Name: The Playground
Start: 2026-09-25T22:30:00.000Z
End: 2026-09-25T23:30:00.000Z
Location: Graver Park, Washington Heights, Hyde Park, Bronzeville & the South Side

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Free circus theater brings clowning, aerial work and a story of polarization to Graver Park.

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