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LabE is a series of monthly cohort meetings addressing particular needs of disabled dance artists. During our May meeting we'll pool our knowledge around writing funding applications. Whether you’ve written […]
A poetic journey of a dancer/artist/father questioning the balance of his passions—art, culture, family. From the streets of Brooklyn to Russia’s ballet training studios, Antonio struggles to reconcile multiple ethnic […]
#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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Poetry @ The Green at 320 continues for the summer season this June! The Chicago Poetry Center and The Green at 320 S. Canal are proud to reintroduce this free, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. Accessibility: ASL interpreted, captioning, Spanish captioning https://visit.mcachicago.org/events/talk-gary-simmons/
Poetry @ The Green at 320 continues for the summer season this June! The 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. Join us on certain Monday nights in […]
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. Featuring original country western and folk songs, directed by Amanda Dehnert (Peter Pan (A Play), Eastland), Lucy and Charlie’s […]