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

FACETS 1517 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago

In these short films from the queer underground, unruly rebels trespass, shoplift, scheme, skate, surf, fuck, and joyfully plot their revenge on a society which seeks to punish deviance. Featuring […]

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

THE THANKSGIVING PLAY at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Steppenwolf Theatre Company 1650 N. Halsted Street, Chicago

Four (very) well-intentioned theatre people walk into an elementary school. The work at hand: a Thanksgiving pageant that won’t ruffle any feathers. What could possibly go wrong? In MacArthur Genius […]

  • ASL Interpreted

THE THANKSGIVING PLAY at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Steppenwolf Theatre Company 1650 N. Halsted Street, Chicago

Four (very) well-intentioned theatre people walk into an elementary school. The work at hand: a Thanksgiving pageant that won’t ruffle any feathers. What could possibly go wrong? In MacArthur Genius […]

  • Audio Description
  • Touch Tour

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

Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago

Love is a universal language; it transcends identity and culture. Love is more than a feeling; it is a tough invitation that encourages sacrifice and commitment. Love is a never-ending […]

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

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

Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago

Love is a universal language; it transcends identity and culture. Love is more than a feeling; it is a tough invitation that encourages sacrifice and commitment. Love is a never-ending […]

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

Victor Wong Showcase at Second City

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

A showcase of The Second City's Victor Wong Fellows. The Victor Wong Fellowship is an intensive program at The Second City that mentors & trains talented Asian / Asian American […]

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

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

Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago

For the opening of Arthur Jafa: Works from the MCA Collection, Arthur Jafa is joined onstage by long-time friend, colleague, and renowned artist Theaster Gates, whom he first met at […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Captioning
  • Spanish captioning

Art/Access Lab: Welcome Salon at Experimental Station

Experimental Station 6100 South Blackstone Avenue, Chicago

This salon-style gathering invites attendees to share and discuss artwork, short performances/readings, clips, scenes, and anything else they might be working on. Sharing a project is optional. For those who […]

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

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

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

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham is a New York Times bestselling author of a long list of acclaimed presidential biographies. He presents Chicago Humanities with his latest work, The Call […]

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

Black Sunday at TimeLine Theatre

TimeLine Theatre 615 W Wellington Ave, Chicago

A startling look at conflicts of climate change, race, and gender in the days leading up to an infamous dust storm in 1930s Texas. IT IS APRIL 1935 IN THE […]

  • Open Captions

21Minus | Love & Liberation at Museum of Contemporary Art

Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago

“The moment we choose to love we begin to move against domination, against oppression. The moment we choose to love, we begin to move toward freedom, to act in ways […]

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

STOKELY: THE UNFINISHED REVOLUTION at Court Theatre

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

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

Black Sunday at TimeLine Theatre

TimeLine Theatre 615 W Wellington Ave, Chicago

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

  • Open Captions