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2024 Accessible Juneteenth: A Celebration of Black National Anthems at UIC Student Center East

UIC Student Center East 750 S Halsted St, Chicago

Accessible Juneteenth 2024 Tuesday, June 18th, 2024 4pm to 7:30pm Welcome and Announcements at 4:30pm Open Mic & Showcase at 5:30pm Place: the UIC Quad (behind UIC Student Center East); 750 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL. See the map at https://go.uic.edu/2024_AccessibleJuneteenth_Map for more details on where the Quad is located, which public transportation stops and […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Captioning
  • Free Event
  • Hybrid Program
  • Masks Highly Recommended
  • Masks Required
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Black Sunday at TimeLine Theatre

TimeLine Theatre 615 W Wellington Ave, Chicago

A startling look at conflicts of climate change, race, and gender in the days leading up to an infamous dust storm in 1930s Texas. IT IS APRIL 1935 IN THE DUST STORM-RIDDLED PLAINS OF TEXAS and a family farm is struggling to keep afloat amidst a mounting series of environmental disasters. As Jesús, a new […]

  • Open Captions

STOKELY: THE UNFINISHED REVOLUTION at Court Theatre

WORLD PREMIERE BY NAMBI E. KELLEY DIRECTED BY TASIA A. JONES Civil rights activist Kwame Ture, born Stokely Carmichael, was a towering icon; a man of immense domestic and international importance. But he was also just that: a man. Blending the historical and the personal, Stokely: The Unfinished Revolution asks: how can you trust someone […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Audio Description
  • Digital Documents Available
  • In Person
  • Touch Tour
  • Wheelchair Accessible

21Minus | Love & Liberation at Museum of Contemporary Art

Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago

“The moment we choose to love we begin to move against domination, against oppression. The moment we choose to love, we begin to move toward freedom, to act in ways that liberate ourselves and others. That action is the testimony of love as the practice of freedom.” —bell hooks Liberation is defined as the act […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • ASL Interpreted
  • Captioning
  • Free Event

Black Sunday at TimeLine Theatre

TimeLine Theatre 615 W Wellington Ave, Chicago

A startling look at conflicts of climate change, race, and gender in the days leading up to an infamous dust storm in 1930s Texas. IT IS APRIL 1935 IN THE DUST STORM-RIDDLED PLAINS OF TEXAS and a family farm is struggling to keep afloat amidst a mounting series of environmental disasters. As Jesús, a new […]

  • Open Captions

Jon Meacham: The Call to Serve at First United Methodist Church at the Chicago Temple

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

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham is a New York Times bestselling author of a long list of acclaimed presidential biographies. He presents Chicago Humanities with his latest work, The Call of Serve: The Life of An American President, George Herbert Walker Bush: A Visual Biography. In this recounting, gleaned from a lifetime of Bush family […]

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

Art/Access Lab: Welcome Salon at Experimental Station

Experimental Station 6100 South Blackstone Avenue, Chicago

This salon-style gathering invites attendees to share and discuss artwork, short performances/readings, clips, scenes, and anything else they might be working on. Sharing a project is optional. For those who wish to share, projects in any medium are welcome: time-based work (video, dance, song, spoken word, etc) should be limited to five minutes and any […]

  • Free Event
  • Hybrid Program
  • In Person
  • Masks Highly Recommended
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Talk | Arthur Jafa and Theaster Gates at Museum of Contemporary Art

Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago

For the opening of Arthur Jafa: Works from the MCA Collection, Arthur Jafa is joined onstage by long-time friend, colleague, and renowned artist Theaster Gates, whom he first met at Gates’s Black Artists Retreat (B.A.R.), an annual convening of Black visual artists held in Chicago. Join us to take part in a rich conversation between […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Captioning
  • Spanish captioning

Victor Wong Showcase at Second City

The Second City e.t.c. theater 230 W North Ave, Chicago

A showcase of The Second City's Victor Wong Fellows. The Victor Wong Fellowship is an intensive program at The Second City that mentors & trains talented Asian / Asian American identifying artists.   Accessibility: ASL Interpreted, assistive listening devices, and wheelchair accessbile. https://secondcityus.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0FTP000000Gh932AC

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • In Person
  • Wheelchair Accessible

#OTVTonight: A Window Into Love at Museum of Contemporary Art

Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago

Love is a universal language; it transcends identity and culture. Love is more than a feeling; it is a tough invitation that encourages sacrifice and commitment. Love is a never-ending journey that is always beginning. But what is love in the absence of compassion and wonder? #OTVTonight, your favorite intersectional Late Show, returns to MCA […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • ASL Interpreted
  • Captioning
  • Free Event
  • Quiet Spaces
  • Sensory Friendly
  • Spanish captioning

#OTVTonight: A Window Into Love at Museum of Contemporary Art

Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago

Love is a universal language; it transcends identity and culture. Love is more than a feeling; it is a tough invitation that encourages sacrifice and commitment. Love is a never-ending journey that is always beginning. But what is love in the absence of compassion and wonder? #OTVTonight, your favorite intersectional Late Show, returns to MCA […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • ASL Interpreted
  • Audio Description
  • Closed Captions
  • Free Event
  • Quiet Spaces
  • Sensory Friendly
  • Spanish captioning
  • Wheelchair Accessible

THE THANKSGIVING PLAY at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Steppenwolf Theatre Company 1650 N. Halsted Street, Chicago

Four (very) well-intentioned theatre people walk into an elementary school. The work at hand: a Thanksgiving pageant that won’t ruffle any feathers. What could possibly go wrong? In MacArthur Genius Larissa FastHorse’s skewering and satirical comedy, well, just about everything. Rambunctious, thorny and not altogether politically correct, The Thanksgiving Play serves up the hypocrisies of […]

  • Audio Description
  • Touch Tour

THE THANKSGIVING PLAY at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Steppenwolf Theatre Company 1650 N. Halsted Street, Chicago

Four (very) well-intentioned theatre people walk into an elementary school. The work at hand: a Thanksgiving pageant that won’t ruffle any feathers. What could possibly go wrong? In MacArthur Genius Larissa FastHorse’s skewering and satirical comedy, well, just about everything. Rambunctious, thorny and not altogether politically correct, The Thanksgiving Play serves up the hypocrisies of […]

  • ASL Interpreted

Disorderly Conduct – Queer Short Films w/ Open Captions at FACETS

FACETS 1517 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago

In these short films from the queer underground, unruly rebels trespass, shoplift, scheme, skate, surf, fuck, and joyfully plot their revenge on a society which seeks to punish deviance. Featuring a live DJ set by easygoingtech at 9pm. America loves outlaws. Curious paradox: a police state which valorizes those who don’t fall in line, provided […]

  • Captioning
  • Digital Documents Available
  • Free Event
  • In Person
  • Open Captions
  • Wheelchair Accessible

NEXT TO NORMAL at South Asia Institute

South Asia Institute 1925 S Michigan Ave, Chicago
Event Series NEXT TO NORMAL at South Asia Institute

Diana, Dan, Natalie, and Gabe all seem like one big happy bi-racial Hindu-Punjabi South Asian family living in the Chicago Suburbs. Dan works an office job. Diana is a stay at home mother. Gabe is the star athlete at his school. Natalie is a straight-A student and has a wonderful boyfriend, Henry. However, their world […]

  • Open Captions
  • Wheelchair Accessible

NEXT TO NORMAL at South Asia Institute

South Asia Institute 1925 S Michigan Ave, Chicago
Event Series NEXT TO NORMAL at South Asia Institute

Diana, Dan, Natalie, and Gabe all seem like one big happy bi-racial Hindu-Punjabi South Asian family living in the Chicago Suburbs. Dan works an office job. Diana is a stay at home mother. Gabe is the star athlete at his school. Natalie is a straight-A student and has a wonderful boyfriend, Henry. However, their world […]

  • Open Captions
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Kathleen Hanna at Illinois Tech

Illinois Institute of Technology - Herrmann Hall 3241 S Federal St, Chicago

A trailblazing feminist icon, Kathleen Hanna changed the punk scene in the 90's with her bands, Bikini Kill and Le Tigre. This rebel girl is back with her electric, searing memoir that takes us into her tumultuous childhood, her early years on the scene, and her connections with other music icons like Kurt Cobain, Joan […]

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

Miranda July: A Woman’s Quest for Freedom at Illinois Tech – Hermann Hall

Illinois Institute of Technology - Herrmann Hall 3241 S Federal St, Chicago

Renowned multi-hyphenated artist and Chicago Humanities favorite, Miranda July has gained a cult following throughout her award-winning career as a filmmaker (Me and You and Everyone We Know, Kajillionaire), author (No One Belongs Here More Than You), and visual artist. Her perfect comic timing, unabashed curiosity about human intimacy, and palpable delight in pushing boundaries […]

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

Ali Velshi: Small Acts of Courage Endure at Illinois Tech – Hermann Hall

Illinois Institute of Technology - Herrmann Hall 3241 S Federal St, Chicago

Over a century ago, MSNBC host Ali Velshi’s great-grandfather sent his son to live at Gandhi’s ashram in South Africa. That tough decision forever changed his family story. Velshi’s grandfather became focused on public service, social justice and the equality of all people. These beliefs evolved through generations as his family escaped apartheid, emigrated to […]

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