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Staff & Friends Reading: Adrian Matejka, Maggie Queeney, Charif Shanahan & Patricia Smith at the Poetry Foundation

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. This is a hybrid event, which will be offered in-person and via livestream. Adrian Matejka is the […]

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Lane Moore with Mara Wilson: How To Make Friends As An Adult at Chop Shop

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, […]

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  • In Person
  • Wheelchair Accessible

CineYouth Film Festival 2023: Virtual Chicagoland Screening with Chicago International Film Festival

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. Note: Films in this program contain themes or language that may not be suitable for all ages. Closed Captions will be available with these films on our online […]

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  • Free Event
  • Virtual

CineYouth Film Festival 2023: Chicagoland Screening at FACETS

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. Note: Films in this program contain themes or language that may not be suitable […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
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  • Free Event
  • In Person
  • Quiet Spaces
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Everyone At Play

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 […]

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

Celebrating the Poets of Forms & Features (Online)

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. Poetry Foundation’s events are completely free of charge and […]

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Rainn Wilson On the Importance of Spirituality at Francis W. Parker School

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 […]

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  • In Person
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Poetry off the Shelf: Renee Gladman, Eileen Myles & Simone White at the Poetry Foundation

Join us for a reading and conversation with Renee Gladman, Eileen Myles, and Simone White as they celebrate their new book releases. In 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. […]

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Blue Hour Reading & Workshop Series at Haymarket House

The Chicago Poetry Center presents BLUE HOUR, a free, public monthly in-person reading series and generative writing workshop. Blue Hour is in-person for this season! Each event takes place at […]

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Talk | Access Praxis: Cripistemology and the Arts at MCA

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. […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
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  • Hybrid Program
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Crafting Care with Maggie Bridger at Curb Appeal Gallery

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 […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • Free Event
  • In Person
  • Masks Required
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Poetics in Practice: Art Writers Panel at the Poetry Foundation

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. Taking up the question […]

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  • Hybrid Program