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BoHo Theatre Presents: National Merit

BoHo Theatre Presents: National Merit A World-Premiere Play by Valen-Marie Santos Directed by Enrico Spada August 25 - September 25, 2022 Open Caption Performances Sundays September 4 & 11 at 3pm Theater Wit, 1229 W Belmont Box Office 773-975-8150 In NATIONAL MERIT, seven students embark on an intensive PSAT prep program in the hopes to […]

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Gianmarco Soresi Comedy Night

17+ - Gianmarco’s stand up has been featured on Comedy Central, Netflix, PBS, Amazon (Comics Watching Comics season 8 winner), and Real Housewives of New York (really). His first special, Shelf Life, was nominated for three NY Emmy Awards and was selected as an NPR 2020 comedy pick. Shows will be held at 162 E […]

  • Wheelchair Accessible

Resilience Series (monthly)

Join us on the 2nd Monday of each month in G.A.R. Hall to build resilience through artist-led sessions of various creative modalities. Resilience helps deal with difficult challenges with flexibility and creativity. The Resilience Series is open to anyone interested in exploring art as a healing practice. All programs are free and open to the […]

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Let’s talk about mental health: Re-Wired Project at Access Living

Join us for THE RE-WIRED PROJECT to create work that represents our disability and/or Deaf community, culture and values. Let’s talk about mental health: Re-Wired Project at Access Living THE RE-WIRED PROJECT is inspired in part by the moving and powerful expressions of solidarity that emerged as chalky sidewalk slogans and impassioned murals throughout the […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Captioning
  • Free Event
  • In Person

Let’s talk about mental health: Re-Wired Project at Access Living

Join us for THE RE-WIRED PROJECT to create work that represents our disability and/or Deaf community, culture and values. Let’s talk about mental health: Re-Wired Project at Access Living THE RE-WIRED PROJECT is inspired in part by the moving and powerful expressions of solidarity that emerged as chalky sidewalk slogans and impassioned murals throughout the […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Captioning
  • Free Event
  • In Person

Dear Jack, Dear Louise

When two strangers meet by letter during World War II, a love story begins. U.S. Army Captain Jack Ludwig, a military doctor stationed in Oregon, begins writing to Louise Rabiner, an aspiring actress and dancer in New York City, hoping to meet her someday if the war will allow. But as the war continues, it […]

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Disability Pride Pop Up Event with Women & Children First and Access Living

Join us for a popup event for disability pride. The event will have art-making, creative writing, a pop up book shop, open mic and book talk. About this event Disability Pride Pop-Up Event with Women & Children First Join Access Living and Women and Children First for an afternoon of celebration in honor of disability […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Captioning
  • Free Event
  • In Person
  • Large Print Programs
  • Quiet Spaces

Dear Jack, Dear Louise

When two strangers meet by letter during World War II, a love story begins. U.S. Army Captain Jack Ludwig, a military doctor stationed in Oregon, begins writing to Louise Rabiner, an aspiring actress and dancer in New York City, hoping to meet her someday if the war will allow. But as the war continues, it […]

  • Sensory Friendly

It Came From Outer Space

A new musical comedy adapted from the ‘50s cult classic sci-fi film from Universal Pictures! Amateur astronomer John Putnam encounters an alien spaceship in the desert and becomes the laughingstock of his small town—until the extraterrestrial visitors make their presence known and he must convince the gathering mob that they have come in peace. A […]

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Where We Belong

Goodman Theatre Presents the Woolly Mammoth Production of Where We Belong In Association with the Folger Shakespeare Library An indigenous theatre-maker journeys across geographic borders, personal history, and cultural legacies; in search of a place to belong. In 2015, Mohegan theatre-maker Madeline Sayet travels to England to pursue a PhD in Shakespeare. Madeline finds a […]

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Sensory-Friendly Morning at LIncoln Park Zoo

On Sunday, July 24 from 8-10am, Lincoln Park Zoo is offering Sensory-Friendly Morning hours for guests with disabilities to experience the zoo grounds and animal buildings in a comfortable and inclusive environment. Modifications include limited capacity and muted attractions. This is a free event, but it does require advanced registration. Tickets may be reserved at […]

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

ShakesFest: A Chicago Shakespeare Community Cabaret

Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks presents ShakesFest: A Chicago Shakespeare Community Cabaret with FREE pop-up performances in neighborhood parks. Performers, musicians, and dancers take center stage in this exuberant musical revue of songs riffing on familiar (and not-so-familiar) lines from Shakespeare! From pop to musicals, hip hop, and the blues, Shakespeare’s words find joyful new […]

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  • Audio Description
  • Large Print Programs