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X-WR-CALNAME:Chicago · festival · today · CalDiscovery BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260917 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260928 DTSTAMP:20260917T061332Z UID:10317749-1789603200-1790553599@www.choosechicago.com CATEGORIES:festival,film DESCRIPTION:Queer people have always been here. \nWe’ve always created. \nWe’ve always told stories. \nAnd for 44 years\, Reeling has helped bri ng those stories that go from the heart and jump to the page\, and land on the screen\, where they can be watched\, celebrated\, and experienced tog ether. \nReeling is the second-longest-running LGBTQ+ film festival in the world. \nThat’s not a milestone\, it’s a legacy. \nThis year\, join u s for 11 days of queer storytelling. With more than 40 feature films and over 50 short films from all around the world. These stories are proof that queer media matters because we keep showing up for it. \nWhen you pur chase a festival pass\, attend a screening\, or become a Reeling member\, you become part of this legacy. \nYour support helps keep queer stories al ive\, supports the artists who create them\, and helps make sure future ge nerations will have a place to see themselves reflected on screen. \nYou ’re not just joining us for a festival—you’re helping carry forward a queer legacy that deserves to live on. \nFestival passes and memberships are available now\, and individual screening tickets will be released soo n! \nWelcome to Reeling 2026… \nWhere the Magic Is Always Queer LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T061332Z LOCATION:Landmark’s Century Centre Cinema\, 2828 N Clark St\, Chicago\, 60657 URL:https://www.choosechicago.com/event/reeling-the-chicago-lgbtq-internat ional-film-festival/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=c hicago-il X-SOURCE-NAME:Choose Chicago X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.choosechicago.com/things-to-do/chicago-sports END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Reeling: The 44th Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260917 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260928 DTSTAMP:20260917T181319Z UID:10005303-1789603200-1790553599@chicagosocialbutterflies.com CATEGORIES:festival,film DESCRIPTION:Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival is the second-longest-running LGBTQ+ film festival in the world\, showcasing ind ependent queer cinema\, documentaries\, and experimental shorts. LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T181319Z LOCATION:Various locations URL:https://chicagosocialbutterflies.com/wp-events/reeling-the-44th-chicag o-lgbtq-international-film-festival/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ic s&utm_campaign=chicago-il X-SOURCE-NAME:Chicago Social Butterflies X-SOURCE-URL:https://chicagosocialbutterflies.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival DTSTART:20260917T130000Z DTEND:20260917T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260915T053830Z UID:10000550-1789632000-1789664400@pridechicago.org CATEGORIES:festival,film DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of queer cinema at Reeling: The Chicago L GBTQ+ International Film Festival\, returning for its 44th year. As the se cond-longest-running LGBTQ+ film festival in the world\, Reeling has grown from a humble 1981 screening room into a celebrated cultural legacy\, pro ving that queer media matters because our community continually shows up t o bring these stories from the page to the big screen. \nThis year’s 11- day festival features a diverse lineup of over 40 narrative and documentar y features alongside more than 50 short films from around the globe. More than just entertainment\, Reeling provides a space to celebrate our shared history\, foster connections\, and see the world—and each other—a lit tle more clearly. Join fellow film lovers to honor 44 years of groundbreak ing LGBTQ+ storytelling\; check the festival schedule to explore movie lin eups and reserve your tickets today! LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T053830Z LOCATION:Landmark’s Century Centre Cinema\, 2828 N Clark\, Chicago\, IL\ , 60657 URL:https://pridechicago.org/event/reeling-the-chicago-lgbtq-international -film-festival/2026-09-17/1/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_ca mpaign=chicago-il X-SOURCE-NAME:PRIDEChicago X-SOURCE-URL:https://pridechicago.org/events/list END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Senior Fest 2026 DTSTART:20260917T140000Z DTEND:20260917T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260917T064817Z UID:68n5kre7u9p0e6rqfps80io1lj@google.com CATEGORIES:community,festival DESCRIPTION:Need a ride to Senior Fest 2026? A bus will be departing for t he event from the Edgewater Satellite Senior Center (5917 N Broadway) at 8 am on Thursday\, September 17. If you'd like a spot on the bus\, drop by t he senior center and fill out a waiver. The deadline to do so is Wednesday \, September 16. The bus will return to the senior center at the end of th e event.\n\nSENIOR FEST DETAILS\n📆Thursday\, September 17\n🕛9am - 2p m (bus leaves at 8am)\n📍Millenium Park (201 E Randolph St)\n\nEDGEWATER SATELLITE SENIOR CENTER INFO\n📍5917 N Broadway\n🕛Open 8:30am - 5pm\ n📞(312)-742-5323 LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T064817Z LOCATION:Millennium Park\, Chicago\, IL 60602\, USA X-SOURCE-NAME:The 48th Ward Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://the48thward.org/city-council END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The 27th Anniversary Englewood Jazz Festival DTSTART:20260917T220000Z DTEND:20260918T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260917T061332Z UID:10287112-1789664400-1789671600@www.choosechicago.com CATEGORIES:festival,free,music DESCRIPTION:The 27th Anniversary Englewood Jazz Festival \nfree events to be held September 17-19\, 2026 \nat Hamilton Park\, Chicago\n \nCELEBRATIN G YOUNG MUSICIANS OF THE NEXT GENERATION\,  \nAS WELL AS CENTENNIAL TRIBU TES TO OSCAR BROWN JR.\, JOHN COLTRANE\, MILES DAVIS\, AND SONNY ROLLINS \ nFeaturing a repeat performance of Fannie Lou Hamer: No One Could Contain Her commissioned by Live the Spirit Residency earlier in 2026 during the U NESCO International Jazz Day celebrations. \nFestival showcases performanc es by Julius Tucker\, Live the Spirit Residency Expanded Ensemble\, with D ee Alexander\, Jeremiah Hunt\, the Young Masters\, Ernest Dawkins’ New H orizons Ensemble Redux\, Maggie and Africa Brown\, Dakarai Barclay\, Ryan Bills and Ben Crino Quartet\, New Continuum Ensemble led by Marquis Hill f eaturing Braxton Cook and more \nChicago\, IL – July 2026 — The 27th A nnual Englewood Jazz Festival\, presented by Live the Spirit Residency\, r eturns to Chicago’s historic Hamilton Park\, 513 W. 72nd Street on Septe mber 17–19\, 2026. This year’s festival celebrates the next generation of creative musicians while honoring the centennial legacies of Oscar Bro wn Jr.\, John Coltrane\, Miles Davis\, and Sonny Rollins. All music perfor med will be original compositions by the featured artists. \nFounded in 19 99 by acclaimed saxophonist and composer Ernest Dawkins\, the Englewood Ja zz Festival has become one of Chicago’s premier cultural events\, servin g as a vital platform for creative expression\, artistic excellence\, comm unity engagement\, and cultural unity. Through free performances\, educati onal activities\, and intergenerational collaborations\, the festival cont inues to showcase the rich tradition of (Jazz)\, Great Black Music while i nspiring new generations of artists and audiences across Chicago. \n“The Englewood Jazz Festival has always been about bringing people together th rough original music\, honoring the masters who came before us while creat ing space for the next generation to find its own voice. As we celebrate 2 7 years\, we’re excited to welcome our community for a weekend that refl ects the creativity\, resilience\, and collective spirit that make Chicago one of the great jazz cities in the world.” – Ernest Dawkins\, Festiv al Founder \nThe weekend will feature performances by both jazz legends an d next-generation artists. Events take place indoors on Sep 17 and 18 and outdoors on September 19 rain or shine\, moving indoors in case of incleme nt weather. Some seating is provided\, but attendees are advised to bring their own chairs\, blankets\, picnics\, and an appetite for the kind of mu sic that uplifts and transforms the human spirit! Further information is a vailable at englewoodjazzfestival.org or by calling (773) 789-4227. \nThis year’s festival begins on Thursday with sets by Julius Tucker and Live the Spirit Residency Expanded Ensemble. \nFriday night features performanc es by Ernest Dawkins’ New Horizons Redux and Jeremiah Hunt. \nMoving out side on Saturday\, the Festival will celebrate its Young Masters\; togethe r with sets by Maggie and Africa Brown\, Dakarai Barclay\, New Continuum Ensemble led by Marquis Hill featuring Braxton Cook\, and Ryan Bills & Ben Crino Quartet. \nAdditionally\, as part of this event\, to honor those wh ose work has helped shape and strengthen the foundation of jazz in Chicago \, the annual Spirit of Jazz Awards will be presented to recipients to be announced. \nComplete schedule: \n\n\nThursday\, September 17 (indoors – Hamilton Park Cultural Center/Fieldhouse)\n5:30 pm: Julius Tucker Trio\n6 :30 pm: Live the Spirit Residency Expanded Ensemble\, featuring Dee Alexan der: Composer Ernest Dawkins debuted his major jazz work Fannie Lou Hamer: No One Could Contain Her during the UNESCO International Jazz Day celebra tions. The piece fuses spirituals\, jazz improvisation\, and spoken word t o recount her historic civil rights journey. \n\n\nFriday\, September 18 ( indoors – Hamilton Park Cultural Center/Fieldhouse)\n5:30 pm: Ernest Daw kins’ New Horizons Redux\n6:30 pm: Jeremiah Hunt Quartet  \n\n\nSaturda y\, September 19 (outdoors Hamilton Park)  \n\n\n12:00 to 1:00 The Young Masters under the direction of Ernest Dawkins \n\n\n1:10 to 2:10 Dakarai B arclay Quartet – all original compositions celebrating the lives of Mile s Davis\, John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins. \n\n\n2:15 to 3:15 Ryan Bills & Ben Crino Quartet  \n\n\n3:20 to 3:30 Spirit of Jazz Awards \n\n\n3:35 t o 4:45 The two Brown Sisters – Maggie and Africa Brown tribute to their father Oscar Brown Jr. \n\n\n5:00 to 6:00 New Continuum Ensemble led by Ma rquis Hill featuring Braxton Cook \n\n\n\n\n\nLive The Spirit Residency is a not-for-profit organization that produces the Englewood Jazz Festival. Ernest Dawkins is the Executive Director of the organization and the Festi val. \nThis 27 year old organization has the full support of the Englewood community including State Senator Mattie Hunter\, State Representative So nya Harper\, The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation\, and the City Arts progra m of the Department of Cultural Affairs. Our Englewood Jazz Festival is ge nerally generously supported by the National Endowment for the Arts\, SEIU \, and Grow Greater Englewood. LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T061332Z LOCATION:Hamilton Park and Cultural Center\, 513 W 72nd St\, Chicago URL:https://www.choosechicago.com/event/the-27th-anniversary-englewood-jaz z-festival/2026-09-17/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign =chicago-il X-SOURCE-NAME:Choose Chicago X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.choosechicago.com/things-to-do/chicago-sports END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Be a Better Birder: Get Ready for Urban Birding Festival DTSTART:20260917T230000Z DTEND:20260918T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260913T122912Z UID:10013385-1789668000-1789668000@fpdcc.com CATEGORIES:festival,outdoors DESCRIPTION:Learn about the Urban Birding Festival and how to prepare\, wh at to bring\, where to go! LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T122912Z LOCATION:https://forms.gle/o8xK6YyL4FmbmJDs9 URL:https://fpdcc.com/event/be-a-better-birder-get-ready-for-urban-birding -festival/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=chicago-il X-SOURCE-NAME:Forest Preserves of Cook County X-SOURCE-URL:https://fpdcc.com/places/locations/little-red-schoolhouse-nat ure-center/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:62nd Chicago International Film Festival Preview DTSTART:20260917T233000Z DTEND:20260918T013000Z DTSTAMP:20260825T063836Z UID:10001481-1789669800-1789669800@www.chicagofilmfestival.com CATEGORIES:festival,film DESCRIPTION:Cinema/Chicago members are invited to get a first look at the 62nd Chicago International Film Festival! \nJoin Managing Director Vivian Teng\, Artistic Director Mimi Plauché\, and the programming team as they reveal highlights from this year’s exciting lineup and share their must- see films. \nReception to follow at:\nThe Residences at NEWCITY | Rooftop\ n1457 N. Halsted St.\, 4th floor LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T063836Z LOCATION:AMC NEWCITY 14\, 1500 N Clybourn Ave\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610 URL:https://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/event/fest62-preview/?utm_source=c aldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=chicago-il X-SOURCE-NAME:Cinema/Chicago X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.chicagofilmfestival.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival DTSTART:20260917T233000Z DTEND:20260928T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260918T002827Z UID:10000551-1789669800-1790539200@pridechicago.org CATEGORIES:festival,film DESCRIPTION:Experience the power of queer cinema at Reeling: The Chicago L GBTQ+ International Film Festival\, returning for its 44th year. As the se cond-longest-running LGBTQ+ film festival in the world\, Reeling has grown from a humble 1981 screening room into a celebrated cultural legacy\, pro ving that queer media matters because our community continually shows up t o bring these stories from the page to the big screen. \nThis year’s 11- day festival features a diverse lineup of over 40 narrative and documentar y features alongside more than 50 short films from around the globe. More than just entertainment\, Reeling provides a space to celebrate our shared history\, foster connections\, and see the world—and each other—a lit tle more clearly. Join fellow film lovers to honor 44 years of groundbreak ing LGBTQ+ storytelling\; check the festival schedule to explore movie lin eups and reserve your tickets today! LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T002827Z LOCATION:Landmark’s Century Centre Cinema\, 2828 N Clark\, Chicago\, IL\ , 60657 URL:https://pridechicago.org/event/reeling-the-chicago-lgbtq-international -film-festival/2026-09-17/2/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_ca mpaign=chicago-il X-SOURCE-NAME:PRIDEChicago X-SOURCE-URL:https://pridechicago.org/events/list END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR