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Catherine Coleman Flowers: On Activism and Finding Hope

DePaul University The Theatre School 2350 N Racine Ave, Chicago

Catherine Coleman Flowers, one of the leading environmental justice activists of our times, has dedicated her life to fighting for the most vulnerable communities who have been deprived of the basic civil right to a clean, safe, and sustainable environment. Drawing inspiration from her newest book, Holy Ground, Flowers illuminates the most pressing issues of […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Open Captions

Berlin at Court Theatre

Court Theatre 5535 South Ellis Ave, Chicago

A New Adaptation by Mickle Maher Based on the graphic novel by Jason Lutes Directed by Charles Newell Development and Dramaturgy by David J. Levin Berlin is an unforgettable mosaic of intersecting narratives set amidst the decline of Weimar Germany. This original commission brings Jason Lutes’s exhilarating and acclaimed graphic novel to life. Fascism is […]

  • Open Captions

BUST – Open Captioning Performance

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

It’s not only hell that breaks loose in this ground-breaking, form-defying, laugh-out-loud new drama from Pulitzer-Prize finalist playwright Zora Howard. Retta and Reggie are enjoying their usual evening on the porch when a longtime neighbor is pulled over by the police just before turning into his driveway. Everything goes as expected—until the unexpected happens. Tensions […]

  • Open Captions

BUST – Spanish Subtitled Performance

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

It’s not only hell that breaks loose in this ground-breaking, form-defying, laugh-out-loud new drama from Pulitzer-Prize finalist playwright Zora Howard. Retta and Reggie are enjoying their usual evening on the porch when a longtime neighbor is pulled over by the police just before turning into his driveway. Everything goes as expected—until the unexpected happens. Tensions […]

  • Spanish captioning

Rick Atkinson on The Fate of the Day at Ramova Theatre

Ramova Theatre 3520 S Halsted St, Chicago

Pulitzer Prize-winning and #1 New York Times best-selling author Rick Atkinson joins us for a conversation about Fate of the Day, the second volume of his acclaimed Revolution trilogy. According to famed documentarian Ken Burns, with this volume, “the battles and struggles that created our country now have clarity and meaning." Timed to coincide with […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Open Captions

Berlin at Court Theatre

Court Theatre 5535 South Ellis Ave, Chicago

A New Adaptation by Mickle Maher Based on the graphic novel by Jason Lutes Directed by Charles Newell Development and Dramaturgy by David J. Levin Berlin is an unforgettable mosaic […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Audio Description
  • In Person
  • Touch Tour

BUST – Spanish Subtitled Performance

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

It’s not only hell that breaks loose in this ground-breaking, form-defying, laugh-out-loud new drama from Pulitzer-Prize finalist playwright Zora Howard. Retta and Reggie are enjoying their usual evening on the […]

  • Audio Description
  • Touch Tour

Melissa Clark and Emily Weinstein: Easy Weeknight Dinners at Ramova Theatre

Ramova Theatre 3520 S Halsted St, Chicago

Food planning shouldn’t be hard. New York Times Cooking editor in chief Emily Weinstein and food writer Melissa Clark join us to help you take the stress out of cooking […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Open Captions

Rebecca Solnit: No Straight Road Takes You There at Ramova Theatre

Ramova Theatre 3520 S Halsted St, Chicago

Award-winning author and longtime climate and human rights activist Rebecca Solnit joins Chicago Humanities to explore how our actions can shape the future and the liberating possibilities of embracing uncertainty. […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Free Event
  • Open Captions
  • Quiet Spaces
  • Wheelchair Accessible

BUST – ASL Interpreted Performance

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

It’s not only hell that breaks loose in this ground-breaking, form-defying, laugh-out-loud new drama from Pulitzer-Prize finalist playwright Zora Howard. Retta and Reggie are enjoying their usual evening on the […]

  • ASL Interpreted

Fredrik Backman: My Friends

First United Methodist Church at the Chicago Temple 77 W Washington St, Chicago

The #1 New York Times bestselling author Fredrik Backman dives into his newest work — an unforgettably funny, deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a complete stranger’s life twenty-five years later. Backman helps us see that happy endings don’t always take the form we expect […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Open Captions

Art/Access Lab: Incongruent Access at Experimental Station

Experimental Station 6100 S Blackstone Ave, Chicago

Join HCL, UDF, and Bri Beck for a facilitated community conversation surrounding the nuanced challenges of cross disability access in personal, professional, and communal spaces. As disabled people, we often navigate the complexities of self-disclosure, accessibility, and supporting one another—especially when our access needs conflict. How do we balance personal well-being with community care? How […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Free Event
  • Hybrid Program
  • Low Lighting
  • Masks Highly Recommended
  • Open Captions
  • Quiet Spaces
  • Sensory Friendly
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Ed Helms on SNAFU at the Chicago Temple

First United Methodist Church at the Chicago Temple 77 W Washington St, Chicago

Actor, comedian, writer, and producer Ed Helms is perhaps best known for his roles as Andy Bernard on The Office and Stu Price in The Hangover film trilogy. His newest project is the book SNAFU, based on his hit podcast, which brings you an absurdly entertaining look at history’s greatest screwups. Spanning from the 1950’s […]

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  • Open Captions

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 music and folk dance of Eastern European Jews — in Chicago. Join us as Upshtat Zingerai performs soulful klezmer melodies that have traveled where Eastern […]

  • 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 disabilities and/or those who may need a calmer experience to enjoy the Museum. At DCM, kids are inspired to be curious, creative, and full of […]

  • 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 philosophy,” what exactly are his philosophical views, and how can we use them to better our lives in the 21st century? In Open Socrates, Callard […]

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  • 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 political conflict with those of American activists, government officials, and politicians, best-selling author and New Yorker writer Jonathan Blitzer illuminates the country’s immigration crisis. Join […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Open Captions