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Attending a show? Plan your visit to the Harris! 

Directions via Public Transportation

CTA: The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) train stations close to the Harris Theater include the Red Line Washington Street station and Lake Street station, the Brown/Green/Orange/Purple Line trains’ Washington/Wabash station and State/Lake station. After exiting any of these stations, walk east on Randolph Street to the Theater at 205 East Randolph.

For additional directions to the Harris Theater, including bus routes, call the CTA Travel Information Center at 312.836.7000 or visit  https://www.transitchicago.com .

METRA: If arriving downtown via Metra trains, taxi cabs and CTA buses are all immediately available. From Union Station take CTA’s #151 bus directly to Millennium Park. From Ogilvie Transportation Center take CTA’s #20 or #56 bus directly to Millennium Park. From LaSalle Street Station take CTA’s #147 and #151 bus directly to Millennium Park. Randolph Street Metra Station and South Shore Line Station exit directly on Michigan Avenue and Randolph, just one block from the Harris Theater and at the Northwest corner of Millennium Park. For additional Metra station information and up to date train schedules please visit metrarail.com.

TAXIS + RIDESHARES: There is a taxi cab stand located on westbound Randolph (across the street from the theater, in front of the Aon Building), as well as on northbound Stetson Avenue. Rideshare pickup and drop off is permitted in front of our main lobby doors. 

If you require any assistance with hailing a taxi cab or calling a cab company after the event, please ask a member of our house staff.  

The Millennium Park Garage is located at 5 South Columbus. Discounted parking for Millennium Park Garage is available for all Harris Theater ticket holders, who purchase parking in advance, at a rate of $16 for up to 6 hours. Parking validation is also available onsite, at a rate of $17.50. We are now able to validate parking for the following garages: Millennium Park, Lakeside, Grant Park North, and Grant Park South.  To purchase parking in advance for an event at the Harris Theater,  click here

Entering the Harris

Our lobby entrance is located at 205 East Randolph Street on Upper Randolph. If you are parking in the Millennium Park Garage, please take the parking garage elevators to Street/Park Level (Level 7) and enter through this entrance. We recommend dropping off any members of your party with limited mobility on Upper Randolph before parking, where guests can find lobby seats and await the rest of their party or make their way to other lobby levels once having their ticket(s) scanned.

At street level are all box office services and scanning of performance tickets. Box office services are available prior to having tickets scanned. If you have purchased multiple tickets, please plan accordingly — distribute tickets to your party in advance or have your entire party present at the lobby entrance.

Accessibility

The Harris Theater strives to create a welcoming, inclusive, and accessible environment — presenting music and dance for everyone to enjoy and respond to in their own way. To help make your experience the best from arrival to the finale, we have an experienced and dynamic front of house staff ready to assist you. Click here to learn more about our available accessibility resources. To ensure that your needs are thoroughly met prior to your arrival, you can speak to a member of our team by calling our Box Office at 312.334.7777 or emailing  [email protected] .

Late Seating

Please allow extra time for travel to ensure that you arrive on time and can experience each performance in its entirety. Late seating times are determined by the artists, and late arriving patrons will be seated in locations at the discretion of house management.

Concessions

Concessions will be available to purchase and are permitted inside the theater. All sales can be made with cash, debit, credit card, Apple Pay, and Google Pay.

Neighborhood

The Harris Theater is proud to partner with some of Chicago's most exciting restaurants. Read more about our Neighborhood  here .

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The Common Travel Area ( CTA ) is a long-standing arrangement between the UK, the Crown Dependencies (Bailiwick of Jersey, Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Isle of Man) and Ireland that pre-dates both British and Irish membership of the EU and is not dependent on it.

Under the CTA , British and Irish citizens can move freely and reside in either jurisdiction and enjoy associated rights and privileges, including the right to work, study and vote in certain elections, as well as to access social welfare benefits and health services.

The UK and Irish governments signed a Memorandum of Understanding ( MoU ) in May 2019 reaffirming our commitment to maintain the CTA , and the associated rights and privileges, in all circumstances. On signing the MoU , both governments released a Joint Statement .

1. Travelling and residing in the CTA

If you’re an Irish citizen living in the UK or a British citizen living in Ireland the Common Travel Area ( CTA ) arrangements allow you to travel freely within the CTA .

British citizens in Ireland and Irish citizens in the UK hold a unique status under each country’s national law. You do not need permission to enter or remain in the UK, including a visa, any form of residence permit or employment permit.

Because you do not need permission to come and live in the UK under CTA arrangements, you cannot apply under the new points-based immigration system.

You cannot travel freely within the CTA if you’re subject to either:

• a deportation order
• an exclusion decision
• an international travel ban

You’ll need to apply for permission to come to the UK if any one of these apply to you.

You can continue to use an Irish passport card to travel to the UK.

Crossing the border

There are different document requirements if you are an Irish citizen and are  travelling to the UK from Ireland or the Crown Dependencies compared to if you are travelling from another destination.

Family members

If you have family members who are not Irish or British citizens, they’re not covered by CTA arrangements. You can bring family members to the UK on a family visa in the same way as a British citizen, or they may be eligible to apply for the EU Settlement Scheme .

Your family members may also be able to come to the UK if you’re:

• visiting the UK as an S2 healthcare visitor
• a frontier worker

Other nationalities travelling within the CTA remain subject to national immigration requirements. You need to check if you need a UK visa if you’re not British or Irish and are travelling to the UK from Ireland.

EU, EEA or Swiss citizen family members cannot use an EU, EEA or Swiss national ID card to enter the UK unless they:

• have settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme , or Jersey, Guernsey or the Isle of Man’s settlement schemes
• have an EU Settlement Scheme family permit , or the equivalent from Jersey, Guernsey or the Isle of Man
• have a frontier worker permit
• are an S2 Healthcare Visitor
• are a Swiss national and have a Service Provider from Switzerland visa

In these cases, they can continue to use their national ID card to enter the UK until at least 31 December 2025.

There are different document requirements for family members travelling from the Crown Dependencies.

If your family member is waiting for a decision on their application for settled or pre-settled status

EU, EEA or Swiss citizen family members can still use their EEA or Swiss national identity card to enter the UK if all of the following are true:

• they’ve applied for settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, or Jersey, Guernsey or the Isle of Man’s settlement schemes
• they’ve been issued with confirmation your application is valid
• they’re not applying as a joining family member

2. Working in the CTA

If you are a British or Irish citizen, you can work in either country, including on a self-employed basis, without needing any permission from the authorities.

In support of this, the UK government is committed to ensuring that appropriate and comprehensive provisions continue to be in place for the recognition of professional qualifications obtained in Ireland. The Irish government has also committed to working to ensure the provision of arrangements with the UK to recognise professional qualifications.

The UK Government is encouraging regulatory authorities in the UK to engage with their counterparts in Ireland to ensure that arrangements are in place to ensure the recognition of professional qualifications.

3. Accessing education in the CTA

If you are a British or Irish citizen you have the right to access all levels of education in either state on terms no less favourable than those available to the citizens of that state. Both governments have committed to taking steps to ensure that this continues.

Both governments have also committed to taking steps to ensure that British and Irish citizens pursuing further and higher education in the other state will continue to have the right to qualify for student loans and support under applicable schemes and eligibility conditions.

4. Accessing social security benefits in the CTA

If you are a British or Irish citizen residing or working in the other’s state, working in both states or working across the border you are subject to only one state’s social security legislation at a time. You can access social security benefits and entitlements, including pensions, from whichever state you are subject to the social security legislation of, regardless of where you are living.

When working in the CTA , you pay into only one state’s social security scheme at a time and are entitled, when in the other state, to the same social security rights, and are subject to the same obligations, as citizens of that state.

You also have the right to access social security benefits on the same basis as citizens of the state you are in. The UK and Irish governments have concluded a bilateral agreement to ensure that these rights will continue to be protected. Further information about that agreement can be found here .

5. Accessing healthcare in the CTA

If you are a British or Irish citizen you have the right to access healthcare in either state. When visiting you also have the right to access needs-arising healthcare during your stay. If you are an eligible cross-border worker or are exporting a state pension or eligible benefit to either state, you may also be able to have some or all of your healthcare paid for by the state where you pay or have paid social security contributions (National Insurance (NI) or Pay Related Social Insurance (PRSI)). You may also be able to access planned healthcare in the other state paid for by your state of residence.

If you are a resident of the UK or any of the Crown Dependencies, you have the right to access needs-arising healthcare during your stay when visiting either territory. Crown Dependency residents are also able to access planned healthcare in the UK when arranged by their local healthcare authority.

6. Accessing social housing support in the CTA

If you are a British or Irish citizen residing in the other state you have the right to access social housing, including supported housing and homeless assistance, on the same basis as citizens of that state. Both governments have committed to taking steps to ensure that this will continue.

7. Voting rights in the CTA

If you are a British or Irish citizen living in the other state you are entitled to register to vote with the relevant authorities for local and national parliamentary elections in that state on the same basis as citizens of that state. Upon reaching voting age, you are entitled to vote in those elections on the same basis as citizens of that state. Both governments have committed to ensuring that these arrangements will continue.

More detailed guidance on elections in the UK can be found here .

8.a. Irish citizens and the EU Settlement Scheme

You do not need to do anything to protect your status in the UK now that free movement has ended. You can still enter and reside in the UK and enjoy your existing rights as provided for by the CTA arrangements.

If you’re an Irish citizen in the UK you do not need to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme but you may do so if you wish, if you were resident in the UK by 31 December 2020 or you are the close family member of an Irish or other EU, EEA or Swiss citizen who was.

You may apply after the deadline of 30 June 2021 if you have reasonable grounds for making a late application.

If you choose to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme, the application process is the same as for any other EU citizen applicant.

If you are an Irish citizen and you were resident in the UK by 31 December 2020, you can still be joined by close non-Irish and non-UK family members. If they were resident in the UK by 31 December 2020, they may apply to the EU Settlement Scheme if they have reasonable grounds for making a late application after the deadline of 30 June 2021.

If you wish to be joined by a close non-Irish and non-UK family member who was not resident in the UK by 31 December 2020, they may apply to the EU Settlement Scheme from outside the UK. Alternatively, they may apply for, and enter the UK, using an EU Settlement Scheme family permit and then apply to the EU Settlement Scheme from within the UK.

If you want to support an application from non-Irish and non-UK family members or future children, you will need to be able to prove that you were continuously resident in the UK prior to 31 December 2020. There will be many ways to do this without you applying to the EU Settlement Scheme, but a grant of status under the Scheme would constitute such evidence. Alternatively, you might wish to consider retaining documents such as payslips, bank statements, utility bills, tenancy agreements or other dated documents which display your UK address.

Where you are an Irish citizen and do not choose to apply for status, your family member simply needs to provide evidence of your identity and nationality, of their relationship to you and of your continuous residence in the UK.

Further information on the EU Settlement Scheme and how to make an application can be found on GOV.UK.

8.b. Irish citizens and the Service Providers from Switzerland route

The Service Providers from Switzerland route is expected to run until 31 December 2025. The route allows eligible service providers to travel to the UK to execute an eligible contract(s) for a maximum of 90 days per calendar year.

To be eligible:

• the contract must have been signed and commenced before 11pm on 31 December 2020
• if they are an employee, the service provider’s employer must be based in Switzerland

The route does not allow for dependants or family members. All service providers from Switzerland wishing to use this route must hold status under it before they come to the UK.

If you’re an Irish citizen who does not need permission to come to the UK under CTA arrangements, you will not need to apply for entry clearance as a service provider from Switzerland but you can do so if you wish.

Further information about the Service Providers from Switzerland route can be found on GOV.UK

8.c. Irish citizens and the S2 Healthcare Visitor route

The S2 Healthcare Visitor route provides a route to enter the UK from 1 January to allow eligible persons to undertake, or accompany a person undertaking, scheduled treatment authorised under the ‘ S2 route ’, where authorisation was requested before 11pm on 31 December 2020.

If you’re an Irish citizen with rights provided for under the CTA arrangements you will not be required to apply for permission to enter the UK as an S2 Healthcare Visitor.

Non-Irish citizens accompanying an eligible Irish citizen can apply to enter as an S2 Healthcare Visitor without the Irish citizen having to make an application of their own. They will need to provide certain evidence about the eligible Irish citizen to do so.

Further information about the S2 Healthcare Visitor route, including the evidence that will need to be provided, can be found on GOV.UK

8.d. Irish citizens and the Frontier Worker Permit Scheme

The Withdrawal Agreement protects the rights of EU citizen frontier workers (people who work in the UK but reside elsewhere) who have begun working in the UK by the 31 December 2020 . You can come to the UK and work once free movement ends, for as long as you continue to be a frontier worker.

If you’re an Irish citizen with rights provided for by the CTA arrangements, you do not need to hold a frontier worker permit in order to travel to the UK to work but you can apply for a permit if you wish.

If you have family members you want to bring to the UK who are not Irish or British citizens, they can apply to the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS). You do not need to hold a permit in order for your family member to apply to the EUSS but the application may be easier if you have a frontier worker permit.

Your family member will need to show: evidence of the family relationship, and evidence that the family member meets the definition of frontier worker under the relevant regulations.

Further information about frontier workers and the permit scheme can be found on GOV.UK .

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CTA plans this summer to begin initial work to extend Red Line on South Side

By John Dodge

June 4, 2024 / 10:58 AM CDT / CBS Chicago

Initial construction work to extend the CTA Red Line on the South Side will begin this summer or fall, the transit agency said Tuesday.

Workers will start relocating utilities and demolishing property along the route to make way for the 5.6 miles of additional track. The actual groundbreaking will happen in late 2025. 

CTA has acquired properties located in the future track alignment. Demolition is expected to begin in late summer or fall.

The project will extend the Red Line from 95th Street to 130th Street, including four new station stops at 103rd Street, 111th Street, Michigan Avenue, and 130th Street. 

CTA will also build a new rail yard and related rail facilities near 120th Street.   

CTA also plans three public hearings on June 18, 25, and 26 to explain the project. 

• 9th Ward (Ald. Anthony Beale): This ward includes future Red Line stations at 103rd Street and Michigan Avenue/115th Street
• Date and time: Tuesday, June 18, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. 
• Location: Pullman Community Center, 10355 S Woodlawn Ave.
• 21st Ward (Ald. Ronnie Mosley): This ward includes future Red Line stations at 103rd Street and 111th Street
• Date and time: Tuesday, June 25, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. 
• Location: RLE Community Office, 401 W. 111th St.
• 10th Ward (Ald. Peter Chico): This ward includes the future Red Line station at 130th Street.
• Date and time: Wednesday, June 26, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. 
• Location: Chicago Public Library, Altgeld Gardens, 955 E 131st St.

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Zvenigorod's most famous sight is the Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery, which was founded in 1398 by the monk Savva from the Troitse-Sergieva Lavra, at the invitation and with the support of Prince Yury Dmitrievich of Zvenigorod. Savva was later canonised as St Sabbas (Savva) of Storozhev. The monastery late flourished under the reign of Tsar Alexis, who chose the monastery as his family church and often went on pilgrimage there and made lots of donations to it. Most of the monastery’s buildings date from this time. The monastery is heavily fortified with thick walls and six towers, the most impressive of which is the Krasny Tower which also serves as the eastern entrance. The monastery was closed in 1918 and only reopened in 1995. In 1998 Patriarch Alexius II took part in a service to return the relics of St Sabbas to the monastery. Today the monastery has the status of a stauropegic monastery, which is second in status to a lavra. In addition to being a working monastery, it also holds the Zvenigorod Historical, Architectural and Art Museum.

Belfry and Neighbouring Churches

Located near the main entrance is the monastery's belfry which is perhaps the calling card of the monastery due to its uniqueness. It was built in the 1650s and the St Sergius of Radonezh’s Church was opened on the middle tier in the mid-17th century, although it was originally dedicated to the Trinity. The belfry's 35-tonne Great Bladgovestny Bell fell in 1941 and was only restored and returned in 2003. Attached to the belfry is a large refectory and the Transfiguration Church, both of which were built on the orders of Tsar Alexis in the 1650s.  

To the left of the belfry is another, smaller, refectory which is attached to the Trinity Gate-Church, which was also constructed in the 1650s on the orders of Tsar Alexis who made it his own family church. The church is elaborately decorated with colourful trims and underneath the archway is a beautiful 19th century fresco.

Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral

The Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral is the oldest building in the monastery and among the oldest buildings in the Moscow Region. It was built between 1404 and 1405 during the lifetime of St Sabbas and using the funds of Prince Yury of Zvenigorod. The white-stone cathedral is a standard four-pillar design with a single golden dome. After the death of St Sabbas he was interred in the cathedral and a new altar dedicated to him was added.

Under the reign of Tsar Alexis the cathedral was decorated with frescoes by Stepan Ryazanets, some of which remain today. Tsar Alexis also presented the cathedral with a five-tier iconostasis, the top row of icons have been preserved.

Tsaritsa's Chambers

The Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral is located between the Tsaritsa's Chambers of the left and the Palace of Tsar Alexis on the right. The Tsaritsa's Chambers were built in the mid-17th century for the wife of Tsar Alexey - Tsaritsa Maria Ilinichna Miloskavskaya. The design of the building is influenced by the ancient Russian architectural style. Is prettier than the Tsar's chambers opposite, being red in colour with elaborately decorated window frames and entrance.

At present the Tsaritsa's Chambers houses the Zvenigorod Historical, Architectural and Art Museum. Among its displays is an accurate recreation of the interior of a noble lady's chambers including furniture, decorations and a decorated tiled oven, and an exhibition on the history of Zvenigorod and the monastery.

Palace of Tsar Alexis

The Palace of Tsar Alexis was built in the 1650s and is now one of the best surviving examples of non-religious architecture of that era. It was built especially for Tsar Alexis who often visited the monastery on religious pilgrimages. Its most striking feature is its pretty row of nine chimney spouts which resemble towers.

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