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SUMMARY:Poetry at The Green at 320: June 2023
DESCRIPTION:Poetry @ The Green at 320 continues for the summer season this June! \nThe Chicago Poetry Center and The Green at 320 S. Canal are proud to reintroduce this free\, weekly reading and open mic series co-curated by CPC’s Poets in Residence Tarnynon Onumonu and Timothy David Rey. \nJoin us on certain Monday nights in June at 6:00 p.m. in this beautiful setting to hear outstanding featured poets perform their work in this partnership between Chicago Poetry Center and The Green at 320 S. Canal. After every poetry performance\, there will be an open mic for any individual that would like to share poetry of their own! \nABOUT JUNE’S FEATURED PERFORMERS:\nJune 5: Noa Micaela Fields is a trans writer with hearing aids. She is the author of the poetry chapbook With and has also been published in Tripwire\, Anomaly\, Zoeglossia\, Elderly Mag\, Tyger Quarterly\, and Sixty Inches From Center\, among others. She is a programming curator at the Poetry Foundation and a 2022 fellow with Zoeglossia and Disability Lead. \nJune 12: Nile Lansana is an interdisciplinary artist from the South Side of Chicago. An acclaimed writer\, poet\, performer\, and filmmaker\, his work is centered around revealing radical truths and amplifying marginalized voices and narratives through a lens of Black imagination and visionary intention. He was a nominee for the inaugural Chicago Poet Laureate position. A University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate with degrees in Journalism and English – Creative Writing\, he won the 2021 Ronald Wallace Poetry Thesis Prize and 2020 George B. Hill Poetry Prize. His work is published in American Gun: A Poem by 100 Chicagoans\, The BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop\, & elsewhere. He holds fellowships from the Rebuild Foundation and Obsidian Foundation. He has performed across the country\, including Lollapalooza and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. He recently starred in the play “No Blue Memories: The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks” produced by Manual Cinema. He is a proud uncle and the oldest of four Black boys. You can follow him on Instagram at @nilesupasuit. \nJune 26: Adam Gottlieb is a musician\, poet\, teaching artist\, and organizer from Chicago. This year he was one of the nominees for the inaugural Poet Laureate of Chicago. As a youth\, he was featured in the documentary film Louder Than A Bomb about the poetry slam festival of the same name. He is the leader of the Fusion band Adam Gottlieb and OneLove. He serves as a cantorial soloist for Tzedek Chicago. He has organized with a wide range of grassroots groups around issues such as housing justice\, anti-gentrification\, Indigenous sovereignty\, education\, and police/prison abolition. He also writes for the People’s Tribune. \nABOUT THE CO-CURATORS:\nTarnynon (Ty-yuh-nuh) Onumonu is an artist and licensed Paraprofessional born and raised in the Jeffery Manor neighborhood on the southeast side of Chicago and is extremely proud of and humbled by her SouthSide citizenship and West African lineage. In 2017\, she took second place in the Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Awards and represented Chicago on the Lethal Poetry Team at the 2018 National Poetry Slam. She has been a Poet in Residence at the Chicago Poetry Center since January of 2019 and has been featured in Newcity Magazine and South Side Weekly. \nTimothy David Rey is a writer/performer who works in poetry\, plays\, and monologue (both fictional and autobiographical). He teaches creative writing and performance throughout the city of Chicago and its suburbs. He is a 2015 Semi-Finalist for the Guild Literary Complex’s Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Poetry Award\, and one of the winners of Project Exploration (The Poetry Center of Chicago 2004). He is the co-founder of the LBGT Solo Performance Showcase\, Solo Homo (2002-2011). Timothy’s plays and performance pieces have been seen and heard at venues throughout Chicago as well as out of state and in Panama. \nABOUT THE LOCATION:\nThe Green at 320 is a public park located in the West Loop and will be host to many family-friendly activities and events this summer! \nThe Green at 320 is located behind the building at 320 S. Canal\, 1 block west of the river. The main staired entrance to the park is on the corner of Clinton and Van Buren with an ADA-accessible ramp off of Clinton. The park is located 1 block north of the Clinton Blue Line Stop. Please find more detailed transit and location information at https://320southcanal.com/. \nhttps://www.poetrycenter.org/poetry-the-green-at-320-june/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/poetry-at-the-green-at-320-june-2023-2/2023-06-12/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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SUMMARY:Lucy and Charlie's Honeymoon at Lookingglass Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Hooray! Lucy and Charlie just got hitched…and they’re embracing the worst of the American dream. They do what they want. Take what they want. They’re First Generation Asian American Renegades. In love. And on the run. \nFeaturing original country western and folk songs\, directed by Amanda Dehnert (Peter Pan (A Play)\, Eastland)\, Lucy and Charlie’s Honeymoon tracks a young couple as they rev it down quintessentially American highways and across stereotypic borders\, fleeing expectation and trawling up trouble along the way. \nDirect from his Broadway debut in Almost Famous The Musical\, Artistic Associate Matthew C. Yee’s world premiere musical romp gives a nod to America’s past\, takes tally of its present\, and blows its future wide open. \nTouch Tour will begin at 12:30 PM CT.\nAudio Described Performance begins at 1:30 PM CT. \nPlease contact our Box Office to reserve your seats! \nhttps://lookingglasstheatre.org/event/lucy-and-charlies-honeymoon-2022/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/lucy-and-charlies-honeymoon-at-lookingglass-theatre/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230615T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230615T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T062603
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SUMMARY:Talk | Barak adé Soleil with SHIFT Community Participants at MCA
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a communal dialog with award-winning artist Barak adé Soleil and members of the local Black and Brown neurodiverse and disabled community who are part of adé Soleil’s newly commissioned work SHIFT. \nSHIFT\, a multidisciplinary project for the MCA’s Frictions series\, has two components: \nAn installation located on the first floor of the MCA during the performance’s run\, intentionally next to a spiraling staircase that goes up to the museum’s fourth floor. Barak is creating a film that will be installed and projected onto a diamond-like platform. In this dreamlike video installation\, bodies both at rest and as they shift are visible onscreen at life-size and larger-than-life scale. The presence of Black neurodiverse and disabled bodies is amplified from many angles\, infiltrating the architecture of the museum’s iconic public stairwell. Whereas these bodies might otherwise be violently misinterpreted as either lazy or near death\, adé Soleil offers rest—and the intimacy of everyday gestures—as forms of political resistance for Black people.\nA gathering on Saturday\, May 6\, where members of the Disability community will join adé Soleil in a “promenade” throughout the museum’s public areas; at times they will ascend the staircases and take up space to make visible and apparent the power of community presence. The use of the word promenade is intentional\, drawing from its definition: “to take a leisurely public walk\, ride\, [wheel] or drive so as to meet or be seen by others.”\nSHIFT is curated by Tara Aisha Willis\, Curator of Performance & Public Practice at the MCA. \nAccess Information\nASL interpretation\, CART captioning\, and live audio description are provided. AD devices are available at the museum\, and audience members may also use their personal devices to access the audio description through a URL provided on-site. \nThis event has relaxed viewing protocols and sensory-friendly lighting. \nASL provided.Audio description available.Haptic elements used. \nhttps://visit.mcachicago.org/events/talk-barak-ade-soleil-with-shift-performers/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/talk-barak-ade-soleil-with-shift-community-participants-at-mca/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230617T130000
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SUMMARY:2023 Accessible Juneteenth at UIC Quad
DESCRIPTION:Accessible Juneteenth 2023\nPlace: the UIC Quad (behind UIC Student Center East); 750 S. Halsted St.\, Chicago\, IL\nDate and Time: Saturday\, June 17th\, 2023 from 1pm to 5pm (Open mic livestream from 2:15pm to 3:15pm on Zoom and Chicagoland DPOCC Facebook page)\n*******************************************\nCome and celebrate our second Juneteenth where we celebrate the black disability community and the victories we accomplished! We want to make Juneteenth a fun and important accessible experience for all\, including disabled people in the African Diaspora. \nRSVP at https://go.uic.edu/2023_AccessibleJuneteenth_RSVP to get event notifications! \nThis year\, we will have a DJ who will bless us with music fit for our Accessible Juneteenth celebration. There will be food\, giveaways\, and resources given out by vendors also\, including from Black-owned and disability-owned/friendly organizations and businesses. \nWe will host an open-mic where you can share your talents in singing\, spoken-word\, playing instruments\, and more! Sign up at https://go.uic.edu/2023_AccessibleJuneteenth_OpenMic_Signup by June 9th at 11:59pm CT\, or sign up in-person at the event. But hurry\, because spots are limited! \nIf you’re not able to attend the celebration in person\, that is okay! You can join us virtually; we will host a livestream of the open mic portion of the event. Register for the livestreams at https://go.uic.edu/2023_Virtual_AccessibleJuneteenth_Stream\, or watch the livestream on Chicagoland DPOCC’s Facebook page on June 17th. \nASL will be provided for open mic portion; live captioning will be provided for the livestream of the open mic portion \nMore event details TBA as we get closer to the day; stay tuned for updates. \nThis event is brought to you by:\nChicagoland Disabled People of Color Coalition\nThe Institute on Disability and Human Development at UIC\nAccess Living\nUIC Disability Cultural Center\nChicago Disability Pride Parade\nWhole Foods \nhttps://fb.me/e/O6EJFU1V
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/2023-accessible-juneteenth-at-uic-quad/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230617T180000
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SUMMARY:What the Constitution Means to Me at TimeLine Theatre
DESCRIPTION:What the Constitution Means to Me is a “slyly crafted piece of persuasion and a tangible contribution to the change it seeks” (The New York Times) and a “singularly charming\, politically urgent and cathartically necessary play” (Los Angeles Times) that shows “how broad concepts of law and governance effect individual lives in the most intimate ways” (The Guardian). \nFifteen-year-old Heidi earned her college tuition by winning Constitutional debate competitions across the United States. In this hilarious\, hopeful\, and guttingly human debate-meets-play\, she resurrects her teenage self in order to trace the relationship between four generations of women—all while grappling with the founding document that\, for better and worse\, shapes their lives. \nWhat the Constitution Means to Me became a sensation upon its premiere at New York Theatre Workshop in 2018 and went on to a five-month Broadway run with Schreck in the leading role\, garnering Tony Award nominations for Best Play and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play. A national tour—launched in 2020\, paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic\, and resumed in 2021—followed. The play has been filmed\, again with Schreck performing\, for Amazon Prime Video. \nTimeOut New York declared: “Here is something that every citizen must see: It’s theater in the old sense\, the Greek sense\, a place where civic society can come together and do its thinking and fixing and planning.” On the heels of the reversal of the foundational Roe v. Wade ruling\, What the Constitution Means to Me is bound to feel even more relevant\, profound\, and searing than during its original run and Broadway debut. In the end\, Shreck’s personal stories reflect our own\, as does her passion\, her laughter\, and her outrage at a document that deserves to be challenged as much as it is upheld. \nAccessibility: captioning \nhttps://timelinetheatre.com/calendar/?month=June+2023&event=27464
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/what-the-constitution-means-to-me-at-timeline-theatre/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230620T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230620T213000
DTSTAMP:20260404T062603
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SUMMARY:The SoundShirt at West Side Story at Lyric Opera
DESCRIPTION:Lyric Opera is prototyping an innovative new experience for audiences who are deaf or hard of hearing called the SoundShirt\, built by CuteCircuit. While the orchestra and artists perform on stage\, microphones capture the sound. Computer software transforms the sounds into touch data\, and the data is broadcast wirelessly to the SoundShirts. SoundShirt wearers experience the feeling of music rendered on their upper body through haptic actuation in real-time in a fully immersive way. \nWe’re prototyping the experience during our summer musical\, West Side Story\, and inviting a few outside guests who are hard of hearing and deaf to participate and experience it. There will be a follow-up survey seeking feedback. Seats and shirt sizes are limited\, and tickets are free. \nFor questions\, please write to [bdunn@lyricopera.org](mailto:bdunn@lyricopera.org). \nhttps://www.lyricopera.org/shows/upcoming/2022-23/west-side-story/ \n 
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/the-soundshirt-at-west-side-story-at-lyric-opera/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230622T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230622T213000
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SUMMARY:What the Constitution Means to Me at TimeLine Theatre
DESCRIPTION:What the Constitution Means to Me is a “slyly crafted piece of persuasion and a tangible contribution to the change it seeks” (The New York Times) and a “singularly charming\, politically urgent and cathartically necessary play” (Los Angeles Times) that shows “how broad concepts of law and governance effect individual lives in the most intimate ways” (The Guardian). \nFifteen-year-old Heidi earned her college tuition by winning Constitutional debate competitions across the United States. In this hilarious\, hopeful\, and guttingly human debate-meets-play\, she resurrects her teenage self in order to trace the relationship between four generations of women—all while grappling with the founding document that\, for better and worse\, shapes their lives. \nWhat the Constitution Means to Me became a sensation upon its premiere at New York Theatre Workshop in 2018 and went on to a five-month Broadway run with Schreck in the leading role\, garnering Tony Award nominations for Best Play and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play. A national tour—launched in 2020\, paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic\, and resumed in 2021—followed. The play has been filmed\, again with Schreck performing\, for Amazon Prime Video. \nTimeOut New York declared: “Here is something that every citizen must see: It’s theater in the old sense\, the Greek sense\, a place where civic society can come together and do its thinking and fixing and planning.” On the heels of the reversal of the foundational Roe v. Wade ruling\, What the Constitution Means to Me is bound to feel even more relevant\, profound\, and searing than during its original run and Broadway debut. In the end\, Shreck’s personal stories reflect our own\, as does her passion\, her laughter\, and her outrage at a document that deserves to be challenged as much as it is upheld. \nAccessibility: audio description \nhttps://timelinetheatre.com/calendar/?month=June+2023&event=27464
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/what-the-constitution-means-to-me-at-timeline-theatre-2/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230623T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230623T213000
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SUMMARY:The Women Who Discovered How to Measure the Universe at Raven Theatre
DESCRIPTION:The Harvard Computers worked by daylight at the observatory\, studying photographic plates of the night sky. The play follows Annie Jump Cannon and Henrietta Leavitt through their groundbreaking discoveries that changed the field of astronomy and shaped how we understand the universe. This performance brings the science of space to life through movement\, music\, and light. A celebration of friendship\, curiosity\, and the never-ending search to find our place in the universe. \nAccessibility: ASL interpreted \nhttp://www.raventheatre.com/stage/universe/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/the-women-who-discovered-how-to-measure-the-universe-at-raven-theatre/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230624T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230624T210000
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SUMMARY:Bronzeville Vendor Fair and Wildflower Music Festival at IIT
DESCRIPTION:Join us on June 24\, 2023\, from 10 a.m.–9 p.m. for the inaugural Bronzeville outdoor vendor market and bazaar that will take place on 33rd Boulevard between Michigan Avenue and State Street. Shop among the area’s finest merchants\, makers\, and artists. Dance to the music provided by Greater Bronzeville musicians and vocalists. Bring the entire family—there is something for everyone including a bouncy house where you will supervise your kids! \nThe Wildflower Music Festival stage will feature Chicago’s most well-loved and popular musical artists. Senabella Gill\, also known as the Bronzeville Diva\, will host the events on the Wildflower stage. Gill is a renowned\, multi-awarded jazz vocalist\, music activist\, youth mentor\, and founder of The Chicago Living Legacy Awards. The Office of Community Affairs and has partnered with the Cultural Access Collaborative to make this event accessible to the deaf and hard of hearing. The equipment is being loaned by Cultural Access Collaborative with special thanks to the Chicago Academy of Sciences and the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. \nhttps://www.iit.edu/events/bronzeville-vendor-fair-and-wildflower-music-festival \nHeadlining acts for the Bronzeville Vendor Fair and Wildflower Music Festival include: \nMae Koen\nMae Koen \nMae Koen’s specific harmonic talents took her on the road with Aretha Franklin from 1997 to 2004 and again in 2013 to 2017. Koen appeared with Franklin at her last Chicago performance at Ravinia in September 2017. She has also appeared with Frankin on several television shows including those hosted by David Letterman and Jay Leno in addition to The View\, Good Morning America\, and the Rosie O’Donnell Show. On the televised limited VH1 series Diva’s Live\, you can see Koen not only singing with Franklin\, but also offering up support vocals for Mariah Carey\, Shania Twain\, Gloria Estefan\, Celine Dion\, and Carole King. Franklin has even made special mention of Koen being among her favorite background singers in her 1999 memoir From These Roots. Locally\, Koen is constantly sought after to offer her expertise in background and lead vocals on many local projects. You can see Koen with the MAC 180 Band\, the Leland Project\, the Steeley Dan tribute band Bad Sneakers\, Chicago-based jazz vocal quartet Vocal Poynt\, and a host of other various and diverse acts. \nBand members include June “Obie Copeland on bass\, Brady Williams on drums\, and Theodis Rogers on keyboard. \nPerformance time: 12:30–1:20 p.m. \nTony “TOCA” Carpenter—Toca Live!\nTony Carpenter \nTony Carpenter is an urban percussionist who began his percussive journey in the early 1970’s when he began exploring the traditional rhythms of West Africa and performed with African dance troupes such as Julian Swains’ Inner-City Dancers and Najwa Dance Troop. Carpenter has played with many masters congueros including\, Mongo Santamaria\, Armando Peraza\, Alex Acuna\, and Giovanni Hidalgo. His performances include playing R&B\, gospel\, and jazz. The melodious tones of his unit\, “TOCA LIVE\,” is a sound that is memorable. He has combined rhythms with his favorite jazz classics\, which he calls cultural jazz. Carpenter has performed with many great artists of all genres\, such as Leroy Hudson\, Tyron Davis\, The Emotions\, Jerry “The Ice Man” Butler\, Ramsey Lewis\, The Soul Children of Chicago\, Kim Stratton\, Malachi Thompson\, and currently tours nationally with a-list performers. \nBand members include Toca on conga percussions\, Malcolm Banks on drums\, Roger Harris on keys\, James Perkins on sax\, Kelvin Djembe Olu on dunn dun Uche’ on Shakara percussion. \nPerformance time: 1:50–2:45 p.m. \nThe Alan Burroughs and The AB Band\nAlan Burroughs \nAlan Burroughs is a native of Chicago and has been in the music industry for more than 20 years. He has followed a path that embraces jazz\, rock\, blues\, and a myriad of other musical styles. He has traveled nationally and has shared the stages with artists such as Miles Davis\, Art Porter\, Phillip Bailey\, KoKo Taylor\, The Dells\, and countless others. Burroughs is currently in the studio recording his second album. \nBand Members include Alan Burroughs on lead guitar. \nPerformance time: 3–3:50 p.m. \nD’Erania and Jahari Stampley\nJahari Stampley and D’Erania Stampley \nD’Erania Stampley and Jahari Stampley are aptly entitled as a “mother -son duo.” These two are Internationally renowned\, Grammy-awarded musicians who play with the most sought out and favored jazz musicians on local and international stages. The two are delighted to join the Wildflower Music Festival stage. Jahari\, being the multi-talented musical phenom he is\, will be using his musical super powers playing piano\, keys\, electronic drums\, while mom D’Erania will play with him on sax and upright bass. This mother-and-son duet will be a phenomenal addition that is an unforgettably electric\, soul-stirring performance! \nBand members include D’Erania on upright bass and sax and Jahari on keys and electronic drums. \nPerformance time: 4:10–5:15 p.m. \nMario Abney and The Abney Effect\nMario Abney \nMario Abney is a singer\, songwriter\, master trumpeter\, and bandleader originally from New Orleans. Last year\, Mario Abney & The Abney Effect were featured on Good Morning America for Mardi Gras and became a regular on the HBO series Tremé. He developed his chops in Chicago at Fred Anderson’s legendary Velvet Lounge. Abney has been compared to the genius of Miles Davis and the leadership and insight of Art Blakely. He fuses the art of jazz music with the soul\, spirituality\, and freedom of New Orleans. \nThe Abney Effect was established in 2010 and has since produced amazing concerts at well-known establishments all over the country and overseas. The Abney Effect is currently featured at Andy’s Jazz Club every Tuesday night and has upcoming or past performances at Untitled Supper Club\, Adorn Bar & Restaurant (Four Seasons)\,Shedd Aquarium\, and private events. \nThe Abney Effects’ longevity\, notoriety\, talent\, and energy has created a lot of buzz\, evidenced by their prominent online presence\, concert attendance\, and album sales. \nBand members include Abney on trumpet\, Micah Collier on bass\, Frank Morrison on drums\, and Josh Atkin on sax. \nPerformance time: 5:30– 6:35 p.m. \nThe Frank Russell Band\nFrank Russell \nChicago bass guitarist Frank Russell was the recent recipient of the prestigious 2020 Jeff Award for Best Original Music In A Play\, in collaboration with the legendary Ladysmith Black Mambazo. To date\, Russell is the only bass guitarist to grace the cover of Chicago Jazz Magazine. He has performed with Ramsey Lewis\, Wallace Roney\, Freddie Hubbard\, Alphonse Mouzon\, Ken Chaney\, Henry Johnson\, Robert Irving III\, and many more. \nJoining Russell on the Wildflower stage will be his star-studded lineup consisting of Irving III on keys\, Corey Wilkes on trumpet\, Marco Villarreal on lead guitar\, Steve “Kwame” Cobbs on drums\, and featuring international vocalist Yvonne Gage. \nPerformance time: 7–8:45 p.m.
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/bronzeville-vendor-fair-and-wildflower-music-festival-at-iit/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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SUMMARY:Sensory-Friendly Morning at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
DESCRIPTION:Sensory-Friendly Morning is a free program for all people who benefit from visiting the MCA without large crowds and other sensitive environmental elements. This includes visitors with sensory sensitivities\, disabilities\, autism\, PTSD\, dementia\, and more. On these mornings\, lighting at the museum is dimmed\, sounds from artworks and environmental noise is kept at a minimum\, and a quiet space is available to visitors for breaks. During Sensory-Friendly Mornings\, preregistered individuals and their families can visit the museum to explore exhibitions at their own pace\, and join a Chicago-based artist for a sensory-friendly art-making experience. The museum is closed to the general public until 11:30 am; at that time\, the lights and artworks return to usual operations. \nSensory-Friendly Morning aims to be a welcoming space to experience contemporary art in a judgment-free environment. \nAccessibility: Sensory-Friendly. ASL Interpretation \nhttps://visit.mcachicago.org/events/sensory-friendly-morning-5/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/sensory-friendly-morning-at-museum-of-contemporary-art-chicago/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230626T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230626T193000
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SUMMARY:Poetry at The Green at 320: June 2023
DESCRIPTION:Poetry @ The Green at 320 continues for the summer season this June! \nThe Chicago Poetry Center and The Green at 320 S. Canal are proud to reintroduce this free\, weekly reading and open mic series co-curated by CPC’s Poets in Residence Tarnynon Onumonu and Timothy David Rey. \nJoin us on certain Monday nights in June at 6:00 p.m. in this beautiful setting to hear outstanding featured poets perform their work in this partnership between Chicago Poetry Center and The Green at 320 S. Canal. After every poetry performance\, there will be an open mic for any individual that would like to share poetry of their own! \nABOUT JUNE’S FEATURED PERFORMERS:\nJune 5: Noa Micaela Fields is a trans writer with hearing aids. She is the author of the poetry chapbook With and has also been published in Tripwire\, Anomaly\, Zoeglossia\, Elderly Mag\, Tyger Quarterly\, and Sixty Inches From Center\, among others. She is a programming curator at the Poetry Foundation and a 2022 fellow with Zoeglossia and Disability Lead. \nJune 12: Nile Lansana is an interdisciplinary artist from the South Side of Chicago. An acclaimed writer\, poet\, performer\, and filmmaker\, his work is centered around revealing radical truths and amplifying marginalized voices and narratives through a lens of Black imagination and visionary intention. He was a nominee for the inaugural Chicago Poet Laureate position. A University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate with degrees in Journalism and English – Creative Writing\, he won the 2021 Ronald Wallace Poetry Thesis Prize and 2020 George B. Hill Poetry Prize. His work is published in American Gun: A Poem by 100 Chicagoans\, The BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop\, & elsewhere. He holds fellowships from the Rebuild Foundation and Obsidian Foundation. He has performed across the country\, including Lollapalooza and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. He recently starred in the play “No Blue Memories: The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks” produced by Manual Cinema. He is a proud uncle and the oldest of four Black boys. You can follow him on Instagram at @nilesupasuit. \nJune 26: Adam Gottlieb is a musician\, poet\, teaching artist\, and organizer from Chicago. This year he was one of the nominees for the inaugural Poet Laureate of Chicago. As a youth\, he was featured in the documentary film Louder Than A Bomb about the poetry slam festival of the same name. He is the leader of the Fusion band Adam Gottlieb and OneLove. He serves as a cantorial soloist for Tzedek Chicago. He has organized with a wide range of grassroots groups around issues such as housing justice\, anti-gentrification\, Indigenous sovereignty\, education\, and police/prison abolition. He also writes for the People’s Tribune. \nABOUT THE CO-CURATORS:\nTarnynon (Ty-yuh-nuh) Onumonu is an artist and licensed Paraprofessional born and raised in the Jeffery Manor neighborhood on the southeast side of Chicago and is extremely proud of and humbled by her SouthSide citizenship and West African lineage. In 2017\, she took second place in the Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Awards and represented Chicago on the Lethal Poetry Team at the 2018 National Poetry Slam. She has been a Poet in Residence at the Chicago Poetry Center since January of 2019 and has been featured in Newcity Magazine and South Side Weekly. \nTimothy David Rey is a writer/performer who works in poetry\, plays\, and monologue (both fictional and autobiographical). He teaches creative writing and performance throughout the city of Chicago and its suburbs. He is a 2015 Semi-Finalist for the Guild Literary Complex’s Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Poetry Award\, and one of the winners of Project Exploration (The Poetry Center of Chicago 2004). He is the co-founder of the LBGT Solo Performance Showcase\, Solo Homo (2002-2011). Timothy’s plays and performance pieces have been seen and heard at venues throughout Chicago as well as out of state and in Panama. \nABOUT THE LOCATION:\nThe Green at 320 is a public park located in the West Loop and will be host to many family-friendly activities and events this summer! \nThe Green at 320 is located behind the building at 320 S. Canal\, 1 block west of the river. The main staired entrance to the park is on the corner of Clinton and Van Buren with an ADA-accessible ramp off of Clinton. The park is located 1 block north of the Clinton Blue Line Stop. Please find more detailed transit and location information at https://320southcanal.com/. \nhttps://www.poetrycenter.org/poetry-the-green-at-320-june/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/poetry-at-the-green-at-320-june-2023-2/2023-06-26/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230628T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230628T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T062603
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SUMMARY:Summer Screenings: Soft (Canada) at Chicago Cultural Center
DESCRIPTION:DIRECTED BY Joseph Amenta\nSYNOPSIS\nThree friends fall in love with summertime Toronto’s lively nightlife. Young\, queer\, and unapologetically self-confident\, the trio spends their days holding court and plotting to sneak into a nightclub. When one of their caregivers goes missing under suspicious circumstances\, reality comes crashing in and their seemingly unbreakable bond is tested. Featuring remarkable performances from its young actors\, Soft is a tender portrait of youth\, friendship\, and life on the city’s margins. \nAccessibility: ASL interpreted\, assistive listening devices\, captioning\, large print program\, wheelchair accessible \nhttps://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/film/soft/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/summer-screenings-soft-canada-at-chicago-cultural-center/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230628T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230628T213000
DTSTAMP:20260404T062603
CREATED:20230512T022129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230512T022129Z
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SUMMARY:Lucy and Charlie's Honeymoon at Lookingglass Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Hooray! Lucy and Charlie just got hitched…and they’re embracing the worst of the American dream. They do what they want. Take what they want. They’re First Generation Asian American Renegades. In love. And on the run. \nFeaturing original country western and folk songs\, directed by Amanda Dehnert (Peter Pan (A Play)\, Eastland)\, Lucy and Charlie’s Honeymoon tracks a young couple as they rev it down quintessentially American highways and across stereotypic borders\, fleeing expectation and trawling up trouble along the way. \nDirect from his Broadway debut in Almost Famous The Musical\, Artistic Associate Matthew C. Yee’s world premiere musical romp gives a nod to America’s past\, takes tally of its present\, and blows its future wide open. \nOpen Captioned performance begins at 7:00 PM. \nPlease contact our Box Office to reserve your seats! \nhttps://lookingglasstheatre.org/event/lucy-and-charlies-honeymoon-2022/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/lucy-and-charlies-honeymoon-at-lookingglass-theatre-2/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230702T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230702T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T062603
CREATED:20230524T195520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230524T195520Z
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SUMMARY:Lab E: In-Progress Showing at Experimental Station
DESCRIPTION:LabE is a series of monthly cohort meetings addressing particular needs of disabled dance artists. \nThe LabE gathering on July 2nd is designed to be a safe\, disability-centric space where artists can come together to share a work-in-progress\, try out new ideas\, workshop concepts\, and experiment with new scores. Hosted by Maggie Bridger\, this inclusive event is open to all artists who seek a supportive community where they can connect with peers who share similar experiences and offer and receive support\, encouragement\, and constructive feedback. \nThis gathering aims to foster community connections among Deaf\, disabled\, sick\, neurodivergent\, and Mad artists while providing a platform for artists to explore their creativity and showcase their unique perspectives. \nIf you are an artist who is interested in showcasing your art or working through new ideas\, please reach out to Maggie at mbridg8@uic.edu to participate in this event. \nhttps://highconceptlabs.org/events/lab-e-july-2023
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/lab-e-in-progress-showing-at-experimental-station/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230702T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230702T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T062603
CREATED:20230615T005719Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230615T005719Z
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SUMMARY:The Women Who Discovered How to Measure the Universe at Raven Theatre
DESCRIPTION:The Harvard Computers worked by daylight at the observatory\, studying photographic plates of the night sky. The play follows Annie Jump Cannon and Henrietta Leavitt through their groundbreaking discoveries that changed the field of astronomy and shaped how we understand the universe. This performance brings the science of space to life through movement\, music\, and light. A celebration of friendship\, curiosity\, and the never-ending search to find our place in the universe. \n2pm Touch Tour \n3-5pm Audio Described performance \nhttp://www.raventheatre.com/stage/universe/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/the-women-who-discovered-how-to-measure-the-universe-at-raven-theatre-2/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230707T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230707T220000
DTSTAMP:20260404T062603
CREATED:20221213T203557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221213T203557Z
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SUMMARY:The Who's Tommy at Goodman Theatre
DESCRIPTION:The groundbreaking pop-culture musical sensation is reimagined in a new production. \nMyth and spectacle combine in a fresh reinvention of The Who’s exhilarating 1969 rock concept album\, Tommy—including the unforgettable anthems “I’m Free\,” “See Me\, Feel Me\,” “Sensation” and “Pinball Wizard.” After witnessing his father shoot his rival\, the young Tommy Walker is lost in the universe\, endlessly and obsessively staring into the mirror. An innate knack for pinball catapults him from reticent adolescent to celebrity savior. Tony Award-winning composer Pete Townshend and Tony Award-winning original director Des McAnuff find powerful resonance reexamining this classic story for today. \nhttps://www.goodmantheatre.org/show/the-whos-tommy/ \nAccessibility: ASL interpreted
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/the-whos-tommy/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230712T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230712T213000
DTSTAMP:20260404T062603
CREATED:20230512T022424Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230512T022424Z
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SUMMARY:Lucy and Charlie's Honeymoon at Lookingglass Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Hooray! Lucy and Charlie just got hitched…and they’re embracing the worst of the American dream. They do what they want. Take what they want. They’re First Generation Asian American Renegades. In love. And on the run. \nFeaturing original country western and folk songs\, directed by Amanda Dehnert (Peter Pan (A Play)\, Eastland)\, Lucy and Charlie’s Honeymoon tracks a young couple as they rev it down quintessentially American highways and across stereotypic borders\, fleeing expectation and trawling up trouble along the way. \nDirect from his Broadway debut in Almost Famous The Musical\, Artistic Associate Matthew C. Yee’s world premiere musical romp gives a nod to America’s past\, takes tally of its present\, and blows its future wide open. \nMask Required Performances\nJuly 12\, 2023\, 7:00 PM \nhttps://lookingglasstheatre.org/event/lucy-and-charlies-honeymoon-2022/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/lucy-and-charlies-honeymoon-at-lookingglass-theatre-3/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230715T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230715T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T062603
CREATED:20221213T203557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221213T203557Z
UID:10011222-1689429600-1689436800@culturalaccesscollaborative.org
SUMMARY:The Who's Tommy at Goodman Theatre
DESCRIPTION:The groundbreaking pop-culture musical sensation is reimagined in a new production. \nMyth and spectacle combine in a fresh reinvention of The Who’s exhilarating 1969 rock concept album\, Tommy—including the unforgettable anthems “I’m Free\,” “See Me\, Feel Me\,” “Sensation” and “Pinball Wizard.” After witnessing his father shoot his rival\, the young Tommy Walker is lost in the universe\, endlessly and obsessively staring into the mirror. An innate knack for pinball catapults him from reticent adolescent to celebrity savior. Tony Award-winning composer Pete Townshend and Tony Award-winning original director Des McAnuff find powerful resonance reexamining this classic story for today. \nhttps://www.goodmantheatre.org/show/the-whos-tommy/ \nAccessibility: audio description\, touch tour
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/the-whos-tommy-2/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230715T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230715T220000
DTSTAMP:20260404T062603
CREATED:20221213T203557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221213T203557Z
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SUMMARY:The Who's Tommy
DESCRIPTION:The groundbreaking pop-culture musical sensation is reimagined in a new production. \nMyth and spectacle combine in a fresh reinvention of The Who’s exhilarating 1969 rock concept album\, Tommy—including the unforgettable anthems “I’m Free\,” “See Me\, Feel Me\,” “Sensation” and “Pinball Wizard.” After witnessing his father shoot his rival\, the young Tommy Walker is lost in the universe\, endlessly and obsessively staring into the mirror. An innate knack for pinball catapults him from reticent adolescent to celebrity savior. Tony Award-winning composer Pete Townshend and Tony Award-winning original director Des McAnuff find powerful resonance reexamining this classic story for today. \nhttps://www.goodmantheatre.org/show/the-whos-tommy/ \nAccessibility: Spanish captioning
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/the-whos-tommy-3/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230716T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230716T163000
DTSTAMP:20260404T062603
CREATED:20230419T022318Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230419T022318Z
UID:10011547-1689512400-1689525000@culturalaccesscollaborative.org
SUMMARY:ANOTHER MARRIAGE at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
DESCRIPTION:You meet. You marry. You have kids. That’s the way it always goes. Or is it? What if your story changes? What would it cost? Another Marriage is an intimate and beautifully rendered portrait of an ever-evolving relationship that may never be quite finished. Ensemble member Kate Arrington’s playwriting debut upends time and the typical romantic comedy to explore the liabilities of falling in and out of love. \nAccessibility: audio description\, touch tour \nhttps://cart.steppenwolf.org/17769/17907
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/another-marriage-at-steppenwolf-theatre-company/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230716T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230716T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T062603
CREATED:20221213T203557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221213T203557Z
UID:10011224-1689516000-1689523200@culturalaccesscollaborative.org
SUMMARY:The Who's Tommy at Goodman Theatre
DESCRIPTION:The groundbreaking pop-culture musical sensation is reimagined in a new production. \nMyth and spectacle combine in a fresh reinvention of The Who’s exhilarating 1969 rock concept album\, Tommy—including the unforgettable anthems “I’m Free\,” “See Me\, Feel Me\,” “Sensation” and “Pinball Wizard.” After witnessing his father shoot his rival\, the young Tommy Walker is lost in the universe\, endlessly and obsessively staring into the mirror. An innate knack for pinball catapults him from reticent adolescent to celebrity savior. Tony Award-winning composer Pete Townshend and Tony Award-winning original director Des McAnuff find powerful resonance reexamining this classic story for today. \nhttps://www.goodmantheatre.org/show/the-whos-tommy/ \nAccessibility: captioning
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/the-whos-tommy-4/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230716T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230716T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T062603
CREATED:20230703T152810Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230703T152810Z
UID:10011626-1689516000-1689526800@culturalaccesscollaborative.org
SUMMARY:Everyone at Play at Kohl's Children's Museum
DESCRIPTION:KCM welcomes children with special needs 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. \nAccessibility: sensory-friendly\, quiet spaces\, wheelchair accessible \nhttps://www.kohlchildrensmuseum.org/outreach-programs/eap/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/everyone-at-play-at-kohls-childrens-museum/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230722T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230722T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T062603
CREATED:20230620T195142Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230620T195142Z
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SUMMARY:Dance | Reclaiming Memories of the Black Ark: A Celebration of Chicago’s Social Dance History at South Shore Cultural Center
DESCRIPTION:Co-organized with Honey Pot Performance \nCoinciding with the career survey exhibition Gary Simmons: Public Enemy\, a series of MCA programs activates Gary Simmons’s sculptural installation work\, Recapturing Memories of the Black Ark. Inspired by the Black Ark—Lee “Scratch” Perry’s famous recording studio in Kingston\, Jamaica\, where he pioneered dub reggae—Simmons’s sculptural installation serves as a flexible stage for conversations\, music\, and performance. \nFor this day-long celebration of Chicago’s social dance history\, the piece is being temporarily installed under the glittering chandelier of the South Shore Cultural Center Dining Room to commemorate the importance of the neighborhood and the history of Black social culture in Chicago. \nCART captioning provided\, except during the dance party. \nhttps://visit.mcachicago.org/events/dance-reclaiming-memories-of-the-black-ark-a-celebration-of-chicagos-social-dance-history/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/dance-reclaiming-memories-of-the-black-ark-a-celebration-of-chicagos-social-dance-history-at-south-shore-cultural-center/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230722T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230722T173000
DTSTAMP:20260404T062603
CREATED:20230619T230035Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230619T230035Z
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SUMMARY:DisFest at Chicago Cultural Center
DESCRIPTION:A celebration of the disability arts with some of Chicago’s best disabled artists and performers! Join us after the parade for short-films\, live music\, dance\, art activities\, and a fun photo op in the magnificent and air-conditioned Chicago Cultural Center! \nhttps://www.reinventability.com/disfest \nAccessibility: ASL interpreted\, audio description\, captioning\, quiet space\, sensory friendly\, wheelchair accessible
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/disfest-at-chicago-cultural-center/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230722T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230722T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T062603
CREATED:20221213T203557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221213T203557Z
UID:10011105-1690034400-1690041600@culturalaccesscollaborative.org
SUMMARY:The Who's Tommy at Goodman Theatre
DESCRIPTION:The groundbreaking pop-culture musical sensation is reimagined in a new production. \nMyth and spectacle combine in a fresh reinvention of The Who’s exhilarating 1969 rock concept album\, Tommy—including the unforgettable anthems “I’m Free\,” “See Me\, Feel Me\,” “Sensation” and “Pinball Wizard.” After witnessing his father shoot his rival\, the young Tommy Walker is lost in the universe\, endlessly and obsessively staring into the mirror. An innate knack for pinball catapults him from reticent adolescent to celebrity savior. Tony Award-winning composer Pete Townshend and Tony Award-winning original director Des McAnuff find powerful resonance reexamining this classic story for today. \nhttps://www.goodmantheatre.org/show/the-whos-tommy/ \nAccessibility: sensory-friendly
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/the-whos-tommy-5/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230724T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230724T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T062603
CREATED:20230716T151655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230716T151655Z
UID:10011634-1690221600-1690227000@culturalaccesscollaborative.org
SUMMARY:Poetry @ The Green at 320: July 2023
DESCRIPTION:Poetry @ The Green at 320 continues for the summer season this July! \nThe Chicago Poetry Center and The Green at 320 S. Canal are proud to reintroduce this free\, weekly reading and open mic series co-curated by CPC’s Poets in Residence Tarnynon Onumonu and Timothy David Rey. \nJoin us on Monday nights in July at 6:00 pm in this beautiful setting to hear outstanding featured poets perform their work in this partnership between Chicago Poetry Center and The Green at 320 S. Canal. After every poetry performance\, there will be an open mic for any individual that would like to share poetry of their own! \nABOUT JULY’S FEATURED PERFORMERS:\nJuly 10: Stephanie Liang is a Chinese-American poet whose work explores grief\, family\, identity\, and longing. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Rainy Day Magazine\, Runestone\, and Masks. When she’s not writing (or thinking about writing)\, you can find her exploring new places\, trying new foods\, or playing music. Stephanie is originally from Kansas but now resides in Chicago. \nJuly 17: Alanis Zoe Castillo Caref is a writer-poet activist-artist from Chicago. She received her BA from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Communication and Creative Writing. Alanis was a finalist for the 2021 Undergraduate Creative Writing Awards and won second place in The Hip Hop Workshop 2022 Spoken-Word/Poetry Competition. She also has poetry published in The Fashion Network magazine. Alanis has performed at Story Lab Chicago\, Do Not Submit\, Slam Diáspora\, and Exhibit B. Currently\, she is the Marketing Coordinator at Guild Literary Complex. \nJuly 24: Ron is a first generation Mexican-American\, from Chicago\, who used to live up north\, but has spent almost a decade living on the South Side. They dropped out of college to work on their poetry and have been writing for as long as they can remember. Their writings include doodling poems on the sides of notebooks\, and just writing wherever and whenever they can. Their poems focus on mental health and have themes of nature throughout. Ron has been to multiple open mics all over the city and is in a poetry band that plays at Marquette park on the Southside. They didn’t start taking poetry seriously until last Spring but prides themselves on sharing a poem a day across social media platforms. \nJuly 31: Olivia Scheidler (she/her) has been a high school educator for 10 years. Her poetry students have done way cooler things than her\, but she has performed at the MOTH\, South Side Story Slam and many a friends’ backyard. For fans of sad folk songs\, moon picnics\, and fun facts. \nABOUT THE CO-CURATORS:\nTarnynon (Ty-yuh-nuh) Onumonu is an artist and licensed Paraprofessional born and raised in the Jeffery Manor neighborhood on the southeast side of Chicago and is extremely proud of and humbled by her SouthSide citizenship and West African lineage. In 2017\, she took second place in the Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Awards and represented Chicago on the Lethal Poetry Team at the 2018 National Poetry Slam. She has been a Poet in Residence at the Chicago Poetry Center since January of 2019 and has been featured in Newcity Magazine and South Side Weekly. \nTimothy David Rey is a writer/performer who works in poetry\, plays\, and monologue (both fictional and autobiographical). He teaches creative writing and performance throughout the city of Chicago and its suburbs. He is a 2015 Semi-Finalist for the Guild Literary Complex’s Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Poetry Award\, and one of the winners of Project Exploration (The Poetry Center of Chicago 2004). He is the co-founder of the LBGT Solo Performance Showcase\, Solo Homo (2002-2011). Timothy’s plays and performance pieces have been seen and heard at venues throughout Chicago as well as out of state and in Panama. \nABOUT THE LOCATION:\nThe Green at 320 is a public park located in the West Loop and will be host to many family-friendly activities and events this summer! \nThe Green at 320 is located behind the building at 320 S. Canal\, 1 block west of the river. The main staired entrance to the park is on the corner of Clinton and Van Buren with an ADA-accessible ramp off of Clinton. The park is located 1 block north of the Clinton Blue Line Stop. Please find more detailed transit and location information at https://320southcanal.com/. \nAccessibility: wheelchair accessible \nhttps://www.poetrycenter.org/poetry-the-green-at-320-july/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/poetry-the-green-at-320-july-2023/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230726T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230726T213000
DTSTAMP:20260404T062603
CREATED:20221213T203556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221213T203556Z
UID:10011180-1690399800-1690407000@culturalaccesscollaborative.org
SUMMARY:Marie and Rosetta at Northlight Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Hailed as the “Godmother of Rock ‘n Roll\,” Sister Rosetta Tharpe influenced rock icons from Elvis Presley to Jimi Hendrix. Bringing fierce guitar playing and sizzling swing to gospel music\, Rosetta was a trailblazer\, a young Black woman singing at church in the morning and the Cotton Club at night. This play with music chronicles Rosetta’s first rehearsal with a young protégée\, Marie Knight\, as they prepare for a tour that would establish them as one of the great duet teams in musical history. \nThis is a relaxed/sensory-friendly performance. These performances are designed to make everyone feel safe and welcome at our theater. While these performances include changes to better support individuals with autism and sensory sensitivities\, everyone is welcome to attend. \nSome adjustments of note might include: lower sound level\, the house lights will remain on at all times at a low level\, we’ll have a designated quiet area for patrons who need to step away from the performance\, patrons are free to walk around and talk during the performance\, and cell phone usage and light noisemaking is allowed. \nTo purchase tickets\, use the promo code NACCESS by phone 847.673.6300 or online to receive discounted tickets at a flat rate of $40 each (standard fees still apply). \nhttps://northlight.org/events/marie-and-rosetta/ \nAccessibility: sensory-friendly \n 
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/marie-and-rosetta-3/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230728T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230728T213000
DTSTAMP:20260404T062603
CREATED:20221213T203556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221213T203556Z
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SUMMARY:Marie and Rosetta at Northlight Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Hailed as the “Godmother of Rock ‘n Roll\,” Sister Rosetta Tharpe influenced rock icons from Elvis Presley to Jimi Hendrix. Bringing fierce guitar playing and sizzling swing to gospel music\, Rosetta was a trailblazer\, a young Black woman singing at church in the morning and the Cotton Club at night. This play with music chronicles Rosetta’s first rehearsal with a young protégée\, Marie Knight\, as they prepare for a tour that would establish them as one of the great duet teams in musical history. \nThis performance includes ASL interpretation and open captions. If you would like a good view of the ASL interpreters\, please contact Community Engagement Manager Ruben Carrazana at rcarrazana@northlight.org or 847-324-1615 as the placement of the interpreters will vary from show to show. \nTo purchase tickets\, use the promo code NACCESS by phone 847.673.6300 or online to receive discounted tickets at a flat rate of $40 each (standard fees still apply). \nhttps://northlight.org/events/marie-and-rosetta/ \nAccessibility: ASL interpreted\, open captioning
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/marie-and-rosetta-2/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230729T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T062603
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LAST-MODIFIED:20221213T203556Z
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SUMMARY:Marie and Rosetta at Northlight Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Hailed as the “Godmother of Rock ‘n Roll\,” Sister Rosetta Tharpe influenced rock icons from Elvis Presley to Jimi Hendrix. Bringing fierce guitar playing and sizzling swing to gospel music\, Rosetta was a trailblazer\, a young Black woman singing at church in the morning and the Cotton Club at night. This play with music chronicles Rosetta’s first rehearsal with a young protégée\, Marie Knight\, as they prepare for a tour that would establish them as one of the great duet teams in musical history. \nThis performance includes audio description and open captions. A touch tour will begin 2 hours before the show at 12:30pm. \nTo purchase tickets\, use the promo code NACCESS by phone 847.673.6300 or online to receive discounted tickets at a flat rate of $40 each (standard fees still apply). \nIf no audio description tickets have been reserved 48 hours before the performance\, the audio description service will be canceled for that performance. Please contact Ruben Carrazana at rcarrazana@northlight.org or 847-324-1615 to confirm that the audio description service is still available. \nhttps://northlight.org/events/marie-and-rosetta/ \nAccessibility: audio description\, touch tour\, open captioning
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/marie-and-rosetta/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230730T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230730T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T062603
CREATED:20230703T154331Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230703T154331Z
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SUMMARY:Sensory-Friendly Day at Farm-in-the-Zoo at Lincoln Park Zoo
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, July 30 from 10am to 3pm\, Lincoln Park Zoo will host Sensory-Friendly Day at Farm-in-the-Zoo. Modifications include limited capacity. This is a free event\, but it does require advanced registration.\nSensory-Friendly Day at Farm-in-the-Zoo is a free program for all people who benefit from visiting the zoo without crowds and other sensitive environmental elements. This includes guests with sensory sensitivities\, disabilities\, autism\, PTSD\, and dementia to name a few. \nDuring Sensory-Friendly Day at Farm-in-the-Zoo animal buildings may be open\, but some animals may not be in their public viewing spaces. There will also be low sensory activities. \nTimed Entry Window: While registered guests will be let in before or after their one-hour timed entry window\, guests are strongly encouraged to come during their timed entry window to help limit crowd sizes. Limited crowd sizes is one of the most important ways to make this day sensory-friendly. Thank you. \nView the zoo’s accessibility map HERE and accessibility page HERE to help plan your visit.\nLincoln Park Zoo is certified Sensory Inclusive by KultureCity. Please download the free KultureCity app with Lincoln Park Zoo social story. iOS Android \npon arrival guests need to present their registration email to zoo ushers. This event is only happening at Farm-in-the-Zoo. The rest of Lincoln Park Zoo will have typical operations for the day. \nPaid parking is available at the zoo’s parking lot located at Fullerton Parkway and Cannon Drive (2400 N. Cannon Drive). The zoo is also accessible by train via the Armitage and Fullerton stations and by bus via the 22\, 36\, 151\, and 156 routes. \nAll Lincoln Park Zoo events take place rain or shine. \nThere is no smoking at Lincoln Park Zoo for the health of the animals in our care.\nPets are not allowed at the zoo\, but licensed service animals are welcome. \nFor any questions\, please email access@lpzoo.org. \nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/sensory-friendly-day-at-farm-in-the-zoo-tickets-669031550377?aff=oddtdtcreator \nAccessibility: Sensory-Friendly
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/sensory-friendly-day-at-farm-in-the-zoo-at-lincoln-park-zoo/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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