Name: A Springtime Musical Cabaret
Start: 2024-05-18T16:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-05-18T16:45:00-05:00
Location: 1134 W Argyle St

APIDA Arts presents songs about spring and love as part of the free Argyle AANHPI Block Party!
About this Event

is thrilled to produce a Musical Cabaret of Springtime Songs to celebrate . <h4>
</h4><h4>Join Chicago's finest singers and musicians at this informal, free show of your favorite songs from musicals like Wicked and Sound of Music. </h4>

Featuring singers Cameron Cai, Mariel Saavedra, Seoyoung Park, and pianist Jasmine Meyer, this show is produced and MCed by Emily Zhang, and produced and directed by Mia Park.

Cameron Cai is a new versatile Chicago theater artist, and is elated to support and serve non-profit Asian art in any way! They have worked with Nonsense Theater Co., Black Cat Theater, Strawdog Theater, and Redtwist Theater.

Jasmine Meyer currently attends Northwestern University in Evanston, where she is a dual-degree student studying piano performance and computer science. In her spare time, she loves to crochet and knit clothes, cook and bake, and spend time with her friends exploring Chicago. She is also proud to be half-Hongkongese.

Mariel Saavedra is a proud public school teacher and even prouder parent! She graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with degrees in Vocal Performance and Music Education. Beyond performing, Mariel enjoys cross-stitching video game characters and crocheting assorted fruits.

Seoyoung Park is a Korean actor from Seoul who is currently pursuing her second master’s degree in Acting at TTS DePaul. She graduated from Chung-Ang University in Seoul where she earned her B.A and M.A in Acting. She loves dogs, roller coasters, and cooking!

produces this event as part of the inaugural Argyle AANHPI Block Party.

Argyle Street, at the center of Chicago's premiere Southeast Asian business and entertainment district, will play host to a one-day event on Saturday, May 18 to celebrate Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month. The inaugural "Argyle AANHPI Block Party" will bring vendors, artists, cultural organizations, and people together in celebration of the Argyle corridor and the wide array of diversity that exists within Chicago’s AANHPI community. The Block Party will take place both indoors and outdoors. The APIDA Arts Musical Cabaret will be indoors inside 1132-34 W Argyle Street, home to Qideas and HAIBAYO's future space.