Month: June 2023

Pride Month 2023

Pivot Arts During Pride Month, Pivot Arts will be presenting The Memory Place, a unique multi-arts experience amplifying untold stories and hidden histories. As part of the performance, trans and non-binary writer and director, Lucky Stiff, performs their original work, and choreographer/dancer, Davon Suttles, presents a work about LGBTQ+ relations with religious organizations told through tap dance, gospel music, and mixed media. For more information and to reserve tickets, visit https://pivotarts.org/. The performance runs Thursdays thru Sundays June 1-11 only https://chicagoplays.com/event/the-memory-place/ PrideArts PrideArts will be hosting 2 events for this year’s Pride …

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Juneteenth 2023

Steppenwolf Theatre Company Date: Thursday, June 29 at 7pm  Chicago drag artist Bambi Banks-Couleé hosts a theatre based drag show! Get ready to goop, gag, wig and be shook as hilarity ensues and legs are split. https://www.steppenwolf.org/tickets–events/lookout/summer-22/jush-hour/ Court Theatre Soulful and stirring, this one-of-a-kind theatrical event breathes new life into the Oedipus myth with a score of powerful gospel music. A bold collaboration from an extraordinary team led by Mark J.P. Hood and Charles Newell, The Gospel at Colonus builds upon the strengths and experiences of its artists to bring this redemptive …

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Central Area Plan Survey

The Department of Planning and Development (DPD) is currently under-going a two-year planning process to create a 20 year plan that will envision how the city’s central area can better serve Chicago residents, workers, and visitors. The first step in the process is getting as many Chicago voices as possible involved using the Central Area Plan survey as well as engaging community members and local leaders to establish the main goals and objectives for the 20-year plan. Topics like safety, transportation, affordable housing, urban planning, public art, and expanded green space are …

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Updates to Hot Tix Program

Dear LOCT Members, I am writing to you with some exciting news for the future of Hot Tix. Please read this email in its entirety. Since starting at the League, it has been a pleasure getting to deep dive into all our programs and speak to the membership about their needs. The Hot Tix program was created to introduce patrons to all our member theatres at rates that are affordable, and for a long time, affordability meant half-price tickets. Hot Tix has grown over the years, giving back 99% of its revenue …

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