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7NMS | Marjani Forté-Saunders and Everett Saunders, Prophet: The Order of the Lyricist at Museum of Contemporary Art

Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago

A multi-genre storytelling project about the life journey of a lyricist, Prophet: The Order of the Lyricist illuminates the distinctive practices, systems, philosophies, and political ideologies that have shaped hip-hop’s emcees and lyricists. Combining craft, prose, oration, and exposé, the work presents the coming-of-age story of an emcee, immersing audiences in a world of courage, […]

  • Audio Description
  • Captioning
  • Low Lighting
  • Quiet Spaces
  • Sensory Friendly

Composers with Disabilities and Momenta Dance at UIC Student Center East!

UIC Student Center East 750 S Halsted St, Chicago

This Mother's Day weekend, celebrate the art of composers with disabilities from around the world! This program, presented in collaboration with the UIC Disability Cultural Center, is free and open to everyone. It includes the world premiere of "Consolation of Persephone," created in collaboration with Momenta Dance Company, with choreography commissioned of Connor Cornelius, music […]

  • Captioning
  • Digital Documents Available
  • In Person
  • Pay What You Can
  • Wheelchair Accessible

The Odyssey at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

Chicago Shakespeare Theater 800 E. Grand Ave, Chicago

Set sail for an adventure like no other, full of twists and turns. Together we’ll meet indulgent Lotus Eaters and seductive Sirens who test our focus, and face terrifying monsters who test our wit and our courage. As we follow Odysseus on his Journey, the ensemble reflects on choice and agency and the hero in […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Captioning
  • Digital Documents Available
  • In Person
  • Masks Required
  • Pay What You Can
  • Sensory Friendly
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Family Day | Migration Stories at Museum of Contemporary Art

Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago

Join us to celebrate the last Family Day of the season! Sueños Music Festival will be raffling two pairs of tickets for the Sueños Music Festival event. Join us as we bring together incredible local artists for a day of workshops and interactive experiences. Salvador Andrade will be leading a collaborative workshop using found objects […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • ASL Interpreted
  • Audio Description
  • Closed Captions
  • Free Event
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Joe Turner’s Come and Gone at Goodman Theatre

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

A journey of self-discovery leads to salvation in this major revival of the Pulitzer Prize-winner’s masterwork. On the heels of Gem of the Ocean (2022), expert August Wilson interpreter Chuck Smith revives the second work in the famed American Century Cycle—one of Wilson’s best-loved, most compelling plays. Herald Loomis searches the country with his young […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Audio Description

James Spooner: Black Punk Now at Ramova Theatre

Ramova Theatre 3520 S Halsted St, Chicago

Award-winning graphic novelist James Spooner comes to Chicago Humanities for a chat on punk, comics and Black Identity. Spooner is a leader in the Black punk community. His works include the seminal documentary Afro-Punk (2003), creation of the Afro Punk Festival, and a graphic memoir, The High Desert. In this book, Spooner shares his experience […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • In Person
  • Open Captions
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Talk | Roundtable on Virginia Jaramillo at Museum of Contemporary Art

Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago

In celebration of the opening of Virginia Jaramillo: Principle of Equivalence, join us for a roundtable conversation on Jaramillo’s profound commitment to abstraction with the exhibition’s originating curator, Erin Dziedzic, Catherine Morris, Sackler Senior Curator for the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art at the Brooklyn Museum, and Iris Colburn, MCA Curatorial Associate. Please […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • ASL Interpreted
  • Closed Captions
  • Spanish captioning
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Bakari Sellers: Moving Forward from The Race Reckoning at Ramova Theatre

Ramova Theatre 3520 S Halsted St, Chicago

Former South Carolina State Representative and CNN Political Analyst Bakari Sellers passionately asked live on-air the question that many Black Americans had in the wake of George Floyd’s murder in 2020: “We have black children. I have a 15-year-old daughter. I mean, what do I tell her?” Four years later, Sellers has an answer to […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • In Person
  • Open Captions
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Nana at Trapdoor Theatre

Trap Door Theatre 1655 W Cortland St, Chicago

Trap Door Theatre's 30th Anniversary Season closes with Olwen Wymark’s splendid dramatization of Zola’s Nana: a story of sexual and financial greed in nineteenth-century Parisian society, depicting the rise and tragic downfall of a young courtesan. Managing Director Nicole Wiesner and Resident Choreographer Miguel Long team up again to direct this reimagination, first produced at […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
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  • In Person
  • Open Captions

Talk | Access Praxis: Ariella Granados at Museum of Contemporary Art

Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago

About Bodies of Work Bodies of Work is a consortium of four programs at three Chicago organizations that share a commitment to programming that is distinguished by its integration of disability artistry, academics, and activism: Program on Disability Art, Culture, and Humanities and the Disability Cultural Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago; Disability […]

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A Year with Frog and Toad at Chicago Children’s Theatre

Chicago Children's Theatre 100 S Racine Ave, Chicago
Event Series A Year with Frog and Toad

Children’s author and illustrator Arnold Lobel’s beloved characters hop from the page to the stage in the Tony-nominated musical A Year With Frog And Toad, based on his popular children’s book that follows two best friends – the cheerful, popular Frog and grumpy, but lovable Toad – through four fun-filled seasons. A YEAR WITH FROG […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Audio Description
  • In Person
  • Open Captions
  • Sensory Friendly
  • Touch Tour
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Sensory-Friendly Morning at Lincoln Park Zoo

LIncoln Park Zoo 2400 N Cannon Drive, Chicago

On Sunday, April 28 from 8-10am, Lincoln Park Zoo is offering Sensory-Friendly Morning hours for guests with disabilities, chronicle illness, or Deaf to experience the zoo grounds and animal buildings in a comfortable and inclusive environment. Modifications include limited capacity and muted attractions. This is a free event. Register for FREE tickets HERE. During Sensory-Friendly […]

  • Free Event
  • In Person
  • Sensory Friendly

The Swans of Harlem: Reclaiming the History of Black Ballet at Francis W. Parker School

Francis W. Parker School 330 W Webster Ave, IL

The legendary “Swans of Harlem” ballerinas take the stage with Brandis Friedman (co-anchor, WTTW Chicago Tonight / host, Black Voices) and author Karen Valby to reclaim and lift up the trailblazing contributions to the dance world by these Black artists whose stories have been marginalized, devalued and forgotten by history. Stay after the chat for […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • In Person
  • Open Captions
  • Wheelchair Accessible