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Chicago Dance’s 11th Annual Chicago Dance Month Performance
Aug26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago Dance’s 11th Annual Chicago Dance Month Performance

See Chicago Dance, the dance industry’s nonprofit service organization, is proud to announce that its popular annual offering, Chicago Dance Month, returns this June. Now…

Saturday August 26, 2023
3:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Navy Pier
300 East Grand Avenue
Navy Pier Fireworks
Aug26
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Navy Pier Fireworks

Chicago’s favorite sky spectacle showWednesday nights at 9pm and Saturday nights at 10pm from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. Find a spot anywhere…

Saturday August 26, 2023
9:00 p.m.
Navy Pier
300 East Grand Avenue
Navy Pier Fireworks
Aug30
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Navy Pier Fireworks

Chicago’s favorite sky spectacle showWednesday nights at 9pm and Saturday nights at 10pm from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. Find a spot anywhere…

Wednesday August 30, 2023
9:00 p.m.
Navy Pier
300 East Grand Avenue
Chicago Dance’s 11th Annual Chicago Dance Month Performance
Sep2
Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago Dance’s 11th Annual Chicago Dance Month Performance

See Chicago Dance, the dance industry’s nonprofit service organization, is proud to announce that its popular annual offering, Chicago Dance Month, returns this June. Now…

Saturday September 2, 2023
3:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Navy Pier
300 East Grand Avenue
Navy Pier Fireworks
Sep2
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Navy Pier Fireworks

Chicago’s favorite sky spectacle showWednesday nights at 9pm and Saturday nights at 10pm from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. Find a spot anywhere…

Saturday September 2, 2023
9:00 p.m.
Navy Pier
300 East Grand Avenue
Irene Hsiao, Blue Alice
Sep7
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

Irene Hsiao, Blue Alice

Blue Alice is a durational movement piece by dancer and choreographer Irene Hsaio. With a sculptural costume made of tarp and Mylar, Hsiao continuously shape-shifts throughout…

Thursday September 7, 2023
3:30 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.
Anjal Chande, The Next Cup of Tea
Sep7
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

Anjal Chande, The Next Cup of Tea

The Next Cup of Tea is a solo dance-theater performance by Anjal Chande that investigates how to make sense of the never-ending impulses that run through…

Thursday September 7, 2023
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.
Anjal Chande, The Next Cup of Tea
Sep8
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

Anjal Chande, The Next Cup of Tea

The Next Cup of Tea is a solo dance-theater performance by Anjal Chande that investigates how to make sense of the never-ending impulses that run through…

Friday September 8, 2023
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.
Irene Hsiao, Blue Alice
Sep9
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

Irene Hsiao, Blue Alice

Blue Alice is a durational movement piece by dancer and choreographer Irene Hsaio. With a sculptural costume made of tarp and Mylar, Hsiao continuously shape-shifts throughout…

Saturday September 9, 2023
3:30 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.
Jonas Becker, New Normal
Sep9
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

Jonas Becker, New Normal

About the Performance Jonas Becker’s New Normal explores how we, as individuals in society, adjust to large-scale cultural trauma, environmental deterioration, the loss of civil liberties, and…

Saturday September 9, 2023
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.
Talk | Chicago Performs Artists with Bimbola Akinbola
Sep10
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Talk | Chicago Performs Artists with Bimbola Akinbola

About the Event Join us for a roundtable conversation between the artists that are part of this year’s iteration of Chicago Performs, moderated by Chicago-based scholar…

Sunday September 10, 2023
11:00 a.m.12:30 p.m.
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.
Jonas Becker, New Normal
Sep10
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

Jonas Becker, New Normal

About the Performance Jonas Becker’s New Normal explores how we, as individuals in society, adjust to large-scale cultural trauma, environmental deterioration, the loss of civil liberties, and…

Sunday September 10, 2023
2:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.
Sensory-Friendly Morning
Sep24
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Sensory-Friendly Morning

About the Event Sensory-Friendly Morning is a free program for all people who benefit from visiting the MCA without large crowds and other sensitive environmental…

Sunday September 24, 2023
10:00 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.
Music | Recapturing Memories of the Black Ark, ChiBrations: Celebrating 50 Years of Hip-Hop
Sep29
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Music | Recapturing Memories of the Black Ark, ChiBrations: Celebrating 50 Years of Hip-Hop

Continuing the series of unlocking Chicago’s performance history through Gary Simmons’s Recapturing Memories of the Black Ark, the MCA collaborates with Sam Thousand for a special…

Friday September 29, 2023
6:30 p.m.11:00 p.m.
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.
Family Day
Oct14
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Family Day

After a summer hiatus, Family Days are back! Designed and led by Chicago artists, Family Day is a monthly program that allows families and youth…

Saturday October 14, 2023
11:00 a.m.3:00 p.m.
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.
Talk | Jason Hammel on The Lula Cafe Cookbook with Book Signing
Oct17
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Talk | Jason Hammel on The Lula Cafe Cookbook with Book Signing

About the Event Join chef-author Jason Hammel for a conversation with Helen Rosner, writer at The New Yorker, in honor of the publication of The Lula Cafe Cookbook. Hammel is…

Tuesday October 17, 2023
6:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.
Lit & Luz Live Magazine Show: TEN
Oct21
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Lit & Luz Live Magazine Show: TEN

Experience the Live Magazine Show, Lit & Luz’s signature celebration. Each year, Lit & Luz supports the creation of new collaborative artworks between writers, visual…

Saturday October 21, 2023
6:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.
Talk | Helen Molesworth and Madeleine Grynsztejn
Nov2
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Talk | Helen Molesworth and Madeleine Grynsztejn

Over the past three decades, writer, curator, and podcaster Helen Molesworth’s singular voice and lively curatorial vision has established her as one of the most…

Thursday November 2, 2023
6:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.
Family Day: Natural History
Nov11
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Family Day: Natural History

About the Event For this Family Day, explore the overlap between art and science with educators from the Field Museum and artist Assaf Evron. Designed…

Saturday November 11, 2023
11:00 a.m.3:00 p.m.
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.
Talk | Roundtable on Faith Ringgold
Nov18
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Talk | Roundtable on Faith Ringgold

About the Event Join us for a conversation on how Faith Ringgold’s aesthetic and political practices continue to reverberate across generations of artists.

Saturday November 18, 2023
2:00 p.m.3:30 p.m.
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.
Live Arts | Muslim Writers Collective: Intersectionality
Nov28
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Live Arts | Muslim Writers Collective: Intersectionality

A grassroots initiative promoting storytelling, creativity, and the arts, the Muslim Writers Collective will focus this iteration of its programming on themes drawn from the…

Tuesday November 28, 2023
6:30 p.m.8:15 p.m.
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.
Family Day | Pocket Con
Dec9
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Family Day | Pocket Con

About the Event Pocket Con, Chicago’s only comics convention for children and youth, is coming to Family Day at the MCA! Meet creators, attend workshops…

Saturday December 9, 2023
11:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.
Teen Creative Agency | Zine Fest 2023
Dec16
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Teen Creative Agency | Zine Fest 2023

About the Event Join us for music, free snacks, free zines, and more! The Teen Creative Agency at the MCA is celebrating 12 years (and…

Saturday December 16, 2023
12:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.
“Taiko Legacy 20th Anniversary” Concert
Dec17
Theatre & Performing Arts

“Taiko Legacy 20th Anniversary” Concert

This performance celebrates two decades of Asian Improv aRts Midwest’s most anticipated event of the year, “Taiko Legacy.” This annual concert is one of the largest…

Sunday December 17, 2023
2:00 p.m.3:30 p.m.
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.
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