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SUMMARY:Poetry off the Shelf: Renee Gladman\, Eileen Myles & Simone White at the Poetry Foundation
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a reading and conversation with Renee Gladman\, Eileen Myles\, and Simone White as they celebrate their new book releases. \nIn Renee Gladman’s Plans for Sentences\, Eileen Myles’s a “Working Life\,” and Simone White’s or\, on being the other woman\, longings and plans laid bare accumulate in staccato bursts of life\, almost self-generatively. Hovering between genres\, these three new books vibrate with willful misdirection\, fierce unknowing\, and flummoxed dualities. How can the work of writing set life in motion? \nThis is a hybrid event\, which will be offered in-person and via livestream. \nRenee Gladman is a writer and artist preoccupied with crossings\, thresholds\, and geographies as they play out at the intersections of poetry\, prose\, drawing\, and architecture. Gladman is the author of 14 published works\, including a cycle of novels about the city-state Ravicka and its inhabitants\, the Ravickians\, as well as three collections of drawings: One Long Black Sentence\, a series of white-ink drawings on black paper\, indexed by Fred Moten; Plans for Sentences\, an image/text-based meditation on Black futurity and other choreographies of gathering; and Prose Architectures. She makes her home in New England. \nEileen Myles is a poet\, novelist\, and art journalist whose practice of vernacular first-person writing has become a touchstone for the identity-fluid internet age. Pathetic Literature\, which they edited\, came out in Fall of 2022. Myles’s newest collection of poems\, a “Working Life”\, is out in April. Their fiction includes Chelsea Girls\, which just won France’s Inrockuptibles Prize for best foreign novel\, Cool for You\, Inferno (a poet’s novel)\, and Afterglow. Writing on art was gathered in the volume The Importance of Being Iceland: Travel Essays in Art. They live in New York and Marfa\, Texas. \nSimone White is the author of the collections or\, on being the other woman\, Dear Angel of Death\, Of Being Dispersed\, and House Envy of All the World. White teaches at the University of Pennsylvania. \nIn-Person Attendance\nAll guests over the age of two must wear a mask inside the Poetry Foundation building. If you will not comply with this requirement\, you will not be granted entry to the event. Please note that some performers may choose to perform without a mask. Guests are encouraged to register in advance. \nLivestream Attendance\nThe livestream link will be shared with registered guests on the day of the event. In order to receive the livestream details\, please register in advance here. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/poetry-off-the-shelf-renee-gladman-eileen-myles-simone-white-tickets-595026750027 \nThe Poetry Foundation’s events are completely free of charge and open to the public. This event will include CART captioning and ASL interpretation. For more information about accessibility at the Poetry Foundation\, please visit our Accessibility Guide. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/visit/accessibility
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/poetry-off-the-shelf-renee-gladman-eileen-myles-simone-white-at-the-poetry-foundation/
LOCATION:Chicago\, IL\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230421T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230421T201500
DTSTAMP:20260414T164728
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SUMMARY:Rainn Wilson On the Importance of Spirituality at Francis W. Parker School
DESCRIPTION:Rainn Wilson–beloved comedic actor\, producer\, writer–brings his unique perspective and humor to the traumas of our modern world. Wilson is calling for a Soul Boom\, a spiritual revolution that could help us solve some of today’s biggest issues\, including mental illness\, racism\, sexism\, climate change\, and economic injustice. The Office star will sit down with the Vice President of Second City\, Kelly Leonard\, in Chicago for a chat about spiritual thinking and profound healing\, peppered with plenty of Kung Fu and Star Trek references\, as only Rainn Wilson can. \nA photo opportunity with Rainn Wilson will be available only for audience members who pre-order or purchase on-site pre-signed copies of Soul Boom. \nThis event will have open captions and ALDs. \nhttps://www.chicagohumanities.org/events/attend/rainn-wilson/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/rainn-wilson-on-the-importance-of-spirituality-at-francis-w-parker-school/
LOCATION:Chicago\, IL\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230422T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230422T160000
DTSTAMP:20260414T164728
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SUMMARY:Celebrating the Poets of Forms & Features (Online)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a reading and celebration of the diverse voices\, rich experiences\, and powerful words of poets from around the country\, and the world. Poets working in the online poetry workshop and discussion\, Forms & Features\, will share work created in this online creative community. \nPoetry Foundation’s events are completely free of charge and open to the public. This event will include CART captioning and ASL interpretation. For more information about accessibility at the Poetry Foundation\, please visit our Accessibility Guide. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/visit/accessibility \nAccessibility: ASL interpreter\, captions \nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrating-the-poets-of-forms-features-online-tickets-525944653617
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/celebrating-the-poets-of-forms-features-online/
LOCATION:Chicago\, IL\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230423T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230423T170000
DTSTAMP:20260414T164728
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SUMMARY:Everyone At Play
DESCRIPTION:Kohl Children’s Museum was specifically designed to be inclusive of all children and adults regardless of ability. The Museum’s 17 exhibits and 2 acres of outdoor explorations are designed for play with a purpose and encourage linguistic\, cognitive\, motor\, and social skills for children ages birth through 8. The Museum works collaboratively with community organizations to invite families with children with special needs to the Museum to explore the exhibits while closed to the general public. These FREE events\, titled Everyone at Play\, usually occur on specified afternoons. This provides opportunities for calm\, creative\, and collaborative play. \nhttps://www.kohlchildrensmuseum.org/outreach-programs/eap/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/everyone-at-play-6/2023-04-23/
LOCATION:Chicago\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230423T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230423T203000
DTSTAMP:20260414T164728
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230419T020853Z
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SUMMARY:CineYouth Film Festival 2023: Chicagoland Screening at FACETS
DESCRIPTION:The exhilarating work of Chicago’s next generation of filmmakers is showcased in this eclectic collection that celebrates the vast array of creative expressions emerging from our city. These films will screen with Open Captions\, and the Q&A will feature Live Captioning. \nNote: Films in this program contain themes or language that may not be suitable for all ages. \nAccessibility: open captions\, live captions \nhttps://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/film/cineyouth2023-chicagoland/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/cineyouth-film-festival-2023-chicagoland-screening-at-facets/
LOCATION:Chicago\, IL\, United States
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230501
DTSTAMP:20260414T164728
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SUMMARY:CineYouth Film Festival 2023: Virtual Chicagoland Screening with Chicago International Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:The exhilarating work of Chicago’s next generation of filmmakers is showcased in this eclectic collection that celebrates the vast array of creative expressions emerging from our city. \nNote: Films in this program contain themes or language that may not be suitable for all ages. \nClosed Captions will be available with these films on our online platform. \nhttps://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/film/cineyouth2023-chicagoland/ \nPlease note\, there are also in-person screenings. This post contains information for the virtual screening only.
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/cineyouth-film-festival-2023-virtual-chicagoland-screening-with-chicago-international-film-festival/
LOCATION:Chicago\, IL\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230426T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230426T203000
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SUMMARY:Lane Moore with Mara Wilson: How To Make Friends As An Adult at Chop Shop
DESCRIPTION:Comedian Lane Moore wrote the book on How To Be Alone but building real\, healthy friendships as an adult is ten times more difficult! In her new book You Will Find Your People: How to Make Meaningful Friendships as an Adult\, Moore shares everything she’s learned about how to finally make friends as an adult\, how to identify your attachment style\, choose better friends\, become a better friend yourself\, and how to handle friendship breakup grief\, which can be even more brutal than most romantic breakups. Join Lane Moore and writer/actor Mara Wilson (Where Am I Now?: True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame\, Matilda) for a fun-filled evening full of stories\, advice\, and sharing as we try and figure out a better way to find our chosen family. \nCome enjoy dinner and drinks at Chop Shop before or after the conversation with Lane Moore and Mara Wilson. A book signing will follow this program. \nThis event will have open captions\, ASL Interpretation and ALDs. \nhttps://www.chicagohumanities.org/events/attend/moore-wilson/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/lane-moore-with-mara-wilson-how-to-make-friends-as-an-adult-at-chop-shop/
LOCATION:Chicago\, IL\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230427T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230427T200000
DTSTAMP:20260414T164728
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SUMMARY:Staff & Friends Reading: Adrian Matejka\, Maggie Queeney\, Charif Shanahan & Patricia Smith at the Poetry Foundation
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a reading celebrating new book releases by Poetry Foundation staff and friends: Adrian Matejka\, Maggie Queeney\, Charif Shanahan\, and Patricia Smith. Get to know some of the people behind the Foundation’s programs\, including Poetry magazine. \nThis is a hybrid event\, which will be offered in-person and via livestream. \nAdrian Matejka is the author of six collections of poetry\, most recently Somebody Else Sold the World\, which was a finalist for the 2022 Rilke Prize as well as the 2022 Indiana Authors Award. Matejka’s first graphic novel\, Last On His Feet\, was published in February 2023. He is the editor of Poetry magazine. \nMaggie Queeney is the author of In Kind\, winner of the 2022 Iowa Poetry Prize\, and the chapbook settler. Queeney is the recipient of the 2019 Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize\, an Individual Artists Program Grant from the City of Chicago\, and a scholarship from the Ruth Stone Foundation. Her most recent work can be found in The Kenyon Review\, Guernica\, The Missouri Review\, and The American Poetry Review. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Syracuse University and reads and writes in Chicago. She is the Library Associate at the Poetry Foundation. \nCharif Shanahan is the author of two collections of poetry: Trace Evidence: poems and Into Each Room We Enter without Knowing\, which was a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry\, and a Thom Gunn Award. Shanahan is the recipient of a NEA Literature Fellowship\, a Wallace Stegner Fellowship in Poetry\, and a Fulbright Senior Scholar Grant to Morocco\, among other recognitions. He is an assistant professor of English at Northwestern University\, where he teaches poetry in the undergraduate and Litowitz MFA+MA graduate creative writing programs. He is a guest editor of Poetry magazine. \nPatricia Smith\, the 2021 recipient of the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize from the Poetry Foundation\, is the author of Unshuttered and Incendiary Art\, among other collections. Smith is the winner of a Kingsley Tufts Award\, a Los Angeles Times Book Prize\, a NAACP Image Award\, and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Her book Shoulda Been Jimi Savannah won a Lenore Marshall Prize from the Academy of American Poets\, and Blood Dazzler was a National Book Award finalist. She is a creative writing professor at Princeton University\, a distinguished professor for the City University of New York\, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences\, and a chancellor in the Academy of American Poets. \nIn-Person Attendance\nAll guests over the age of two must wear a mask inside the Poetry Foundation building. If you will not comply with this requirement\, you will not be granted entry to the event. Please note that some performers may choose to perform without a mask. Guests are encouraged to register in advance. \nLivestream Attendance\nThe livestream link will be shared with registered guests on the day of the event. In order to receive the livestream details\, please register in advance here. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/adrian-matejka-maggie-queeney-charif-shanahan-patricia-smith-tickets-595052637457 \nThe Poetry Foundation’s events are completely free of charge and open to the public. This event will include CART captioning and ASL interpretation. For more information about accessibility at the Poetry Foundation\, please visit our Accessibility Guide. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/visit/accessibility
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/staff-friends-reading-adrian-matejka-maggie-queeney-charif-shanahan-patricia-smith-at-the-poetry-foundation/
LOCATION:Chicago\, IL\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230427T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230427T220000
DTSTAMP:20260414T164728
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SUMMARY:LAST NIGHT AND THE NIGHT BEFORE at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
DESCRIPTION:Monique and her daughter Sam are on the run. From what\, they will not say. Showing up on their family’s doorstep in Brooklyn\, the surprise visit raises more questions than it answers. As the specter of their abandoned life in Georgia creeps back into focus\, the family is forced to consider what must be sacrificed to raise a child in an often-cruel world. Donnetta Lavinia Grays’s heartbreaking and poetic portrait of love–Black\, queer\, familial–is a bold tribute to the enduring promise of tomorrow. \nAccessibility: captioniong \nhttps://cart.steppenwolf.org/17307/17377
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/last-night-and-the-night-before-at-steppenwolf-theatre-company/
LOCATION:Chicago\, IL\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230428T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230428T220000
DTSTAMP:20260414T164728
CREATED:20221104T001551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221104T001551Z
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SUMMARY:The Cherry Orchard at Goodman Theatre
DESCRIPTION:A family verges on bankruptcy while their country stands on the brink of revolution. \nEndings and beginnings. Bittersweet departures. The comedy of life. When Madame Ranevskaya returns to her heavily-mortgaged estate on the eve of its auction\, the aristocratic widow finds that the fate of much more than her beloved orchard hangs in the balance. Anton Chekhov’s canonical masterpiece is an exploration of loss\, love and how to live in a society that’s changing fast. Following his critically-acclaimed productions of Three Sisters\, The Seagull and Uncle Vanya\, director Robert Falls takes on the last of Chekhov’s four major plays. \nThis show will be ASL Interpreted. \nhttps://www.goodmantheatre.org/Cherry
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/the-cherry-orchard-at-goodman-theatre/
LOCATION:Chicago\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T110000
DTSTAMP:20260414T164728
CREATED:20230329T184409Z
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SUMMARY:Congresswoman Katie Porter: Championing Change at Venue Six10\, Feinberg Theater
DESCRIPTION:Congresswoman Katie Porter is known for challenging those in power and using her iconic whiteboard to demand answers on behalf of the American people. However\, few know of her journey from Iowa farm girl to a single mom who had never run for office defying expectations by winning her seat in a historically conservative district in Orange County\, California. Join Porter for an intimate conversation about her family\, career\, her new book\, I Swear\, and her upcoming run for the US Senate. \nThis event will have open captions and ALDs. \nhttps://www.chicagohumanities.org/events/attend/katie-porter/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/congresswoman-katie-porter-championing-change-at-venue-six10/
LOCATION:Chicago\, IL\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T111500
DTSTAMP:20260414T164728
CREATED:20230329T185504Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230329T185504Z
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SUMMARY:The Photography of Ralph Ellison at Venue Six10\, Crown Hall
DESCRIPTION:In April 1952 Ralph Ellison published Invisible Man\, his first and only finished novel and a work that is regarded today as one of the most important American literary works of the twentieth century and a stark account of America’s racial divisions. Alongside Ellison’s notable written works survives an archive of photographs he took throughout his life\, spanning the 1940s–90s. Now 29 years after his death\, Ralph Ellison: Photographer is the first book dedicated to Ellison’s photography practice. Join editors Michal Raz-Russo (Gordon Park Foundation)\, John Callahan (Lewis & Clark College)\, Bethany Collins and writer Adam Bradly (UCLA) in a conversation on Ellison’s photography\, career\, and creative. \nThis event will have open captions and ALDs. \nhttps://www.chicagohumanities.org/events/attend/ralph-ellison/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/the-photography-of-ralph-ellison-at-venue-six10/
LOCATION:Chicago\, IL\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T131500
DTSTAMP:20260414T164728
CREATED:20230329T191107Z
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SUMMARY:Minnesota’s Attorney General Keith Ellison on Police Brutality at Venue Six10\, Feinberg Theater
DESCRIPTION:As Minnesota’s Attorney General\, Keith Ellison prosecuted the police officers in the murder trial of George Floyd and grappled with how to deliver justice to the Floyd family while putting an end to police brutality once and for all. Now\, in the face of new stories of police abuse filling the news once again\, Ellison joins Chicago Humanities to ask the key question: how do we break the wheel of police violence and finally make it stop turning? \nThis event will have open captions and ALDs. \nhttps://www.chicagohumanities.org/events/attend/keith-ellison/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/minnesotas-attorney-general-keith-ellison-on-police-brutality-at-venue-six10/
LOCATION:Chicago\, IL\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T133000
DTSTAMP:20260414T164728
CREATED:20230329T191724Z
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SUMMARY:Beto O’Rourke in Conversation at First United
DESCRIPTION:Democrat Beto O’Rourke rose to national prominence with competitive campaigning in Republican Texas. Now\, the former El Paso Congressman is turning his energy toward voting rights\, an essential part of a productive democracy. In his new book\, We’ve Got to Try: How the Fight for Voting Rights Makes Everything Else Possible\, O’Rourke connects voting rights and democracy to the major issues of our time\, sharing what he saw\, heard\, and learned while campaigning throughout the 254 counties of his home state during his Senatorial and gubernatorial runs. Join Chicago Humanities as we sit down for a conversation on just how essential it is that the sacred right to vote is protected and that we each do our part to save our democracy for generations to come. \nThis event will have open captions and ALDs. \nhttps://www.chicagohumanities.org/events/attend/beto-orourke/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/beto-orourke-in-conversation-at-first-united/
LOCATION:Chicago\, IL\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T151500
DTSTAMP:20260414T164728
CREATED:20230329T192609Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230329T192609Z
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SUMMARY:The Supreme Court’s New Era at Venue Six10\, Feinberg Theater
DESCRIPTION:With the nominations of Neil Gorsuch\, Brett Kavanaugh\, and Amy Coney Barrett\, and the subsequent reversal of Roe v. Wade\, the Supreme Court has taken a dramatic turn to the right. Gain insight into how we got here and the changing judicial landscape with a panel of experts: CNN senior legal analyst Joan Biskupic\, whose latest work Nine Black Robes examines the historic consequences of the Supreme Court’s drive to the right\, law professors Aziz Huq and Joyce Vance\, and Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner. \nA book signing will follow this program. \nThis event will have open captions and ALDs. \nhttps://www.chicagohumanities.org/events/attend/supreme-court/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/the-supreme-courts-new-era-at-venue-six10-feinberg-theater/
LOCATION:Chicago\, IL\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T160000
DTSTAMP:20260414T164728
CREATED:20221118T202908Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221118T202908Z
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SUMMARY:The Cherry Orchard at Goodman Theatre
DESCRIPTION:A family verges on bankruptcy while their country stands on the brink of revolution. \nEndings and beginnings. Bittersweet departures. The comedy of life. When Madame Ranevskaya returns to her heavily-mortgaged estate on the eve of its auction\, the aristocratic widow finds that the fate of much more than her beloved orchard hangs in the balance. Anton Chekhov’s canonical masterpiece is an exploration of loss\, love and how to live in a society that’s changing fast. Following his critically-acclaimed productions of Three Sisters\, The Seagull and Uncle Vanya\, director Robert Falls takes on the last of Chekhov’s four major plays. \nPlease note there is a touch tour starting at 1230pm prior to the performance. \nAudio description is available for this performance. \nhttps://www.goodmantheatre.org/Cherry
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/the-cherry-orchard-at-goodman-theatre-2/
LOCATION:Chicago\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T171500
DTSTAMP:20260414T164728
CREATED:20230329T192921Z
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SUMMARY:Ayad Akhtar and Eboo Patel: On Offense at Venue Six10\, Feinberg Theater
DESCRIPTION:One of the greatest tensions in American society exists between preserving freedom of speech and respecting the sensitivities of marginalized communities\, and it has been manifesting increasingly in academics\, business\, and the arts. Ayad Akhtar\, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright\, novelist\, and President of PEN America\, joins Interfaith America Founder and President Eboo Patel in conversation to explore how to hold space for intellectual liberty and creative expression without sacrificing the dignity of individual identities and beliefs. \nThis event will have open captions and ALDs. \nhttps://www.chicagohumanities.org/events/attend/akhtar-patel/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/ayad-akhtar-and-eboo-patel-on-offense-at-venue-six10-feinberg-theater/
LOCATION:Chicago\, IL\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T171500
DTSTAMP:20260414T164728
CREATED:20230329T193454Z
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SUMMARY:Surprise: Reading Jane Austen Again at First United
DESCRIPTION:Jane Austen is famously a writer of comedy\, but many readers turn to her work in times of difficulty and sorrow\, not merely to escape\, but because Austen\, with her wonderful capacity for surprise\, seems to make room for these darker times. So author Rachel Cohen found during the period of ordinary joys and sorrows when her children were born\, her father died\, and she read nothing but Austen. Join Cohen for a conversation about her latest work\, the Austen Years: A Memoir\, as she explores the surprise mingling of sorrow and joy – in Jane Austen’s life\, in Sense and Sensibility\, and in what draws us back to Austen through reading and films of our own day. \nA book signing will follow this program. \nThis event will have open captions and ALDs. \nhttps://www.chicagohumanities.org/events/attend/rachel-cohen/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/surprise-reading-jane-austen-again-at-first-united/
LOCATION:Chicago\, IL\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T191500
DTSTAMP:20260414T164728
CREATED:20230329T193848Z
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SUMMARY:Scott Aukerman: the Hilarious World of Comedy Bang Bang! at Venue Six10\, Feinberg Theater
DESCRIPTION:Writer and comedian Scott Aukerman’s weekly podcast\, Comedy Bang! Bang!\, is filled with zany characters\, celebrity interviews\, and chaotic improv. It’s now available as a book\, Comedy Bang! Bang! The Podcast: The Book\, and features brand-new anecdotes and opinions from characters of the iconic show. Join Aukerman and Mark Bazer\, host of The Interview Show\, on the Chicago Humanities stage for a hilarious behind-the-scenes conversation about his new book. \nA book signing will follow this program. \nThis event will have open captions and ALDs. \nhttps://www.chicagohumanities.org/events/attend/aukerman-bazer/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/scott-aukerman-the-hilarious-world-of-comedy-bang-bang-at-venue-six10-feinberg-theater/
LOCATION:Chicago\, IL\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T200000
DTSTAMP:20260414T164728
CREATED:20230329T194215Z
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SUMMARY:Miranda July with Carrie Brownstein at First United
DESCRIPTION:Miranda July has gained a cult following over the span of her award-winning career as a filmmaker (Me and You and Everyone We Know and Kajillionaire)\, writer (No One Belongs Here More Than You)\, and artist (her latest project\, Services\, is both a sculpture and a book). Chill with July and acclaimed musician\, actor\, and comedian Carrie Brownstein (Portlandia\, Sleater Kinney) for a chat about art in all of its many forms. \nA book signing will follow this program. \nThis event will have ALDs available at the Box Office. \nhttps://www.chicagohumanities.org/events/attend/july-brownstein/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/miranda-july-with-carrie-brownstein-at-first-united/
LOCATION:Chicago\, IL\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T210000
DTSTAMP:20260414T164728
CREATED:20230326T182514Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230326T182514Z
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SUMMARY:Will Rawls\, [siccer] at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
DESCRIPTION:Will Rawls presents a new interdisciplinary work\, [siccer]\, that addresses the relationship between blackness and image-making through a live performance accompanied by a video installation on the museum’s first floor. \nEncompassing dance\, photography\, and sound\, [siccer] experiments with stop-motion\, a filmmaking technique in which subjects incrementally shift positions between photographs to produce the illusion of movement. Throughout the performance\, an automated camera snaps an image every few seconds while the intervals between shutter clicks offer brief interludes when the camera fails to capture the dancers’ movements. As the performers improvise during these gaps between photographs\, they rescript the terms through which blackness and queerness are made visible. [siccer] is also being presented as a video installation on the museum’s first floor throughout the duration of the Frictions suite\, beginning on April 6. \nAccessibility: captioning\, ASL interpreted\, audio description\, assistive listening devices \nhttps://visit.mcachicago.org/events/will-rawls-siccer/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/will-rawls-siccer-at-museum-of-contemporary-art-chicago/
LOCATION:Chicago\, IL\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T220000
DTSTAMP:20260414T164728
CREATED:20221118T203129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221118T203129Z
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SUMMARY:The Cherry Orchard at Goodman Theatre
DESCRIPTION:A family verges on bankruptcy while their country stands on the brink of revolution. \nEndings and beginnings. Bittersweet departures. The comedy of life. When Madame Ranevskaya returns to her heavily-mortgaged estate on the eve of its auction\, the aristocratic widow finds that the fate of much more than her beloved orchard hangs in the balance. Anton Chekhov’s canonical masterpiece is an exploration of loss\, love and how to live in a society that’s changing fast. Following his critically-acclaimed productions of Three Sisters\, The Seagull and Uncle Vanya\, director Robert Falls takes on the last of Chekhov’s four major plays. \nSpanish captioning will be available for this performance. \nhttps://www.goodmantheatre.org/Cherry
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/the-cherry-orchard-at-goodman-theatre-3/
LOCATION:Chicago\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230430T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230430T111500
DTSTAMP:20260414T164728
CREATED:20230330T162204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230330T162204Z
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SUMMARY:American Conservatism: From Reagan to Trump at Chicago History Museum\, McCormick Theater
DESCRIPTION:When most people think of the history of modern conservatism\, they think of Ronald Reagan. This leaves out the current ideals of conservatism\, the recent presidency of Donald Trump\, and the ambiguous future of the Republican party. Co-founder of The Washington Free Beacon\, Matthew Continetti (The Right: The Hundred-Year War for American Conservatism)\, American Journalist Mary Katharine Ham\, and former aide to Vice President Mike Pence\, Olivia Troye\, sit down for a conversation led by author and senior writer atThe Dispatch David Drucker (In Trump’s Shadow: The Battle for 2024 and the Future of the GOP) on the state of the conservative movement – where it started and where it’s going. \nA book signing will follow this program. \nThis event wll have open captions and ALDs. \nhttps://www.chicagohumanities.org/events/attend/american-conservatism/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/american-conservatism-from-reagan-to-trump-at-chicago-history-museum-mccormick-theater/
LOCATION:Chicago\, IL\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230430T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230430T133000
DTSTAMP:20260414T164728
CREATED:20230330T162603Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230330T162603Z
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SUMMARY:The Injustices of the American Criminal Justice System at Chicago History Museum\, McCormick Theater
DESCRIPTION:As the former Cook County public defender\, Allen Goodman has dedicated his life to defending his clients against routine police abuse\, prosecutorial misconduct\, and unjust sentencing. We are excited to welcome him to the Chicago Humanities stage for a conversation with Rudi Batzell\, assistant professor of history at Lake Forest College\, on Goodman’s memoir Everyone Against Us and the human suffering that is at the heart of the American criminal justice system. \nA book signing will follow this program. \nThis event will have open captions and ALDs. \nhttps://www.chicagohumanities.org/events/attend/allen-goodman/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/the-injustices-of-the-american-criminal-justice-system-at-chicago-history-museum-mccormick-theater/
LOCATION:Chicago\, IL\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230430T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230430T160000
DTSTAMP:20260414T164728
CREATED:20221118T203744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221118T203744Z
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SUMMARY:The Cherry Orchard at Goodman Theatre
DESCRIPTION:A family verges on bankruptcy while their country stands on the brink of revolution. \nEndings and beginnings. Bittersweet departures. The comedy of life. When Madame Ranevskaya returns to her heavily-mortgaged estate on the eve of its auction\, the aristocratic widow finds that the fate of much more than her beloved orchard hangs in the balance. Anton Chekhov’s canonical masterpiece is an exploration of loss\, love and how to live in a society that’s changing fast. Following his critically-acclaimed productions of Three Sisters\, The Seagull and Uncle Vanya\, director Robert Falls takes on the last of Chekhov’s four major plays. \nCaptioning will be provided for this performance. \nhttps://www.goodmantheatre.org/Cherry
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/the-cherry-orchard-at-goodman-theatre-4/
LOCATION:Chicago\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230430T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230430T153000
DTSTAMP:20260414T164728
CREATED:20230330T162935Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230330T162935Z
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SUMMARY:How Chicago Became a Latino Metropolis at Chicago History Museum\, McCormick Theater
DESCRIPTION:In the second half of the 20th century\, Chicago has grown into a Latino metropolis\, boasting flourishing neighborhoods such as Pilsen and Little Village. Despite Mexican Chicagoans facing intersecting forces of wealth-driven gentrification and anti-immigrant policies\, Chicago has become a city of refuge\, mutual aid\, and economic power. Join Professor of History at Georgetown University Mike Amecua and Ivón Padilla-Rodríguez for a conversation on Chicago as Latino metropolis. \nThis event will have open caption and ALDs. \nhttps://www.chicagohumanities.org/events/attend/latino-metropolis/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/how-chicago-became-a-latino-metropolis-at-chicago-history-museum-mccormick-theater/
LOCATION:Chicago\, IL\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230430T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230430T183000
DTSTAMP:20260414T164728
CREATED:20230330T163405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230330T163405Z
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SUMMARY:A Conversation with Playwright V (Eve Ensler) at Francis W. Parker School
DESCRIPTION:Tony Award-winning playwright of the theatrical phenomenon The Vagina Monologues\, V (formerly Eve Ensler) sits down for an unflinching conversation about her newest\, deeply personal work\, Reckoning. On her travels from Berlin to Oklahoma to the Congo\, V has spent her life spearheading global movements to end homelessness\, the climate disaster\, and especially violence against all women and girls. At Chicago Humanities\, V will sit down with author Rebecca Makkai (I Have Some Questions for You: A Novel) to help us all learn how to create change\, survive love\, and connect to our greater purpose. ​ The conversation will address the meaning and critical importance of personal and political reckoning in a country that is being controlled and destroyed by its past. \nA book signing will follow this program. \nThis event will have open captions and ALDs. \nhttps://www.chicagohumanities.org/events/attend/v-eve-ensler/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/a-conversation-with-playwright-v-eve-ensler-at-francis-w-parker-school/
LOCATION:Chicago\, IL\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230430T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230430T183000
DTSTAMP:20260414T164728
CREATED:20230330T164159Z
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SUMMARY:Hebru Brantley in Conversation at Chicago History Museum\, McCormick Theater
DESCRIPTION:The preeminent African American pop artist of his generation\, Chicago-born Hebru Brantley straddles the worlds of fine art\, street art\, and hip-hop\, while he’s name-dropped in rap songs and collected by the likes of Jay-Z and LeBron James. Join Chicago Humanities for an upbeat\, life-affirming chat about the work of this painter\, sculptor\, and designer whose work attempts to restore innocence to depictions of Black youth\, normalize images of Black children at play\, and suggest an entirely new mythology through the creation of Black superheroes. \nA book signing will follow this program. \nThis event will have open captions and ALDs. \nhttps://www.chicagohumanities.org/events/attend/hebru-brantley/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/hebru-brantley-in-conversation-at-chicago-history-museum-mccormick-theater/
LOCATION:Chicago\, IL\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230501T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230501T193000
DTSTAMP:20260414T164728
CREATED:20230428T213951Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230428T213951Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry @ The Green: May 2023 at The Green at 320
DESCRIPTION:Poetry @ The Green returns for the summer season this May! \nThe 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. \nJoin us on certain Monday nights in May at 6:00 p.m. in this beautiful setting to hear outstanding featured poets perform their work in this partnership between Chicago Poetry Center and The Green at 320 S. Canal (aka The Green at 320). After every poetry performance\, there will be an open mic for any individual that would like to share poetry of their own! \nABOUT MAY’S FEATURED PERFORMERS:\nMay 1: Christie Valentin-Bati is suburban kid now mostly grown up with an MFA from Columbia College. She is an interdisciplinary poet and artist who’s creative work and pedagogy emphasizes the quotidian as the bulk of life resides in the ordinary. \nMay 8: Kim Chayeb is the Two-Spirit (they/them) founder/CEO of Wild Tongues as well as a multi-disciplinary artist\, holistic healer\, activist\, and educator originally from San Diego\, California via Indian Trail\, North Carolina. Kim graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and their spoken word poetry and conceptual performance art experiences explore themes of Environmental Justice\, Indigenous Sovereignty\, Anti-Racism and Science/Spirituality. \nMay 15: Luis Tubens\, a.k.a “Logan Lu”\, was born in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood and raised in Logan Square. In 2014\, he earned a B.A. in Communications\, media and theater from Northeastern Illinois University. Luis has performed poetry across the United States including with the GUILD COMPLEX\, Tia Chucha Press\, and the National Museum of Mexican Art. \nMay 22: Teresa Dzieglewicz is a poet\, educator\, and lover of rivers. She is a Poet-in-Residence with Chicago Poetry Center\, part of the founding team of Mni Wichoni Nakicizin Wounspe (Defenders of the Water School) on Standing Rock Reservation\, and an Associate Editor with RHINO Poetry Journal. She also volunteers with several Chicago River restoration projects. \nABOUT THE CO-CURATORS:\nTarnynon (Ty-yuh-nuh) Onumonu is an artist and licensed Paraprofessional born and raised in the Jeffery Manor neighborhood on the southeast side of Chicago and is extremely proud of and humbled by her SouthSide citizenship and West African lineage. She has been a Poet in Residence at the Chicago Poetry Center since January of 2019 and has been featured in Newcity Magazine and South Side Weekly. \nTimothy David Rey is a writer/performer who works in poetry\, plays\, and monologue (both fictional and autobiographical). He teaches creative writing and performance throughout the city of Chicago and its suburbs. He is the co-founder of the LBGT Solo Performance Showcase\, Solo Homo (2002-2011). \nABOUT THE LOCATION:\nThe Green is a public park located in the West Loop and will be host to many family-friendly activities and events this summer! \nThe Green at 320 is located behind the building at 320 S. Canal\, 1 block west of the river. The main staired entrance to the park is on the corner of Clinton and Van Buren with an ADA-accessible ramp off of Clinton. The park is located 1 block north of the Clinton Blue Line Stop. \nhttps://www.poetrycenter.org/poetry-the-green-may/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/poetry-the-green-may-2023-at-the-green-at-320/
LOCATION:Chicago\, IL\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230503T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230503T213000
DTSTAMP:20260414T164728
CREATED:20221213T203556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221213T203556Z
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SUMMARY:The Porch on Windy Hill at Northlight Theatre
DESCRIPTION:A young violinist and her song collector boyfriend flee the confines of their Brooklyn apartment to the mountains of North Carolina\, where the Appalachian music of Mira’s childhood is just the authentic inspiration they’re searching for. When they descend on her old family home\, and an estranged grandfather she’s never mentioned\, the unexpected complexity of past pain\, prejudice\, joy\, and discovery reveals itself through the music that binds them. Featuring bluegrass favorites and the foot-stomping\, hand-clapping finest of American roots music. \nThis is a relaxed/sensory-friendly performance. These performances are designed to make everyone feel safe and welcome at our theater. While these performances include changes to better support individuals with autism and sensory sensitivities\, everyone is welcome to attend. \nSome adjustments of note might include: lower sound level\, the house lights will remain on at all times at a low level\, we’ll have a designated quiet area for patrons who need to step away from the performance\, patrons are free to walk around and talk during the performance\, and cell phone usage and light noisemaking is allowed. \nTo purchase tickets\, use the promo code NACCESS by phone 847.673.6300 or online to receive discounted tickets at a flat rate of $40 each (standard fees still apply). \nThe Porch On Windy Hill: a new play with old music
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/the-porch-on-windy-hill-3/
LOCATION:Chicago\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
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