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Surviving the Long Wars: Reckon and Reimagine
Mar23
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Surviving the Long Wars: Reckon and Reimagine

The second Veteran Art Triennial and Summit Curated and organized by Aaron Hughes, Ronak K. Kapadia, Therese Quinn, Joseph Lefthand (Cheyenne-Arapaho, Taos, and Zuni tribes),…

Thursday, March 23rd
8:00 a.m.4:45 p.m.
Chicago Cultural Center
78 East Washington Street, 5th Floor
“Giving Back: The Soul of Philanthropy Reframed and Exhibited”
Mar23
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

“Giving Back: The Soul of Philanthropy Reframed and Exhibited”

Presented by the Chicago African Americans in Philanthropy (CAAIP) Chicago African Americans in Philanthropy (CAAIP) hosts the groundbreaking national exhibition that explores the African-American philanthropy…

Thursday, March 23rd
10:00 a.m.4:45 p.m.
Chicago Cultural Center
78 East Washington Street, 5th Floor
Dark Testament: A Century of Black Writers on Justice
Mar23
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Dark Testament: A Century of Black Writers on Justice

Immerse yourself in Dark Testament: A Century of Black Writers on Justice and honor the significant contributions of Black writers to American literature and history. Explore racial…

Thursday, March 23rd
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
American Writers Museum
180 N. Michigan Ave.
The Great Chicago Fire in Focus
Mar23
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

The Great Chicago Fire in Focus

For over fifty years, historian and photographic collector David R. Phillips sought and discovered the long-forgotten glass plate negatives that photographers inserted into their cameras…

Thursday, March 23rd
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Chicago Cultural Center
78 East Washington Street, 5th Floor
Drunk Shakespeare
Mar23
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Drunk Shakespeare

Five classically-trained actors meet as members of “The Drunk Shakespeare Society.” One drinks at least 5 shots of whiskey and then attempts to perform a…

Thursday, March 23rd
5:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.
The Lion Theatre
182 N Wabash Ave (near E Lake St)
Dance Residency Open Studio Series
Mar23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Dance Residency Open Studio Series

During 2022’s Year of Chicago Dance, a new dance floor was installed in the Chicago Cultural Center’s Dance Studio and an application was opened to…

Thursday, March 23rd
6:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Chicago Cultural Center
78 East Washington Street, 5th Floor
Cabaret ZaZou
Mar23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Cabaret ZaZou

Cabaret ZaZou is a unique entertainment experience where raucous comedy, extraordinary live music, international cirque performances, and a multi-course feast collide. As guests enter the…

Thursday, March 23rd
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Coleridge-Taylor, Copland & Dvořák 9
Mar23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Coleridge-Taylor, Copland & Dvořák 9

Thomas Wilkins conducts three works featuring unique musical visions of America, capped with Dvořák’s majestic New World Symphony, which draws on African American and Native American source…

Thursday, March 23rd
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.

220 S. Michigan Ave.
Layalina
Mar24
Theatre & Performing Arts

Layalina

A surprising new play about how families fall apart—and find each other again—amidst turbulent global and social change. In 2003, newly-wed Layal and her family…

Friday, March 24th
Goodman Theatre
170 N. Dearborn St.
Life Behind the Wire: Prisoners of War
Mar24
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Tours & Attractions

Life Behind the Wire: Prisoners of War

What happens when a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine is captured during war? Most people aren’t aware of the drastic differences that exist between varying…

Friday, March 24th
Pritzker Military Museum & Library
104 S. Michigan Ave. 2nd Floor
TINA – The Tina Turner Musical
Mar24
Theatre & Performing Arts

TINA – The Tina Turner Musical

THERE IS ONLY ONE. HER VOICE IS UNDENIABLE. HER FIRE IS UNSTOPPABLE. HER TRIUMPH IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER. An uplifting comeback story like no other, TINA…

Friday, March 24th
Surviving the Long Wars: Reckon and Reimagine
Mar24
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Surviving the Long Wars: Reckon and Reimagine

The second Veteran Art Triennial and Summit Curated and organized by Aaron Hughes, Ronak K. Kapadia, Therese Quinn, Joseph Lefthand (Cheyenne-Arapaho, Taos, and Zuni tribes),…

Friday, March 24th
8:00 a.m.4:45 p.m.
Chicago Cultural Center
78 East Washington Street, 5th Floor
“Giving Back: The Soul of Philanthropy Reframed and Exhibited”
Mar24
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

“Giving Back: The Soul of Philanthropy Reframed and Exhibited”

Presented by the Chicago African Americans in Philanthropy (CAAIP) Chicago African Americans in Philanthropy (CAAIP) hosts the groundbreaking national exhibition that explores the African-American philanthropy…

Friday, March 24th
10:00 a.m.4:45 p.m.
Chicago Cultural Center
78 East Washington Street, 5th Floor
Dark Testament: A Century of Black Writers on Justice
Mar24
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Dark Testament: A Century of Black Writers on Justice

Immerse yourself in Dark Testament: A Century of Black Writers on Justice and honor the significant contributions of Black writers to American literature and history. Explore racial…

Friday, March 24th
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
American Writers Museum
180 N. Michigan Ave.
The Great Chicago Fire in Focus
Mar24
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

The Great Chicago Fire in Focus

For over fifty years, historian and photographic collector David R. Phillips sought and discovered the long-forgotten glass plate negatives that photographers inserted into their cameras…

Friday, March 24th
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Chicago Cultural Center
78 East Washington Street, 5th Floor
Proximity
Mar24
Theatre & Performing Arts

Proximity

Sure to be one of the most widely heralded musical events of 2022/23, Proximity is a gripping, powerful trio of new works that confronts head-on some of…

Friday, March 24th
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Lyric Opera House
20 N Wacker Drive
Cabaret ZaZou
Mar24
Theatre & Performing Arts

Cabaret ZaZou

Cabaret ZaZou is a unique entertainment experience where raucous comedy, extraordinary live music, international cirque performances, and a multi-course feast collide. As guests enter the…

Friday, March 24th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Layalina
Mar25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Layalina

A surprising new play about how families fall apart—and find each other again—amidst turbulent global and social change. In 2003, newly-wed Layal and her family…

Saturday, March 25th
Goodman Theatre
170 N. Dearborn St.
Life Behind the Wire: Prisoners of War
Mar25
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Tours & Attractions

Life Behind the Wire: Prisoners of War

What happens when a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine is captured during war? Most people aren’t aware of the drastic differences that exist between varying…

Saturday, March 25th
Pritzker Military Museum & Library
104 S. Michigan Ave. 2nd Floor
TINA – The Tina Turner Musical
Mar25
Theatre & Performing Arts

TINA – The Tina Turner Musical

THERE IS ONLY ONE. HER VOICE IS UNDENIABLE. HER FIRE IS UNSTOPPABLE. HER TRIUMPH IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER. An uplifting comeback story like no other, TINA…

Saturday, March 25th
Surviving the Long Wars: Reckon and Reimagine
Mar25
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Surviving the Long Wars: Reckon and Reimagine

The second Veteran Art Triennial and Summit Curated and organized by Aaron Hughes, Ronak K. Kapadia, Therese Quinn, Joseph Lefthand (Cheyenne-Arapaho, Taos, and Zuni tribes),…

Saturday, March 25th
8:00 a.m.4:45 p.m.
Chicago Cultural Center
78 East Washington Street, 5th Floor
“Giving Back: The Soul of Philanthropy Reframed and Exhibited”
Mar25
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

“Giving Back: The Soul of Philanthropy Reframed and Exhibited”

Presented by the Chicago African Americans in Philanthropy (CAAIP) Chicago African Americans in Philanthropy (CAAIP) hosts the groundbreaking national exhibition that explores the African-American philanthropy…

Saturday, March 25th
10:00 a.m.4:45 p.m.
Chicago Cultural Center
78 East Washington Street, 5th Floor
Dark Testament: A Century of Black Writers on Justice
Mar25
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Dark Testament: A Century of Black Writers on Justice

Immerse yourself in Dark Testament: A Century of Black Writers on Justice and honor the significant contributions of Black writers to American literature and history. Explore racial…

Saturday, March 25th
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
American Writers Museum
180 N. Michigan Ave.
The Great Chicago Fire in Focus
Mar25
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

The Great Chicago Fire in Focus

For over fifty years, historian and photographic collector David R. Phillips sought and discovered the long-forgotten glass plate negatives that photographers inserted into their cameras…

Saturday, March 25th
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Chicago Cultural Center
78 East Washington Street, 5th Floor
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