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Live Arts | Muslim Writers Collective: Intersectionality at Museum of Contemporary Art

Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago

A grassroots initiative promoting storytelling, creativity, and the arts, the Muslim Writers Collective will focus this iteration of its programming on themes drawn from the MCA exhibition Faith Ringgold: American […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Captioning
  • Spanish captioning

POTUS at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

It’s just another (omg, wtf, lmfao) day at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. When a White House PR nightmare spins into a legit sh*tshow, seven brilliant and beleaguered women must risk life, […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • ASL Interpreted
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Audio Description
  • Braille Programs
  • Large Print Programs
  • Open Captions
  • Touch Tour
  • Wheelchair Accessible

The Daughter of the Regiment at Lyric Opera of Chicago

Marie, the lovable, irrepressible spirited heroine — a foundling, raised by soldiers — loves handsome Tonio. Things get complicated when the Marquise carts her off to refine her with a […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Audio Description
  • Braille Programs
  • Large Print Programs

Rewritten Narratives: A Comic Workshop at Access Living

PRESS HERE: Center for Mad Culture 410 South Michigan Avenue, suite 419, Chicago

Let’s reclaim and rewrite our stories as disabled people through writing and drawing together! Too often disabled individuals have their stories told to them by medical professionals and cultural norms. […]

  • Captioning
  • Free Event
  • In Person
  • Virtual
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Jungle Book Reimagined at Harris Theater for Music and Dance

Harris Theater for Music and Dance 205 E Randolph Dr, Chicago

Run Time: 2 hours, including intermission Child Policy: Recommended for ages 8+. To help determine whether this performance is appropriate for your child, we encourage you to seek additional information […]

  • Audio Description
  • In Person
  • Large Print Programs
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Family Day | Natural History at MCA

For this Family Day, explore the overlap between art and science with educators from the Field Museum and artist Assaf Evron. Designed and led by Chicago artists, Family Day is […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Loud and Proud! Maximizing Your Accessibility Info for Guests

Zoom

Event Description: A cultural institution’s website is often the first point of contact for guests with disabilities. Are the bathrooms accessible? Where are the elevators? Can services like sign language interpretation […]

SANCTUARY CITY at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Newark, NJ. Post-9/11. Two teenagers, brought to America as children, now face an unlikely foe: unexpected, unreciprocated love. Their friendship is no longer enough (for one of them) and their […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Audio Description
  • Open Captions
  • Sensory Friendly
  • Spanish captioning
  • Touch Tour
  • Wheelchair Accessible

SANCTUARY CITY at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Newark, NJ. Post-9/11. Two teenagers, brought to America as children, now face an unlikely foe: unexpected, unreciprocated love. Their friendship is no longer enough (for one of them) and their […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Audio Description
  • Open Captions
  • Sensory Friendly
  • Spanish captioning
  • Touch Tour
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Talk | Helen Molesworth and Madeleine Grynsztejn at Museum of Contemporary Art

Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago

Over the past three decades, writer, curator, and podcaster Helen Molesworth’s singular voice and lively curatorial vision has established her as one of the most dynamic and influential voices in […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Captioning
  • Spanish captioning