New Opera Brings Elie Wiesel to the Stage for the First Time || Music of Remembrance Premieres The Dialogue of Memories in Three-City U.S. Tour || Seattle • May 17th || San Francisco • May 20th || Chicago • May 23rd-24th
The Indiana Arts Commission announced today that the agency has awarded $60,000 in grants though the America250 grant program, supporting arts projects that celebrate American history and connect participants to that history in anticipation of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Twelve organizations around the state will receive $5,000.
The America250 Grant Program is a one-time program made possible through funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Indiana General Assembly.
Lyric Opera of Chicago elects five nationally recognized leaders to Board of Directors || New members bring unmatched expertise from music, arts, business, law, and civic communities
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
THE JOFFREY BALLET COMPLETES MAJOR REFRESH OF ITS JOFFREY TOWER FEATURING VIVID INTERIORS BY ACCLAIMED ARTIST & DESIGNER BOB FAUST || FAUST’S SIGNATURE WALLWORKS ENHANCED WITH CONCRETE POETRY, COURTESY OF CHICAGO-BASED POETRY FOUNDATION; CREATING PARTNERSHIPS TO ACTIVATE SPACE AND HONOR THE JOFFREY’S COMMITMENT TO CHICAGO ARTISTS AND CULTURE
CALL FOR ART: Juried Art Exhibition || Art Barn || Submission deadline is Thursday, April 23rd
Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra: Rising Stars Concert & Competition || May 16th || Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church
Chesterton Art Center is thrilled to announce that they have been awarded a $30,000 Capital Grant from the Porter County Community Foundation to support their 116 Expansion Project.
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
