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Teen Creative Agency | Zine Fest for Families at Museum of Contemporary Art

Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago

The Teen Creative Agency (TCA) at the MCA is celebrating 13 years (and counting) of DIY publications by teens! This event showcases the original artwork, activism, and social practice of Chicago-area youth in zine form. Participate in activities organized by the TCA and find zines and merch giveaways on-site. Admission is free to Family Day […]

  • ASL Interpreted

Joyce DiDonato + Kings Return: KINGS ReJOYCE! at Harris Theater

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

Experience the magic of the Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato — named as “the most potent female singer of her generation” by The New Yorker and “one of the most delightful artists of our time” by Gramophone — as she joins forces with the dynamic four-piece a cappella group Kings Return and the brilliant pianist […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • ASL Interpreted
  • Large Print Programs

Mañanas en el museo – Sensory Friendly Morning

Description: We invite you to enjoy our free sensory friendly morning at the museum! Experience the galleries before public hours with an interactive educational booklet to help you engage with exhibitions. Take a break in our quiet space equipped with fidgets, a weighted blanket, and weighted plushies. Get creative in our art studio with a […]

  • Sensory Friendly

Every Brilliant Thing at Writers Theatre

Writers Theatre 325 Tudor Ct, Glencoe

Open Caption and ASL Performance!! Use promo code: WTOC2425 for $30.00 tickets! If you run into any problems with this promo code, please call the box office at 847-242-6000 or send an email at boxoffice@writerstheatre.org. THIS PERFORMANCE IS GENERAL ADMISSION! "1. Ice Cream. 2. Water fights. 3. Staying up past your bedtime and being allowed […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • ASL Interpreted
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Digital Documents Available
  • Open Captions
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Talk | On Techno and Art: Robert Hood, Arthur Jafa, and DeForrest Brown Jr. at Museum of Contemporary Art

Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago

Robert Hood, an acclaimed techno originator and founding member of Detroit’s Underground Resistance (UR) who created the commissioned soundtrack for artist Arthur Jafa’s APEX (2013), joins Jafa in conversation. They discuss the social, aesthetic, and technological relationships between techno and what Jafa refers to as a desire to create “a cinema capable of matching the […]

  • Captioning
  • Spanish captioning

A Christmas Carol

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

Touch Tour at 12:30 Audio Described performance begins at 2 pm. The “perfect Chicago holiday tradition” (Chicago Parent). Rediscover the magic of Dickens’ classic with a fresh, heartwarming adaptation that “makes you believe kindness can win” (Chicago Tribune). Follow Ebenezer Scrooge, a wealthy businessman whose disdain for the holidays is transformed on a fateful Christmas […]

  • Audio Description
  • Touch Tour

LEROY AND LUCY at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Steppenwolf Theatre Company 1650 N. Halsted Street, Chicago

Two lost souls meet at a crossroads, in the dead of night, deep in the Mississippi of it all. They laugh, they flirt, they make sweet music. Together, they conjure a familiar sound from long ago, one of wondrous deals and dangerous aspirations. In this sultry world premiere inspired by the myth of musician Robert […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Open Captions

Sensory-Friendly ZooLights at Lincoln Park Zoo Presented by ComEd and Invesco QQQ

LIncoln Park Zoo 2400 N Cannon Drive, Chicago

For FREE tickets, us promo code SEAL2024 at checkout. Join us for a night of still sounds and static lights at ZooLights. This ticket is for the zoo’s sensory-friendly visit option on Wednesday, December 4, from 4:30 to 9 p.m. During this special night, all blinking or moving lights will remain static or turned off, […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • In Person
  • Quiet Spaces
  • Sensory Friendly
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Blue at Lyric Opera of Chicago

Lyric Opera of Chicago 20 N Wacker Drive, Chicago

Co-produced by Lyric, The Glimmerglass Festival, and Washington National Opera, the opera presents the moving story of ​​a Black middle-class family in Harlem whose hopes and dreams for their teenage son are shattered when he is shot by a white police officer. Audio Description will be available and a touch tour will begin at 12:00pm […]

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

The Marriage of Figaro at Lyric Opera of Chicago

Lyric Opera of Chicago 20 N Wacker Drive, Chicago

In the setting of Count Almaviva’s castle, his servants, Figaro and Susanna, conspire to get the better of their willful employer, joined by his long-suffering wife, the Countess. Also on hand is opera’s most lovable pageboy, Cherubino. soundshirt https://www.lyricopera.org/shows/your-visit/accessibility/  

A Christmas Carol

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

ASL interpreted. The “perfect Chicago holiday tradition” (Chicago Parent). Rediscover the magic of Dickens’ classic with a fresh, heartwarming adaptation that “makes you believe kindness can win” (Chicago Tribune). Follow Ebenezer Scrooge, a wealthy businessman whose disdain for the holidays is transformed on a fateful Christmas Eve. Directed by Jessica Thebus and featuring a “first-rate […]

  • ASL Interpreted

LEROY AND LUCY at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Steppenwolf Theatre Company 1650 N. Halsted Street, Chicago

Two lost souls meet at a crossroads, in the dead of night, deep in the Mississippi of it all. They laugh, they flirt, they make sweet music. Together, they conjure a familiar sound from long ago, one of wondrous deals and dangerous aspirations. In this sultry world premiere inspired by the myth of musician Robert […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Open Captions

Blue at Lyric Opera of Chicago

Lyric Opera of Chicago 20 N Wacker Drive, Chicago

Co-produced by Lyric, The Glimmerglass Festival, and Washington National Opera, the opera presents the moving story of ​​a Black middle-class family in Harlem whose hopes and dreams for their teenage son are shattered when he is shot by a white police officer. Lyric Opera will be offering American Sign Language interpretation as well as the […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Braille Programs
  • In Person
  • Large Print Programs
  • Wheelchair Accessible

The Marriage of Figaro at Lyric Opera of Chicago

Lyric Opera of Chicago 20 N Wacker Drive, Chicago

In the setting of Count Almaviva’s castle, his servants, Figaro and Susanna, conspire to get the better of their willful employer, joined by his long-suffering wife, the Countess. Also on hand is opera’s most lovable pageboy, Cherubino. Audio Description will be available at this performance and a touch tour will begin at 12:00pm before the […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Audio Description
  • Braille Programs
  • In Person
  • Large Print Programs
  • 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

Every Brilliant Thing at Writers Theatre

Writers Theatre 325 Tudor Ct, Glencoe

Open Captioning!! Use promo code: WTOC2425 for $30.00 tickets! If you run into any problems with this promo code, please call the box office at 847-242-6000 or send an email at boxoffice@writerstheatre.org. THIS PERFORMANCE IS GENERAL ADMISSION! "1. Ice Cream. 2. Water fights. 3. Staying up past your bedtime and being allowed to watch TV.” […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Digital Documents Available
  • Open Captions
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Martin O’Brien Lecture

School of the Art Institute of Chicago 112 S Michigan Ave, Chicago

Martin O'Brien Lecture Visiting Artist Program Presented in partnership with SAIC's Wellness Center. This event will be live captioned by Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) services. The auditorium is wheelchair accessible and hearing assisted devices are available. For additional access requests, visit saic.edu/access. Join us for a lecture by artist Martin O’Brien followed by an audience […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • In Person
  • Live captioned by CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) services
  • Wheelchair Accessible

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

The Edge Theater 5451 N. Broadway, Chicago

Four Athenians run away to the forest in the name of love (reciprocated and otherwise) and unknowingly find themselves in the crossfires of a war between the king and queen of the fairies. In the midst of this conflict, local workers are attempting (poorly) to rehearse a play to celebrate the upcoming nuptial of Duke […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • Digital Documents Available
  • In Person
  • Masks Required
  • Open Captions
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Becky Nurse of Salem at Theater Wit

Theater Wit 1229 W Belmont, Chicago

The Midwest premiere of Becky Nurse of Salem, a new dark comedy by Sarah Ruhl, directed by Polly Noonan, promises to bewitch Chicago audiences as the opening production of Shattered Globe Theatre’s 34th season. Gaze into any crystal ball and it’s clear, Shattered Globe’s Becky Nurse of Salem is sure to cast a spell on […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Audio Description
  • Open Captions
  • Touch Tour
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Talk | The Living End Artist Roundtable at the Museum of Contemporary Art

Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago

On the occasion of the opening of The Living End: Painting and Other Technologies, 1970-2020, featured artists Tishan Hsu, Tala Madani, and Jacolby Satterwhite chat with Senior Curator of the MCA and organizer of the exhibition, Jamillah James, about the past, present, and future of painting. Spanning an international and intergenerational group of artists, The […]

  • English Captioning
  • Spanish captioning

Patti Smith and Lynn Goldsmith: Before Easter After at University of Chicago

University of Chicago - Gordon Parks Arts Hall 5815 S Kimbark Ave, Chicago

Legendary celebrity and rock-n-roll photographer, Lynn Goldsmith has captured the biggest stars with her skilled lens. She’s chronicled the careers of Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackson, and her longtime friend and collaborator, Patti Smith. A Chicago Humanities favorite, Patti Smith is one of America’s most acclaimed singer-songwriters and a beloved photographer […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Open Captions

Hoop Dreams at 30 at University of Chicago

University of Chicago - Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts 915 E 60th St, Chicago

Hoop Dreams was famously called “the great American documentary” by Roger Ebert. It’s also, of course, a quintessentially Chicago film. Hoop Dreams turns 30 this year, its story of two young Chicagoans (Arthur Agee and William Gates) trying to become professional basketball players as resonant as ever. Arthur and William, along with director/producer Steve James […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Open Captions

A Talk on Dance and Movement with Kyle Abraham at University of Chicago

University of Chicago - Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts 915 E 60th St, Chicago

As part of our fall festival examination of movement, we explore the primal human expression of physical movement and the artistic and cultural foundations of dance with leading choreographer Kyle Abraham. With his company, A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, he creates a body of dance-based work that is galvanized by Black culture and history and features […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Open Captions

Fugitive/Refuge: Philip Metres and Faisal Mohyuddin at Poetry Foundation

Poetry Foundation 61 W Superior St, Chicago

Philip Metres will read from his new book Fugitive/Refuge, an extended qasidah reflecting on exile and family histories of forced migration from global violence. Chicago poet Faisal Mohyuddin will read from his new book Elsewhere: An Elegy, a meditative and spare collection on fatherhood and grief. Murmurs from the poets: A toast to the migrants […]

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

Family Day | Screen Time at Museum of Contemporary Art

Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago

Designed for children under 12 and their grown-ups, MCA Family Days invite our youngest visitors to be the museum’s artists, thinkers, and collaborators. Witness an artist’s first creation. Experience inspiration […]

  • ASL Interpreted

Christopher Cox on Woodrow Wilson: The Light Withdrawn at University of Chicago

University of Chicago - Gordon Parks Arts Hall 5815 S Kimbark Ave, Chicago

Former fifth-ranking leader in the US House of Representatives, chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, and senior associate counsel to President George W. Bush, Christopher Cox leads a […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Open Captions

Zip! at Poetry Foundation

Poetry Foundation 61 W Superior St, Chicago

Written by Chicago poet Timothy David Rey, Zip! is a prophetic and ghostly timewarped drama about Nancy Reagan’s fervor for astrology, interlaced with a Black gay love story, set on […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Captioning
  • Free Event
  • Hybrid Program

World Premiere of Community Storytellers Shorts at Gene Siskel Film Center

Gene Siskel Film Center 164 N State St, Chicago

Join us for an evening that brings the soul of Chicago’s neighborhoods to the big screen! Experience the powerful stories of our community through the lens of three talented Chicago […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Audio Description
  • Captioning
  • Closed Captions
  • In Person
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Calm Waters at 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. Modifications for this event will […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • ASL Interpreted
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Free Event
  • In Person
  • Sensory Friendly
  • Wheelchair Accessible

A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Edge Theater

The Edge Theater 5451 N. Broadway, Chicago

Four Athenians run away to the forest in the name of love (reciprocated and otherwise). They find themselves in the midst of a war between Titania and Oberon, the king […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • Digital Documents Available
  • Open Captions
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Tegan and Sara on Junior High and Crushes at Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture

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

Tegan and Sara are indie-pop royalty, twin sisters, and bestselling authors of a young adult graphic novel duology. Crush, the second book in this autobiographically-inspired series, explores the teenage world […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Open Captions

Milo Imagines The World at Chicago Children’s Theatre

Chicago Children's Theatre 100 S Racine Ave, Chicago

MILO IMAGINES THE WORLD is a musical odyssey of imagination. Through vibrant song, expressive dance, and a whole lot of imagination, this magical, musical journey takes us through the mind […]

  • Audio Description
  • In Person
  • Sensory Friendly
  • Touch Tour

Anne Curzan: Says Who? at Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture

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

Language is constantly changing. Linguist and veteran English professor Anne Curzan is here to help us decipher its “rules.” Written with lively humor and humanity, Curzan’s newest book Says Who? […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Open Captions

“Bridget Everett and Jeff Hiller: HBO’s Somebody Somewhere” at Chop Shop

Chop Shop 2033 W North Ave, Chicago

Expect unfiltered stories and insights as these two friends and collaborators take the stage to discuss their rise in New York's alt-cabaret and improv comedy scene to starring roles in […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • In Person
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Primary Trust at the Goodman Theatre

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

An open-hearted, “utterly absorbing, very funny, darn near perfect play” (The Daily Beast) about leaving your comfort zone to find fulfillment. Meet Kenneth, a 38-year-old longtime bookstore worker, who is […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Audio Description
  • Low Lighting
  • Open Captions
  • Sensory Friendly
  • Touch Tour

Milo Imagines The World at Chicago Children’s Theatre

Chicago Children's Theatre 100 S Racine Ave, Chicago

MILO IMAGINES THE WORLD is a musical odyssey of imagination. Through vibrant song, expressive dance, and a whole lot of imagination, this magical, musical journey takes us through the mind […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • In Person
  • Open Captions
  • Sensory Friendly

Writing on Eggshells: Political Comedy Cracked Up At Northwestern University

Northwestern University - Norris University Center 1999 Campus Dr, Evanston

What’s it like to write for the most popular late-night comedy shows in America when the news already feels like a satire of itself? Second City’s Kelly Leonard sits down […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Open Captions

Michelangelo Sabatino: The Edith Farnsworth House at Northwestern University

Northwestern University - Norris University Center 1999 Campus Dr, Evanston

The Edith Farnsworth House, one of the most famous residences in modern architectural history, was legendary long before it could be widely accessed. Michelangelo Sabatino brings to life the house’s […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Open Captions

John Green and Rebecca Makkai in Conversation at Northwestern University

Northwestern University - Cahn Auditorium 600 Emerson St, Evanston

John Green (The Fault in Our Stars, The Anthropocene Reviewed) and Rebecca Makkai (The Great Believers, I Have Some Questions for You) are two of our most beloved contemporary writers. […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Open Captions