First Monday Jazz- Chicago Soul Jazz Collective
First Monday Jazz returns to the Arts Lawn for its landmark 13th season. The August Featured Performer is the Chicago Soul Jazz Collective
Here + Now
Here + Now is a teen arts showcase that highlights projects that transform ideas into action, demonstrating how art can build community, honor history, and inspire the next generation.
Sunset Yoga
Attune to the Earth’s natural rhythms as the sun sets over the Arts Lawn, a peaceful green space for you to pause and align to nature’s transition from day to night, work to rest, the external to the internal.
South Side Home Movie Project at the Bud Billiken® Parade
On August 8, the South Side Home Movie Project and Arts + Public Life team are joining the Bud Billiken® Parade!
Sunset Yoga
Attune to the Earth’s natural rhythms as the sun sets over the Arts Lawn, a peaceful green space for you to pause and align to nature’s transition from day to night, work to rest, the external to the internal.
Tour the Arts Block
Explore the Arts Block through a guided walking tour of the four venues managed by Arts + Public Life: the Arts Incubator, Green Line Performing Arts Center, L1 Retail Store, and the Arts Lawn.
The Secret Life of Plants: Stevie Wonder Movie Night
Rarely screened & impossible to stream, this 1978 doc explores how plants feel pain & joy, communicate, and connect everything.
Sunset Yoga
Attune to the Earth’s natural rhythms as the sun sets over the Arts Lawn, a peaceful green space for you to pause and align to nature’s transition from day to night, work to rest, the external to the internal.
Chicago Critics Circles: A Century of Black Progress
Chicago Critics Circles position criticism as a vital cultural practice—one that not only reflects Black progress, but actively participates in shaping it. As the final gathering of Court Theater’s Spotlight Reading Series, this program offers a space to pause, reflect, and collectively ask: What does it mean to inherit, interpret, and carry forward a century of Black cultural life?
Sunset Yoga
Attune to the Earth’s natural rhythms as the sun sets over the Arts Lawn, a peaceful green space for you to pause and align to nature’s transition from day to night, work to rest, the external to the internal.
Poetry at the Pavilion
This summer, meet us on the Arts Lawn at golden hour for Poetry at the Pavilion, a monthly celebration of Chicago’s contemporary poets and the South Side writers who inspired them.
Sunset Yoga
Attune to the Earth’s natural rhythms as the sun sets over the Arts Lawn, a peaceful green space for you to pause and align to nature’s transition from day to night, work to rest, the external to the internal.
Sunset Yoga
Attune to the Earth’s natural rhythms as the sun sets over the Arts Lawn, a peaceful green space for you to pause and align to nature’s transition from day to night, work to rest, the external to the internal.
First Monday Jazz- Clif Wallace Big Band
First Monday Jazz returns to the Arts Lawn for its landmark 13th season. The September Featured Performer is the Clif Wallace Big Band
Sunset Yoga
Attune to the Earth’s natural rhythms as the sun sets over the Arts Lawn, a peaceful green space for you to pause and align to nature’s transition from day to night, work to rest, the external to the internal.
Sunset Yoga
Attune to the Earth’s natural rhythms as the sun sets over the Arts Lawn, a peaceful green space for you to pause and align to nature’s transition from day to night, work to rest, the external to the internal.
Poetry at the Pavilion
This summer, meet us on the Arts Lawn at golden hour for Poetry at the Pavilion, a monthly celebration of Chicago’s contemporary poets and the South Side writers who inspired them.
Sunset Yoga
Attune to the Earth’s natural rhythms as the sun sets over the Arts Lawn, a peaceful green space for you to pause and align to nature’s transition from day to night, work to rest, the external to the internal.
Generations of Groove: A Pre-Parade Celebration
Join us for an evening of dance moves spanning decades of South Side history, and a glimpse of new steps in advance of this year’s Bud Billiken Parade.
Sunset Yoga
Attune to the Earth’s natural rhythms as the sun sets over the Arts Lawn, a peaceful green space for you to pause and align to nature’s transition from day to night, work to rest, the external to the internal.
Committed Knitters
Committed Knitters will be meeting weekly at the Arts Incubator Flex Space for a cozy, creative gathering open to all skill levels during the month of July.
Once Upon a Time Called, Now!
Held in conjunction with Sightlines, Ghosts, and Other Stories of the Impossible, this conversation brings together Jess Atieno, Leslie Wilson, and Nekita Thomas to consider the afterlives of architecture and the futures projected through it.
Poetry at the Pavilion
This summer, meet us on the Arts Lawn at golden hour for Poetry at the Pavilion, a monthly celebration of Chicago’s contemporary poets and the South Side writers who inspired them.
Cultural Stewardship Reading Room: Summer Open Hours
Housed in the Arts Incubator, the Reading Room offers an opportunity to explore a curated collection of books, magazines, and archival materials focused on South Side culture, art, and history.
Sunset Yoga
Attune to the Earth’s natural rhythms as the sun sets over the Arts Lawn, a peaceful green space for you to pause and align to nature’s transition from day to night, work to rest, the external to the internal.
Committed Knitters
Committed Knitters will be meeting weekly at the Arts Incubator Flex Space for a cozy, creative gathering open to all skill levels during the month of July.
Cultural Stewardship Reading Room: Summer Open Hours
Housed in the Arts Incubator, the Reading Room offers an opportunity to explore a curated collection of books, magazines, and archival materials focused on South Side culture, art, and history.
Sunset Yoga
Attune to the Earth’s natural rhythms as the sun sets over the Arts Lawn, a peaceful green space for you to pause and align to nature’s transition from day to night, work to rest, the external to the internal.
Committed Knitters
Committed Knitters will be meeting weekly at the Arts Incubator Flex Space for a cozy, creative gathering open to all skill levels during the month of July.
South Side Fireflies
South Side Fireflies reimagines early childhood music by inviting toddlers and preschoolers into a vibrant world of rhythm and play.
Cultural Stewardship Reading Room: Summer Open Hours
Housed in the Arts Incubator, the Reading Room offers an opportunity to explore a curated collection of books, magazines, and archival materials focused on South Side culture, art, and history.
Sunset Yoga
Attune to the Earth’s natural rhythms as the sun sets over the Arts Lawn, a peaceful green space for you to pause and align to nature’s transition from day to night, work to rest, the external to the internal.
Committed Knitters
Committed Knitters will be meeting weekly at the Arts Incubator Flex Space for a cozy, creative gathering open to all skill levels during the month of July.
First Monday Jazz | Bobby Broom Trio
First Monday Jazz is returning to the Arts Lawn for its landmark 13th season. July featured artist is Bobby Broom Trio
Sunset Yoga
Attune to the Earth’s natural rhythms as the sun sets over the Arts Lawn, a peaceful green space for you to pause and align to nature’s transition from day to night, work to rest, the external to the internal.
Committed Knitters
Committed Knitters will be meeting weekly at the Arts Incubator Flex Space for a cozy, creative gathering open to all skill levels during the month of July.
PRIDE MARKET
On Saturday of Pride Weekend, Reformed School invited you to the L1 Retail Store Pride Market.
South Side Fireflies
South Side Fireflies reimagines early childhood music by inviting toddlers and preschoolers into a vibrant world of rhythm and play.
Poetry at the Pavilion
This summer, meet us on the Arts Lawn at golden hour for Poetry at the Pavilion, a monthly celebration of Chicago’s contemporary poets and the South Side writers who inspired them.
Sunset Yoga
Attune to the Earth’s natural rhythms as the sun sets over the Arts Lawn, a peaceful green space for you to pause and align to nature’s transition from day to night, work to rest, the external to the internal.
South Side Fireflies
South Side Fireflies reimagines early childhood music by inviting toddlers and preschoolers into a vibrant world of rhythm and play.
World Wide Knit in Public Day
APL is thrilled to celebrate World Wide Knit in Public Day with our keyholders, the Committed Knitters and their friends Fiber Friends Studios!
Juneteenth with the Committed Knitters
Join APL on Saturday, June 13th for the third Juneteenth with the Committed Knitters celebration.
South Side Fireflies
South Side Fireflies reimagines early childhood music by inviting toddlers and preschoolers into a vibrant world of rhythm and play.
Shades of Chicago: Mezcla Film Screening + Conversation
Shades of Chicago is a curated program showcasing short films by women and non- binary filmmakers of color from the Chicagoland area.
Forever Fly Vintage Market
Following the massive energy of its March debut, the Forever Fly Vintage Market returns for its second edition!
South Side Fireflies
South Side Fireflies reimagines early childhood music by inviting toddlers and preschoolers into a vibrant world of rhythm and play.