Joffrey Receives New Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

As a result of the latest surge of COVID-19 cases in Chicago, The Joffrey Ballet has postponed its upcoming production of Yuri Possokhov’s Don Quixote, originally slated for February 16-27, 2022. The rescheduled presentation of Don Quixote will take place from June 2–12, 2022

As a result of the latest surge of COVID-19 cases in Chicago, The Joffrey Ballet has postponed its upcoming production of Yuri Possokhov’s Don Quixote, originally slated for February 16-27, 2022. The rescheduled presentation of Don Quixote will take place from June 2–12, 2022

Announcing the Addition of a Show to the International Puppet Festival!!

Indiana University Northwest | The Center for Urban and Regional Excellence | Senior University | Free Class: The Musical History of Duke Ellington

On January 13th, Randy Terrell Brown-Watkins was arrested on separate charges in Decatur, IL.  He is being held at the Macon County Jail pending formal extradition to Lake County, Indiana.  

**** Highly Recommended **** For the first time, I celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend at the Auditorium Theatre seeing "Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah", an annual event that’s been going on for 17 years!  It was absolutely amazing!  What a fantastic experience!  "Too Hot to Handel" delivered all the magnificence of Handel’s Messiah – plus jazz and gospel rhythms!  4 BIG Spotlights

The 68th season of the Purdue University Northwest (PNW) Sinai Forum offers its Feb. 6 program with tech icon Steve “The Woz” Wozniak.

3Arts expands Disability Culture Leadership Initiative to advance advocacy efforts in the arts | New video conversations with four artists from Chicago’s dance and theater communities added to online hub for disability art and culture

GEM OF THE OCEAN BY AUGUST WILSON, DIRECTED IN A MAJOR REVIVAL BY CHUCK SMITH, BEGINS THIS SATURDAY, JANUARY 22nd | ***ON-SITE POP-UP MARKET—“HIDDEN GEMS”—FEATURING ARTS AND CRAFTS BY LOCAL AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTISTS TO BE OFFERED DURING CLOSING WEEK OF THE PRODUCTION***