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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 […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Wheelchair Accessible

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
  • ASL Interpreted
  • Captioning
  • 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 […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Captioning
  • Hybrid Program

Susanna Hoffs: From Pop Star to Novelist at Chop Shop

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 […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Captioning
  • In Person
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Athena LaTocha Lecture at the Art Institute of Chicago

Join us in person for a lecture by distinguished alum Athena LaTocha followed by an audience Q&A. Location: The Art Institute of Chicago, Fullerton Hall, 111 S. Michigan Ave. Athena […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Captioning
  • Free Event
  • In Person
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Layalina at Goodman Theatre

A surprising new play about how families fall apart—and find each other again—amidst turbulent global and social change. In 2003, newly-wed Layal and her family prepare to immigrate from Baghdad, […]

  • Captioning