Buffalo Theatre Ensemble (BTE), the professional Equity theater company in residence at the McAninch Arts Center (MAC), launches its 2024-2025 season with “The Outsider” by Paul Slade Smith*, directed by BTE member Kurt Naebig Thursday, Sept. 5 – Sunday, Oct. 6.
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The Field Museum’s Women’s Board has elected Dr. Lynda Williams as its 29th president, the first African American woman to hold the office. Serving on the Board for more than 10 years, Williams has championed uplifting women’s voices in scientific and educational leadership.
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Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium welcomed a new resident to the Abbott Oceanarium on Wednesday evening: a beluga whale calf born to 35-year-old mother, Naya (NI-yah). Earlier that day, the animal care team recognized signs that Naya was going into labor and closed the Secluded Bay habitat to guests. Hours later, shortly after 6 p.m., the calf was born and took its first breath of air at the water’s surface shortly after – a crucial first step for belugas.
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Wonderverse, Sony Pictures immersive dining and entertainment experience, located in Oakbrook Center, is thrilled to present a new school supply drive with all items donated to Enchanted Backpack, the charity that provides fully stocked backpacks to children in need.
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Celebrate the start of Chicago’s cultural season with a melodic evening under the stars. Lyric’s annual free concert, Sunday in the Park with Lyric, takes place on August 25, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park and promises an opportunity to embrace the end of summer with a fun-filled night of music. The event will be hosted by Lyric’s Chief Artistic Administration Officer Matthew Ozawa, NBC5’s Arts and Entertainment Reporter LeeAnn Trotter, and the City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events Commissioner Clinée Hedspeth.
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The Court Theatre – under the leadership of Executive Director Angel Ysaguirre – is proud to announce a special addition to the 2024/25 season: Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare’s An Iliad, based on Homer’s epic poem of the same name. This production is a remount of the critically acclaimed production directed by Senior Artistic Consultant Charles Newell, starring Timothy Edward Kane. An Iliad will run Wednesday, June 4 – Sunday, June 29, 2025, at Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Ave.
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