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Poetry @ The Green at 320: July 2023

Poetry @ The Green at 320 continues for the summer season this July! The Chicago Poetry Center and The Green at 320 S. Canal are proud to reintroduce this free, […]

  • Free Event
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Marie and Rosetta at Northlight Theatre

Hailed as the “Godmother of Rock ‘n Roll,” Sister Rosetta Tharpe influenced rock icons from Elvis Presley to Jimi Hendrix. Bringing fierce guitar playing and sizzling swing to gospel music, […]

  • Sensory Friendly

Marie and Rosetta at Northlight Theatre

Hailed as the “Godmother of Rock ‘n Roll,” Sister Rosetta Tharpe influenced rock icons from Elvis Presley to Jimi Hendrix. Bringing fierce guitar playing and sizzling swing to gospel music, […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Captioning

Marie and Rosetta at Northlight Theatre

Hailed as the “Godmother of Rock ‘n Roll,” Sister Rosetta Tharpe influenced rock icons from Elvis Presley to Jimi Hendrix. Bringing fierce guitar playing and sizzling swing to gospel music, […]

  • Audio Description
  • Captioning
  • Touch Tour

Sensory-Friendly Day at Farm-in-the-Zoo at Lincoln Park Zoo

On Sunday, July 30 from 10am to 3pm, Lincoln Park Zoo will host Sensory-Friendly Day at Farm-in-the-Zoo. Modifications include limited capacity. This is a free event, but it does require […]

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

Keep Stepping Screening (Australia) at Chicago Cultural Center

SYNOPSIS In Sydney, Gabi and Patricia train to compete in Destructive Steps, Australia’s largest street dance competition. Both are pushing themselves mentally and physically in hopes that winning the contest […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Captioning
  • Free Event
  • In Person
  • Large Print Programs
  • Quiet Spaces
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Blue Hour at Haymarket House

Blue Hour is in-person for this season! Each event takes place at Haymarket House (800 W. Buena) on the third Wednesday of the month and includes a brief lottery-style open […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Summer Screenings: Nowhere Special (UK) at Chicago Cultural Center

SYNOPSIS Thirty-five-year-old window cleaner and single father John has dedicated his life to raising his son. Given only a few months to live, he traverses Belfast, visiting homes of the […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Captioning
  • Free Event
  • In Person
  • Large Print Programs
  • Quiet Spaces
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Summer Screenings: Nowhere Special (UK) at Chicago Cultural Center

DIRECTED BY Uberto Pasolini SYNOPSIS Thirty-five-year-old window cleaner and single father John has dedicated his life to raising his son. Given only a few months to live, he traverses Belfast, […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Captioning
  • Free Event
  • In Person
  • Large Print Programs
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Chicago Poet Laureate Celebration with The Poetry Foundation

Join us for the kickoff to our Fall 2023 season with a celebration of Chicago’s Poet Laureate, avery r. young, at Harold Washington Library. He will perform alongside other poet laureates E’mon Lauren Black (Chicago Youth Poet Laureate), Nandi Comer (Michigan), Angela Jackson (Illinois), Amanda Johnston (Texas), and Airea D. Matthews (Philadelphia). This is a […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Captioning
  • Hybrid Program