her dance crew will bring to EVA!

Special Guest Performance by : Patsy So Fine, Mad Hatter Dance Co, Lucy Nightly, and MORE!      

Saturday, July 30th at 8pm.

UNICO: Soloist Exhibit III

Taylor Rouss and Friends

June 2nd, 2022

byob    $5 door

Doors open at 7pm, show starts at 8pm

Join us as celebrated local poet,

 Laura Secord

speaks about her book 

An Art, A Craft, A Mystery: 

a novel in poetry.

Thursday May 19, 2022

6:30pm - 9pm

Congratulations to Taylor Rouss, for curating a series of well-received soloist exhibitions. Thanks for helping us make a name for EVA as a new venue of note in the world of improvisational electronica.