http://www.chicagodefender.com/articles.sec-235-1-teesees-town.html Sisters, pamper yourselves with spa services – massages, mini-manicures, make-up applications, tarot card readings and more! That’s what’s awaiting you at Alhambra Palace on Aug. 19 at the fifth anniversary celebration of Girls’ Night Out, a benefit to raise funds for the Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center hosted by the folks at U.S. Cellular.]]> Popular media sistah, businesswoman and radio/TV personality, none other than Catherine “Cathy” L. Hughes – she’s founder, chair and secretary of Radio One! – delivers the keynote address at The Phenomenal Woman Awards Gala on the opening night of the Black Women’s Expo]]> The Chicago Alumnae and Lambda Chapter members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority are in count-down mode for the inaugural national Empowering Males to Build Opportunities for Developing Independence webcast presented as part of the 50th National Convention on July 29 ]]> Toni Morrison, Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, and Oprah Winfrey, Chicago icon who through the power of media has created an unparalleled connection with people around the world, will appear in conversation at the annual Carl Sandburg Literary Awards Dinner on Oct. 20 ]]> Two back-to-back episodes with Whitney Houston in a candid, revealing, no-holds barred world exclusive interview launches the 24th season of "The Oprah Show" Monday. ]]> A special performance by Blue Nefertiti’s “Paris@Night,” a French cabaret solo act by Celia, the younger sister from Les Nubians, highlights Wednesday’s Gala & Awards Ceremony. The event kicks off the 20th annual Chrysler Financial African Festival of the Arts to be held Labor Day weekend, Sept. 4 -7. ]]> Newsy Names – Insiders and those in the know are predicting “a sell out” when Marilyn Stewart, president of the Chicago Teachers Union, addresses the City Club of Chicago’s Public Policy Luncheon on Oct. 1 at Maggiano’s Banquets, 111 W. Grand. ]]> Performances by world-renowned jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal, South African songstress Lorraine Klaasen, vocalist Julia Huff, musician Booker T. Jones, Congolese touring ensemble Soukous Stars, the first U.S. tour of the Cuban group Los 3 de la Habana, the dance group Spirit and more highlight one of the largest events focusing on Africa – the “must attend” 20th annual African festival of the arts that promises to “rock” Washington Park the Labor Day weekend. ]]> Hats Off – to the Comcast Foundation on its second installment of $40,000 to the Chicago Urban League NULITES, a youth leadership program that enhances middle school students’ skills in academics, financial literacy and social development. ]]> Move over, Bud Billiken! Make room for several residents of Pioneer Gardens! They’ll be honored on Saturday at the inaugural Senior Citizen Wheelchair Parade in Bronzeville. ]]> Pass It On! – Emil Jones Jr., retired president of the Illinois Senate, will bestow his distinguished mantle of leadership upon his son, Sen. Emil Jones III, when the Black United Fund of Illinois presents its ninth annual “Living Legends/Passing the Torch” awards on Sept. 26 at the Museum of Science & Industry.]]> The Honorable Arnette Rhinehart Hubbard, a judge in the Circuit Court of Cook County, receives a coveted and distinguished achievement honor at the 19th Annual Margaret Brent Awards Luncheon on Aug. 2 at the Fairmont Hotel during the American Bar Association’s Annual Meeting here in Chicago. ]]> A gala tribute to and works by acclaimed award-winning director, actor, producer, writer and film mentor Bill Duke tops the Third Annual Bronzeville Cultural Festival, June 18- 21, hosted by Third World Press Foundation. ]]> Talented artisans, vendors and musicians come together when the revitalized Lake Meadows Art Fair celebrates its fifth anniversary June 20–21 in Lake Meadows Shopping Center, 35th and King Dr. This free, fun-filled family-oriented event is organized by Helen Y. West, Bronzeville art dealer and former gallery owner. ]]> Congratulations – to Sherry Williams and Prof. Sonja Williams on being named the first two Timuel D. Black Jr. Short-Term Fellows in African-American Studies by the Vivian G. Harsh Society Inc. ]]> Special Soiree – Chicago pals of Atlanta’s social, cultural, media and civil rights icon, Xernona Clayton, will have a gathering in the Crystal Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Chicago this Wednesday for “An Evening with Xernona” presented by Susan G. Komen for the Cure in association with the Xernona Clayton Foundation. ]]> Congratulations to a fave media sistah, Lynn Norment, former Ebony magazine editor. She’s among four outstanding journalists to be inducted into the National Association of Black Journalists’ Hall of Fame during its Annual Convention and Career Fair in Tampa, Fla., Aug. 5-9. Other inductees are Earl Caldwell, reporter and early civil rights activist (New York); Peggy Peterman, reporter, columnist and editorial writer, St. Petersburg Times in Florida, (posthumous); and Larry Whiteside, reporter, The Boston Globe (posthumous). ]]> “Donors Recognition Day,” on Saturday, at Woodson Library, 95th and Halsted, will feature Christopher Benson, associate director of African American Studies and Journalism at the University of Illinois’ Urbana-Champaign campus as the keynoter. ]]>