Chicago Opera Theater presents concert world premiere of seventh Vanguard Initiative developed opera TRUSTED || Studebaker Theater at The Fine Arts Building || Saturday, May 30th
The La Porte County Symphony Orchestra is pleased to announce the 2026-2027 concert season, which will mark the ensemble's 54th season and the sixth season under the direction of Dr. Carolyn Watson.
Art Exhibition: A Shared Territory in Imagination: Three Artists in Abstract at the Marshall J. Gardner Center for the Arts
Exhibition Dates: May 1 – June 5
EXHIBITION SUMMARY
Lyric Opera of Chicago announces its 2026/27 Season || Seven operas bring the world's greatest voices to Chicago || Music Director Enrique Mazzola conducts five masterworks || Sondra Radvanovsky named Artistic Advisor || The return of the Lyric summer musical || Subscriptions are on sale now
Cleve Carney Museum of Art Marks the 2026 FIFA World Cup With "The Saturday Man: At the Edge of the Game," a Survey of Soccer Photography by Peter Robinson, On View May 30th – Aug. 9th || Robinson’s Photos Explore the Sport’s Evolution, Intimate Moments and
Impact Beyond the Pitch
Chicago Repertory Ballet’s 2026 Spring Series features two boundary-breaking World Premieres and immersive revival of The Rite of Spring, one weekend only, May 29th - 31st
OPERA FESTIVAL OF CHICAGO ANNOUNCES ITS SIXTH SEASON: BOHEMIAN TRAGEDY, JUNE 13th - JULY 5th || Tickets are Now on Sale for Opera Festival of Chicago’s Sixth Season. A Season that Reflects the Emotional Depth of Italian Opera and Underscores the Fragility of Artistic Life–as well as Themes of Love and Jealousy. The Bohemian Tragedy Season Brings Together the Timeless La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini and the Rarely Performed Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea
AMERICAN WRITERS MUSEUM AND CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNOUNCE 2026 AMERICAN WRITERS FESTIVAL || Saturday, June 6th and Sunday, June 7th from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. daily || Free weekend of programming with bestselling and award-winning writers including Lauren Groff, Reza Aslan, John Fugelsang, Maggie Smith, Tananarive Due, Bill Kurtis and Chicago Poet Laureate Mayda del Valle
Graphic Novel Becomes Grand Opera: The Many Deaths of Laila Starr || Major new work by Kamala Sankaram & Minita Gandhi to open Minnesota Opera’s 2026-27 season || “Sankaram is strikingly original...” – The New York Times
