Women’s Networking Mixer

Join us on Friday, March 8 for the first Uptown Women's Networking Mixer of 2019 at the Black Ensemble Theater!  Meet and connect with other women leaders from local businesses and non-profit organizations across Uptown while enjoying a cup of coffee.  

In addition to facilitated networking, representatives from Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses and the Women's Business Development Center will discuss their programming geared toward women entrepreneurs.

Our networking events build community among Uptown businesses, non-profits and neighborhood groups, strengthening our local economy through the development of strategic partnerships.

TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR FOR PURCHASE.  Online ticket sales close at 5pm on Thursday, March 7.  



ABOUT OUR HOST:

Black Ensemble Theater (BE), Founded in 1976 by the phenomenal actress, producer, and playwright Jackie Taylor, has grown from a small community arts organization to a vibrant nationally and internationally renowned arts institution.  A leader and innovator in the African-American and mainstream arts communities, Black Ensemble Theater is recognized as one of the most diverse theaters in the country, producing excellent musical theater.  On November 18, 2011, BE celebrated the Grand Opening of the Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center, the theater’s first permanent home located at 4450 N. Clark Street, in the heart of Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood.

The mission of the Black Ensemble Theater is to eradicate racism and its damaging effects upon our society through the utilization of theater arts.  BE is the only theater in the nation whose mission is to eradicate racism. We utilize theater and educational outreach programs to bring races together in a community which embraces similarities and fosters dialogue, understanding and acceptance.