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SUMMARY:Blue Hour Reading & Workshop Series at Haymarket House
DESCRIPTION:The Chicago Poetry Center presents BLUE HOUR\, a free\, public monthly in-person reading series and generative writing workshop. \nBlue Hour is in-person for this season! Each event takes place at Haymarket House (800 W. Buena) on the third Wednesday of the month and includes a brief lottery-style open mic and two featured readers from Chicago and beyond\, preceded by a generative writing workshop. All readings are also livestreamed! This month\, for our final Blue Hour of the season\, we are thrilled to present two stellar featured readers: CM Burroughs and Eugenia Leigh. \nAbout the Workshop:\nThe Blue Hour generative writing workshop begins promptly at 6 p.m.\, ends at 7 p.m.\, and is designed for writers and poetry fans of all levels. Each workshop includes discussion of a poem by one of the night’s featured readers\, followed by guided individual writing using an exploratory prompt that draws on themes from the poem. Registration is required\, and the workshop is sliding scale with a suggested donation of $10. \nTo register for the workshop on May 17\, visit https://BHworkshopmay23.eventbrite.com for more details. \nAbout the Reading:\nThe Blue Hour reading includes a brief open mic followed by two featured poets from Chicago and beyond. Pre-registration is free and recommended. The open mic includes five readers drawn lottery-style from a hat that goes out at 7:15 p.m. The reading starts promptly at 7:30 p.m. Each open mic poet reads one poem or for three minutes\, whichever comes first. \nTo register for the reading session on May 17\, visit https://BHmay23.eventbrite.com for more details. \nAbout the Space:\nHaymarket House is a community space in the heart of Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood committed to uplifting the work of writers\, artists\, thinkers\, activists\, and educators who are committed to all struggles for a better world. This event includes professional ASL interpretation. Haymarket House is fully ADA-compliant and wheelchair accessible. Please let us know if you have any specific accessibility questions; if you use a wheelchair\, please contact marty@poetrycenter.org to coordinate use of the ramp. Masks are not required but are encouraged and will be available to anyone who needs it. \nhttps://www.poetrycenter.org/blue-hour-may-2023/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/blue-hour-reading-workshop-series-at-haymarket-house-2/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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SUMMARY:A Night Out with Andrew Rannells at Music Box Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Does a job\, a home\, and a killer wardrobe make you a true adult? Andrew Rannells isn’t so sure. If he’s so successful in his forties\, then why does he still feel like an anxious twenty-something? Were the triumphs of his life actually failures? And were his failures his real triumphs? At Chicago Humanities\, the Tony-nominated actor will sit down for a witty\, fun\, and poignant conversation that looks back over his career– from the Broadway stage (The Book of Mormon) to the silver screen (Girls\, Big Mouth)–to ask what success and “adulting” really mean and whether he will ever feel like he has enough. \nA book signing will follow this program. \nThis event will have open captions\, audio description\, and ALDs. \nhttps://www.chicagohumanities.org/events/attend/andrew-rannells/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/a-night-out-with-andrew-rannells-at-music-box-theatre/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230520T160000
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SUMMARY:Amplify Series World Premiere at Epiphany Center for the Arts
DESCRIPTION:Join LYNX Project for the most-anticipated event of their 2022-23 season: the World Premieres of the 2022-23 Amplify Series. The Amplify Series commissions classical composers to set texts by autistic poets\, who are primarily nonspeaking\, to music. LYNX has commissioned over 40 writers and composers\, generating over four hours of new music. The Amplify Series World Premiere Concert celebrates this year’s powerful and poignant new works\, featuring the following poets\, composers\, and performers: \nPoets:\nAmelia Bell\nSofia Ghassaei\nMatthew McGrath\nJohn-Carlos Schaut\nParker Scheu \nComposers:\nEugenia Cheng\nShane S. Cook\nCorinne Klein\nPaul Novak\nMatthew Recio \nPerformers:\nVeena Akama-Makia\, mezzo-soprano\nPauline Tan\, mezzo-soprano\nSamuel James Dewese\, baritone\nFlorence Mak\, pianist\nMichael Tran\, clarinetist\nKimberly Jeong\, cellist \nAccommodations:\nRelaxed performance atmosphere (movement\, fidgets\, stims welcome in our space)\nSensory-relief space outside concert hall\nNo clapping — handwaving and snapping for applause\nFor additional information about accommodations\, or to make a request\, please contact Michelle Ravitsky at michelle@lynxproject.org. \nhttps://www.lynxproject.org/calendar/2023/5/20/world-premiere-of-2022-2023-seasons-amplify-series-commissions
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/amplify-series-world-premiere-at-epiphany-center-for-the-arts/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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SUMMARY:Chicago Inclusive Dance Festival at Mayor's Office for People with Disability Field Office
DESCRIPTION:Join us anytime throughout the day for accessible dance events! Have fun while earning how to be more inclusive in your practice. We’ll be moving together\, enjoying a showcase of works in progress\, watching a short film\, engaging and building community that includes dancers with disabilities.\nFREE events with adjacent free parking and CTA nearby.\n10:00-11:45 Everybody Can Dance inclusive movement workshop.\n12:00-12:20 Informal showing of 3 works in progress.\n12:20-1:45 Lunch with DIY Access stations open to provide hands on instruction for providing AI captions online.\n1:45-2:30 AccepDance workshop (based on Autism Movement Therapy)\n2:45-3:00 Film Showing “JMAXX and the Universal Language.”\n3:00-3:30 Panel Discussion with JMAXX and the filmmaker\n3:30-4:30 Adaptive Hip Hop workshop \nAccessibility: ASL interpreted\, audio description\, captions\, wheelchair accessibility
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/chicago-inclusive-dance-festival-at-mayors-office-for-people-with-disability-field-office/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230521T160000
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SUMMARY:Antonio’s Song / I Was Dreaming of a Son at Goodman Theatre
DESCRIPTION:A poetic journey of a dancer/artist/father questioning the balance of his passions—art\, culture\, family. \nFrom the streets of Brooklyn to Russia’s ballet training studios\, Antonio struggles to reconcile multiple ethnic identities. He wrestles with the legacy of stereotypes of masculinity while discovering the beauty of becoming a father. Powerful poetry is intermixed with original movement\, music and projected imagery to create an evocative\, wholly unique performance. \nThis is an audio described performance with touch tour. \nhttps://www.goodmantheatre.org/Antonio
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/antonios-song-i-was-dreaming-of-a-son-at-goodman-theatre/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
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SUMMARY:Everyone At Play
DESCRIPTION:Kohl Children’s Museum was specifically designed to be inclusive of all children and adults regardless of ability. The Museum’s 17 exhibits and 2 acres of outdoor explorations are designed for play with a purpose and encourage linguistic\, cognitive\, motor\, and social skills for children ages birth through 8. The Museum works collaboratively with community organizations to invite families with children with special needs to the Museum to explore the exhibits while closed to the general public. These FREE events\, titled Everyone at Play\, usually occur on specified afternoons. This provides opportunities for calm\, creative\, and collaborative play. \nhttps://www.kohlchildrensmuseum.org/outreach-programs/eap/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/everyone-at-play-6/2023-05-21/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230521T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230521T203000
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Gigi Gorgeous and Gottmik at Chop Shop
DESCRIPTION:Youtube star\, author\, transgender activist and advocate for the LGBTQIA+ community\, Gigi Gorgeous\, and American drag performer\, actor\, make-up artist\, and the first transgender male to compete on RuPaul’s Drag Race\, Gottmik are ready for real talk about their transition journeys. Join these two queer icons as they discuss their newest book\, The T Guide: Our Trans Experiences and a Celebration of Gender Expression―Man\, Woman\, Nonbinary\, and Beyond\, and discover the knowledge you need to be the best ally you can be and better understand what it means for those who embark on this journey. \nCome enjoy dinner and drinks at Chop Shop before or after the conversation with Gigi Gorgeous and Gottmik. A book signing will follow this program. \nThis event will have open captions and ALDs. \nhttps://www.chicagohumanities.org/events/attend/gorgeous-gottmik/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/an-evening-with-gigi-gorgeous-and-gottmik-at-chop-shop/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230522T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230522T193000
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SUMMARY:Poetry @ The Green: May 2023 at The Green at 320
DESCRIPTION:Poetry @ The Green returns for the summer season this May! \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 May 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 (aka The Green at 320). After every poetry performance\, there will be an open mic for any individual that would like to share poetry of their own! \nABOUT MAY’S FEATURED PERFORMERS:\nMay 1: Christie Valentin-Bati is suburban kid now mostly grown up with an MFA from Columbia College. She is an interdisciplinary poet and artist who’s creative work and pedagogy emphasizes the quotidian as the bulk of life resides in the ordinary. \nMay 8: Kim Chayeb is the Two-Spirit (they/them) founder/CEO of Wild Tongues as well as a multi-disciplinary artist\, holistic healer\, activist\, and educator originally from San Diego\, California via Indian Trail\, North Carolina. Kim graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and their spoken word poetry and conceptual performance art experiences explore themes of Environmental Justice\, Indigenous Sovereignty\, Anti-Racism and Science/Spirituality. \nMay 15: Luis Tubens\, a.k.a “Logan Lu”\, was born in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood and raised in Logan Square. In 2014\, he earned a B.A. in Communications\, media and theater from Northeastern Illinois University. Luis has performed poetry across the United States including with the GUILD COMPLEX\, Tia Chucha Press\, and the National Museum of Mexican Art. \nMay 22: Teresa Dzieglewicz is a poet\, educator\, and lover of rivers. She is a Poet-in-Residence with Chicago Poetry Center\, part of the founding team of Mni Wichoni Nakicizin Wounspe (Defenders of the Water School) on Standing Rock Reservation\, and an Associate Editor with RHINO Poetry Journal. She also volunteers with several Chicago River restoration projects. \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. 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 the co-founder of the LBGT Solo Performance Showcase\, Solo Homo (2002-2011). \nABOUT THE LOCATION:\nThe Green 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. \nhttps://www.poetrycenter.org/poetry-the-green-may/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/poetry-the-green-may-2023-at-the-green-at-320-3/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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SUMMARY:Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton at The Riviera Theatre
DESCRIPTION:A native of Park Ridge\, Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton’s middle-class upbringing taught her the value of hard work\, determination\, and the importance of public service. Now\, she’s returning this spring to talk about how Chicago provided the foundation upon which she built her life and career. Join her for a far-reaching\, intimate conversation about her work advocating for civic engagement through Onward Together\, her thoughts on current affairs\, and her connection to Chicago’s own beloved local activist\, Joanne Alter. \nThis event will have ASL Interpretation\, audio description\, open captions\, and ALDs. \nhttps://www.chicagohumanities.org/events/venues/riviera-theatre/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/secretary-hillary-rodham-clinton-at-the-riviera-theatre/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230523T180000
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SUMMARY:Chicago’s James Beard Foundation Award-Winning Chef & Author Sarah Grueneberg at Epiphany Center\, Chase House
DESCRIPTION:James Beard Foundation Award-winning chef\, Sarah Grueneberg knows a thing or two about great ingredients. Drawing on her long love affair with Italian cooking and the methods she uses at her renowned restaurant Monteverde\, Sarah begs us to feature veggies as the main attraction in her new cookbook\, Listen to Your Vegetables: Italian-Inspired Recipes for Every Season. Join Chicago Humanities as we sit down with this award-winning chef and chef Rick Bayless for an intimate conversation and tips on how to up our vegetable game. \nThis event will have open captions and ALDs. \nhttps://www.chicagohumanities.org/events/attend/sarah-grueneberg/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/chicagos-james-beard-foundation-award-winning-chef-author-sarah-grueneberg-at-epiphany-center-chase-house/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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SUMMARY:Elif Batuman in Conversation with Performance by Macie Stewart at Epiphany Center\, Chase House
DESCRIPTION:Pulitzer Prize Finalist Elif Batuman is one of the biggest names in literature. Her newest work Either/Or continues the story of her first book\, following Selin Karadag\, a young woman exploring adulthood. Join this decorated author in a conversation about Kierkegaard\, literary beauty\, and the journey of life. Following the conversation\, Chicago composer and multi-instrumentalist Macie Stewart will perform a suite of her poetic\, baroque-tinged folk songs with saxophonist Dustin Laurenzi. The evening concludes with a special presentation of DJs Brian Case’s and Bobby Burg’s legendary and long-running Smith’s Night at Danny’s Tavern. \nA book signing will follow this program. \nThis event will have open captions and ALDs. \nhttps://www.chicagohumanities.org/events/attend/batuman-stewart/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/elif-batuman-in-conversation-with-performance-by-macie-stewart-at-epiphany-center-chase-house/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230525T190000
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SUMMARY:Gwendolyn Brooks Panel: Reflecting on a Chicago Legend at The Poetry Foundation
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a roundtable discussion of legendary Chicago poet Gwendolyn Brooks and her book Blacks with Nora Brooks Blakely\, Haki R. Madhubuti\, and Kelly Norman Ellis. \nThis is a hybrid event\, which will be offered in-person and via livestream. \nNora Brooks Blakely\, a former teacher\, founded Chocolate Chips Theatre Company (1982-2011) and was its primary playwright. The daughter of two writers\, Henry Blakely (Windy Place) and Gwendolyn Brooks (the first Black person to win the Pulitzer Prize)\, Brooks Blakely founded Brooks Permissions in 2001 to license and promote her mother’s work through programming and publications that demonstrate Gwendolyn Brooks’s continuing relevance. After writing plays and musicals for decades\, she recently released her first children’s book\, Moyenda and The Golden Heart\, a Kwanzaa origin tale. Learn more at flyingcolorsunlimited.com. \nDr. Haki R. Madhubuti—poet\, author\, publisher\, and educator—is regarded as an architect of the Black Arts Movement and is the founder and publisher of Chicago’s Third World Press. Madhubuti has published more than 36 books\, including Think Black; Black Pride; Don’t Cry\, Scream; and We Walk the Way of the New World . His poetry and essays have been selected for more than 100 anthologies. he National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities have recognized his poetry\, and he has won anAmerican Book Award\, Illinois Arts Council Award\, Studs Terkel Humanities Service Award\, and Hurston/Wright Legacy Prize in poetry for Liberation Narratives. His latest book\, Taught By Women: Poems as Resistance Language\, New and Selected\, published in 2020\, pays homage to the women who influenced him. Madhubuti is a recipient of the 2022 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. \nKelly Norman Ellis is the author of Tougaloo Blues and Offerings of Desire; her poetry has appeared in Sisterfire: Black Womanist Fiction and Poetry\, Spirit and Flame\, Role Call: A Generational Anthology of Social and Political Black Literature and Art\, Boomer Girls\, ESSENCE\, Obsidian\, Calyx\, and Cornbread Nation. She is a recipient of a Kentucky Foundation for Women writer’s grant and is a Cave Canem fellow and founding member of the Affrilachian Poets. Ellis is an associate professor of English and creative writing and chairperson for the Department of English\, Foreign Languages and Literatures at Chicago State University. \nIn-Person Attendance\nAll guests over the age of two must wear a mask inside the Poetry Foundation building. If you will not comply with this requirement\, you will not be granted entry to the event. Please note that some performers may choose to perform without a mask. Guests are encouraged to register in advance. \nLivestream Attendance\nThe livestream link will be shared with registered guests on the day of the event. In order to receive the livestream details\, please register in advance here. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gwendolyn-brooks-panel-reflecting-on-a-chicago-legend-tickets-621192251747 \nThe Poetry Foundation’s events are completely free of charge and open to the public. This event will include CART captioning and ASL interpretation. For more information about accessibility at the Poetry Foundation\, please visit our Accessibility Guide. \nAccessibility: ASL interpreted\, captioning \nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/gwendolyn-brooks-panel-reflecting-on-a-chicago-legend-tickets-621192251747
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/gwendolyn-brooks-panel-reflecting-on-a-chicago-legend-at-the-poetry-foundation/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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SUMMARY:Poetry off the Shelf: CM Burroughs\, Camille Roy & Syd Staiti at PO Box Collective
DESCRIPTION:Join us in-person for a reading with CM Burroughs\, Camille Roy\, and Syd Staiti at PO Box Collective\, a creative collective and intergenerational social practice center located in Rogers Park\, Chicago. \nCM Burroughs is an associate professor of creative writing at Columbia College Chicago and author of The Vital System and Master Suffering\, which was longlisted for the National Book Award and a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award and a Los Angeles Times Book Award. Burroughs’s poetry has appeared in journals and anthologies including Poetry\, Ploughshares\, Gathering Ground\, and Best American Experimental Writing. Burroughs has been awarded fellowships and grants from Yaddo\, MacDowell\, Djerassi Foundation\, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts\, and Cave Canem Foundation. \nCamille Roy is a writer of fiction\, poetry\, and plays. Roy’s fiction collection Honey Mine was published in 2021. Her other works include Sherwood Forest\, Swarm\, and The Rosy Medallions\, and the plays Cheap Speech and Cold Heaven. She co-edited Biting The Error: Writers Explore Narrative. Recently her work has been published in Amerarcana and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art blog\, Open Space. \nSyd Staiti is the author of Seldom Approaches and The Undying Present. Staiti’s work has been published in Baest\, Tripwire\, Social Text\, and A Perfect Vacuum. Staiti is the director of Small Press Traffic and a collective member of Light Field. \nThe Poetry Foundation’s events are completely free of charge and open to the public. This event will include ASL interpretation. Masks are required. Please note that some performers may choose to perform without a mask. For more information about accessibility\, please contact events@poetryfoundation.org. \nhttps://www.poetryfoundation.org/events/160103/poetry-off-the-shelf-cm-burroughs-camille-roy-syd-staiti \n 
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/poetry-off-the-shelf-cm-burroughs-camille-roy-syd-staiti-at-po-box-collective/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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SUMMARY:Antonio’s Song / I Was Dreaming of a Son at Goodman Theatre
DESCRIPTION:A poetic journey of a dancer/artist/father questioning the balance of his passions—art\, culture\, family. \nFrom the streets of Brooklyn to Russia’s ballet training studios\, Antonio struggles to reconcile multiple ethnic identities. He wrestles with the legacy of stereotypes of masculinity while discovering the beauty of becoming a father. Powerful poetry is intermixed with original movement\, music and projected imagery to create an evocative\, wholly unique performance. \nThis performance has ASL interpretation. \nhttps://www.goodmantheatre.org/Antonio
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/antonios-song-i-was-dreaming-of-a-son-at-goodman-theatre-2/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
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SUMMARY:Antonio’s Song / I Was Dreaming of a Son at Goodman Theatre
DESCRIPTION:A poetic journey of a dancer/artist/father questioning the balance of his passions—art\, culture\, family. \nFrom the streets of Brooklyn to Russia’s ballet training studios\, Antonio struggles to reconcile multiple ethnic identities. He wrestles with the legacy of stereotypes of masculinity while discovering the beauty of becoming a father. Powerful poetry is intermixed with original movement\, music and projected imagery to create an evocative\, wholly unique performance. \nThis performance offers Spanish captioning. \nhttps://www.goodmantheatre.org/Antonio
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/antonios-song-i-was-dreaming-of-a-son-at-goodman-theatre-3/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
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SUMMARY:Lab E: Writing Group at Experimental Station
DESCRIPTION:LabE is a series of monthly cohort meetings addressing particular needs of disabled dance artists. \nDuring our May meeting we’ll pool our knowledge around writing funding applications. Whether you’ve written several successful applications or are just beginning the process of writing your first application\, this space is for you. Depending on the needs of the group\, this may look like spending time quietly co-writing\, passing around drafts to get feedback\, discussing strategies for framing our work as disabled artists in applications\, or developing a list of funding opportunities to share with the community.\nLabE is open to all Chicago-area dance artists who self-identify as Deaf/deaf/hard of hearing\, sick\, mad\, neurodivergent\, disabled or living with a disability\, and/or who have lived experience with disability or impairment. This space is particularly meant for those interested in exploring disability and impairment-informed modes of practicing dance. \nAdditional Access Information is available here:\nhttps://highconceptlabs.org/news-2/labe-launches-at-experimental-station \nFor any other questions or requests regarding accessibility accommodations\, please contact HCL’s Accessibility Coordinator\, Yolanda Cesta Cursach Montilla (yolanda@highconceptlabs.org).
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/lab-e-writing-group-at-experimental-station/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230528T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230528T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T205013
CREATED:20221230T211638Z
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SUMMARY:Antonio’s Song / I Was Dreaming of a Son at Goodman Theatre
DESCRIPTION:A poetic journey of a dancer/artist/father questioning the balance of his passions—art\, culture\, family. \nFrom the streets of Brooklyn to Russia’s ballet training studios\, Antonio struggles to reconcile multiple ethnic identities. He wrestles with the legacy of stereotypes of masculinity while discovering the beauty of becoming a father. Powerful poetry is intermixed with original movement\, music and projected imagery to create an evocative\, wholly unique performance. \nThis performance offers captioning. \nhttps://www.goodmantheatre.org/Antonio
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/antonios-song-i-was-dreaming-of-a-son-at-goodman-theatre-4/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230601T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230601T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T205013
CREATED:20230330T165153Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230330T165153Z
UID:10011519-1685646000-1685649600@culturalaccesscollaborative.org
SUMMARY:Stacey Abrams: Rogue Justice at The Vic Theatre
DESCRIPTION:#1 New York Times bestselling author\, voting rights advocate\, and history maker Stacey Abrams returns to Chicago with her latest thriller novel\, Rogue Justice. Join Chicago Humanities for an evening with this political leader as we delve into the art of fiction\, current issues affecting our democracy\, and how we can all use our voices to impact our communities. \nThis event will have open captions\, audio description\, ASL interpretation\, and ALDs. \nhttps://www.chicagohumanities.org/events/attend/stacey-abrams/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/stacey-abrams-rogue-justice-at-the-vic-theatre/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230603T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230603T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T205013
CREATED:20230516T142457Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230516T142457Z
UID:10011583-1685815200-1685826000@culturalaccesscollaborative.org
SUMMARY:Burning Red: Tribute to Taylor Swift
DESCRIPTION:Burning Red: Tribute to Taylor is the premier Taylor Swift tribute act\, by Swifties and for Swifties. Burning Red brings the iconic music of Taylor Swift to life with an energetic performance and detailed Taylor-themed event\, serving up the best Taylor sing-along party you’ll ever find! Every Burning Red show is a journey through all of Taylor Swift’s “ERAS.” If you couldn’t get tickets to Taylor’s ERAs tour\, OR if you got tickets to the Friday or Sunday shows and want to extend the fun\, we have the party just for you! \nDOORS 7 PM | SHOW 8 PM\n18+ | Minors permitted with a parent/guardian\nGENERAL SALE: $22\nVIP PACKAGE: $29 (includes admission and exclusive merch\, while supplies last)\nDOOR SALES: $25 \nCategory: Live Music | Concert
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/burning-red-tribute-to-taylor-swift/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230604T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230604T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T205013
CREATED:20220608T220802Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220608T220802Z
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SUMMARY:West Side Story at Lyric Opera of Chicago
DESCRIPTION:Tony and Maria are wide-eyed teenagers from two communities in conflict\, who fall in love. As their friends and family battle with one another\, Tony and Maria long for “a place for us…somewhere.” \nAccessibility: Audio Description\, Touch Tour\, ASL Interpreted \nhttps://www.lyricopera.org/shows/upcoming/2022-23/west-side-story/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/west-side-story/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230605T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230605T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T205013
CREATED:20230530T001142Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230530T001142Z
UID:10011603-1685988000-1685993400@culturalaccesscollaborative.org
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-2023-2/2023-06-05/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230608T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230608T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T205013
CREATED:20230531T003921Z
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SUMMARY:Experience the SoundShirt at West Side Story at Lyric Opera
DESCRIPTION:Lyric Opera is prototyping an innovative new experience for audiences who are D/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 SoundShirt during our summer musical\, West Side Story\, and inviting a few outside guests who are hard of hearing and D/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 or to reserve tickets\, please write to bdunn@lyricopera.org. \nhttps://www.lyricopera.org/westsidestory
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/experience-the-soundshirt-at-west-side-story-at-lyric-opera/2023-06-08/1/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230608T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230608T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T205013
CREATED:20230531T003921Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230531T003921Z
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SUMMARY:Experience the SoundShirt at West Side Story at Lyric Opera
DESCRIPTION:Lyric Opera is prototyping an innovative new experience for audiences who are D/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 SoundShirt during our summer musical\, West Side Story\, and inviting a few outside guests who are hard of hearing and D/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 or to reserve tickets\, please write to bdunn@lyricopera.org. \nhttps://www.lyricopera.org/westsidestory
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/experience-the-soundshirt-at-west-side-story-at-lyric-opera/2023-06-08/2/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230610
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230611
DTSTAMP:20260405T205013
CREATED:20230531T004020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230531T004020Z
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SUMMARY:Genevieve Ramos: Crip Paint Power
DESCRIPTION:Curb Appeal Gallery is pleased to announce our second exhibition “Genevieve Ramos: Crip Paint Power”. This exhibition debuts new work created as part of Ramos’s Feminist Crip Paint Power\, a multi-year project exploring the love\, care\, and interdependency in disability communities through the lens of disability justice and feminism. Stemming from relationships with disabled BIPOC femmes and through a series of curated interviews and photoshoots in partnership with the photographer Colectivo Multipolar\, “Crip Paint Power” features four portraits of leaders in Chicago’s rich disability network\, including community organizers Candace Coleman and Michelle Garcia\, artist and educator Sandie (Chun-Shan) Yi\, and the artist activist Reveca Torres. The exhibition includes a documentary film and zine created in collaboration with the Disability Culture Activism Lab at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Following the close of “Crip Paint Power”\, the portraits of Coleman\, Garcia\, Torres\, and Yi will be on permanent display at the Disability Cultural Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago. \nCurb Appeal is an apartment gallery located in the Heart of Chicago\, run by Todd Garon and Sandy Guttman. As an organization\, we are interested in the intersection of art and accessibility. We draw inspiration from the neighborhood topology of our historic storefront space and its visibility to the community in which we are sited. Our large windows and sidewalk stoop encourage passersby to peer in as well as invite themselves into our live/workspace. Grounded in the idea of “home” with an ethic of accessibility\, Curb Appeal reimagines what both an apartment and a gallery can be. \nFor more information\, please contact info@curbappeal.gallery. \nCurb Appeal is wheelchair accessible. As part of the exhibition\, there is a documentary film that is open captioned. All the paintings include image descriptions\, made available through QR code. Additionally\, the zine that accompanies the work is available on the Curb Appeal website. Masks are required for entry and will be provided if needed. Please note\, Curb Appeal is an apartment gallery and doubles as a home to our gallery dog. \nhttps://www.curbappeal.gallery/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/genevieve-ramos-crip-paint-power/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230610
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230612
DTSTAMP:20260405T205013
CREATED:20230518T002337Z
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SUMMARY:Nature Play for All at The Morton Arboretum
DESCRIPTION:Children of all abilities can play and explore nature through accessible activities in The Morton Arboretum’s lush 4-acre Children’s Garden during this special Nature Play for All weekend event\, organized in collaboration with Benedictine University and SEASPAR\, the South East Association for Special Parks and Recreation. Activities include Painting with Nature\, Planting a Seed\, American Sign Language Storytimes\, Pond Exploration\, Sensory Hikes and Nature Scavenger Hunts. Nature Play for All will occur Saturday\, June 10 and Sunday\, June 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Children’s Garden is supported by International Paper. For more information\, visit mortonarb.org. \nAccessibility: ASL interpreted\, quiet spaces\, sensory friendly\, wheelchair accessible \nhttps://mortonarb.org/explore/activities/childrens-family-programs/nature-play-for-all/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/nature-play-for-all-at-the-morton-arboretum/2023-06-10/1/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230610
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230611
DTSTAMP:20260405T205013
CREATED:20230518T002337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230518T002337Z
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SUMMARY:Nature Play for All at The Morton Arboretum
DESCRIPTION:Children of all abilities can play and explore nature through accessible activities in The Morton Arboretum’s lush 4-acre Children’s Garden during this special Nature Play for All weekend event\, organized in collaboration with Benedictine University and SEASPAR\, the South East Association for Special Parks and Recreation. Activities include Painting with Nature\, Planting a Seed\, American Sign Language Storytimes\, Pond Exploration\, Sensory Hikes and Nature Scavenger Hunts. Nature Play for All will occur Saturday\, June 10 and Sunday\, June 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Children’s Garden is supported by International Paper. For more information\, visit mortonarb.org. \nAccessibility: ASL interpreted\, quiet spaces\, sensory friendly\, wheelchair accessible \nhttps://mortonarb.org/explore/activities/childrens-family-programs/nature-play-for-all/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/nature-play-for-all-at-the-morton-arboretum/2023-06-10/2/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230610T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230610T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T205013
CREATED:20230518T003108Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230518T003108Z
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SUMMARY:A.B.L.E. presents A Midsummer Night's Dream at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
DESCRIPTION:This spring\, A.B.L.E. returns to the stage and our classical roots with a multimedia version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream\, updated for our social-media obsessed times. Our modern adaptation by A.B.L.E. teaching artist Emma MacLean focuses on the themes of connection and disconnection. The king and queen of the fairies are fighting\, the mechanicals are rehearsing a play but no one knows their lines\, and the Athenian teens keep changing their relationship status. Join ABLE’s ensembles – 34 actors with intellectual and developmental disabilities as we miss texts\, drop calls\, and wander love struck in the Athenian forest. \nThis multimedia production will weave Shakespeare’s words with original scenes\, monologues\, songs\, and dances devised by our ensembles\, as well as animated film sequences from VFX designer Brock Alter. The virtual ensemble will narrate the tale for us as the in-person ensembles take the stage Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. \nWith your ticket\, you have the option of participating in a 45 minute interactive workshop led by A.B.L.E.’s team of Creative Associates and Teaching Artists. Audiences can experience some of the games and activities A.B.L.E. used to bring their ideas to the stage\, get a touch tour of key costume pieces and props\, and try A.B.L.E.’s signature “dropping in” method. This exclusive opportunity is only available to 20 ticket holders each day – reserve your spot when booking your ticket. \nEvent Details:\nSaturday June 10th at 7pm (pre-show workshop & touch tour at 5:30pm) \nUpstairs at Chicago Shakespeare Theater\n800 East Grand Avenue\nChicago IL 60611 \nTickets: All tickets are Pay-what-you-can\, general admission\nOnline: ableensemble.com/events\nPhone: 312.595.5600\nIn person: at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater box office \nAccess: Performances will be open captioned and dual ASL interpreted. \nCOVID Policies: To ensure A.B.L.E.’s immunocompromised performers and community members feel safe and welcome\, all audience members must remain masked for the duration of their time in the theater complex. \nhttps://www.ableensemble.com/events
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/a-b-l-e-presents-a-midsummer-nights-dream-at-chicago-shakespeare-theater/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230611T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230611T130000
DTSTAMP:20260405T205013
CREATED:20230330T164703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230330T164703Z
UID:10011518-1686484800-1686488400@culturalaccesscollaborative.org
SUMMARY:Costume Designing Black History with Ruth E. Carter at Music Box Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Ruth E. Carter is one of the most renowned and celebrated costume designers working today having designed more than 40 films over the course of 3 decades and winning Oscars for Best Costume Design for her work on Black Panther and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. At Chicago Humanities\, Carter will explore the passion for history that inspired her period pieces and her journey into Afrofuturism\, as well as what it’s been like working with such film legends as Denzel Washington\, Eddie Murphy\, Chadwick Boseman\, Angela Bassett\, Lupita Nyong’o\, and more. \nA book signing will follow this program. \nThis event will have open captions and ALDs. \nhttps://www.chicagohumanities.org/events/attend/ruth-e-carter/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/costume-designing-black-history-with-ruth-e-carter-at-music-box-theatre/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230611T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230611T153000
DTSTAMP:20260405T205013
CREATED:20230518T003459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230518T003459Z
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SUMMARY:A.B.L.E. presents A Midsummer Night's Dream at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
DESCRIPTION:This spring\, A.B.L.E. returns to the stage and our classical roots with a multimedia version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream\, updated for our social-media obsessed times. Our modern adaptation by A.B.L.E. teaching artist Emma MacLean focuses on the themes of connection and disconnection. The king and queen of the fairies are fighting\, the mechanicals are rehearsing a play but no one knows their lines\, and the Athenian teens keep changing their relationship status. Join ABLE’s ensembles – 34 actors with intellectual and developmental disabilities as we miss texts\, drop calls\, and wander love struck in the Athenian forest. \nThis multimedia production will weave Shakespeare’s words with original scenes\, monologues\, songs\, and dances devised by our ensembles\, as well as animated film sequences from VFX designer Brock Alter. The virtual ensemble will narrate the tale for us as the in-person ensembles take the stage Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. \nWith your ticket\, you have the option of participating in a 45 minute interactive workshop led by A.B.L.E.’s team of Creative Associates and Teaching Artists. Audiences can experience some of the games and activities A.B.L.E. used to bring their ideas to the stage\, get a touch tour of key costume pieces and props\, and try A.B.L.E.’s signature “dropping in” method. This exclusive opportunity is only available to 20 ticket holders each day – reserve your spot when booking your ticket. \nEvent Details:\nSunday June 11th at 2pm (pre-show workshop & touch tour at 12:30pm) \nUpstairs at Chicago Shakespeare Theater\n800 East Grand Avenue\nChicago IL 60611 \nTickets: All tickets are Pay-what-you-can\, general admission\nOnline: ableensemble.com/events\nPhone: 312.595.5600\nIn person: at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater box office \nAccess: Performances will be open captioned and dual ASL interpreted. \nCOVID Policies: To ensure A.B.L.E.’s immunocompromised performers and community members feel safe and welcome\, all audience members must remain masked for the duration of their time in the theater complex. \nhttps://www.ableensemble.com/events
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/a-b-l-e-presents-a-midsummer-nights-dream-at-chicago-shakespeare-theater-2/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230611T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230611T153000
DTSTAMP:20260405T205013
CREATED:20230518T003903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230518T003903Z
UID:10011586-1686492000-1686497400@culturalaccesscollaborative.org
SUMMARY:Talk | Gary Simmons at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
DESCRIPTION:On the opening of his first comprehensive survey exhibition\, Gary Simmons: Public Enemy\, multidisciplinary artist Gary Simmons is joined by the curators of the show\, René Morales\, James W. Alsdorf Chief Curator\, and Jadine Collingwood\, Assistant Curator\, for a wide-ranging discussion of his powerful work. \nAccessibility: ASL interpreted\, captioning\, Spanish captioning \nhttps://visit.mcachicago.org/events/talk-gary-simmons/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/talk-gary-simmons-at-museum-of-contemporary-art-chicago/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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