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🎤 Next Speaker: Samantha Callender

Samantha Callender is a multimedia professional passionate about storytelling, culture, and digital media. With a background in journalism, social strategy, and brand communications, she’s worked across industries, from NPR’s WBEZ to Essence Magazine and luxury brands like Aesop. She amplifies voices, creates inspiring spaces, and thrives at the intersection of media and culture. A proud Chicagoan, she loves exploring local arts, design, and cafés. Connect with her @OnYourCallender.

📅 Friday, February 28th at 8:30-10am

📍 ⭐ In-Person Only ⭐ at See You Soon, @seeyousoon.chicago - 1757 N. Kimball Ave Unit 203C, Chicago, 60647

🎵 DJ Mike Caliber

🎟️ Registration Opens Friday, February 21st at 9am. Tickets go first come, first served. Limited!

👋 High fives and humble gratitude to our local sponsors: Big Shoulders Coffee | Busy Beaver Button Company | Downstate Donuts | DJ Mike Caliber

💛 And a big shout out to our global partners: Adobe | The Harnisch Foundation

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Give special cheers to our Digital Illustrator 🖍️ Coté Soerens (@cotesoerens) for turning our January's even into visual notes. 📝

Check out this graphic recording about Cara Sabin's talk on the theme JOURNEY 🗺 🌏 🏃‍♀️ 💪

#CMChi #CMJourney #Journey #breakfastclub #CreativeTalent #chicagoartist

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An amazing morning hosting January’s event! Special thank you to our venue, volunteers, global and local sponsors for making this month’s event happen.

A huge shoutout to Cara Sabin for her inspiring talk on the theme #journey.

See the rest of the magic pics 🪄📸 from our Flickr taken by our wonderful #cmchi photo team! Link is in our bio.

If you want your company, agency, or business love what we do and want to support our chapter for future morning events, DM us on our instagram (@chicago_cm) or drop an email - chicago@creativemornings.com

We’re excited to hear from you and hope to see you at next month’s event!

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🎤 Next Speaker: Cara Sabin

Cara blends art and athletics with nearly 20 years as a professional dancer in Chicago and as a member of The Seldoms, performing nationally and internationally. She found strength training while cross-training for dance, with her first CrossFit experience sparking a new passion. Cara believes health is happiness and became a coach to share how community and movement transform lives. She is Defined Training’s Head Coach, General Manager, and co-founder of The Lunge Ladies, an all-female strength training collective.

📅 Friday, January 31st at 8:30-10am

📍 ⭐ In-Person Only ⭐ at TBA

🎵 DJ Mike Caliber

🎟️ Registration Opens Friday, January 24th at 9am. Tickets go first come, first served. Limited!

👋 High fives and humble gratitude to our local sponsors: Big Shoulders Coffee | Busy Beaver Button Company | DJ Mike Caliber

💛 And a big shout out to our global partners: Adobe | The Harnisch Foundation

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Give special cheers to our Digital Illustrators 🖍️ Katya Balakina (@xrenobl) and 🖍️ Coté Soerens (@cotesoerens) for turning our December's Audience Takes the Stage speakers into visual notes. 📝

Check out this graphic recording about our 3 super-talented audience members on the theme CYCLE. ♻️ 🛞 🌀

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What a morning hosting December's event! Special thanks to our venue, volunteers, global, and local sponsors for making this month's event happen.

A special shoutout to our 3 talented audience members for their inspiring dialogue on the theme #cycle.

As we wrap up our 2024, we thank everyone for attending our 2024 events. We are excited for what 2025 holds for us!

If your company, agency, or business love what we do and want to support our chapter to generate future morning events, DM on our Instagram (@chicago_cm) or drop an email - chicago@creativemornings.com

We are excited to hear from you!

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This month, December 2024, Audience Takes the Stage will feature 3 super-talented members on the theme CYCLE 🛞 ♻ 🌀. Let's learn about our: 🎤 Speaker #1: Kurt Jolly

Kurt Jolly is a queer Chicago-based writer, director and performer. They have a diverse experience in many artistic avenues: teaching art education, performing on the stage, and working behind the writing desk and the camera. Like their name, they look to find the joy and happiness in the world while also acknowledging its darkness. Upcoming projects include a horror comedy film 🎥 “Death Fest 3000” and a one person show 🎭.

🎤 Speaker #2: Nic Huchtmeier

Nic (they/them) is self-taught artist offering fine line, soft realism, dotwork, and stipple style tattoos. They have been tattooing for several years in Illinois and Colorado. Nic is currently based in Chicago at the beautiful serene Evergreen Studios.

🎤 Speaker #3: Madeline Loshaw

Madeline Loshaw is a collector of stuff she finds on the sidewalk. She loves recognizing patterns of waste and organizing discarded items in new ways to return their value. She is also the creator of the tiny lil actions Chicago newsletter and is currently improving foster kittens' lives by introducing them to Taylor Swift's discography. The event will be ✨ In-Person �� at The Den Theatre - 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622 🗓️ Friday, December 13th ⏰ 8:30-10AM CST 🎵 DJ Mike Caliber 🎟️ Registration Opens this Friday, Dec. 6th. First come, first served! Limited! 👏 High fives and humble gratitude to our local sponsors: Big Shoulders Coffee | Busy Beaver Buttons | Downstate Donuts | DJ Mike Caliber

💛 Humble gratitude to our global partner: Adobe

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We're throwing some magic throwback from September's event. ✨

Everything would not be possible without our September's speaker, volunteers, and local sponsors. We thank you! 💛

See the rest of the our magic 📸 ✨ from our Flickr.

📸 taken by our #CMChi Photo Team.

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October's photos are up on our Flickr. Visit our memory lane of many new and familiar ✨😄✨

Special thanks to our October's speakers, venue, & local sponsors for making the event happen.

We are counting down the end of 2024 and preparing one final event before we wrap up the year.

Photo taken by our awesome #CMChi Photo Team 📸

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What a morning hosting November's event! Special thanks to our venue, volunteers, global, and local sponsors for making this month's event happen. A special shoutout to Emma McKee for her inspiring dialogue on the theme #thread. See the rest of the magic pics ✨ 📸 from our Flickr taken by our fantastic #CMChi Photo Team: https://lnkd.in/geXV_EPb If your company, agency, or local business love what we do and want to support our chapter to generate future morning events, DM on our Instagram (@chicago_cm) or drop an email - chicago@creativemornings.com We are excited to hear from you!

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🎤 Next Speaker: Emma McKee, @thestitchgawd Emma McKee isn’t your average cross stitcher. Born in Kansas City, she was first introduced to the medium through her mother, a British opera singer who frequently attempted to teach Emma how to stitch during her childhood. Yet she always refused to learn, finding the British craft too antiquated — that is, until she found a way to make cross stitching work for her. In 2014, Emma stitched her first piece: An adaptation of Will Prince’s artwork for Chance the Rapper’s song “Hey Ma.” She followed that with a piece for street artist JC Rivera, Chicago’s “Bear Champ.” Her portfolio expanded from there, as she firmly planted herself within Chicago’s rap community, as the scene’s preeminent — and only — hip-hop cross stitcher, earning the name Stitch Gawd. Since 2014, she’s created countless pieces for musicians and artists both in and outside Chicago. 📅 Friday, November 15th at 8:30-10am 📍 ⭐ In-Person Only ⭐ at Marwen - 833 N. Orleans St., Chicago, 60610 🎵 DJ Mike Caliber 🎟️ Registration Opens TODAY (Friday, November 7th at 9am). Tickets go first come, first served. Limited! 👋 High fives and humble gratitude to our local sponsors: Big Shoulders Coffee | Busy Beaver Button Company | Downstate Donuts | DJ Mike Caliber 💛 And a big shout out to our global partner: Adobe

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🥁 drumroll please… @Adobe is CreativeMornings’ new Global Partner! Adobe recognizes the impact CreativeMornings is having on the global ecosystem of creativity and they’re committed to reaffirming their support of creatives all around the world. This is huge!

Read the entire announcement: https://creativemornings.com/blog/welcome-global-partner-adobe  

Bust out your confetti and welcome Adobe!

#CMglobalpartner

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Three cheers to our Digital Illustrator 🖍️ Katya Balakina (@xrenobl) for turning our September's talk into magnificent visual notes. 📝

Check out this graphic recording about Natasha Oliveras's talk on the theme #Reflection 🪞

Here's quick takeaways from Sept's event:

- If we can't be ourselves freely, how can we create freely.

- Remove the notion of authority.

- Let people speak their own language.

- Make it safe for everyone to be questioned.

- Take a moment reground & reflect on the instances that seem overwhelmed and big.

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Say hello to our fall local sponsor!

Downstate Donuts is Chicago's First Potato Donut Shop. Their mission is simple, which is making potato donuts that WOW your taste buds with every single bite.

They believe in fun and fit focused foods nurture exceptional quality and help us become the neighborhood beacon our community can be proud of.

Founder Virgil is a former restaurant industry vets with a great love for simplistic food that delivers insanely great flavor. After the company launch at Dountfest 2019 unexpectedly took home 1st place for "Best Donut" the mission was clear: "Make this Chicago's everyday donut."

Their donuts is more then just a fad or trend. They are poised to be the next Krispy Kreme.

Our local sponsor is offering donuts to our monthly, morning events starting September (this month) to December 2024.

Stop by their shop located in Uptown. Drop by for rotating seasonal flavors and take a peek at the Clifton Street Art Gallery.

Follow their Instagram, Facebook, and Tik Tok.

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We are featured Adler University's blog about hosting of its first CreativeMornings event at the Chicago campus.

We express our gratitude to Adler University for the global mention of CreativeMornings and our local chapter.

The onset of the autumn season brings excitement as we embark on this magical journey! ✨ 🍂

Click here to read more.

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CreativeMornings/Chicago invites you to a panel discussion focused on building a more intentional and connected creative community. This event is for artists and creatives seeking inspiration and committed to social change.

Organized by People's Action, in partnership with the Chicago History Museum and the Design Museum of Chicago, the event encourages active participation and meaningful discussion. 

🗓️ Thursday, September 26th

⏰ 6 - 9PM

📍 Chicago History Museum

🎟️ This event is FREE for all members. RSVP Now!