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SUMMARY:Fall Mental Health Peer Support Group (virtual) with Access Living
DESCRIPTION:The Peer Mental Health Support Group is an opportunity for Disabled-identifying people and those exploring their relationship to disability identity to share and hold space for one another in an accessible and virtual setting. \nFacilitated by disabled art therapist Bri Beck\, LCPC\, ATR\, this group is meant to offer an opportunity for participants to share current concerns\, thoughts/emotions\, and offer support to others through validation\, encouragement\, and even practical ideas to cope. This group will also explore art as an emotional outlet. \nThis group is not considered\, nor should it be a substitute for traditional group therapy\, however\, topics of mental health\, emotional wellness\, self-advocacy\, and healthy relationships will be addressed in a structured and confidential space. Participants may attend as many or as little group meetings as needed. Group norms will be reviewed every week. \nJoin the group via Zoom \nZoom Meeting ID: 818 5920 1086\nZoom Meeting Passcode: AL2023 \nFor any questions\, please email bbeck@accessliving.org. \nFall 2023 meeting dates are as follows:\n(Off September 4 – Labor Day)\nMonday\, September 11\nMonday\, September 18\nMonday\, September 25 \n(Off October 2)\nMonday\, October 9\nMonday\, October 16\nMonday\, October 23 \n(Off October 30)\nMonday\, November 6\nMonday\, November 13\nMonday\, November 20 \n(Off November 27)\nDecember 4\nDecember 11\nDecember 18 \nAccess Information: \nAutomatic captioning is available in Zoom. \nDue to high demand for live captioning (CART) and ASL interpretation services during the COVID-19 pandemic\, we are asking participants to submit access requests 2-3 weeks in advance. Please contact bbeck@accessliving.org with requests. \nSponsor information:\nThis event is brought to you by the Arts and Culture Project at Access Living\, an independent living center for people with disabilities\, Bodies of Work: Network of Disability Art and Culture\, and the Disability Culture Activism Lab (DCAL)\, a teaching lab housed under the department of art therapy and counseling at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. \nAs a platform for creative disability art and advocacy projects\, DCAL uses a peer support and collective care model in which disability community members and art therapy graduate students collaborate as disability culture makers for social change. Bodies of Work is a part of the Department of Disability and Human Development within the College of Applied Health Sciences at University of Illinois-Chicago. \nThis program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/fall-mental-health-peer-support-group-virtual-with-access-living/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jonas Becker\, New Normal at the MCA
DESCRIPTION:Jonas Becker’s New Normal explores how we\, as individuals in society\, adjust to large-scale cultural trauma\, environmental deterioration\, the loss of civil liberties\, and increased financial precarity. As conditions erode over time\, expectations shift silently for some\, for others violently. The performance follows an improvisational score in which six trans-masculine performers respond to the slow violence of our current moment through endurance and illusion\, struggle and support. Rocks that appear heavy are made of paper\, and gestures where performers entangle each other oscillate between aggression and care. Importantly\, some radical bodies resist normalization\, while for others\, the new normal is nothing new. The performers test their limits\, adjust and readjust\, responding physically to diminishing environmental standards and political conditions. This presentation expands on an In Progress showing of the work in the MCA’s main atrium in 2019\, with an emotionally resonant arrangement of motion\, sound\, and lighting. \nRun time: 45 minutes \nChicago Performs is organized by Tara Aisha Willis\, former MCA Curator\, with Laura Paige Kyber\, Curatorial Associate. \n\n\n\nAccess Information:\nPrior to the performance the lights will be set low. Please let a staff member know if you need assistance to your seat. \nAudio Description and CART captioning are provided for the performance on Sunday\, September 10.
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/jonas-becker-new-normal-at-the-mca/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230909T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230909T150000
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SUMMARY:Celebrating the Visiting Teaching Artists of Forms & Features (virtual) with The Poetry Foundation
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual reading featuring 2023 Forms & Features Visiting Teaching Artists Samira Asma-Sadeque\, Giulia Ottavia Frattini\, grace (ge) gilbert\, Lisa Low\, L. Renée\, and Hua Xi. Forms & Features is the Poetry Foundation’s series of free online creative writing workshops for adults. \nSamira Asma-Sadeque is a New York-based Bangladeshi journalist\, poet\, and educator. She writes about the immigrant experience\, mental health\, hate speech\, and gender violence in both her poetry and journalism. Her poetry appears in HBO’s Take Out with Lisa Ling\, PBS’s ALL ARTS\, Button Poetry\, and has been featured at the Rubin Museum\, among other platforms. She is a Brooklyn Poets fellow\, Tin House alum\, and Best of the Net nominee. Her journalism has appeared in the New York Times\, The Guardian\, the Washington Post\, and Al Jazeera\, among other publications. \nGiulia Ottavia Frattini is a poet and writer based in Berlin. She is currently involved in art-oriented practices and collaborates as a contributor for several art magazines while developing her literary path. She perceives words as metamorphic elements\, and her prime focus gravitates toward the unfolding of identity\, language’s physicality\, and lyricism’s disruption. \ngrace (ge) gilbert is a hybrid poet\, essayist\, and collage-worker based in Brooklyn. They received their MFA in poetry from the University of Pittsburgh in 2022. grace is the author of three short collections: the closeted diaries\, NOTIFICATIONS IN THE DARK\, and today is an unholy suite. Their work can be found in the Indiana Review\, Ninth Letter\, Passages North\, The Offing\, the Adroit Journal\, and elsewhere. They currently teach hybrid collage and poetics courses at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts. They have received support and scholarships from City of Asylum’s Emerging Poet Laureate program and Bread Loaf\, and served as the MCLA Under 27 Writer-in-Residence Fellow at Mass MoCA.They are passionate about making the hybrid arts accessible to all. Learn more at gracegegilbert.com. \nLisa Low’s poems have appeared in Copper Nickel\, Ecotone\, the Massachusetts Review\, Poetry\, the Southern Review\, and elsewhere. Her nonfiction won the 2020 Gulf Coast Nonfiction Prize. She has an MFA from Indiana University and a PhD in creative writing and literature from the University of Cincinnati. Her debut chapbook\, Crown for the Girl Inside\, won the 2020 Vinyl 45 Chapbook Contest and is forthcoming from YesYes Books. \nL. Renée is a poet and nonfiction writer living in Harrisonburg\, Virginia\, where she works as assistant director of Furious Flower Poetry Center and assistant professor of English at James Madison University. Nominated for Best New Poets\, Best of the Net\, and two Pushcart Prizes\, her work has been published in Obsidian\, Tin House Online\, Poetry Northwest\, the minnesota review\, and elsewhere. The granddaughter of proud Black Appalachians\, she won the international 2022 Rattle Poetry Prize and Appalachian Review’s Denny C. Plattner Award\, among others. A recipient of fellowships from Cave Canem Foundation and the Watering Hole\, L. Renée holds an MFA in creative writing from Indiana University\, where she was nonfiction editor of the Indiana Review\, and an MS in journalism from Columbia University\, where she was a Joseph Pulitzer II and Edith Moore Fellow. She has received support from the Barbara Deming Memorial Fund\, Inc.\, Oak Spring Garden Foundation\, Peter Bullough Foundation\, the Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow\, Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown\, Monson Arts\, Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference\, and others. Learn more at Lreneepoems.com. \nHua Xi (she/they) is a poet and artist. Their poetry has appeared in the New Republic\, The Nation\, The Atlantic\, and elsewhere. They previously won the Boston Review Poetry Contest and was the 2022 Poet-to-Come Scholar at the Walt Whitman Birthplace Association. They sometimes teach poetry workshops with the Spatial Poetry Project. \nThe Zoom link will be shared with registered guests on the day of the event. Poetry Foundation events are completely free of charge and open to the public. This event will include CART captioning and ASL interpretation. For more information about accessibility at the Poetry Foundation\, please visit our Accessibility Guide. \nAccessibility: ASL interpretation\, captioning \nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrating-the-visiting-teaching-artists-of-forms-features-tickets-673835890287?aff=oddtdtcreator
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/celebrating-the-visiting-teaching-artists-of-forms-features-virtual-with-the-poetry-foundation/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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SUMMARY:Chicago Poet Laureate Celebration with The Poetry Foundation
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the kickoff to our Fall 2023 season with a celebration of Chicago’s Poet Laureate\, avery r. young\, at Harold Washington Library. He will perform alongside other poet laureates E’mon Lauren Black (Chicago Youth Poet Laureate)\, Nandi Comer (Michigan)\, Angela Jackson (Illinois)\, Amanda Johnston (Texas)\, and Airea D. Matthews (Philadelphia). \nThis is a hybrid event\, which will be offered in-person and via livestream. \navery r. young is an interdisciplinary artist\, educator\, 3Arts Awardee\, poetry editor for Bridge\, Cave Canem fellow\, and co-director of the Floating Museum. His poetry and prose have been featured in The BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop\, Teaching Black\, The Golden Shovel Anthology: New Poems Honoring Gwendolyn Brooks\, and AIMPrint\, among other publications\, and alongside images in photographer Cecil McDonald Jr’s In The Company of Black. He is the composer and librettist for a new commissioned work from Lyric Opera of Chicago titled safronia\, and full-length recording tubman (FPE Records)\, the soundtrack to his collection of poetry\, neckbone: visual verses. Learn more at averyryoung.com. \nE’mon Lauren Black is a multi-hyphenate artist and educator from the Wes & Souf side of Chicago whose works explores her coined philosophy of “hood-womanism.” She is the first Youth Poet Laureate of Chicago and has been featured in Vogue magazine\, Chicago Magazine\, and the Chicago Tribune. She is the host and creator of the hit talkshow\, The Real Hoodwives of Chicago\, originally produced by her production company\, BlkHoneyBun Productions\, LLC. Her first book of poems\, COMMANDO\, was published by Haymarket in 2017. \nNandi Comer is the Poet Laureate of Michigan. She is the author of American Family: A Syndrome (Finishing Line Press) and Tapping Out (Northwestern University Press)\, which was awarded the 2020 Society of Midland Authors Award and the 2020 Julie Suk Award. She is a Cave Canem Fellow\, a Callaloo Fellow\, and a Kresge Arts in Detroit Fellow. She currently serves as a poetry editor for Obsidian: Literature and Arts in the African Diaspora and as the co-director of Detroit Lit. \nAngela Jackson is a Chicago poet\, playwright\, and novelist. She has received numerous honors for both fiction and poetry\, including the 2022 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize\, the Pushcart Prize\, the Poetry Society of America’s Shelley Memorial Award\, and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Illinois Arts Council. Her poetry collection All These Roads Be Luminous (1998) was nominated for the National Book Award\, and her debut novel\, Where I Must Go (2009)\, won the American Book Award. In addition to Comfort Stew\, Jackson has written several other plays: Witness! (1978)\, Shango Diaspora: An African-American Myth of Womanhood and Love (1980)\, and Lightfoot: The Crystal Stair. \nAmanda Johnston is a writer\, artist\, and the 2024 Texas Poet Laureate. She is the author of two chapbooks\, GUAP and Lock & Key\, and the full-length collection Another Way to Say Enter. Her work has appeared in numerous publications\, among them Callaloo\, Poetry magazine\, The Offing\, and the anthologies Furious Flower: Seeding the Future of African American Poetry and Women of Resistance: Poems for a New Feminism. She has received fellowships\, grants\, and awards from Cave Canem\, Hedgebrook\, the Watermill Center\, and American Short Fiction. She is a founder of Torch Literary Arts and a former board president of Cave Canem . \nAirea D. Matthews’ irst collection of poems is the critically acclaimed Simulacra\, which received the prestigious 2016 Yale Series of Younger Poets Award. Matthews is also the author of Bread and Circus\, a memoir-in-verse that combines poetry\, prose\, and imagery to explore the realities of economic necessity\, marginal poverty\, and commodification through a personal lens. Matthews received a 2020 Pew Fellowship\, a 2016 Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers’ Award\, and was awarded the Louis Untermeyer Scholarship in Poetry from the 2016 Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference. Matthews earned her MFA from the Helen Zell Writers’ Program at the University of Michigan. In 2022\, she was named Philadelphia’s Poet Laureate. She is an assistant professor at Bryn Mawr College where she directs the poetry program. \nIn-Person Attendance\nMasks are strongly encouraged and available at check-in for those who would like to wear one. Please note that some event performers may choose to perform without a mask. The Foundation reserves the right to update this policy if community levels of COVID-19 increase significantly. Read our full COVID-19 Health & Safety Guidelines. \nLivestream Attendance \nThe YouTube livestream link will be shared with registered guests on the day of the event. In order to receive the livestream details\, please register in advance here. \nPlease note that advanced registration on Eventbrite does not guarantee entrance\, as events at the Harold Washington Library are first come first serve. \nThe Poetry Foundation’s events are completely free of charge and open to the public. This event will include CART captioning and ASL interpretation. For more information about accessibility at the Poetry Foundation\, please visit our Accessibility Guide. \nAccessibility: ASL Interpretation\, captioning\, \nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/chicago-poet-laureate-celebration-tickets-691945717267?aff=oddtdtcreator
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/chicago-poet-laureate-celebration-with-the-poetry-foundation/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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SUMMARY:Summer Screenings: Nowhere Special (UK) at Chicago Cultural Center
DESCRIPTION:DIRECTED BY Uberto Pasolini\nSYNOPSIS\nThirty-five-year-old window cleaner and single father John has dedicated his life to raising his son. Given only a few months to live\, he traverses Belfast\, visiting homes of the working class and wealthy alike. He has a singular goal: to find the perfect family to raise his toddler Michael. How can he carry out this impossible task? Inspired by true events in the UK\, Nowhere Special is a tender tale of pure love\, profound heartbreak\, and parenthood. \nhttps://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/film/nowhere-special/ \nAccessibility: ASL interpreted\, assistive listening devices\, captioning\, large print program\, wheelchair accessible
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/summer-screenings-nowhere-special-uk-at-chicago-cultural-center-2/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230906T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230906T203000
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SUMMARY:Summer Screenings: Nowhere Special (UK) at Chicago Cultural Center
DESCRIPTION:SYNOPSIS\nThirty-five-year-old window cleaner and single father John has dedicated his life to raising his son. Given only a few months to live\, he traverses Belfast\, visiting homes of the working class and wealthy alike. He has a singular goal: to find the perfect family to raise his toddler Michael. How can he carry out this impossible task? Inspired by true events in the UK\, Nowhere Special is a tender tale of pure love\, profound heartbreak\, and parenthood. DIRECTED BY Uberto Pasolini \nSummer Screenings is Cinema/Chicago’s annual free film series that casts a spotlight on a different country’s national cinema each week all summer.\nCinema has always been fascinated with the city as a “character”— a living\, breathing organism that shapes the world around it. This program showcases the myriad ways in which cities are depicted in cinema and how people live\, love\, move through\, and seek connection in urban spaces.\nFeaturing stories set in cities all around the globe—from the bustling cafes of Bogotá to the seaside cityscapes of Gothenburg and Galway to glittering black and white portraits of Taipei and Seoul to the streets\, skyways\, rivers\, and trains right here in Chicago—these films express the rich\, diverse personalities of cities on screen and how they mold and influence how we live.\nFilms are unrated. Viewer discretion is advised. \nTickets are available to claim 2 weeks before the screening. \nAccessibility
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/summer-screenings-nowhere-special-uk-at-chicago-cultural-center/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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SUMMARY:Talk | José E. López and Carla Acevedo-Yates at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an exhibition opening conversation between the curator of the entre horizontes\, Carla Acevedo-Yates\, and Puerto Rican writer and activist José E. López for a wide-ranging conversation on the past and present of Puerto Rican activism. \nAccessibility: ASL interpretation\, English captioning\, Spanish Captioning\, wheelchair accessible \nhttps://visit.mcachicago.org/events/talk-jose-e-lopez-carla-acevedo-yates/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/talk-jose-e-lopez-and-carla-acevedo-yates-at-museum-of-contemporary-art-chicago/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230816T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230816T210000
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SUMMARY:Blue Hour at Haymarket House
DESCRIPTION:Blue Hour is in-person for this season! Each event takes place at Haymarket House (800 W. Buena) on the third Wednesday of the month and includes a brief lottery-style open mic and two featured readers from Chicago and beyond\, preceded by a generative writing workshop. All readings are also livestreamed! This month\, we are thrilled to present two stellar featured readers: Maggie Queeney and Brittany Rogers. \nAbout the Workshop:\nThe Blue Hour generative writing workshop begins promptly at 6 p.m.\, ends at 7 p.m.\, and is designed for writers and poetry fans of all levels. Each workshop includes discussion of a poem by one of the night’s featured readers\, followed by guided individual writing using an exploratory prompt that draws on themes from the poem. Registration is required\, and the workshop is sliding scale with a suggested donation of $10. To register for the workshop on 8/16\, visit https://BHworkshopAug.eventbrite.com for more details. \nAbout the Reading:\nThe Blue Hour reading includes a brief open mic followed by two featured poets from Chicago and beyond. Pre-registration is free and recommended. The open mic includes five readers drawn lottery-style from a hat that goes out at 7:15. The reading starts promptly at 7:30. Each open mic poet reads one poem or for three minutes\, whichever comes first. To register for the reading session on 8/16\, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/675666987147 for more details. \nAbout the Space:\nHaymarket House is a community space in the heart of Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood committed to uplifting the work of writers\, artists\, thinkers\, activists\, and educators who are committed to all struggles for a better world. This event includes professional ASL interpretation. Haymarket House is fully ADA-compliant and wheelchair accessible. Please let us know if you have any specific accessibility questions; if you use a wheelchair\, please contact marty@poetrycenter.org to coordinate use of the ramp. Masks are not required but are encouraged and will be available to anyone who needs it. \nAccessibility: ASL interpreted\, wheelchair accessible \nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/chicago-poetry-centers-blue-hour-wmaggie-queeney-brittany-rogers-tickets-675666987147
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/blue-hour-at-haymarket-house/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230812T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230812T120000
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SUMMARY:Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Chicago Shakespeare - ASL Duo-interpretation
DESCRIPTION:ASL Duo-interpretation: Sat\, August 12 at 11:00 a.m. \nThis summer\, fall under the spell of this “tale as old as time” based on the Academy Award-winning Disney film. Dazzling production numbers\, including the beloved title song and “Be Our Guest\,” will fill the Courtyard Theater\, making your heart soar. \nThe beloved fairytale recounts the story of Belle\, a young woman in a provincial town\, and the Beast\, who is really a prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved\, the curse will end and he will be transformed into his former self. But time is running out. If those lessons aren’t learned soon\, the Beast and his household will be doomed for all eternity. \nAccessibility: ASL interpreted \nhttps://www.chicagoshakes.com/plays_and_events/disneysbeautyandthebeast
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/disneys-beauty-and-the-beast-at-chicago-shakespeare-asl-duo-interpretation/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230809T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230809T203000
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SUMMARY:Keep Stepping Screening (Australia) at Chicago Cultural Center
DESCRIPTION:SYNOPSIS\nIn Sydney\, Gabi and Patricia train to compete in Destructive Steps\, Australia’s largest street dance competition. Both are pushing themselves mentally and physically in hopes that winning the contest will open new doors and possibilities for a better life. The film spans seven years and provides viewers with intimate access to the breathtaking artform of street dancing. Keep Stepping illuminates the multicultural\, passion-filled subculture and tells a moving story about love\, obsession\, and the transformative power of dance.\nSummer Screenings is Cinema/Chicago’s annual free film series that casts a spotlight on a different country’s national cinema each week all summer. DIRECTED BY Luke Cornish \nCinema has always been fascinated with the city as a “character”— a living\, breathing organism that shapes the world around it. This program showcases the myriad ways in which cities are depicted in cinema and how people live\, love\, move through\, and seek connection in urban spaces.\nFeaturing stories set in cities all around the globe—from the bustling cafes of Bogotá to the seaside cityscapes of Gothenburg and Galway to glittering black and white portraits of Taipei and Seoul to the streets\, skyways\, rivers\, and trains right here in Chicago—these films express the rich\, diverse personalities of cities on screen and how they mold and influence how we live.\nFilms are unrated. Viewer discretion is advised. \nTickets are available to claim 2 weeks before the screening. \nAccessibility
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/keep-stepping-screening-australia-at-chicago-cultural-center/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230730T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230730T150000
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SUMMARY:Sensory-Friendly Day at Farm-in-the-Zoo at Lincoln Park Zoo
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, July 30 from 10am to 3pm\, Lincoln Park Zoo will host Sensory-Friendly Day at Farm-in-the-Zoo. Modifications include limited capacity. This is a free event\, but it does require advanced registration.\nSensory-Friendly Day at Farm-in-the-Zoo is a free program for all people who benefit from visiting the zoo without crowds and other sensitive environmental elements. This includes guests with sensory sensitivities\, disabilities\, autism\, PTSD\, and dementia to name a few. \nDuring Sensory-Friendly Day at Farm-in-the-Zoo animal buildings may be open\, but some animals may not be in their public viewing spaces. There will also be low sensory activities. \nTimed Entry Window: While registered guests will be let in before or after their one-hour timed entry window\, guests are strongly encouraged to come during their timed entry window to help limit crowd sizes. Limited crowd sizes is one of the most important ways to make this day sensory-friendly. Thank you. \nView the zoo’s accessibility map HERE and accessibility page HERE to help plan your visit.\nLincoln Park Zoo is certified Sensory Inclusive by KultureCity. Please download the free KultureCity app with Lincoln Park Zoo social story. iOS Android \npon arrival guests need to present their registration email to zoo ushers. This event is only happening at Farm-in-the-Zoo. The rest of Lincoln Park Zoo will have typical operations for the day. \nPaid parking is available at the zoo’s parking lot located at Fullerton Parkway and Cannon Drive (2400 N. Cannon Drive). The zoo is also accessible by train via the Armitage and Fullerton stations and by bus via the 22\, 36\, 151\, and 156 routes. \nAll Lincoln Park Zoo events take place rain or shine. \nThere is no smoking at Lincoln Park Zoo for the health of the animals in our care.\nPets are not allowed at the zoo\, but licensed service animals are welcome. \nFor any questions\, please email access@lpzoo.org. \nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/sensory-friendly-day-at-farm-in-the-zoo-tickets-669031550377?aff=oddtdtcreator \nAccessibility: Sensory-Friendly
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/sensory-friendly-day-at-farm-in-the-zoo-at-lincoln-park-zoo/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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SUMMARY:Marie and Rosetta at Northlight Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Hailed as the “Godmother of Rock ‘n Roll\,” Sister Rosetta Tharpe influenced rock icons from Elvis Presley to Jimi Hendrix. Bringing fierce guitar playing and sizzling swing to gospel music\, Rosetta was a trailblazer\, a young Black woman singing at church in the morning and the Cotton Club at night. This play with music chronicles Rosetta’s first rehearsal with a young protégée\, Marie Knight\, as they prepare for a tour that would establish them as one of the great duet teams in musical history. \nThis performance includes audio description and open captions. A touch tour will begin 2 hours before the show at 12:30pm. \nTo purchase tickets\, use the promo code NACCESS by phone 847.673.6300 or online to receive discounted tickets at a flat rate of $40 each (standard fees still apply). \nIf no audio description tickets have been reserved 48 hours before the performance\, the audio description service will be canceled for that performance. Please contact Ruben Carrazana at rcarrazana@northlight.org or 847-324-1615 to confirm that the audio description service is still available. \nhttps://northlight.org/events/marie-and-rosetta/ \nAccessibility: audio description\, touch tour\, open captioning
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/marie-and-rosetta/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230728T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230728T213000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20221213T203556Z
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SUMMARY:Marie and Rosetta at Northlight Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Hailed as the “Godmother of Rock ‘n Roll\,” Sister Rosetta Tharpe influenced rock icons from Elvis Presley to Jimi Hendrix. Bringing fierce guitar playing and sizzling swing to gospel music\, Rosetta was a trailblazer\, a young Black woman singing at church in the morning and the Cotton Club at night. This play with music chronicles Rosetta’s first rehearsal with a young protégée\, Marie Knight\, as they prepare for a tour that would establish them as one of the great duet teams in musical history. \nThis performance includes ASL interpretation and open captions. If you would like a good view of the ASL interpreters\, please contact Community Engagement Manager Ruben Carrazana at rcarrazana@northlight.org or 847-324-1615 as the placement of the interpreters will vary from show to show. \nTo purchase tickets\, use the promo code NACCESS by phone 847.673.6300 or online to receive discounted tickets at a flat rate of $40 each (standard fees still apply). \nhttps://northlight.org/events/marie-and-rosetta/ \nAccessibility: ASL interpreted\, open captioning
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/marie-and-rosetta-2/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230726T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230726T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165431
CREATED:20221213T203556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221213T203556Z
UID:10011180-1690399800-1690407000@culturalaccesscollaborative.org
SUMMARY:Marie and Rosetta at Northlight Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Hailed as the “Godmother of Rock ‘n Roll\,” Sister Rosetta Tharpe influenced rock icons from Elvis Presley to Jimi Hendrix. Bringing fierce guitar playing and sizzling swing to gospel music\, Rosetta was a trailblazer\, a young Black woman singing at church in the morning and the Cotton Club at night. This play with music chronicles Rosetta’s first rehearsal with a young protégée\, Marie Knight\, as they prepare for a tour that would establish them as one of the great duet teams in musical history. \nThis is a relaxed/sensory-friendly performance. These performances are designed to make everyone feel safe and welcome at our theater. While these performances include changes to better support individuals with autism and sensory sensitivities\, everyone is welcome to attend. \nSome adjustments of note might include: lower sound level\, the house lights will remain on at all times at a low level\, we’ll have a designated quiet area for patrons who need to step away from the performance\, patrons are free to walk around and talk during the performance\, and cell phone usage and light noisemaking is allowed. \nTo purchase tickets\, use the promo code NACCESS by phone 847.673.6300 or online to receive discounted tickets at a flat rate of $40 each (standard fees still apply). \nhttps://northlight.org/events/marie-and-rosetta/ \nAccessibility: sensory-friendly \n 
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/marie-and-rosetta-3/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230724T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230724T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165431
CREATED:20230716T151655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230716T151655Z
UID:10011634-1690221600-1690227000@culturalaccesscollaborative.org
SUMMARY:Poetry @ The Green at 320: July 2023
DESCRIPTION:Poetry @ The Green at 320 continues for the summer season this July! \nThe Chicago Poetry Center and The Green at 320 S. Canal are proud to reintroduce this free\, weekly reading and open mic series co-curated by CPC’s Poets in Residence Tarnynon Onumonu and Timothy David Rey. \nJoin us on Monday nights in July at 6:00 pm in this beautiful setting to hear outstanding featured poets perform their work in this partnership between Chicago Poetry Center and The Green at 320 S. Canal. After every poetry performance\, there will be an open mic for any individual that would like to share poetry of their own! \nABOUT JULY’S FEATURED PERFORMERS:\nJuly 10: Stephanie Liang is a Chinese-American poet whose work explores grief\, family\, identity\, and longing. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Rainy Day Magazine\, Runestone\, and Masks. When she’s not writing (or thinking about writing)\, you can find her exploring new places\, trying new foods\, or playing music. Stephanie is originally from Kansas but now resides in Chicago. \nJuly 17: Alanis Zoe Castillo Caref is a writer-poet activist-artist from Chicago. She received her BA from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Communication and Creative Writing. Alanis was a finalist for the 2021 Undergraduate Creative Writing Awards and won second place in The Hip Hop Workshop 2022 Spoken-Word/Poetry Competition. She also has poetry published in The Fashion Network magazine. Alanis has performed at Story Lab Chicago\, Do Not Submit\, Slam Diáspora\, and Exhibit B. Currently\, she is the Marketing Coordinator at Guild Literary Complex. \nJuly 24: Ron is a first generation Mexican-American\, from Chicago\, who used to live up north\, but has spent almost a decade living on the South Side. They dropped out of college to work on their poetry and have been writing for as long as they can remember. Their writings include doodling poems on the sides of notebooks\, and just writing wherever and whenever they can. Their poems focus on mental health and have themes of nature throughout. Ron has been to multiple open mics all over the city and is in a poetry band that plays at Marquette park on the Southside. They didn’t start taking poetry seriously until last Spring but prides themselves on sharing a poem a day across social media platforms. \nJuly 31: Olivia Scheidler (she/her) has been a high school educator for 10 years. Her poetry students have done way cooler things than her\, but she has performed at the MOTH\, South Side Story Slam and many a friends’ backyard. For fans of sad folk songs\, moon picnics\, and fun facts. \nABOUT THE CO-CURATORS:\nTarnynon (Ty-yuh-nuh) Onumonu is an artist and licensed Paraprofessional born and raised in the Jeffery Manor neighborhood on the southeast side of Chicago and is extremely proud of and humbled by her SouthSide citizenship and West African lineage. In 2017\, she took second place in the Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Awards and represented Chicago on the Lethal Poetry Team at the 2018 National Poetry Slam. She has been a Poet in Residence at the Chicago Poetry Center since January of 2019 and has been featured in Newcity Magazine and South Side Weekly. \nTimothy David Rey is a writer/performer who works in poetry\, plays\, and monologue (both fictional and autobiographical). He teaches creative writing and performance throughout the city of Chicago and its suburbs. He is a 2015 Semi-Finalist for the Guild Literary Complex’s Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Poetry Award\, and one of the winners of Project Exploration (The Poetry Center of Chicago 2004). He is the co-founder of the LBGT Solo Performance Showcase\, Solo Homo (2002-2011). Timothy’s plays and performance pieces have been seen and heard at venues throughout Chicago as well as out of state and in Panama. \nABOUT THE LOCATION:\nThe Green at 320 is a public park located in the West Loop and will be host to many family-friendly activities and events this summer! \nThe Green at 320 is located behind the building at 320 S. Canal\, 1 block west of the river. The main staired entrance to the park is on the corner of Clinton and Van Buren with an ADA-accessible ramp off of Clinton. The park is located 1 block north of the Clinton Blue Line Stop. Please find more detailed transit and location information at https://320southcanal.com/. \nAccessibility: wheelchair accessible \nhttps://www.poetrycenter.org/poetry-the-green-at-320-july/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/poetry-the-green-at-320-july-2023/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230722T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230722T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165431
CREATED:20221213T203557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221213T203557Z
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SUMMARY:The Who's Tommy at Goodman Theatre
DESCRIPTION:The groundbreaking pop-culture musical sensation is reimagined in a new production. \nMyth and spectacle combine in a fresh reinvention of The Who’s exhilarating 1969 rock concept album\, Tommy—including the unforgettable anthems “I’m Free\,” “See Me\, Feel Me\,” “Sensation” and “Pinball Wizard.” After witnessing his father shoot his rival\, the young Tommy Walker is lost in the universe\, endlessly and obsessively staring into the mirror. An innate knack for pinball catapults him from reticent adolescent to celebrity savior. Tony Award-winning composer Pete Townshend and Tony Award-winning original director Des McAnuff find powerful resonance reexamining this classic story for today. \nhttps://www.goodmantheatre.org/show/the-whos-tommy/ \nAccessibility: sensory-friendly
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/the-whos-tommy-5/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230722T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230722T173000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165431
CREATED:20230619T230035Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230619T230035Z
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SUMMARY:DisFest at Chicago Cultural Center
DESCRIPTION:A celebration of the disability arts with some of Chicago’s best disabled artists and performers! Join us after the parade for short-films\, live music\, dance\, art activities\, and a fun photo op in the magnificent and air-conditioned Chicago Cultural Center! \nhttps://www.reinventability.com/disfest \nAccessibility: ASL interpreted\, audio description\, captioning\, quiet space\, sensory friendly\, wheelchair accessible
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/disfest-at-chicago-cultural-center/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230722T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230722T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165431
CREATED:20230620T195142Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230620T195142Z
UID:10011621-1690030800-1690059600@culturalaccesscollaborative.org
SUMMARY:Dance | Reclaiming Memories of the Black Ark: A Celebration of Chicago’s Social Dance History at South Shore Cultural Center
DESCRIPTION:Co-organized with Honey Pot Performance \nCoinciding with the career survey exhibition Gary Simmons: Public Enemy\, a series of MCA programs activates Gary Simmons’s sculptural installation work\, Recapturing Memories of the Black Ark. Inspired by the Black Ark—Lee “Scratch” Perry’s famous recording studio in Kingston\, Jamaica\, where he pioneered dub reggae—Simmons’s sculptural installation serves as a flexible stage for conversations\, music\, and performance. \nFor this day-long celebration of Chicago’s social dance history\, the piece is being temporarily installed under the glittering chandelier of the South Shore Cultural Center Dining Room to commemorate the importance of the neighborhood and the history of Black social culture in Chicago. \nCART captioning provided\, except during the dance party. \nhttps://visit.mcachicago.org/events/dance-reclaiming-memories-of-the-black-ark-a-celebration-of-chicagos-social-dance-history/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/dance-reclaiming-memories-of-the-black-ark-a-celebration-of-chicagos-social-dance-history-at-south-shore-cultural-center/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230716T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230716T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165431
CREATED:20230703T152810Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230703T152810Z
UID:10011626-1689516000-1689526800@culturalaccesscollaborative.org
SUMMARY:Everyone at Play at Kohl's Children's Museum
DESCRIPTION:KCM welcomes children with special needs and their families for an afternoon of learning and play focused on them. Our Museum campus is designed for universal accessibility with a purpose to encourage linguistic\, cognitive\, motor and social skills for all children ages birth to 8. \nAccessibility: sensory-friendly\, quiet spaces\, wheelchair accessible \nhttps://www.kohlchildrensmuseum.org/outreach-programs/eap/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/everyone-at-play-at-kohls-childrens-museum/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230716T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230716T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165431
CREATED:20221213T203557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221213T203557Z
UID:10011224-1689516000-1689523200@culturalaccesscollaborative.org
SUMMARY:The Who's Tommy at Goodman Theatre
DESCRIPTION:The groundbreaking pop-culture musical sensation is reimagined in a new production. \nMyth and spectacle combine in a fresh reinvention of The Who’s exhilarating 1969 rock concept album\, Tommy—including the unforgettable anthems “I’m Free\,” “See Me\, Feel Me\,” “Sensation” and “Pinball Wizard.” After witnessing his father shoot his rival\, the young Tommy Walker is lost in the universe\, endlessly and obsessively staring into the mirror. An innate knack for pinball catapults him from reticent adolescent to celebrity savior. Tony Award-winning composer Pete Townshend and Tony Award-winning original director Des McAnuff find powerful resonance reexamining this classic story for today. \nhttps://www.goodmantheatre.org/show/the-whos-tommy/ \nAccessibility: captioning
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/the-whos-tommy-4/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230716T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230716T163000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165431
CREATED:20230419T022318Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230419T022318Z
UID:10011547-1689512400-1689525000@culturalaccesscollaborative.org
SUMMARY:ANOTHER MARRIAGE at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
DESCRIPTION:You meet. You marry. You have kids. That’s the way it always goes. Or is it? What if your story changes? What would it cost? Another Marriage is an intimate and beautifully rendered portrait of an ever-evolving relationship that may never be quite finished. Ensemble member Kate Arrington’s playwriting debut upends time and the typical romantic comedy to explore the liabilities of falling in and out of love. \nAccessibility: audio description\, touch tour \nhttps://cart.steppenwolf.org/17769/17907
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/another-marriage-at-steppenwolf-theatre-company/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230715T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230715T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165431
CREATED:20221213T203557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221213T203557Z
UID:10011223-1689451200-1689458400@culturalaccesscollaborative.org
SUMMARY:The Who's Tommy
DESCRIPTION:The groundbreaking pop-culture musical sensation is reimagined in a new production. \nMyth and spectacle combine in a fresh reinvention of The Who’s exhilarating 1969 rock concept album\, Tommy—including the unforgettable anthems “I’m Free\,” “See Me\, Feel Me\,” “Sensation” and “Pinball Wizard.” After witnessing his father shoot his rival\, the young Tommy Walker is lost in the universe\, endlessly and obsessively staring into the mirror. An innate knack for pinball catapults him from reticent adolescent to celebrity savior. Tony Award-winning composer Pete Townshend and Tony Award-winning original director Des McAnuff find powerful resonance reexamining this classic story for today. \nhttps://www.goodmantheatre.org/show/the-whos-tommy/ \nAccessibility: Spanish captioning
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/the-whos-tommy-3/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230715T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230715T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165431
CREATED:20221213T203557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221213T203557Z
UID:10011222-1689429600-1689436800@culturalaccesscollaborative.org
SUMMARY:The Who's Tommy at Goodman Theatre
DESCRIPTION:The groundbreaking pop-culture musical sensation is reimagined in a new production. \nMyth and spectacle combine in a fresh reinvention of The Who’s exhilarating 1969 rock concept album\, Tommy—including the unforgettable anthems “I’m Free\,” “See Me\, Feel Me\,” “Sensation” and “Pinball Wizard.” After witnessing his father shoot his rival\, the young Tommy Walker is lost in the universe\, endlessly and obsessively staring into the mirror. An innate knack for pinball catapults him from reticent adolescent to celebrity savior. Tony Award-winning composer Pete Townshend and Tony Award-winning original director Des McAnuff find powerful resonance reexamining this classic story for today. \nhttps://www.goodmantheatre.org/show/the-whos-tommy/ \nAccessibility: audio description\, touch tour
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/the-whos-tommy-2/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230712T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230712T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165431
CREATED:20230512T022424Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230512T022424Z
UID:10011579-1689188400-1689197400@culturalaccesscollaborative.org
SUMMARY:Lucy and Charlie's Honeymoon at Lookingglass Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Hooray! Lucy and Charlie just got hitched…and they’re embracing the worst of the American dream. They do what they want. Take what they want. They’re First Generation Asian American Renegades. In love. And on the run. \nFeaturing original country western and folk songs\, directed by Amanda Dehnert (Peter Pan (A Play)\, Eastland)\, Lucy and Charlie’s Honeymoon tracks a young couple as they rev it down quintessentially American highways and across stereotypic borders\, fleeing expectation and trawling up trouble along the way. \nDirect from his Broadway debut in Almost Famous The Musical\, Artistic Associate Matthew C. Yee’s world premiere musical romp gives a nod to America’s past\, takes tally of its present\, and blows its future wide open. \nMask Required Performances\nJuly 12\, 2023\, 7:00 PM \nhttps://lookingglasstheatre.org/event/lucy-and-charlies-honeymoon-2022/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/lucy-and-charlies-honeymoon-at-lookingglass-theatre-3/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230707T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230707T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165431
CREATED:20221213T203557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221213T203557Z
UID:10011221-1688760000-1688767200@culturalaccesscollaborative.org
SUMMARY:The Who's Tommy at Goodman Theatre
DESCRIPTION:The groundbreaking pop-culture musical sensation is reimagined in a new production. \nMyth and spectacle combine in a fresh reinvention of The Who’s exhilarating 1969 rock concept album\, Tommy—including the unforgettable anthems “I’m Free\,” “See Me\, Feel Me\,” “Sensation” and “Pinball Wizard.” After witnessing his father shoot his rival\, the young Tommy Walker is lost in the universe\, endlessly and obsessively staring into the mirror. An innate knack for pinball catapults him from reticent adolescent to celebrity savior. Tony Award-winning composer Pete Townshend and Tony Award-winning original director Des McAnuff find powerful resonance reexamining this classic story for today. \nhttps://www.goodmantheatre.org/show/the-whos-tommy/ \nAccessibility: ASL interpreted
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/the-whos-tommy/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230702T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230702T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165431
CREATED:20230615T005719Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230615T005719Z
UID:10011619-1688306400-1688317200@culturalaccesscollaborative.org
SUMMARY:The Women Who Discovered How to Measure the Universe at Raven Theatre
DESCRIPTION:The Harvard Computers worked by daylight at the observatory\, studying photographic plates of the night sky. The play follows Annie Jump Cannon and Henrietta Leavitt through their groundbreaking discoveries that changed the field of astronomy and shaped how we understand the universe. This performance brings the science of space to life through movement\, music\, and light. A celebration of friendship\, curiosity\, and the never-ending search to find our place in the universe. \n2pm Touch Tour \n3-5pm Audio Described performance \nhttp://www.raventheatre.com/stage/universe/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/the-women-who-discovered-how-to-measure-the-universe-at-raven-theatre-2/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230702T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230702T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165431
CREATED:20230524T195520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230524T195520Z
UID:10011596-1688302800-1688310000@culturalaccesscollaborative.org
SUMMARY:Lab E: In-Progress Showing at Experimental Station
DESCRIPTION:LabE is a series of monthly cohort meetings addressing particular needs of disabled dance artists. \nThe LabE gathering on July 2nd is designed to be a safe\, disability-centric space where artists can come together to share a work-in-progress\, try out new ideas\, workshop concepts\, and experiment with new scores. Hosted by Maggie Bridger\, this inclusive event is open to all artists who seek a supportive community where they can connect with peers who share similar experiences and offer and receive support\, encouragement\, and constructive feedback. \nThis gathering aims to foster community connections among Deaf\, disabled\, sick\, neurodivergent\, and Mad artists while providing a platform for artists to explore their creativity and showcase their unique perspectives. \nIf you are an artist who is interested in showcasing your art or working through new ideas\, please reach out to Maggie at mbridg8@uic.edu to participate in this event. \nhttps://highconceptlabs.org/events/lab-e-july-2023
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/lab-e-in-progress-showing-at-experimental-station/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230628T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230628T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165431
CREATED:20230512T022129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230512T022129Z
UID:10011575-1687978800-1687987800@culturalaccesscollaborative.org
SUMMARY:Lucy and Charlie's Honeymoon at Lookingglass Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Hooray! Lucy and Charlie just got hitched…and they’re embracing the worst of the American dream. They do what they want. Take what they want. They’re First Generation Asian American Renegades. In love. And on the run. \nFeaturing original country western and folk songs\, directed by Amanda Dehnert (Peter Pan (A Play)\, Eastland)\, Lucy and Charlie’s Honeymoon tracks a young couple as they rev it down quintessentially American highways and across stereotypic borders\, fleeing expectation and trawling up trouble along the way. \nDirect from his Broadway debut in Almost Famous The Musical\, Artistic Associate Matthew C. Yee’s world premiere musical romp gives a nod to America’s past\, takes tally of its present\, and blows its future wide open. \nOpen Captioned performance begins at 7:00 PM. \nPlease contact our Box Office to reserve your seats! \nhttps://lookingglasstheatre.org/event/lucy-and-charlies-honeymoon-2022/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/lucy-and-charlies-honeymoon-at-lookingglass-theatre-2/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230628T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230628T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165431
CREATED:20230613T000540Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230613T000540Z
UID:10011615-1687977000-1687984200@culturalaccesscollaborative.org
SUMMARY:Summer Screenings: Soft (Canada) at Chicago Cultural Center
DESCRIPTION:DIRECTED BY Joseph Amenta\nSYNOPSIS\nThree friends fall in love with summertime Toronto’s lively nightlife. Young\, queer\, and unapologetically self-confident\, the trio spends their days holding court and plotting to sneak into a nightclub. When one of their caregivers goes missing under suspicious circumstances\, reality comes crashing in and their seemingly unbreakable bond is tested. Featuring remarkable performances from its young actors\, Soft is a tender portrait of youth\, friendship\, and life on the city’s margins. \nAccessibility: ASL interpreted\, assistive listening devices\, captioning\, large print program\, wheelchair accessible \nhttps://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/film/soft/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/summer-screenings-soft-canada-at-chicago-cultural-center/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230626T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230626T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165431
CREATED:20230530T001142Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230530T001142Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry at The Green at 320: June 2023
DESCRIPTION:Poetry @ The Green at 320 continues for the summer season this June! \nThe Chicago Poetry Center and The Green at 320 S. Canal are proud to reintroduce this free\, weekly reading and open mic series co-curated by CPC’s Poets in Residence Tarnynon Onumonu and Timothy David Rey. \nJoin us on certain Monday nights in June at 6:00 p.m. in this beautiful setting to hear outstanding featured poets perform their work in this partnership between Chicago Poetry Center and The Green at 320 S. Canal. After every poetry performance\, there will be an open mic for any individual that would like to share poetry of their own! \nABOUT JUNE’S FEATURED PERFORMERS:\nJune 5: Noa Micaela Fields is a trans writer with hearing aids. She is the author of the poetry chapbook With and has also been published in Tripwire\, Anomaly\, Zoeglossia\, Elderly Mag\, Tyger Quarterly\, and Sixty Inches From Center\, among others. She is a programming curator at the Poetry Foundation and a 2022 fellow with Zoeglossia and Disability Lead. \nJune 12: Nile Lansana is an interdisciplinary artist from the South Side of Chicago. An acclaimed writer\, poet\, performer\, and filmmaker\, his work is centered around revealing radical truths and amplifying marginalized voices and narratives through a lens of Black imagination and visionary intention. He was a nominee for the inaugural Chicago Poet Laureate position. A University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate with degrees in Journalism and English – Creative Writing\, he won the 2021 Ronald Wallace Poetry Thesis Prize and 2020 George B. Hill Poetry Prize. His work is published in American Gun: A Poem by 100 Chicagoans\, The BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop\, & elsewhere. He holds fellowships from the Rebuild Foundation and Obsidian Foundation. He has performed across the country\, including Lollapalooza and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. He recently starred in the play “No Blue Memories: The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks” produced by Manual Cinema. He is a proud uncle and the oldest of four Black boys. You can follow him on Instagram at @nilesupasuit. \nJune 26: Adam Gottlieb is a musician\, poet\, teaching artist\, and organizer from Chicago. This year he was one of the nominees for the inaugural Poet Laureate of Chicago. As a youth\, he was featured in the documentary film Louder Than A Bomb about the poetry slam festival of the same name. He is the leader of the Fusion band Adam Gottlieb and OneLove. He serves as a cantorial soloist for Tzedek Chicago. He has organized with a wide range of grassroots groups around issues such as housing justice\, anti-gentrification\, Indigenous sovereignty\, education\, and police/prison abolition. He also writes for the People’s Tribune. \nABOUT THE CO-CURATORS:\nTarnynon (Ty-yuh-nuh) Onumonu is an artist and licensed Paraprofessional born and raised in the Jeffery Manor neighborhood on the southeast side of Chicago and is extremely proud of and humbled by her SouthSide citizenship and West African lineage. In 2017\, she took second place in the Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Awards and represented Chicago on the Lethal Poetry Team at the 2018 National Poetry Slam. She has been a Poet in Residence at the Chicago Poetry Center since January of 2019 and has been featured in Newcity Magazine and South Side Weekly. \nTimothy David Rey is a writer/performer who works in poetry\, plays\, and monologue (both fictional and autobiographical). He teaches creative writing and performance throughout the city of Chicago and its suburbs. He is a 2015 Semi-Finalist for the Guild Literary Complex’s Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Poetry Award\, and one of the winners of Project Exploration (The Poetry Center of Chicago 2004). He is the co-founder of the LBGT Solo Performance Showcase\, Solo Homo (2002-2011). Timothy’s plays and performance pieces have been seen and heard at venues throughout Chicago as well as out of state and in Panama. \nABOUT THE LOCATION:\nThe Green at 320 is a public park located in the West Loop and will be host to many family-friendly activities and events this summer! \nThe Green at 320 is located behind the building at 320 S. Canal\, 1 block west of the river. The main staired entrance to the park is on the corner of Clinton and Van Buren with an ADA-accessible ramp off of Clinton. The park is located 1 block north of the Clinton Blue Line Stop. Please find more detailed transit and location information at https://320southcanal.com/. \nhttps://www.poetrycenter.org/poetry-the-green-at-320-june/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/poetry-at-the-green-at-320-june-2023-2/2023-06-26/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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