BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Cultural Access Collab - ECPv6.7.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Cultural Access Collab REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251105T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251105T203000 DTSTAMP:20260408T020023 CREATED:20250817T002709Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250817T002709Z UID:10014308-1762369200-1762374600@culturalaccesscollaborative.org SUMMARY:Jill Lepore with Peter Sagal: We the People at Chicago Humanities DESCRIPTION:At a time when many Americans believe the U.S. Constitution to be under threat — but disagree about the nature of that threat — bestselling author and Harvard professor Jill Lepore joins NPR host and civics enthusiast Peter Sagal to ask: Can this Constitution be saved? In We the People\, her new history of the Constitution\, Lepore argues that the Framers never intended for the Constitution to remain untouched\, but rather expected that future generations would be forever tinkering with it and improving the machinery of government. Together\, Lepore and Sagal examine the history of our Constitution\, as written\, as amended and unchanged\, and as interpreted and misinterpreted. Are Americans trapped\, enthralled\, by a Constitution that no longer works? “We must disenthrall ourselves\, and then we shall save our country\,” Lincoln said\, in the midst of the Civil War. What would it mean for Americans to disenthrall themselves today? \nPart of The Sagal Sessions on the U.S. Constitution \nA series of talks\, lectures\, and debates dedicated to the U.S. Constitution\, guest-curated by NPR’s Peter Sagal\, recognizing the 250th anniversary of the United States as an independent nation. These “Sagal Sessions on the U.S. Constitution” will investigate the world-historical document’s past\, present\, and future\, with the help of a wide array of historians\, analysts\, scholars\, and more. Among other topics\, they will explore the Constitution’s origins\, innovations and original sins\, the evolutions in its meaning and purpose through crises\, amendments and competing ideologies\, its present day resilience and flaws\, and\, finally\, its uncertain future. These conversations and debates will help to illuminate how the U.S. Constitution was designed\, how it has succeeded\, where it has failed\, and how it may be preserved — as the Framers themselves put it — for ourselves and our posterity. URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/jill-lepore-with-peter-sagal-we-the-people-at-chicago-humanities/ LOCATION:Francis W. Parker School\, 330 W Webster Ave\, IL\, 60614\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Chicago Humanities":MAILTO:tickets@chicagohumanities.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251108T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251108T123000 DTSTAMP:20260408T020023 CREATED:20251101T181421Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251101T181421Z UID:10014372-1762599600-1762605000@culturalaccesscollaborative.org SUMMARY:FREE ASL DOCENT-LED TOUR at National Museum of Puerto Rican Art & Culture DESCRIPTION:Join us for a FREE docent-led tour with ASL interpretation designed to ensure everyone can fully enjoy and engage with our exhibitions. This special tour will provide deeper insights into the art and stories on view\, while making the experience accessible to our Deaf and Hard of Hearing community. URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/free-asl-docent-led-tour-at-national-museum-of-puerto-rican-art-culture/ LOCATION:National Museum Of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture\, 3015 W Division St\, Chicago\, IL\, 60622-2739\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts &%3B Culture":MAILTO:info@nmprac.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251108T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251108T203000 DTSTAMP:20260408T020023 CREATED:20250817T002755Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250817T002755Z UID:10014309-1762630200-1762633800@culturalaccesscollaborative.org SUMMARY:Margaret Atwood: Book of Lives at Chicago Humanities DESCRIPTION:Raised by ruggedly independent\, scientifically minded parents – entomologist father\, dietician mother – Atwood spent most of each year in the wild forest of northern Quebec. This childhood was unfettered and nomadic\, sometimes isolated (on her eighth birthday: ‘It sounds forlorn. It was forlorn. It gets more forlorn.’)\, but also thrilling and beautiful. From this unconventional start\, Atwood unfolds the story of her life\, linking seminal moments to the books that have shaped our literary landscape\, from the cruel year that spawned Cat’s Eye to the Orwellian 1980s Berlin where she wrote The Handmaid’s Tale. In pages bursting with bohemian gatherings\, her magical life with the wildly charismatic writer Graeme Gibson and major political turning points\, we meet poets\, bears\, Hollywood actors and larger-than-life characters straight from the pages of an Atwood novel. As we travel with her along the course of her life\, more and more is revealed about her writing\, the connections between real life and art – and the workings of one of our greatest imaginations. URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/margaret-atwood-book-of-lives-at-chicago-humanities/ LOCATION:Francis W. Parker School\, 330 W Webster Ave\, IL\, 60614\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Chicago Humanities":MAILTO:tickets@chicagohumanities.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251108T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251108T220000 DTSTAMP:20260408T020023 CREATED:20251101T181808Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251101T181808Z UID:10014368-1762630200-1762639200@culturalaccesscollaborative.org SUMMARY:Music Theater Works' GODSPELL at North Shore Center for the Performing Arts DESCRIPTION:For 50+ years\, Godspell has charmed audiences with music\, improv\, and pop-rock hits like “Day by Day.”\nIn a café\, a fractured community discovers the power of love and forgiveness. \nProduction Sponsor: Whirled Peas Foundation\nIn Partnership with Curt’s Café\nNorth Theatre at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie\nOctober 23 – November 16 \nBook by John Michael Tebelak\nLyrics and Music by Stephen Schwartz\nDirected by Matthew Silar\nChoreographed by Amanda Hope\nMusic Directed by Justin Kono\nRunning time: Two hours and 10 minutes (including intermission) URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/music-theater-works-godspell-at-north-shore-center-for-the-performing-arts/ LOCATION:North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie\, 9501 Skokie Blvd\, Skokie\, 60077\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Music Theater Works":MAILTO:info@musictheaterworks.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR