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Randy Rainbow’s Low-Hanging Fruit: Pressing Issues From My Gay Agenda at Harris Theater

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

The New York Times bestselling author and adored comedian Randy Rainbow has a few things on his mind that he wants to talk about in his newest essay collection, Low-Hanging Fruit. As a savvy social commentator who is keenly attuned to the public discourse, Randy’s unfailing intuition tells him that the perspective everyone in America […]

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

Kohl Children’s Museum Everyone At Play

KCM welcomes children with disabilities 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. -16 hands-on Museum exhibits. -One-on-one interactive activities with trained, registered therapy […]

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

NOISES OFF at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Steppenwolf Theatre Company 1650 N. Halsted Street, Chicago

The cast and crew of Nothing On are scrambling to prepare for opening night, but despite their earnest efforts, the production is an absolute mess. Line flubs and lost props and missed cues, oh my! Can this beleaguered ensemble overcome egos and jealousies to pull the show together in time? Onstage antics collide with offstage […]

  • Open Captions

Halloween Creepy Crawlies at Dovetail Studios

Dovetail Studios 2853 W Montrose Ave, Chicago

Halloween Creepy Crawlies is a family friendly dance production that explores the mysteries of Halloween through a lost ghost’s search for her haunted home. On her way, she is helped by Ballerina Witches, Jazzy Vampires, Modern-Dancing Mummies and even a Jack O’ Lantern named Jake! Join us on October 12 + 13 at Dovetail Studios […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • Digital Documents Available
  • In Person
  • Wheelchair Accessible

The Murmuring Grief of the Americas at the Poetry Foundation

Poetry Foundation 61 W Superior St, Chicago

Three award-winning poets read from their latest collections grappling with landscapes of grief. National Book-winning Chicago poet Daniel Borzutzky’s The Murmuring Grief of the Americas exhumes the necrophilic underbelly of carceral capitalism and authoritarianism in the hemispheric Americas. Pulitzer Prize-winning language poet Rae Armantrout’s Go Figure tries to find humor and consolation in a disaster-ridden […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Closed Captions
  • Free Event
  • Hybrid Program

Chicago Humanities: UIC Day Festival

UIC Dorin Forum 1213 S Halsted St, Chicago

Spend the day with us at UIC Forum! Check out the event link to see the full festival lineup. Please note that ticket prices and accessibility offerings vary by event; visit our event pages or call our box office for specific details.   https://www.chicagohumanities.org/events/?sort=venue&view=day&fromDate=2024-10-05

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Captioning
  • In Person
  • Open Captions
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Play For All at Chicago Children’s Museum

Chicago Children's Museum 700 E. Grand Ave., Chicago

At the heart of the Play For All initiative is the belief that every individual, regardless of their abilities, deserves an enriching museum experience. Accessibility: sensory-friendly https://www.chicagochildrensmuseum.org/play-for-all

  • Free Event
  • Quiet Spaces
  • Sensory Friendly
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Inherit the Wind at the Goodman Theatre

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago
Event Series Inherit the Wind

A three-time Tony Award-winning masterwork and “cultural landmark that only seems to grow with relevance” (Los Angeles Times). Science and religion go head-to-head in this iconic courtroom showdown. A small-town […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Audio Description
  • Open Captions
  • Spanish captioning
  • Touch Tour

Inherit the Wind – Panel Discussion at Goodman Theatre

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

**ASL interpreter is for panel only** Legal experts and science educators—along with civic engagement and free speech advocates—engage in a lively, wide-ranging discussion on the historical context of the Scopes […]

  • ASL Interpreted

Inherit the Wind at the Goodman Theatre

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago
Event Series Inherit the Wind

A three-time Tony Award-winning masterwork and “cultural landmark that only seems to grow with relevance” (Los Angeles Times). Science and religion go head-to-head in this iconic courtroom showdown. A small-town […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Audio Description
  • Open Captions
  • Spanish captioning
  • Touch Tour

Misery at American Blues Theater

MISERY by William Goldman based on the novel by Stephen King directed by Artistic Affiliate Halena Kays Thursday October 3rd Touch Tour @6:30 Audio Described performance @7:30pm Use code word […]

  • Audio Description
  • Touch Tour

Kelsey Street Press 50th Anniversary at The Poetry Foundation

Poetry Foundation 61 W Superior St, Chicago

Kelsey Street Press, a small press with an explosive history of publishing radical queer and trans BIPOC and women authors, celebrates its 50th anniversary. Publishing experimental feminist poetics since 1974, […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Closed Captions
  • Free Event
  • Hybrid Program

Fidelio at Lyric Opera of Chicago

Lyric Opera of Chicago 20 N Wacker Drive, Chicago

Leonore, who disguises herself as a young man in order to work in the prison, hoping to rescue her husband. Accessibility: SoundShirt, audio description, and touch tour. Touch tour starting […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Audio Description
  • Braille Programs
  • In Person
  • Large Print Programs
  • Touch Tour
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Chicago Performs | cat mahari, blk ark: the impossible manifestation

Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago

cat mahari’s blk ark: the impossible manifestation is an interactive performance and installation, with live, semi-improvisational sound, hip-hop and house dance, and film. By exploring improvisational and Black cultural strategies […]

  • Captioning
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Chicago Performs | Lykanthea, Some Viscera at Edlis Neeson Theater

Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago

Lykanthea is a multidisciplinary collective led by artist Lakshmi Ramgopal, whose performances and installations use pop idioms to experiment with traditional South Asian art forms. Her latest work, Some Viscera, […]

  • Captioning
  • Masks Required
  • Wheelchair Accessible