DURING 2022 YEAR OF CHICAGO DANCE, GAYLORD AND DOROTHY DONNELLEY FOUNDATION SUPPORTS SMALL DANCE COMPANIES CELEBRATING DECADES OF ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE AND COMMUNITY IMPACT || ​​​​​​​Dance companies from over 25 neighborhoods mark major milestones in 2022 with hundreds of programs accessible throughout Chicago || Chicago Moving Company (50 years), Winifred Haun & Dancers (25 years), Chicago Dance Crash (20 years), The Seldoms (20 years), Visceral Dance Center (10 years), and South Chicago Dance Theatre (five years) celebrate milestone anniversaries

Chicago's A-listers shine on stage with their Giordano dance partner in the 15th annual Dancing With The Giordano Stars competition, the liveliest fundraiser of the year!

CLEVE CARNEY MUSEUM OF ART CELEBRATES UNPRECEDENTED SUMMER 2022 EXHIBITION “HOOKING UP” WITH RECEPTION AND ARTIST TALK JULY 15th || Britni Mara Shares the Stories Behind her Work and Discusses the Intricacies of her Process || Other Events in July: “Cocktails and Conversations” (July 19), Riva Lehrer Artist Talk and Book Reading (July 24) and Art as Discourse with Amanda Williams (July 28)

NOTRE DAME SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL RETURNS SUMMER 2022 | “Romeo and Juliet” highlights a full summer season featuring the return of the Professional, Touring, and Community Companies. One of Michiana’s most celebrated summer events!

Lookingglass Theatre Company Announces 2022-23 Season || SUNSET 1919 || Congo Square Theatre’s WHAT TO SEND UP WHEN IT GOES DOWN || Five New 50 WARDS: A CIVIC MOSAIC films || Holiday Favorite THE STEADFAST TIN SOLDIER || World Premiere of VILLETTE, Adapted from Charlotte Brontë’s Novel || World Premiere Musical LUCY AND CHARLIE’S HONEYMOON

Chicago Shakespeare Theater announces the cast and creative team of THE NOTEBOOK | A New Musical | Music and lyrics by Ingrid Michaelson | Book by Bekah Brunstetter | Based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks | Choreographed by Katie Spelman | Directed by Michael Greif & Schele Williams || A World Premiere Musical based on the bestselling novel that inspired the iconic film | Performances begin September 6th

CHICAGO’S NEWEST SMASH HIT, “SEX TIPS FOR STRAIGHT WOMEN FROM A GAY MAN,” ANNOUNCES EXTENSION | “A saucy hit comes to town!” - Chicago Reader

COLLABORACTION REIGNITES THE LIGHT, LAUNCHES YEAR TWO OF YOUTH ARTIST-ACTIVIST INCUBATOR WITH LIVE PERFORMANCES AT KIDZAPALOOZA, FRESH FEST, SILVER ROOM BLOCK PARTY AND A NIGHT OUT IN THE PARKS TOUR

Lyric Opera of Chicago’s recent Verdi Voices concert starring three of the world’s most accomplished Verdians — soprano Tamara Wilson, tenor Russell Thomas, and conductor and Lyric Opera of Chicago Music Director Enrique Mazzola

U.S. Premiere! Walkabout Theater Company and Steppenwolf’s LookOut Series Present STILL A QUIET AFTERNOON | Directed by Guilherme Kirchheim & Tara Ostiguy | Performed by Katie Mazzini and Gabriel Thom Pasculli | Dramaturgy by Tara Ostiguy and Desiré Graham | with Original text by Katie Mazzini and Gabriel Thom Pasculli || July 14th – 16th at Steppenwolf’s 1700 Theater