WBEZ Chicago expands ‘Prisoncast!’ into a new seasonal podcast to bring stories of incarceration to light || The new podcast series is built around the questions, requests and ideas of people incarcerated in Illinois and their loved ones.
Chicago Opera Theater presents concert world premiere of seventh Vanguard Initiative developed opera TRUSTED || Studebaker Theater at The Fine Arts Building || Saturday, May 30th
The La Porte County Symphony Orchestra is pleased to announce the 2026-2027 concert season, which will mark the ensemble's 54th season and the sixth season under the direction of Dr. Carolyn Watson.
Art Exhibition: A Shared Territory in Imagination: Three Artists in Abstract at the Marshall J. Gardner Center for the Arts
Exhibition Dates: May 1 – June 5
EXHIBITION SUMMARY
Lyric Opera of Chicago announces its 2026/27 Season || Seven operas bring the world's greatest voices to Chicago || Music Director Enrique Mazzola conducts five masterworks || Sondra Radvanovsky named Artistic Advisor || The return of the Lyric summer musical || Subscriptions are on sale now
Cleve Carney Museum of Art Marks the 2026 FIFA World Cup With "The Saturday Man: At the Edge of the Game," a Survey of Soccer Photography by Peter Robinson, On View May 30th – Aug. 9th || Robinson’s Photos Explore the Sport’s Evolution, Intimate Moments and
Impact Beyond the Pitch
Chicago Repertory Ballet’s 2026 Spring Series features two boundary-breaking World Premieres and immersive revival of The Rite of Spring, one weekend only, May 29th - 31st
South Shore Arts is pleased to announce that submissions will open on Monday, April 6, 2026 for the 83rd Annual Salon Show: My America, on view June 19 through August 15, 2026. This year’s exhibition marks a milestone moment -250 years since the founding of the United States–by inviting artists to reflect on a question that is both deeply personal and widely resonant: What is “My America”? Deadline for submissions are Friday, May 22, 2026 at 5:00 PM.
CHICAGO DANZTHEATRE ENSEMBLE PRESENTS THE WORLD PREMIERE OF ARCHITECTURE OF MEMORY || MAY 8th - 23rd
|| The Visceral Collaboration is Chicago Danztheatre’s Founder Ellyzabeth Adler's Latest New Work Told through Film, Dance, Theater and Music
OPERA FESTIVAL OF CHICAGO ANNOUNCES ITS SIXTH SEASON: BOHEMIAN TRAGEDY, JUNE 13th - JULY 5th || Tickets are Now on Sale for Opera Festival of Chicago’s Sixth Season. A Season that Reflects the Emotional Depth of Italian Opera and Underscores the Fragility of Artistic Life–as well as Themes of Love and Jealousy. The Bohemian Tragedy Season Brings Together the Timeless La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini and the Rarely Performed Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea
