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Gianmarco Soresi Comedy Night

17+ - Gianmarco’s stand up has been featured on Comedy Central, Netflix, PBS, Amazon (Comics Watching Comics season 8 winner), and Real Housewives of New York (really). His first special, […]

  • Wheelchair Accessible

BoHo Theatre Presents: National Merit

BoHo Theatre Presents: National Merit A World-Premiere Play by Valen-Marie Santos Directed by Enrico Spada August 25 - September 25, 2022 Open Caption Performances Sundays September 4 & 11 at […]

  • Captioning

Cooler by the Lake: South Shore Arts Party

This September, come celebrate Chicago’s South Side. We’re partnering with South Shore Works to host a day-long Arts Party at the South Shore Cultural Center: Pop in and out of […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Captioning
  • Free Event
  • In Person

BWBTC Shakespeare: Richard III

Aligned with the mission of representing marginalized voices, BWBTC has partnered with UIC’s Disability Cultural Center to tell the tale of the malicious Richard of Gloucester. Casting both non-disabled and […]

  • Captioning
  • Quiet Spaces
  • Sensory Friendly

Resilience Series (monthly)

Join us on the 2nd Monday of each month in G.A.R. Hall to build resilience through artist-led sessions of various creative modalities. Resilience helps deal with difficult challenges with flexibility […]

  • Captioning

Gallery Night 2022: In The Long Grass

On September 16, 2022, Snow City Arts will host hundreds of guests from Chicago’s philanthropic, medical, corporate, and artistic communities. A ‘reception’ for all ages! Guests will enjoy a sit-down […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Captioning
  • In Person
  • Low Lighting

Gallery Night 2022: In The Long Grass

On September 16, 2022, Snow City Arts will host hundreds of guests from Chicago’s philanthropic, medical, corporate, and artistic communities. A ‘reception’ for all ages! Guests will enjoy a sit-down […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Captioning
  • In Person
  • Low Lighting

BWBTC Shakespeare: Richard III

Aligned with the mission of representing marginalized voices, BWBTC has partnered with UIC’s Disability Cultural Center to tell the tale of the malicious Richard of Gloucester. Casting both non-disabled and […]

  • Captioning
  • Quiet Spaces
  • Sensory Friendly

Sensory-Friendly Morning at Lincoln Park Zoo

On Sunday, September 18 from 8-10am, Lincoln Park Zoo is offering Sensory-Friendly Morning hours for guests with disabilities to experience the zoo grounds and animal buildings in a comfortable and […]

  • Free Event
  • In Person
  • Quiet Spaces
  • Sensory Friendly

Pilsen Mural Tour with Sam Kirk (Tour 1)

Multidisciplinary Chicago artist Sam Kirk takes us on a walking tour of Pilsen’s beautiful murals—including some of her own celebrated work, which employs public spaces to spark dialogue about equity and visibility for women, communities of color, and LGBTQIA folks. Anyone who loves this city and its neighborhoods, join Kirk for a visual history of […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • In Person

Pilsen Mural Tour with Sam Kirk (Tour 2)

Multidisciplinary Chicago artist Sam Kirk takes us on a walking tour of Pilsen’s beautiful murals—including some of her own celebrated work, which employs public spaces to spark dialogue about equity and visibility for women, communities of color, and LGBTQIA folks. Anyone who loves this city and its neighborhoods, join Kirk for a visual history of […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • In Person

Fiddler on the Roof

A Tony Award-winning masterpiece. Join us as Tevye, his wife Golde, and their five daughters experience the real joys and sorrows that have made this meaningful work an enduring part of our culture. https://www.lyricopera.org/shows/upcoming/2022-23/fiddler-on-the-roof/

  • Audio Description
  • Touch Tour

Everyone At Play

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 […]

  • Free Event
  • In Person
  • Quiet Spaces
  • Sensory Friendly

The Garbologists

This off-beat buddy comedy pairs essential workers from two different worlds in the shared cab of a New York City garbage truck. Danny’s a white, blue-collar mansplainer hiding a heart of gold. Marlowe’s a Black, Ivy League-educated newbie learning the ropes from her old-school partner. When they’re thrown together to pick up what the world […]

  • Sensory Friendly