Lucy Vurusic Riner opens her RE|dance group company class to all dance community members! Come join us for an open level, modern dance class that focuses on floor work and longer athletic phrases that are usually part of RE|dance group rep. Lucy caters the class to who is in the room and their ability levels. We love having people join in on the fun. 

This class is pay what you can (or don’t if you can’t). Dancers can donate by cash, Venmo or Zelle. 

RSVP at info@redancegroup.org

walk ins are welcome~

air purifiers running

facilitated by Gaby Martinez + SheWOLF Sacred

Welcome the transition to summer with rejuvenating movement and connection with others. 

Limited spots! 
suggested price $20 per session / sliding scale available 
REGISTER HERE

Course development from Gaby Martinez, Associate Artistic Director, B.S. in Psychology, Paraprofessional 

under supervision of Julie Brannen, Executive Artistic Director, LCPC, DMT

No dance experience needed.

With talk back and light refreshments.

Lucy Vurusic Riner opens her RE|dance group company class to all dance community members! Come join us for an open level, modern dance class that focuses on floor work and longer athletic phrases that are usually part of RE|dance group rep. Lucy caters the class to who is in the room and their ability levels. We love having people join in on the fun. 

This class is pay what you can (or don’t if you can’t). Dancers can donate by cash, Venmo or Zelle. 

RSVP at info@redancegroup.org

walk ins are welcome~

air purifiers running

Kari Watson
+
Aaron Holloway-Nahum

doors @ 7:30
music @ 8

$10-$15 sliding scale at the door

air purifiers running
BYOB
masks suggested and provided at the door

**CANCELED**
we have reached our fundraising goal (!) and are encouraging folks to send funds to any of these organizations who recently had NEA funding revoked in lieu of attending this event.

TIX: $5-$50 sliding scale
in advance or at the door

we’re screening Cameraperson; a tapestry of footage captured over Kirsten Johnson’s 25 year career as a documentary cinematographer.

BYOblankets / cozy gear. we’ll have beverages + popcorn available for purchase <3

this event is a fundraiser for FOLK, a dance project by amanda maraist + collaborators. all funds raised go towards equitable pay for collaborators.

can’t attend but want to contribute? here’s a link <3

Join LOUD BODIES for a work in progress showing alongside other Chicago dance staples Hot Crowd and Little Fire for a cute, casual night of dance, raffles, treats and more 💥

TIX : venmo @LOUD-BODIES
OR pay at the door in person!
Payment is sliding scale $15-$20

facilitated by kt williams

Safety Release Saturdays will explore how breath and dynamic alignment guide movement efficiency, release frozen tension, and allow ease of movement within a technical form. This workshop series will focus on the principles of Safety Release (SR) Technique, offering an intermediate/advanced approach to foundational contemporary dance technique. Over the span of 3 hours, we will dive deeply into the full somatic structure of Safety Release (SR) Technique. Class is evenly split between floor work and vertical, traveling movement phrases: the warm-up will function as a somatic movement laboratory and will progress into standing and physically rigorous traveling patterns that challenge directionality, weight shift, counter balance, and suspended movement. This session will dedicate time to start slowly, ask questions, articulate movement patterns, and find joy in dancing together.

Drop-in: $10-$30

Participants should register via google form here.

Please reach out to kt via email at ktwilliams310@gmail.com with any questions or for more information. 

photo by Gabriela Chavez

doors @ 8pm
music @ 9pm
$15 at the door / cash, venmo, zelle, paypal

FORIS
N. Hell
kare.pkg

air purifier running
masks available at the door
BYOB

facilitated by Mo Hayden

mondays in april //

let’s fall fly explore together — weight, psychic connection, deep improvisation, toning into support, sweat, solos

$10-$20 sliding scale

RSVP HERE

facilitated by Mo Hayden

mondays in april //

let’s fall fly explore together — weight, psychic connection, deep improvisation, toning into support, sweat, solos

$10-$20 sliding scale

RSVP HERE

TIX: $10-$100 sliding scale
in advance or at the door

a night of performance / conversation / music + dancing to fundraise for FOLK.

7PM | solidarity song circle with Chrissy Martin

8PM | Sharon Shoots the Sh*t! with Chien-An Yuan

9PM | improvised set feat. Haruhi Kobayashi, Scott Rubin, Sharon Udoh, Chien-An Yuan

10PM | dj set by Manan Desai

come to a little, come to all of it! whatever floats your boat. silent auction will run all evening / we’ll have beverages available for purchase + a visit from the neighborhood taco truck.

produced with generous support from Synapse Arts.

facilitated by Mo Hayden

mondays in april //

let’s fall fly explore together — weight, psychic connection, deep improvisation, toning into support, sweat, solos

$10-$20 sliding scale

RSVP HERE

Gay Crochet is a monthly queer craft club started by Arden Lapin / Human Up! in May 2022. The goal is to have a fun and low-stakes place to work on a craft, skill-share, and enjoy the company of new people.

All are welcome!

A suggested donation of $5 helps us cover space rental costs as you’re able to contribute, but is not a requirement or expectation.

BYO art supplies and anything you need to be comfortable to craft on the floor. Sharable food/drinks are encouraged!

TIX: sliding scale $5-$50
in advance or at the door

we’re screening 32 sounds; an immersive documentary and profound sensory experience from filmmaker Sam Green that explores the elemental phenomenon of sound.

BYOblankets / cozy gear. we’ll have beverages + popcorn available for purchase <3

this event is a fundraiser for FOLK, a dance project by amanda maraist + collaborators. all funds raised go towards equitable pay for collaborators.

can’t attend but want to contribute? here’s a link <3

Gay Crochet is a monthly queer craft club started by Arden Lapin / Human Up! in May 2022. The goal is to have a fun and low-stakes place to work on a craft, skill-share, and enjoy the company of new people.

All are welcome!

A suggested donation of $5 helps us cover space rental costs as you’re able to contribute, but is not a requirement or expectation.

BYO art supplies and anything you need to be comfortable to craft on the floor. Sharable food/drinks are encouraged!

Sports Boyfriend

Park Hills Circle

Ione

$15 at the door
air purifiers running
masks encouraged and KN95s available at the door

an interview series hosted by Sharon Udoh

with Mabel Kwan

sliding scale $10-$15

RSVP HERE ahead of time
or cash at the door

air purifiers running
KN95s available at the door

Gay Crochet is a monthly queer craft club started by Arden Lapin / Human Up! in May 2022. The goal is to have a fun and low-stakes place to work on a craft, skill-share, and enjoy the company of new people.

All are welcome!

A suggested donation of $5 helps us cover space rental costs as you’re able to contribute, but is not a requirement or expectation.

BYO art supplies and anything you need to be comfortable to craft on the floor. Sharable food/drinks are encouraged!

Erez Dessel
+
Chad M. Clark

$10-$15 sliding scale at the door (cash or venmo)
doors 7:30 / show at 8

air purifiers running
BYOB
masks suggested and provided at the door

join the atmospheric music alliance for their first New Year gathering! this members-only hang-out to kick off 2025, featuring complimentary drinks from Revolution Brewingand a live performance by A Never Ending Explosion.

this event is free to all AMA members.

to RSVP, email ama@stretchmetal.org with your name (+1’s welcome) to be added to our guest list.

not a member? Join AMA during our end-of-year drive (Tier 2 or higher) to receive an invite.

becoming a member of AMA is the best way to directly support the work we do at StretchMetal. our annual gathering is our way of saying “thank you” for your support. we hope to see you there!

Ballet Unboxed presents
Let’s go to the ballet!
with Ashwaty Chennat + Tuli Bera

A workshop that involves::
-recalling “dance” through the senses
-sharing early theatre-going and performance/backstage memories
-exploring how early dance memories have shaped our lives
-learning nostalgic choreography

RSVP HERE, limited spots available.

tickets range from $20-$180
INFORMATION + TICKETS

Share a meal guided by mindfulness, the senses, chakras, the gates of grief and play. Honor your grief. Honor your inner child. 

We eat in times of joy. We eat in times of loss. We eat together in community. 

Choose from 3 distinct experiences:

• A table for 13 to eat a 7 course meal prepared by TXA TXA

• 20 seats to witness dinner perfomance. While you may not be eating a meal, we have some special experiences planned for you!

• An intimate table for 2 in the home of the owners of bim bom studios for a behind-the-scenes experience. 

Doors open at 6pm for mocktails. Dinner at 7pm. Dinner is vegetarian.

Performed by Tuli Bera, Kate Laughlin, Helen Lee, Amanda Maraist, Hannah Marcus, Charles Pierson. 
Culinary experience by TXA TXA
Performance experience crafted by Helen Lee / Momentum Sensorium

facilitated by Kate Ziebart

community shake is a durational movement practice, consisting of shaking your body for one hour. Kate will lead a short talk through before the shake begins at 7:30pm. there is space for cooling down from 8:30-9pm.
curated playlist
focused dance party
come late if you need

FREE AND OPEN TO ALL

an evening of movement + sound

Ayako Kato + Chad M. Clark
Carol Genetti + Janna Lee
Amanda Maraist + Michael Macdonald

7pm
$10-$15 sliding scale
pay at the door (cash, venmo, zelle)
or ahead of time, here

air purifiers running
BYOB
masks suggested and provided at the door

LlNEUP

Tyresta with Cristal Sabbagh + Amanda Maraist
Airport People
Counterfeit Madison

7pm
$10-$15 sliding scale
pay at the door (cash, venmo, zelle)
or ahead of time, HERE

air purifiers running
BYOB
masking suggested and provided at the door

monthly sound series curated by Hunter Brown and Party Perfect Records.

Chris Corsana + Mabel Kwan
Kieran Daly
Hunter Brown + Jack Langdon

8pm
$15 at the door (cash, venmo, zelle)
air purifiers running
NOTAFLOF
BYOB

hosted by Links Hall

with SK Kerastas
food by Valen Sparks

TICKETS

This Silent Dinner is a distinctly collective, distinctly individual, distinctly Midwest dinner experience cooked and served for 8 people at bim bom studios, on Sunday July 28th. Please arrive at 5:45pm to begin the meal at 6:00pm.

The event is a collaboration between Links Hall Executive Director, SK Kerastas and Bless the Food Chef, Valen Sparks. Valen’s work explores food as a link between past, future, nature, and memory through multisensory culinary experiences.

At the start of the event, guests will be guided to set aside their phones, offered light instruction and text, and invited into silence for the duration of a multi-course vegetarian meal. In creating an environment with less distraction, participants are encouraged to relax into the sensations of eating – the sights, smells, sounds, textures, and tastes. In his Eating a Tangerine meditation, Thich Nat Hahn says that we can “look deeply to see the wonders of the earth and sky in what we are eating and drinking. We can see the hard work and all the causes and conditions that have brought us into this moment, and gratitude and wonder naturally arises.” The food becomes, “an ambassador of the cosmos.”

The vegetarian menu will be conceived and cooked by Chef Valen Sparks.

Organizers will communicate directly with guests around dietary restrictions.

The dinner experience will last roughly 90 minutes.

We are selling individual seats to this special meal.

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Valen Sparks is a granddaughter of the Great Migration hailing from Chicago, a food writer, and the founder of Bless the Food. Valen leans on her Midwestern heritage paying homage to ancestral food traditions combined with modern flavor interpretations, food preservation, and cooking techniques. Valen’s menus are inspired by seasonal and local produce sourced directly from farmer’s markets and local purveyors whenever possible.

SK Kerastas (they/them) is the current Executive Director of Links Hall. They are a justice-driven live arts leader, community organizer, and artist rerooted back home in Chicago after 8+ years in the SF Bay Area. They have organized with the Bay Area Transformative Justice Collective, East Bay Meditation Center, and Dhamma Dena Meditation Center.