Navy Pier Commemorates Black History Month with a Spotlight on Black Art and Artisans || Fine art exhibition, makers market, and interactive workshops on-deck

Legendary Emmy-nominated hip-hop and pop music choreographer Fatima Robinson announced as featured speaker and masterclass instructor for Red Clay Dance Company’s La Femme Dance Festival March 14th-16th || Robinson’s recent projects include the acclaimed Warner Bros. musical The Color Purple, Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour and the 2022 Super Bowl || Festival celebrates women of the Black/African diaspora in dance, with performance of world premieres at the Harris Theater choreographed by Red Clay Dance’s Founder & Artistic Director Vershawn Sanders-Ward and Michelle N. Gibson, and the Chicago premiere of Wanjiru Kamuyu’s solo Portraits in Red

UNITING VOICES CHICAGO’S BLACK HISTORY MONTH CONCERT SERIES || Soul to Soul: The Evolution of African Music in America
|| A gripping performance by 2700 youth in Uniting Voices’ CPS programs showcases Africana music’s powerful impact our history and traditions || February 22nd & 23rd only

UNITING VOICES CHICAGO’S BLACK HISTORY MONTH CONCERT SERIES || Soul to Soul: The Evolution of African Music in America
|| A gripping performance by 2700 youth in Uniting Voices’ CPS programs showcases Africana music’s powerful impact our history and traditions || February 22nd & 23rd only

Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents Short Shakespeare! Romeo and Juliet || 75-minute adaptation of the tragic romance offers a perfect introduction to Shakespeare || Welcoming thousands of students from across Chicagoland and beyond to weekday matinees
|| Public performances Saturdays at 11:00 a.m., February 24th‑March 16th

Lubeznik Center for the Arts Explores the Importance of Symbol in New Exhibit || “Art Therapy & Tarot: The Importance of Symbol; Then Now, and Forevermore” Opens Friday, February 2.

Read-a-Thon is Here! Also: More readaloud books, book recs, and other library news

The Starlets to Perform in Munster, IN on February 13th || Live On Stage, Inc. and Lakeshore Community Concerts announce 50s & 60s female vocal group as part of their 2023 - 2024 Concert Season

Brightside Theatre to perform CHESS IN CONCERT with a cast of 20 at Naperville's Madden Theatre February 9-18. || Musical by Tim Rice and ABBA's Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus includes songs "One Night in Bangkok" and " I Know Him So Well"

FLYOVER, THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED ATTRACTION HITTING NAVY PIER, OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCES MARCH 1 OPENING DATE