INDOT Seeking Public Comment on the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) Amendment

The biggest celestial event in centuries—the total solar eclipse of April 8, 2024—will darken the sky while providing Indiana University the opportunity to shine!

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