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The Infinite Wrench: 30 QUEER PLAYS IN 60 STRAIGHT MINUTES at Neo-Futurists Theater

Join us for 30 glow’d-up, sweat-soaked, lipstick-smeared, gender euphoric™, gay-panic-inducing plays in 60 minutes – all in the name of Queer Community. 100% of proceeds from this show will be donated to Families in Palestine. The performance is ASL-interpreted and will be followed by mask-optional DRAG BINGO and shmoozing. Performance begins at 7:00 pm. Absolutely […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • ASL Interpreted
  • In Person
  • Masks Required

Tuesdays on the Terrace | Jorge Morataya-Marimba at MCA

Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago

Summer Tuesdays come alive on the MCA terrace with free concerts highlighting artists from Chicago’s internationally renowned music community. Enjoy live music while relaxing on the lawn with your own picnic, or savor snacks and drinks available for purchase. Then head inside to catch the MCA’s summer exhibitions—we’re open late on Tuesdays and free for […]

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

Poetry @ The Green

The Green @ 320 The Green at 320 S. Canal, Chicago
Event Series Poetry @ The Green

The 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. Join us on certain Monday nights in July at 6pm. in this beautiful setting to hear outstanding featured poets perform […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Free Event
  • In Person

Tuesdays on the Terrace | Maggie Brown at MCA

Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago

Summer Tuesdays come alive on the MCA terrace with free concerts highlighting artists from Chicago’s internationally renowned music community. Enjoy live music while relaxing on the lawn with your own picnic, or savor snacks and drinks available for purchase. Then head inside to catch the MCA’s summer exhibitions—we’re open late on Tuesdays and free for […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • Free Event

Cripping the Galleries | Janhavi Khemka at Museum of Contemporary Art

Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago

Cripping the Galleries is a series of live public programs featuring local artists activating museums through the lens of crip culture, access, and belonging.* Cripping the Galleries is hosted by the Museum of Contemporary Art, in close collaboration with Bodies of Work: A Network of Disability Art and Culture. For this edition of Cripping the […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Captioning

Poetry @ The Green

The Green @ 320 The Green at 320 S. Canal, Chicago
Event Series Poetry @ The Green

The 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. Join us on certain Monday nights in July at 6pm. in this beautiful setting to hear outstanding featured poets perform […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Free Event
  • In Person

LITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Steppenwolf Theatre Company 1650 N. Halsted Street, Chicago

Ensemble Member Laurie Metcalf comes home to Steppenwolf to star in Little Bear Ridge Road, a comic, cosmic and intimate world premiere, penned by MacArthur Fellow Samuel D. Hunter and directed by Tony Award winner Joe Mantello. In the outer limits of rural Idaho, the last two members of the Fernsby family tree, an estranged […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Audio Description
  • Open Captions
  • Touch Tour

Poetry @ The Green

The Green @ 320 The Green at 320 S. Canal, Chicago
Event Series Poetry @ The Green

The 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. Join us on certain Monday nights in July at 6pm. in this beautiful setting to hear outstanding featured poets perform […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Free Event
  • In Person

Little Bear Ridge Road at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Steppenwolf Theatre Company 1650 N. Halsted Street, Chicago

Ensemble Member Laurie Metcalf comes home to Steppenwolf to star in Little Bear Ridge Road, a comic, cosmic and intimate world premiere, penned by MacArthur Fellow Samuel D. Hunter and directed by Tony Award winner Joe Mantello. In the outer limits of rural Idaho, the last two members of the Fernsby family tree, an estranged […]

  • Open Captions

Music Talk | An Oral History of Alice Coltrane at Museum of Contemporary Art

Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago

Vocalist Michelle Coltrane, daughter of Alice Coltrane, and harpist Brandee Younger come together for An Oral History of Alice Coltrane. Part conversation, part performance, the event features oral histories and biographical stories of Alice Coltrane interwoven with performances and demonstrations from Brandee Younger, bringing the stories to life. Through creative works and masterful performances, Alice […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Captioning

Music Talk | An Oral History of Alice Coltrane at MCA

Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago

Vocalist Michelle Coltrane, daughter of Alice Coltrane, and harpist Brandee Younger come together for An Oral History of Alice Coltrane. Part conversation, part performance, the event features oral histories and biographical stories of Alice Coltrane interwoven with performances and demonstrations from Brandee Younger, bringing the stories to life. Through creative works and masterful performances, Alice […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • ASL Interpreted
  • Captioning
  • Free Event
  • Pay What You Can

An Oral History of Alice Coltrane at MCA

Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago

Vocalist Michelle Coltrane, daughter of Alice Coltrane, and harpist Brandee Younger come together for An Oral History of Alice Coltrane. Part conversation, part performance, the event features oral histories and biographical stories of Alice Coltrane interwoven with performances and demonstrations from Brandee Younger, bringing the stories to life. Through creative works and masterful performances, Alice […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • ASL Interpreted
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Captioning