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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

Adaptive Play Time at DuPage Children’s Museum

DuPage Children's Museum 301 N Washington St, Naperville

DuPage Children’s Museum (DCM) is dedicated to being an accessible, inclusive environment for children to thrive through extraordinary learning experiences. Adaptive Play Time provides a modified environment for families with […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Audio Description
  • In Person
  • Open Captions
  • Sensory Friendly
  • Touch Tour
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Agnes Callard Presents a Case for a Philosophical Life

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

Philosopher and University of Chicago professor Agnes Callard brings us back to the days of Socrates, reviving his ideas for our time. While we call him the “father of Western […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Open Captions

Jonathan Blitzer: Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here at Anthenaeum Center

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

Every year, hundreds of thousands of people arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border seeking safety and prosperity. Weaving together the stories of Central Americans whose lives have been devastated by chronic […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Open Captions

Frankenstein (ASL Interpreted) at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

Chicago Shakespeare Theater 800 E. Grand Ave, Chicago

A.B.L.E.—Artists Breaking Limits & Expectations—a Chicago-based nonprofit that creates theatre and film for, with, and by individuals with Down syndrome and other intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), is thrilled to […]

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

Timothy Snyder: On Freedom at the Anthenaeum Center

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

Many see a crisis in American democracy. Dr. Timothy Snyder, acclaimed historian and best-selling author of such works as On Tyranny and On Freedom, argues that Americans are less free […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Open Captions

Beyond Closure: A Screening and Conversation

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

What happened since Chicago closed 50 public schools in 2013? Join us for a screening and panel discussion on the documentary Beyond Closure, created by Borderless Studio and On the […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Audio Description
  • Open Captions

Sensory-Friendly Morning at Lincoln Park Zoo

LIncoln Park Zoo 2400 N Cannon Drive, Chicago

Sunday, April 27 8 a.m.–10 a.m. Lincoln Park Zoo is offering Sensory-Friendly Morning hours to benefit guests of all ages! People with disabilities or chronic illness, or members of the […]

  • Free Event
  • In Person
  • Sensory Friendly
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Frankenstein at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

Chicago Shakespeare Theater 800 E. Grand Ave, Chicago

A.B.L.E.—Artists Breaking Limits & Expectations—a Chicago-based nonprofit that creates theatre and film for, with, and by individuals with Down syndrome and other intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), is thrilled to […]

  • Digital Documents Available
  • In Person
  • Masks Required
  • Open Captions
  • Pay What You Can
  • Sensory Friendly
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Kaneza Schaal, KLII

Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago

KLII exorcizes the ghost of King Leopold II, the founder and sole owner of the Congo Free State from 1885 to 1908, in a mytho-biographical performance by theater-maker Kaneza Schaal. […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Audio Description
  • Live captioned by CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) services

Beeping Egg Hunt at Lincoln Park Zoo

LIncoln Park Zoo 2400 N Cannon Drive, Chicago

Beeping eggs are back this year! A fun audio and tactile alternative, these beeping eggs ensure that children who are blind or have low vision can join in on the […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • beeping eggs
  • In Person