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A Raisin in the Sun at Court Theatre

Court Theatre 5535 South Ellis Ave, Chicago

New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award winner, Tony Award nominee for Best Play, and the first play written by a Black woman to be produced on Broadway, Lorraine Hansberry’s A […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • In Person
  • Quiet Spaces

Upshtat Zingerai in Performance at Athenaeum Center

Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture 2936 N Southport Ave, Chicago

Chicago-based klezmer band Upshtat Zingerai has emerged over the last several years as a central force in the continuity and evolution of klezmer music and Yiddish dance — the traditional […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Open Captions

Chicago Premiere of LIFE AFTER at Gene Siskel Film Center

Gene Siskel Film Center 164 N State St, Chicago

Sundance-award winning documentary LIFE AFTER, directed by Reid Davenport, is coming to Chicago’s Gene Siskel Film Center on July 27 at 3:00PM! The screening, in partnership with FWD-Doc, is followed […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Audio Description
  • Open Captions
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Hershey Felder’s Rachmaninoff and the Tsar – Open Caption Performance at Writers Theatre

Writers Theatre 325 Tudor Ct, Glencoe

OPEN CAPTION PERFORMANCE! $30.00 TICKETS AVAILABLE USE PROMO CODE: WTOC2526 Performance on Thursday, Saturday 04 at 7:30pm. If you experience any issues with this promo code, please reach out to the […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Digital Documents Available
  • In Person
  • Open Captions
  • Wheelchair Accessible

TEDxChicago 2025: The Future is Human & TEDx Global Idea Search at the Harris Theater

Harris Theater for Music and Dance 205 E Randolph Dr, Chicago

Our future feels uncertain, yet we are resoundingly called to what matters most: You and me. Us. Humanity, itself. At TEDxChicago 2025, we believe the most powerful force shaping tomorrow […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Hybrid Program
  • In Person
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Big White Fog at Court Theatre

Court Theatre 5535 South Ellis Ave, Chicago

Theodore Ward’s Big White Fog is the big shoulders on which A Raisin in the Sun stands. First completed in 1938, funded by the Federal Theatre Project, and influenced by […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Audio Description
  • Touch Tour
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Big White Fog at Court Theatre

Court Theatre 5535 South Ellis Ave, Chicago

Theodore Ward’s Big White Fog is the big shoulders on which A Raisin in the Sun stands. First completed in 1938, funded by the Federal Theatre Project, and influenced by […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Open Captions
  • Wheelchair Accessible