The Chicago Poetry Center presents BLUE HOUR, a free monthly in-person reading series and generative writing workshop. Each event includes a brief open mic followed by two featured poets. Pre-registration is free and recommended. The open mic includes five readers drawn lottery-style from a hat that goes out at 7:15pm. The reading starts promptly at […]

Join us for the final part of our Film Festival Accessibility Series! After that delicious meal, it’s time to wind down.. To wrap up our series, we gather to talk about long-term sustainability. Accessibility isn't a one-time project; it is a shared, ongoing journey. How do we build structural roadmaps that survive staff turnover, distribute […]

Jay is a really good boxer, so good they call him “The Sport.” He’s won his last seventy-six fights and has his sights set on being crowned the next heavyweight champion. But it’s 1905, and in the Jim Crow era, a Black man doesn’t get to fight a reigning white champion. When a surprising chance […]

New York based writer, comedian and storyteller Bailey Swilley is performing her hit show A Baby For Me? No Thank You, Please! in Chicago at The Den Theatre on November 21. Comedy meets body horror on AB4MNTYP, fresh off a 2026 NYC Fringe run and upcoming shows at the Soho Playhouse in September and at […]

New York based writer, comedian and storyteller Bailey Swilley is performing her hit show A Baby For Me? No Thank You, Please! in Chicago at The Den Theatre on November 21. Comedy meets body horror on AB4MNTYP, fresh off a 2026 NYC Fringe run and upcoming shows at the Soho Playhouse in September and at […]