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Grant Park Music Festival at Pritzker Pavilion

Jay Pritzker Pavilion 201 E Randolph St, Chicago

A Festival of free and accessible classical music concerts throughout the summer, from June 10 through August 15. Held downtown, outside at the Pritzker Pavilion. The Pavilion is fully accessible to mobility aids. We offer both digital and large-print programs, as well as loaner wheelchairs, assistive listening devices, and wayfinding.   Accessibility: Wheelchair Accessible, Large-Print […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Digital Documents Available
  • Free Event
  • In Person
  • Large Print Programs
  • Pay What You Can
  • Sensory Map
  • Social Story
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Chicago Poetry Center presents Blatant Gold at Haymarket House

Haymarket House 800 W. Buena, Chicago

Every year, the Chicago Poetry Center’s summer poetry gathering brings together the city’s literary community. In 2026, Blatant Gold features Chicago Poet Laureate Mayda del Valle and honors Musu Bangura, recipient of the Gwendolyn Brooks Award for Excellence in Teaching. Join us for an open mic, watch performances by the featured poets, and raise a […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • ASL Interpreted
  • Free Event
  • In Person
  • Masks Highly Recommended
  • Pay What You Can
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Audio Described Performance of ALWAYS…PATSY CLINE at the American Blues Theater

American Blues Theater 5627 N. Lincoln Ave, Chicago

ALWAYS…PATSY CLINE —
directed by Harmony France,
music direction by ensemble member Michael Mahler This musical play, complete with down-home country humor and big-hearted emotion, includes hits Crazy, I Fall to Pieces, Sweet Dreams, Walkin’ After Midnight and more! Starring ensemble member Liz Chidester as Patsy Cline with guest artist Molly Hernández as her forever friend Louise. […]

  • Audio Description
  • Digital Documents Available
  • Touch Tour
  • Wheelchair Accessible

ALWAYS…PATSY CLINE – Audio Described Performance and Touch Tour at American Blues Theater

American Blues Theater 5627 N. Lincoln Ave, Chicago

ALWAYS…PATSY CLINE created by Ted Swindley band & vocal orchestrations by August Eriksmoen & Tony Migliore directed by Harmony France music direction by ensemble member Michael Mahler This musical play, complete with down-home country humor and big-hearted emotion, includes hits Crazy, I Fall to Pieces, Sweet Dreams, Walkin’ After Midnight and more! Starring ensemble member […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Audio Description
  • Touch Tour
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Audio Described Performance with Touch Tour: ALWAYS…PATSY CLINE at American Blues Theater

American Blues Theater 5627 N. Lincoln Ave, Chicago

ALWAYS…PATSY CLINE created by Ted Swindley band & vocal orchestrations by August Eriksmoen & Tony Migliore directed by Harmony France music direction by ensemble member Michael Mahler This musical play, complete with down-home country humor and big-hearted emotion, includes hits Crazy, I Fall to Pieces, Sweet Dreams, Walkin’ After Midnight and more! Starring ensemble member […]

  • Audio Description
  • Touch Tour

Calm Waters at the Shedd Aquarium

Shedd Aquarium 1200 S DuSable Lak Shore Dr,, Chicago

Calm Waters is an exclusive event for guests with disabilities and Veterans to explore Shedd Aquarium’s exhibits and experiences in a comfortable and accepting environment. Family members and companions are welcome. Modifications for this event will include limited capacity and streamlined entry with advance registration. Modifications for Calm Waters Include: Limited capacity and streamlined entry […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • ASL Interpreted
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Audio Description
  • In Person
  • Low Lighting
  • Quiet Spaces
  • Sensory Friendly
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Do Something Pretty at Rivendell Theatre

Rivendell Theatre Ensemble 5779 N Ridge Ave, Chicago

Rivendell Theatre Ensemble Presents DO SOMETHING PRETTY A World Premiere By Melissa Ross Directed by Jessica Fisch Featuring RTE Member Katherine Mallen Kupferer's Rivendell debut Summer of 1992. The United States is in a recession. Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton is about to run for president. Kurt is married to Courtney. Yo MTV Raps is on […]

  • Open Captions

Windfall – ASL Performance at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Steppenwolf Theatre Company 1650 N. Halsted Street, Chicago

WINDFALL Written by ensemble member Tarell Alvin McCraney Directed by Awoye Timpo This is a story about money. Don’t let them fool you otherwise. When a father loses his child in a clash with the police, he is visited by three strangers who advise him to take the city’s cash settlement, relocate and forget his […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • ASL Interpreted
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • In Person
  • Large Print Programs
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Shattered Globe Theater: Eelpout! at Theater Wit

Theater Wit 1229 W Belmont, Chicago

Sven Svensen and Ole Olsen have been best buds since kindergarten, but all that changes on the morning of Ole’s ice-fishing bachelor party. Could they be something more than friends, or is Sven destined for something even more wild and strange. This fantasia on Midwestern masculinity invites us to consider the limits of Queerness. Dream […]

  • Open Captions

“Covenant” at the Goodman Theatre

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

BY YORK WALKER DIRECTED BY MALKIA STAMPLEY “Everybody got a secret.” Expect one devilish twist after another in Covenant, a mythic and suspenseful new play hailed as “blackout-and-blood-curdling-scream deliciousness” (New York Magazine), “undeniably spooky (and) absolutely enjoyable” (TheaterMania). He left the small Georgia town a struggling guitarist—and returned a blues star. As rumors of a […]

  • Audio Description
  • Touch Tour

Windfall – Touch Tour & Audio Described Performance at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Steppenwolf Theatre Company 1650 N. Halsted Street, Chicago

WINDFALL Written by ensemble member Tarell Alvin McCraney Directed by Awoye Timpo This is a story about money. Don’t let them fool you otherwise. When a father loses his child in a clash with the police, he is visited by three strangers who advise him to take the city’s cash settlement, relocate and forget his […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Audio Description
  • Braille Programs
  • In Person
  • Large Print Programs
  • Sighted Guide
  • Touch Tour
  • Wheelchair Accessible

ASL Interpreted Performance: ALWAYS…PATSY CLINE at American Blues Theater

American Blues Theater 5627 N. Lincoln Ave, Chicago

This musical play, complete with down-home country humor and big-hearted emotion, includes hits Crazy, I Fall to Pieces, Sweet Dreams, Walkin’ After Midnight and more! Starring ensemble member Liz Chidester as Patsy Cline with guest artist Molly Hernández as her forever friend Louise. SPECIAL ACCESS EVENTS – $34.50 ticket – call (773) 654-3103 ~American Sign […]

  • ASL Interpreted

“Covenant” at the Goodman Theatre

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

BY YORK WALKER DIRECTED BY MALKIA STAMPLEY “Everybody got a secret.” Expect one devilish twist after another in Covenant, a mythic and suspenseful new play hailed as “blackout-and-blood-curdling-scream deliciousness” (New York Magazine), “undeniably spooky (and) absolutely enjoyable” (TheaterMania). He left the small Georgia town a struggling guitarist—and returned a blues star. As rumors of a […]

  • ASL Interpreted

Shattered Globe Theater: Eelpout! at Theater Wit

Theater Wit 1229 W Belmont, Chicago

Sven Svensen and Ole Olsen have been best buds since kindergarten, but all that changes on the morning of Ole’s ice-fishing bachelor party. Could they be something more than friends, or is Sven destined for something even more wild and strange. This fantasia on Midwestern masculinity invites us to consider the limits of Queerness. Dream […]

  • Audio Description
  • Touch Tour

Windfall – Open Caption Performance at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Steppenwolf Theatre Company 1650 N. Halsted Street, Chicago

WINDFALL Written by ensemble member Tarell Alvin McCraney Directed by Awoye Timpo This is a story about money. Don’t let them fool you otherwise. When a father loses his child in a clash with the police, he is visited by three strangers who advise him to take the city’s cash settlement, relocate and forget his […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • English Captioning
  • In Person
  • Large Print Programs
  • Open Captions
  • Wheelchair Accessible