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SUMMARY:Susanna Hoffs: From Pop Star to Novelist at Chop Shop
DESCRIPTION:Susanna Hoffs is a legend in the music industry. As the co-founder of the Bangles\, she produced three platinum-selling albums and is the voice behind indelible pop hit after pop hit. Now\, this famed songwriter has ventured into a new kind of writing with her debut novel\, This Bird Has Flown\, a story of music\, secrets\, and sex. At Chicago Humanities\, Susanna will take the stage with the host of The Interview Show\, Mark Bazer for an in-depth conversation about her new novel\, the music business\, and her illustrious life. Following the conversation\, Susanna Hoffs will be taking the stage for a brief solo performance. \nCome enjoy dinner and drinks at Chop Shop before or after this event. \nThis event will have open caption and ALDs. \nhttps://www.chicagohumanities.org/events/attend/susanna-hoffs/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/susanna-hoffs-from-pop-star-to-novelist-at-chop-shop/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230415T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230415T150000
DTSTAMP:20260410T175535
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SUMMARY:Poetics in Practice: Art Writers Panel at the Poetry Foundation
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a panel on art writing with Camille Bacon\, Amarie Cemone Gipson\, Daria Simone Harper\, and Jessica Lynne during the weekend of EXPO CHICAGO. \nTaking up the question of “poetics in practice\,” the panel will consider the function and responsibility of art writing in the contemporary moment\, the lineages we draw from and are in dialogue with\, and what it means to build a viable writing life as writers working in a field that has historically underfunded the production and development of critical discourse. Together\, we will ponder\, imagine\, muse\, and speculate towards a reality that can better support the creation and proliferation of our work\, as well as that of fellow writers. \nThis is a hybrid event\, which will be offered in-person and via livestream. \nCamille Bacon is a Chicago-based writer who is building a “sweet black writing life” as inspired by the words of poet Nikky Finney and the infinite wisdom of the Black feminist tradition more broadly. Through a practice that involves rigorous research and oration in addition to writing\, she examines the material function of aesthetics and poetics. More specifically\, she is interested in illuminating how aesthetics and poetics can catalyze a collective reorientation towards relation\, connection\, and intimacy and away from apathy and amnesia. Her work has appeared in Frieze\, Cultured Magazine\, Studio Magazine\, Momus\, and Burnaway\, among other outlets. She currently manages McArthur Binion’s studio in Chicago\, and formerly held positions at GRAY art gallery and the Studio Museum in Harlem. \nAmarie Cemone Gipson is an art worker\, DJ\, and creative director. She has held curatorial positions at the Studio Museum in Harlem\, the Renaissance Society\, the Art Institute of Chicago\, the Contemporary Austin\, and the Museum of Fine Arts\, Houston. Independently\, her writing has been published in several journals and magazines including Artforum\, ARTNews\, ARTS.BLACK\, Cite\, ESSENCE\, Gulf Coast\, Houstonia\, and THE SEEN. Currently based in her hometown of Houston\, she created an open format dance party called PHYSICAL THERAPY where she serves as creative lead and resident DJ. As a culmination of her decade-long journey through the realms of art\, music\, and media\, Gipson founded the Reading Room\, a Black art reference library whose collection holds more than 300 publications and ephemera with an emphasis on Blackness\, visual culture\, and the American South. \nDaria Simone Harper is a multimedia journalist and writer based in Brooklyn. She is currently Assistant Editor on the Digital Content team at David Zwirner Gallery New York. Through herstorytelling\, she aims to amplify emerging Black and brown visual artists\, as well as preserve the history of the trailblazing artists\, thinkers\, and creators who paved the way for us. Her byline is featured in publications including Artnet News\, Artsy\, Burnaway\, CULTURED Magazine\, ESSENCE\, i-D\, W Magazine\, and more. She has interviewed and written features on established artists and cultural workers including Carrie Mae Weems\, Stanley Whitney\, and Antwaun Sargent\, among others. Daria also hosts The Art of It All\, an art and culture podcast featuring conversations amongst emerging and established artists and arts professionals of color. \nJessica Lynne is a writer and art critic. She is a founding editor of ARTS.BLACK\, an online journal of art criticism from Black perspectives. Her writing has been featured in publications such as Artforum\, The Believer\, Frieze\, The Nation\, and Oxford American\, where she is a contributing editor. She is the recipient of a 2020 Research and Development award from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts and a 2020 Arts Writer Grant from the Andy Warhol Foundation. She is the inaugural recipient of the Beverly Art Writers Travel Grant awarded in 2022 by the American Australian Association. \nIn-Person Attendance\nAll guests over the age of two must wear a mask inside the Poetry Foundation building. If you are unwilling to 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/expo-chicago-poetics-in-practice-art-writers-panel-tickets-567161965707 \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
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/poetics-in-practice-art-writers-panel-at-the-poetry-foundation/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230415T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230415T160000
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SUMMARY:Crafting Care with Maggie Bridger at Curb Appeal Gallery
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to be hosting Maggie Bridger on April 15 as part of her Crafting Care series. In anticipation of her performance “Scale”\, Maggie is holding open crafting sessions centered around collectively creating objects of care—including masks\, blankets\, and cushions. The culmination of our care work\, made visible in the items we craft together\, will likely be put to use in the performance of “Scale” in May! Feel free to come by Curb Appeal from 2:00-4:00pm on 4/15\, and bring any crafting projects you might want to work on. \nAdditionally\, this is the second-to-last week to experience Molly Joyce’s “Perspective” a sound and video work that grapples with the myriad ways in which people experience disability. The work is open captioned. Sound descriptions and image descriptions accompany the video\, too. \nCurb Appeal is wheelchair accessible. We also have a gallery dog (Momo) who will be present at this program. We’ll continue to mask inside\, in consideration of one another. Email us for address and access information: info@curbappeal.gallery. \nhttps://www.curbappeal.gallery/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/crafting-care-with-maggie-bridger-at-curb-appeal-gallery/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230418T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230418T200000
DTSTAMP:20260410T175535
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SUMMARY:Talk | Access Praxis: Cripistemology and the Arts at MCA
DESCRIPTION:The MCA Advisory Partner organization Bodies of Work invites you to Access Praxis\, a collaborative and participatory event in The Commons. Combining theory and practice\, “praxis” is ideas in action. \nFor this iteration\, we are joined by disabled artist-researchers Alana Ackerman\, Stephanie Alma\, Tommy Carroll\, Justin Cooper\, and Nic Wyatt as they explore their embodied experience of disability through a series of videos detailing their crip epistemologies. Following the video presentation\, they will be joined by Dr. Carrie Sandahl\, co-director of Bodies of Work\, and Liza Sylvestre and Christopher Jones\, co-founders of Crip*: Cripistemology and the Arts\, for a moderated discussion on the disability experience and the valuable knowledges that stem from it. \nThis will be a hybrid program held in-person at the MCA Chicago and virtually. American Sign Language interpretation\, CART-captioning\, and verbal description will be provided in the video presentation and the panel discussion. The MCA Commons is wheelchair accessible and offers gender neutral facilities. While masks are not required for entry to the museum\, we encourage masking for all in-person attendees. For any other access needs please contact Daniel Atkinson at DAtkinson@mcachicago.org. \nhttps://visit.mcachicago.org/events/access-praxis-cripistemology/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/talk-access-praxis-cripistemology-and-the-arts-at-mca/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230419T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230419T210000
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SUMMARY:Blue Hour Reading & Workshop Series at Haymarket House
DESCRIPTION:The Chicago Poetry Center presents BLUE HOUR\, a free\, public monthly in-person reading series and generative writing workshop. \nBlue 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 mic and two featured readers from Chicago and beyond\, preceded by a generative writing workshop. All readings are also livestreamed! This month\, we are thrilled to present two stellar featured readers: Maya Pindyck and Julian Randall. \n2022-2023 Season Schedule Preview:\nSeptember 21: Faylita Hicks and Hila Ratzabi\nOctober 19: Willie X. Lin and Dipika Mukherjee (co-sponsored by Kundiman Midwest)\nNovember 16: Carlos Cumpián and Jennifer Scappettone\nJanuary 18: Kemi Alabi and Jessica Walsh\nFebruary 15: Natasha Mijares and D. Santina Ruiz\nMarch 15: Kien Lam and Danni Quintos (co-sponsored by Kundiman Midwest)\nApril 19: Maya Pindyck and Julian Randall\nMay 17: CM Burroughs and Eugenia Leigh \nAbout the Workshop:\nThe Blue Hour generative writing workshop begins promptly at 6 p.m.\, ends at 7 p.m.\, and is designed for writers and poetry fans of all levels. Each workshop includes discussion of a poem by one of the night’s featured readers\, followed by guided individual writing using an exploratory prompt that draws on themes from the poem. Registration is required\, and the workshop is sliding scale with a suggested donation of $10. \nTo register for the workshop on April 19\, visit https://BHwApril.eventbrite.com for more details. \nAbout the Reading:\nThe Blue Hour reading includes a brief open mic followed by two featured poets from Chicago and beyond. Pre-registration is free and recommended. The open mic includes five readers drawn lottery-style from a hat that goes out at 7:15. The reading starts promptly at 7:30. Each open mic poet reads one poem or for three minutes\, whichever comes first. \nTo register for the reading session on April 19\, visit https://AprilBHrdg.eventbrite.com for more details. \nAbout the Space:\nHaymarket House is a community space in the heart of Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood committed to uplifting the work of writers\, artists\, thinkers\, activists\, and educators who are committed to all struggles for a better world. This event includes professional ASL interpretation. Haymarket House is fully ADA-compliant and wheelchair accessible. Please let us know if you have any specific accessibility questions; if you use a wheelchair\, please contact curator@poetrycenter.org to coordinate use of the ramp. Masks are not required but are encouraged and will be available to anyone who needs it.
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/blue-hour-reading-workshop-series-at-haymarket-house/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230420T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230420T203000
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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\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230421T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230421T201500
DTSTAMP:20260410T175535
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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\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230422T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230422T160000
DTSTAMP:20260410T175535
CREATED:20230219T191913Z
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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\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230423T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230423T170000
DTSTAMP:20260410T175535
CREATED:20220804T173031Z
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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\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230423T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230423T203000
DTSTAMP:20260410T175535
CREATED:20230419T020853Z
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\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230424
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230501
DTSTAMP:20260410T175535
CREATED:20230415T140152Z
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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\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230426T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230426T203000
DTSTAMP:20260410T175535
CREATED:20230329T183905Z
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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\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230427T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230427T200000
DTSTAMP:20260410T175535
CREATED:20230326T182150Z
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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\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230427T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230427T220000
DTSTAMP:20260410T175535
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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\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230428T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230428T220000
DTSTAMP:20260410T175535
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\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T110000
DTSTAMP:20260410T175535
CREATED:20230329T184409Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230329T184409Z
UID:10011500-1682762400-1682766000@culturalaccesscollaborative.org
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\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T111500
DTSTAMP:20260410T175535
CREATED:20230329T185504Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230329T185504Z
UID:10011501-1682762400-1682766900@culturalaccesscollaborative.org
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\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T131500
DTSTAMP:20260410T175535
CREATED:20230329T191107Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230329T191107Z
UID:10011502-1682769600-1682774100@culturalaccesscollaborative.org
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\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T133000
DTSTAMP:20260410T175535
CREATED:20230329T191724Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230329T191724Z
UID:10011503-1682771400-1682775000@culturalaccesscollaborative.org
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\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T151500
DTSTAMP:20260410T175535
CREATED:20230329T192609Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230329T192609Z
UID:10011504-1682776800-1682781300@culturalaccesscollaborative.org
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\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T160000
DTSTAMP:20260410T175535
CREATED:20221118T202908Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221118T202908Z
UID:10011074-1682776800-1682784000@culturalaccesscollaborative.org
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\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T171500
DTSTAMP:20260410T175535
CREATED:20230329T192921Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230329T192921Z
UID:10011505-1682784000-1682788500@culturalaccesscollaborative.org
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\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T171500
DTSTAMP:20260410T175535
CREATED:20230329T193454Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230329T193454Z
UID:10011506-1682784000-1682788500@culturalaccesscollaborative.org
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\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T191500
DTSTAMP:20260410T175535
CREATED:20230329T193848Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230329T193848Z
UID:10011507-1682791200-1682795700@culturalaccesscollaborative.org
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\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T200000
DTSTAMP:20260410T175535
CREATED:20230329T194215Z
LAST-MODIFIED: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\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T210000
DTSTAMP:20260410T175535
CREATED:20230326T182514Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230326T182514Z
UID:10011451-1682796600-1682802000@culturalaccesscollaborative.org
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\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T220000
DTSTAMP:20260410T175535
CREATED:20221118T203129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221118T203129Z
UID:10011075-1682798400-1682805600@culturalaccesscollaborative.org
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\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230430T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230430T111500
DTSTAMP:20260410T175535
CREATED:20230330T162204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230330T162204Z
UID:10011511-1682848800-1682853300@culturalaccesscollaborative.org
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\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230430T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230430T133000
DTSTAMP:20260410T175535
CREATED:20230330T162603Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230330T162603Z
UID:10011512-1682857800-1682861400@culturalaccesscollaborative.org
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\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230430T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230430T160000
DTSTAMP:20260410T175535
CREATED:20221118T203744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221118T203744Z
UID:10011076-1682863200-1682870400@culturalaccesscollaborative.org
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\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
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