Chicago Cultural Center — Claudia Cassidy Theater

78 E. Washington St., 2nd Floor North

Chicago Cultural Center  >  Claudia Cassidy Theater  >  Plan Your Visit

 

 

Following a year-long construction period, the 200-seat multi-purpose theater has been transformed with all new theater seats and major technology upgrades, including a state-of-the-art movie projector, screen, and speaker system. The finishing touches include major improvements to the stage lighting, upgraded acoustic panels, and a new curtain system for the stage.

Schedule

Earth Day Action Fair & Screening of "Common Ground"One Earth Film Festival: Earth Day Action Fair & Screening of "Common Ground"

Sunday, April 21, 1:30-4pm

Reserve Tickets

Arrive early at 12pm for the Action Fair in GAR Rotunda. Enjoy free refreshments and fellowship with environmental advocates.

From the filmmakers of “Kiss the Ground” (Netflix) comes the follow-up documentary “Common Ground,” winner of the Tribeca Film Festival. “Common Ground” is an important new documentary film featuring Laura Dern, Jason Momoa, Woody Harrelson, Ian Somerhalder, Donald Glover, Rosario Dawson, Mark Hyman, Gabe Brown, and many others. This film provides hope for future generations with concrete ways to fix a broken planetary system. “Common Ground” explores how regenerative agriculture can help heal the soil, our health and the planet.

The short film “Hope” by Jodi Wu will precede the feature film. “Hope” tied for the Animation Prize in the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest 2023.

The 2024 One Earth Film Festival runs April 17-23, with screenings both online and at various locations around Chicago. Full schedule of events online.

 

The Whole World is Watching: Stories from the Front LineThe Whole World is Watching: Stories from the Front Line

Presented by Chicago Film Archives

Wednesday, May 8, 6:30pm

RSVP Online

Chicago Film Archives is pleased to present four archival films documenting events from the 1968 Democratic National Convention from The Film Group, a Chicago production company whose cinema verité films pose questions about the society we lived in then – questions that resonate in our world now. Along with the short films, a panel of Chicagoans who were there – journalists, filmmakers, and activists – will share their own stories of the 1968 convention.

The Films (all presented on 16mm film)

  • The Right to Dissent: A Press Conference, 1969 (9min. 20 sec)
  • Social Confrontation: The Battle of Michigan Ave., 1969 (11min. 30 sec)
  • Law and Order vs Dissent, 1969 (11min. 40 sec)
  • Police Power and Freedom of Assembly: The Gregory March, 1969 (7min. 35 sec)

More information about this event.

 

Stay Connected

Visit us:

Chicago Cultural Center

Admission is FREE
Open Daily, 10am–5pm
Exhibitions close 15 minutes before the building closes
(Closed Holidays)

Plan Your Visit

 

Find us:

Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington St.
Chicago, IL 60602

Chicago Cultural Center Google Map
Chicago Cultural Center Google Map

Take CTA to Chicago Cultural Center

  • From the elevated lines: exit at Washington/Wabash and walk east.
  • From the subway: exit at Lake (Red Line) or Washington (Blue Line) and walk east.
  • Served by Michigan Avenue buses 3, 4, 19, 20, 26, 60, 66, 124, 143, 147, 151, 157 and Washington St. buses 4, J14, 20, 56, 66, 147