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Art/Access Lab: Incongruent Access at Experimental Station

Experimental Station 6100 S Blackstone Ave, Chicago

Join HCL, UDF, and Bri Beck for a facilitated community conversation surrounding the nuanced challenges of cross disability access in personal, professional, and communal spaces. As disabled people, we often […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Free Event
  • Hybrid Program
  • Low Lighting
  • Masks Highly Recommended
  • Open Captions
  • Quiet Spaces
  • Sensory Friendly
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Fredrik Backman: My Friends

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

The #1 New York Times bestselling author Fredrik Backman dives into his newest work — an unforgettably funny, deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a complete stranger’s life twenty-five years later. Backman helps us see that happy endings don’t always take the form we expect […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Open Captions

BUST – ASL Interpreted Performance

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

It’s not only hell that breaks loose in this ground-breaking, form-defying, laugh-out-loud new drama from Pulitzer-Prize finalist playwright Zora Howard. Retta and Reggie are enjoying their usual evening on the porch when a longtime neighbor is pulled over by the police just before turning into his driveway. Everything goes as expected—until the unexpected happens. Tensions […]

  • ASL Interpreted

Rebecca Solnit: No Straight Road Takes You There at Ramova Theatre

Ramova Theatre 3520 S Halsted St, Chicago

Award-winning author and longtime climate and human rights activist Rebecca Solnit joins Chicago Humanities to explore how our actions can shape the future and the liberating possibilities of embracing uncertainty. In her latest collection of essays, No Straight Road Takes You There, Solnit dissects topics like climate change, feminism, democracy, hope, and power, and urges […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Free Event
  • Open Captions
  • Quiet Spaces
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Melissa Clark and Emily Weinstein: Easy Weeknight Dinners at Ramova Theatre

Ramova Theatre 3520 S Halsted St, Chicago

Food planning shouldn’t be hard. New York Times Cooking editor in chief Emily Weinstein and food writer Melissa Clark join us to help you take the stress out of cooking and chat about all things food. They’ll share quick and easy recipes, tips, and tricks for busy people who still want something good to eat. […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Open Captions

BUST – Spanish Subtitled Performance

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

It’s not only hell that breaks loose in this ground-breaking, form-defying, laugh-out-loud new drama from Pulitzer-Prize finalist playwright Zora Howard. Retta and Reggie are enjoying their usual evening on the porch when a longtime neighbor is pulled over by the police just before turning into his driveway. Everything goes as expected—until the unexpected happens. Tensions […]

  • Audio Description
  • Touch Tour

Berlin at Court Theatre

Court Theatre 5535 South Ellis Ave, Chicago

A New Adaptation by Mickle Maher Based on the graphic novel by Jason Lutes Directed by Charles Newell Development and Dramaturgy by David J. Levin Berlin is an unforgettable mosaic of intersecting narratives set amidst the decline of Weimar Germany. This original commission brings Jason Lutes’s exhilarating and acclaimed graphic novel to life. Fascism is […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Audio Description
  • In Person
  • Touch Tour

Rick Atkinson on The Fate of the Day at Ramova Theatre

Ramova Theatre 3520 S Halsted St, Chicago

Pulitzer Prize-winning and #1 New York Times best-selling author Rick Atkinson joins us for a conversation about Fate of the Day, the second volume of his acclaimed Revolution trilogy. According to famed documentarian Ken Burns, with this volume, “the battles and struggles that created our country now have clarity and meaning." Timed to coincide with […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Open Captions

BUST – Spanish Subtitled Performance

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

It’s not only hell that breaks loose in this ground-breaking, form-defying, laugh-out-loud new drama from Pulitzer-Prize finalist playwright Zora Howard. Retta and Reggie are enjoying their usual evening on the porch when a longtime neighbor is pulled over by the police just before turning into his driveway. Everything goes as expected—until the unexpected happens. Tensions […]

  • Spanish captioning

BUST – Open Captioning Performance

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

It’s not only hell that breaks loose in this ground-breaking, form-defying, laugh-out-loud new drama from Pulitzer-Prize finalist playwright Zora Howard. Retta and Reggie are enjoying their usual evening on the porch when a longtime neighbor is pulled over by the police just before turning into his driveway. Everything goes as expected—until the unexpected happens. Tensions […]

  • Open Captions

Berlin at Court Theatre

Court Theatre 5535 South Ellis Ave, Chicago

A New Adaptation by Mickle Maher Based on the graphic novel by Jason Lutes Directed by Charles Newell Development and Dramaturgy by David J. Levin Berlin is an unforgettable mosaic of intersecting narratives set amidst the decline of Weimar Germany. This original commission brings Jason Lutes’s exhilarating and acclaimed graphic novel to life. Fascism is […]

  • Open Captions

Catherine Coleman Flowers: On Activism and Finding Hope

DePaul University The Theatre School 2350 N Racine Ave, Chicago

Catherine Coleman Flowers, one of the leading environmental justice activists of our times, has dedicated her life to fighting for the most vulnerable communities who have been deprived of the basic civil right to a clean, safe, and sustainable environment. Drawing inspiration from her newest book, Holy Ground, Flowers illuminates the most pressing issues of […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Open Captions