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SUMMARY:Jesmyn Ward: Let Us Descend at Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture
DESCRIPTION:Acclaimed author Jesmyn Ward is a MacArthur Genius Grant winner and the first woman and Black American to win the National Book Award for Fiction twice. Join moderator Natalie Moore for an evening with this literary powerhouse as she dives into her latest novel\, Let Us Descend. Set in the antebellum South during the early 1800s\, the story describes a haunting journey of a young slave girl from the rice fields of the Carolinas to the slave markets of New Orleans. Landing on Oprah’s Book Club and several best book of 2023 lists\, Ward’s lyrical prose and unflinching narrative confront the brutal realities of enslavement. Join a rigorous discussion on Ward’s contribution to the African American literary canon. \nAccessibility: Assistive Listening Devices\, Open Captions\, Audio Description \nhttps://chicagohumanities.org/events/attend/jesmyn-ward/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/jesmyn-ward-let-us-descend-at-athenaeum-center-for-thought-and-culture/
LOCATION:Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture\, 2936 N Southport Ave\, Chicago\, 60657\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Chicago Humanities":MAILTO:tickets@chicagohumanities.org
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240908T180000
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SUMMARY:Stabbed in the Heart Audio Descriptive Performance + Touch Tour at The Factory Theater
DESCRIPTION:Halloween meets Spring Awakening in this original horror rock musical. Lia feels out of place when her college roommate\, Trish\, makes her tag along for a cabin weekend with her old high school friends. Their fun-filled weekend becomes blood-soaked when a menacing killer starts slaughtering teens left and right. Navigating through young love\, toxic relationships\, and the connections that last a lifetime\, Lia must face a gaslighting killer and her own anxiety while trying to save her new friends. \nThis Performance includes a Touch Tour and Audio Description upon request. \nhttps://thefactorytheater1.thundertix.com/orders/new?performance_id=3079596
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/stabbed-in-the-heart-audio-descriptive-performance-touch-tour-at-the-factory-theater/
LOCATION:The Factory Theater\, 1623 West Howard\, Chicago\, IL\, 60626\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="The Factory Theater":MAILTO:boxoffice@thefactorytheater.com
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SUMMARY:Going Places: Chicago Short Films at Chicago Cultural Center
DESCRIPTION:Summer Screenings is Cinema/Chicago’s annual free film series that casts a spotlight on a different country’s national cinema each week all summer. \nThese shorts\, all featured at past Festivals\, display the brilliance and variety of our city’s incredible filmmakers. They explore a friendship in crisis (A Real One)\, the sisterhood bonds (Video Funeral)\, the inherent comedy of an overprotective mother (Grizzlies)\, a meditative cab ride (Saya)\, the meaning of success (Winning in America) and a supernatural animation (Step Into the River). \nDIRECTED BY McKenzie Chinn\, Linh Tran\, Fawzia Mirza\, Anam Abbas\, Alex Heller\, Weijia Ma\, and Amrita Singh \nAccessibility includes open captions and wheelchair accessibility. \nwww.chicagofilmfestival.com/film/going-places/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/going-places-chicago-short-films/
LOCATION:Chicago Cultural Center\, 78 E. Washington St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60602\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Chicago International Film Festival":MAILTO:access@chicagofilmfestival.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240914T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240914T203000
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SUMMARY:The Curator Presents at the Neo-Futurist Theatre
DESCRIPTION:The Curator Presents\, a solo show by Madeline Esterhammer-Fic\, is a one-woman play that explores the feelings of isolation\, fear\, and hope experienced during the height of COVID. Madeline will be playing the Curator\, a character who works at the fictional World COVID Museum of Chicago. By providing a platform for discussion and incorporating humor into the narrative\, the play seeks to offer a space for healing and reflection on the challenges faced during the pandemic. \nAccessibility includes ASL Interpretation. \nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-curator-presents-tickets-984271441377?aff=oddtdtcreator
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/the-curator-presents-at-the-neo-futurist-theatre/
LOCATION:The Neo-Futurist Theater\, 5153 N Ashland Ave.\, Chicago\, 60640\, United States
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SUMMARY:Abra Berens and Greta Johnsen: From Seed to Market to Plate at Chop Shop
DESCRIPTION:Join Abra Berens in conversation with Greta Johnsen for delicious insights into innovative recipes with simple and sustainable ingredients. With a background in Midwestern farming\, the celebrated author and chef shares her farm-to-table approach with tips for the climate and your own kitchen. Walk away with a packet of seasonal recipes and inspiration to start conversations around your own table! \nThis event will have ALDs onsite at the Box Office. \nhttps://www.chicagohumanities.org/events/attend/abra-berens-x-greta-johnsen/ \n 
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/abra-berens-and-greta-johnsen-from-seed-to-market-to-plate-at-chop-shop/
LOCATION:Chop Shop\, 2033 W North Ave\, Chicago\, 60647\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Chicago Humanities":MAILTO:tickets@chicagohumanities.org
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SUMMARY:The Infinite Wrench at Free Street Theater Pulaski Park
DESCRIPTION:The Neo-Futurists present an ADA-Accessible and ASL-interpreted performance of The Infinite Wrench in partnership with Free Street Theater at Pulaski Park. \nAt THE INFINITE WRENCH you’ll see thirty original plays in sixty minutes\, written and performed by The Neo-Futurist Ensemble.Each play offers something different\, be it funny\, profound\, elegant\, disgusting\, topical\, irreverent\, terrifying\, or a song; all are truthful and tackle the here-and-now\, inspired by the lived experiences of the performers. With new plays every week\, THE INFINITE WRENCH is The Neo-Futurists’ ongoing and ever-changing attempt to shift the conventions of live performance and speak to those unreached or unmoved by traditional theater. \nThe Infinite Wrench will be preceded by a performance from the Free Street Youth Ensemble. Free Street will present a short excerpt from one of their recent works. Since 1969\, Free Street Theater has been at the forefront of creating inclusive & accessible theatre in Chicago. Free Street is a femme-led arts and culture organization that centers original performance work by Black\, Brown\, and Immigrant communities; queer artists; youth artists; and work that is committed to the thriving and well-being of people on the South and West Sides of the city. We believe in the theater as a space to uplift joy and justice\, especially racial\, economic\, and environmental justice in Chicago. \nTickets to this performance are pay-what-you-can. Please reserve them in advance. Masks are required. \nAccessibility: ASL Interpreter \nhttps://neofuturists.org/events/ada-accessible-show-with-free-street-theater/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/the-infinite-wrench-at-free-street-theater-pulaski-park/
LOCATION:Pulaski Park\, 1419 W Blackhawk Street\, Chicago\, 60642\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="The Neo-Futurists":MAILTO:admin@neofuturists.org
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SUMMARY:Rigoletto at Lyric Opera of Chicago
DESCRIPTION:Rigoletto\, tragically obsessed with avenging his daughter Gilda’s dishonor. The score’s highlights are unforgettable\, from Rigoletto’s hair-raising denunciation of the Duke of Mantua’s courtiers\, “Cortigiani\,” to the immoral\, philandering Duke’s “La donna è mobile\,” to Gilda’s ecstatic “Caro nome.” \nAudio Description & Sound Shirts are available at the performance – more information at lyricopera.org. \nTouch tour will begin at 12:00pm before the event at 2:00pm. \nhttps://www.lyricopera.org/shows/upcoming/2024-25/rigoletto/ \n 
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/rigoletto-at-lyric-opera-of-chicago/
LOCATION:Lyric Opera of Chicago\, 20 N Wacker Drive\, Chicago\, 60606\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240927T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240927T210000
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SUMMARY:Chicago Performs | Lykanthea\, Some Viscera at Edlis Neeson Theater
DESCRIPTION:Lykanthea is a multidisciplinary collective led by artist Lakshmi Ramgopal\, whose performances and installations use pop idioms to experiment with traditional South Asian art forms. Her latest work\, Some Viscera\, is a collection of song and movement accompanied by immersive stage design that explores childhood\, kinship\, and memory in the contemporary Indian-American diaspora. The project features a multidisciplinary core ensemble starring Asha Rowland\, Erica Miller\, Johanna Brock\, and Ben Zucker. Together\, they integrate elements of Carnatic music\, Bharatanatyam dance\, Sanskrit and Tamil poetry\, Baroque chamber music\, and free improvisation to perform rich\, intimate dance theater. \nThe premiere of Some Viscera occurs within the frame of the arangetram\, a Tamil word meaning “ascending the stage.” It describes the arduous\, long-form\, solo performance through which students of classical Indian dance and music debut as mature artists—a celebrated but fraught rite of passage. The arangetram of Some Viscera consists of four principal movements. Each invokes avian and floral motifs from sources that include ancient classical dance and music\, medieval Sanskrit poetry\, the literary culture of India’s independence movement\, and Indian films of the late 1990s. By creating this fanciful world\, the movements reflect on cultural knowledge and breakdown. \nLykanthea presented an early iteration of Some Viscera in 2019 as a part of the MCA’s In Progress series. \nMasks must be worn during the performance per the artist’s request. \nEnglish CART captioning is available for the performance on Friday\, September 27. \nLive plants\, including roses and marigolds\, are present during the performance. If you are concerned about allergies\, please call the MCA Box Office for more information. \nAccessibility includes CART captioning (Sept 27th performance only)\, wheelchair accessibility. \nhttps://visit.mcachicago.org/events/lykanthea-some-viscera/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/chicago-performs-lykanthea-some-viscera-at-edlis-neeson-theater/
LOCATION:Museum of Contemporary Art\, 220 E Chicago Ave\, Chicago\, 60611\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240929T153000
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SUMMARY:Chicago Performs | cat mahari\, blk ark: the impossible manifestation
DESCRIPTION:cat mahari’s blk ark: the impossible manifestation is an interactive performance and installation\, with live\, semi-improvisational sound\, hip-hop and house dance\, and film. By exploring improvisational and Black cultural strategies of play\, learned from joanin’ and the soul clap\, mahari presents modes of survival and liberation\, revealing questions about what it will take to find freedom and map the road ahead for our collective futures. \nWhile the audience is encouraged to interact with the installation before or after attending the performance\, the installation and performances may be experienced individually\, offering two modes of engaging the ideas central to the project. \nAccessibility: English CART captioning is available for the performance on Sunday\, September 29\, and wheelchair accessible. \nhttps://visit.mcachicago.org/events/cat-mahari-blk-ark-the-impossible-manifestation/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/chicago-performs-cat-mahari-blk-ark-the-impossible-manifestation/
LOCATION:Museum of Contemporary Art\, 220 E Chicago Ave\, Chicago\, 60611\, United States
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SUMMARY:Fidelio at Lyric Opera of Chicago
DESCRIPTION:Leonore\, who disguises herself as a young man in order to work in the prison\, hoping to rescue her husband. \nAccessibility: SoundShirt\, audio description\, and touch tour. \nTouch tour starting at 12:00pm before the performance at 2:00pm \nhttps://www.lyricopera.org/shows/upcoming/2024-25/fidelio/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/fidelio-at-lyric-opera-of-chicago/
LOCATION:Lyric Opera of Chicago\, 20 N Wacker Drive\, Chicago\, 60606\, United States
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