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Canright Calendar
Collin Canright
Oct 17, 2024
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Collin Canright
The Canright Calendar is a weekly email of networking events in Chicago. View all of our events here. Sign up for the list here. If you have any other suggestions you’d like us to consider, send them to Alexandra at alexandra@canrightcommunications.com.
WEEK OF 10-14-2024
| At our featured events, navigate the future of money with digital payments, empower the next generation by supporting critical mobility care, be dazzled by a one-of-a-kind spectacle parade, and learn how we can promote equitable cancer care. 13th Annual Rocktoberfest-Chicago A Leg To Stand On Wednesday, October 16, 6:00 pm House of Blues, 329 N Dearborn St., Chicago For two decades, Rocktoberfest has gathered leaders in the financial services industry for live music featuring bands made up of their peers. Rocktoberfest-Chicago 2024 will feature 11 bands and host 750 guests representing Prop Trading Firms, Exchanges, Clearing Firms, Asset Managers, Private Equity, and more. Join the movement and connect with 750 advocates that have helped provide over 23,000 children in emerging countries with free prosthetic limbs, orthotic braces, and appropriately fitted wheelchairs. Mobility provides the tools needed to break the poverty cycle: independence, access to education, and future gainful employment. Use code FinTechRocks for 15% off GA tickets. Tickets & More Info Digital Payments: Navigating the Future of Money After the Bell Wednesday, October 16, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Workbox Chicago – River North, 306 W. Erie St., Ste 300, Chicago In this After the Bell panel discussion & networking event, address issues including: Traditional vs. Digital payments, Blockchain’s Disruption, Financial Inclusion through Digital Payments, Real-Time Payments Demand, Cross-Border Payment Challenges, and Navigating Regulatory Challenges. Panelists include Canright Communication’s very own Collin Canright, as well as Nick “Chicago” Cavey, CEO, CFX Labs; Arijit Das, SVP, Digital Asset Innovation Technology, Northern Trust; Uma Sankar Kopalle, SVP, Banking & Financial Services, INNOVA Solutions, and Jamie Uppenberg, Compliance Partner, Runway Group; Fmr Global Head Digital Payments Strategy, Discover, facilitated by Stacey Mankoff, Managing Principal, The Mankoff Company; Founder, After the Bell Events; Producer, The Bellringer. Register Arts In The Dark Parade LUMA8 Saturday, October 19, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm State Street, moving south from Lake St to Van BurenNow in its 10th year, Arts in the Dark is a magical, family-friend evening parade celebrating Halloween as the “artist’s holiday” and drawing together world-renowned institutions, celebrated Chicago cultural organizations, important youth programs, and aspiring artists in every field. It is a dazzling production that delights an audience of 50,000 with unique floats, spectacle puppets and creative performances – all set against the backdrop of historic State Street. More Info Promoting Equitable Cancer Care and Research in Chicago’s Communities of Color City Club of Chicago Thursday, October 24, 11:30 am – 1:15 pm Maggiano’s Banquets, 111 W. Grand Ave., Chicago While cancer affects all of us, due to systemic social, environmental, and economic disadvantages, African American and LatinX communities bear a disproportionate burden. Communities of color, including those on the South and West Sides of Chicago, face greater obstacles to cancer prevention, detection, treatment, and survival. This reality results in significantly higher death rates and substantially shorter survival rates for most cancers. However, this disparity is not insurmountable. Join Mayor Brandon Johnson, Chicago Public Health Commissioner Dr. Simbo Ige, Assistant Professor at University of Chicago Medicine Dr. Edwin McDonald, Member of the Board of Trustees, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Tawa Mitchell and cancer survivor and advocate Adrian Talbott for a meaningful conversation on how we can work to close this gap and promote equitable cancer care. Register National Voter Registration Day: September 17 was National Voter Registration Day and we’re calling on our whole community to not just ensure they’re registered to vote – but to craft a plan to vote, help their community do the same, and work together to get everyone ready for this fall. The ACLU has put together your one-stop hub for all things election – check out their new election tool, then follow the checklist to make sure you’re ready for this November! Celebrate National Voter Registration day by updating your voter registration today! Check the voter registration deadline in your state, then make sure you’re registered. Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month October 2024 Tens of thousands of families across the United States are devastated each year by the death of their baby. In 1988, US President Ronald Reagan declared October as a month to recognize the unique grief of bereaved parents in an effort to demonstrate support to the many families who have suffered such a tragic loss. Promoting awareness of pregnancy and infant loss not only increases the likelihood that grieving families will receive understanding and support, but also results in improved education and prevention efforts which may ultimately reduce the incidence of these tragedies. Join the Star Legacy Foundation this October for their #NeverBeStill campaign. Learn More: – NeverBeStill Social Media Toolkit – About Star Legacy Foundation Arts Corner Canright account manager Alexandra Sulack is an opera singer and voice teacher. She curates arts recommendations for you. Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 – Writers Theatre Thru October 27 Writers Theatre, 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe, IL “There’s a war going on somewhere out there, and Andrey isn’t here.” Young and impulsive, Natasha Rostova arrives in Moscow to await the return of her fiancé from the front lines. But when she falls under the spell of the roguish Anatole, family friend Pierre must push through his existential crisis to help Natasha pick up the pieces of her shattered reputation. Based on a scandalous slice of Leo Tolstoy’s epic novel War and Peace, this innovative musical spectacle took Broadway by storm with its “electropop opera” score, receiving two Tony Awards and 12 nominations. Katie Spelman and Matt Deitchman, the inspired creative team behind WT’s hit production of Once, reunite to bring this modern spin on a literary classic to Chicago for the first time. Tickets & More Info If you have any other suggestions you’d like us to consider, send them to Alexandra at alexandra@canrightcommunications.com. |
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