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Genevieve Ramos: Crip Paint Power

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 […]

  • Captioning
  • Image Descriptions
  • Masks Required
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Experience the SoundShirt at West Side Story at Lyric Opera

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 […]

  • ASL Interpreted

Experience the SoundShirt at West Side Story at Lyric Opera

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 […]

  • ASL Interpreted

Poetry at The Green at 320: June 2023

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 […]

  • Free Event
  • Wheelchair Accessible

West Side Story at Lyric Opera of Chicago

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 […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Audio Description
  • Touch Tour

Burning Red: Tribute to Taylor Swift

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 […]

  • In Person

Stacey Abrams: Rogue Justice at The Vic Theatre

#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 […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Audio Description
  • Captioning
  • In Person

Antonio’s Song / I Was Dreaming of a Son at Goodman Theatre

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 […]

  • Captioning

Lab E: Writing Group at Experimental Station

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 […]

  • Free Event
  • Hybrid Program
  • Masks Required
  • Sensory Friendly
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Antonio’s Song / I Was Dreaming of a Son at Goodman Theatre

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 […]

  • Spanish captioning

Antonio’s Song / I Was Dreaming of a Son at Goodman Theatre

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 […]

  • ASL Interpreted