2023
Here are the Top 15 Festivals for Summertime Chi 2023
BY EDDY "PRECISE" LAMARRE
2022 Arts & Culture Poll Winners: Best Performing Arts Festival - Silver Room Block Party
BY CHICAGO READER
Silver Room Block Party Returns To Oakwood Beach In July
BY JAMIE NESBITT GOLDEN
2022
Your Concise Chicago Art Guide for Fall 2022
BY SUSANNAH PAPISH
RECAP | The Silver Room Sound System Block Party brought us back together again; this time at Oakwood Beach
BY NATHALIE CHARLES, TONIA HILL & ROME J
PHOTOS: The Silver Room Block Party Makes a Comeback
BY: KIA SMITH - PHOTOS: MATEO ZAPATA
Silver Room Block Party returns on Oakwood Beach for 17th year
BY ABC7 CHICAGO DIGITAL TEAM
Silver Room Sound System Block Party Returns
BY TIMEOUT CHICAGO
Silver Room Block Party Relocates to Oakwood Beach
BY DOWNTOWN HYDE PARK CHICAGO
Silver Room Block Party returns on Oakwood Beach for 17th year
BY JAMIE NESBITT GOLDEN
The Sound System Block Party is the embodiment of Summertime Chi, from great food, untapped music, and a thriving community looking to have a great time.
BY DO312 MARKETING TEAM
Eric Williams’ Silver Room Block Party is back for the 17th year at a new South Side location.
BY DARCEL ROCKETT
Silver Room Block Party returns this weekend bigger than ever.
BY CHAR DASTON
Make your way over to the The Silver Room Block Party this weekend for two days filled with genre-spanning live music, art, sports, food and more.
BY MAKENZIE CREDEN
2021
"Part boutique, part community center, Hyde Park’s Silver Room sells everything from jewelry and slippers to books from local authors, while also hosting a regular roster of music- and community-centric events."
BY EMMA KRUPP
"...their more recent commercial projects like The Silver Room — a boutique shop led by Chicago social entrepreneur Eric Williams that sells and exhibits work by local artists and artisans — have allowed the firm to explore how businesses can participate in those “bubbling ecologies” too"
BY :ANJULIE RAO
"Bronzeville Winery set to open this summer..."
BY: AARON GETTINGER
"While food and wine are the focal points of the project, reinvestment in the community is what's really driving the Bronzeville Winery."
BY: NASHA SMITH
Black-Owned Bronzeville Winery, Run By Silverroom's Owner, Set To Open This Summer
BY MAXWELL EVANS
The Silverroom Block Party is Cancelled Again
BY AARON GETTINGER
"If programmed correctly, activities there could compliment a host of annual warm weather events in Hydincluding the Silver Room’s massive yearly summer block party at 53rd Street and Harper Avenue..."
BY CST EDITORIAL BOARD
100 Black-Owned Businesses to Support in Chicago
BY CLAIRE YOUNG
10 Black-Owned Businesses that are Shaping Chicago Right Now
BY AARON OLIVER
"A minimal design approach becomes a platform for the people..."
BY ADRIAN MADLENER
2020
A Small Business Finds Opportunity in Crisis
BY MARY HARRIS
7 Black-Owned Businesses to Support on Black Friday
BY JANICE GASSAM ASARE
8 Small Black-Owned Jewelry and Accessories Stores You Won’t Be Able to Resist
BY CHLOE CASTLEBERRY
Questions for Trying Times
BY VASIA RIGOU
Silver Room Owner Shares Top Picks For What To Read, Watch And Do
BY STEPHANIE KIM
"Eric Williams helps us understand how can we all be a part of a meaningful change in the fight for a more equal and inclusive society."
BY DAMONA HOFFMAN
L1 Creative Business Accelerator
BY UChicagoArts
Redesigning The Silverroom Community Space In Chicago
BY ELLIE STATHAKI
How The Silverroom Founder Eric Williams is Keeping Chicago Connected in the Digital Era
BY Do312
"I started the business with like $15 and figured out how to make it work."
BY AARON GETTINGER
The Windy City is one of the most adventurous, experimental scenes in the country- here's why.
BY NATALIE WEINER
"Keeping up with the times while still maintaining our vibe is a constant test."
BY GO BANG MAG
2019
"The Silverroom is much more than you would think it be..."
BY UofC CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
The Silverroom Sound System Block Party isn't your Typical Fest.
BY TYLER MARIE LAWRENCE
A brief oral history of The Silverroom Block Party
BY LIOR GALIL
2018
How Eric Williams builds community with his shop, The Silverroom
BY SCOOP JACKSON
"Eric Williams addresses the historic disenfranchisement in communities of color by providing space, support, and programming that responds to his core constituents’ needs"
BY EDLIS NEESON