ACTORS TRAINING CENTER’S 15th ANNIVERSARY CONTINUES WITH NEW EVENTS AND PERFORMANCES THIS FALL AND WINTER

SPIRITUALS, STORYTELLING AND MORE UNITE IN CHICAGO-BORN PLAYWRIGHT CHERYL L. WEST’S FANNIE (THE MUSIC AND LIFE OF FANNIE LOU HAMER), DIRECTED BY HENRY GODINEZ, OCTOBER 15th - NOVEMBER 14th | ***E. FAYE BUTLER PERFORMS AS THE EPONYMOUS VOTING RIGHTS ACTIVIST, EXPANDING HER CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED ROLE FOR WHICH SHE WAS NAMED “2020 CHICAGOAN OF THE YEAR FOR THEATER” (CHICAGO TRIBUNE)***

Rogers Park holiday rebate program Live Love Shop Rogers Park returns, kicking off on Small Business Saturday, November 27th with self-guided art walking tour Walk Chalk Howard Street and discounts at dozens of independent local businesses | Holiday shopping rebates available November 27th – December 31st

Winter and cold weather grow nearer with each passing day and the Energy Assistance Program can help you pay your heat and electric bills!

All 21c Museum Hotel Properties Recognized with Conde Nast Traveler's 2021 Readers Choice Awards

Indiana launches $540 million grant program to support early childhood education programs | Child care, early childhood education and out-of-school time programs are eligible to apply for grants covering three months of operating expenses

Due to Popular Demand, Court Theatre Extends "The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice By William Shakespeare | Directed by Charles Newell and Gabrielle Randle-Bent | Now running October 8th – December 5th

PORCHLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE LAUNCHES THE EIGHTH SEASON OF PORCHLIGHT REVISITS WITH DAN GOGGIN’S+ NUNSENSE, THREE PERFORMANCES ONLY AT RUTH PAGE CENTER FOR THE ARTS, NOVEMBER 17th AND 18th | Tickets are Now on Sale for Nunsense, Directed by Michelle Lauto*, Music Directed by Kailey Rockwell* and Choreographed by Jenna Schoppe*. Each Performance Includes Artistic Director Michael Weber’s Behind The Show Backstory

“Taking Up Serpents could not be more timely or provocative. Catch it if you possibly can.” -WTTW | Chicago Opera Theater Releases Taking Up Serpents as Digital-Only Album | Featuring Music by Kamala Sankaram and Libretto by Jerre Dye | Acclaimed Performances by Lidiya Yankovskaya, Alexandra Loutsion, Leah Dexter, and Michael Mayes

Art on theMART to Present Shaping the Future, Featuring Select Works Created by Teenagers in Chicago’s After School Matters Program | Full Winter Program Includes Nutcracker Projection by Joffrey Ballet and AI-Generated Piece from Ouchhh Studios