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Team Acacia
Mar 23, 2022
Camp Pride, 16th Annual Leadership Academy From Campus Pride, Announces 2022 Dates
Premiere national training program for LGBTQ+ Campus Communities Set For July 14 - 16; Registration Open Now CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Campus...
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Team Acacia
Feb 15, 2022
World Comedy Expo Adds Workshops, Panels to 2022 Program
Learn the History of Chicago Comedy, Discover Tips on International Touring, and Hone Improv Skills March 25 - 27, 2022 CHICAGO, Illinois...
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Team Acacia
Feb 15, 2022
Otherworld Theatre Presents "Murder on the Horizon" Immersive Sci-Fi Noir
Board the Horizon Space Station and Solve a Mystery, March 25 - May 1, 2022 CHICAGO, Illinois -- Otherworld Theatre, North America’s...
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Team Acacia
Feb 2, 2022
Otherworld Theatre Presents "Portal-Prov!"
Chicago's Geekiest Improv Show Opens March 13, Plays Every Sunday CHICAGO, Illinois -- Otherworld Theatre, North America’s premier...
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Team Acacia
Jan 31, 2022
World Comedy Expo Comes to Chicago March 25 - 27, 2022
More Than 170 Comedy Artists Representing 18 Countries Gather for Inaugural Festival CHICAGO, Illinois – The World Comedy Expo brings...
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Team Acacia
Jan 19, 2022
15th Amelia Island Film Festival Announces 2022 Dates
Festival Runs February 24 - 28, 2022; Features Opening Night Block Party, Premieres, Amelia Icon Awards Gala Fernandina Beach, FL – The...
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Team Acacia
Jan 13, 2022
World Back to Work Chair David Shor Issues Statement on Supreme Court Blocking COVID Testing Mandate
LOS ANGELES, California – Following the United States Supreme Court’s ruling to block the Biden Administration’s Emergency Temporary...
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Team Acacia
Jan 10, 2022
World Back to Work Launches Proctored COVID Testing Service; Helps Clients Comply with Mandates
New Service Satisfies Monitored In-Home Testing Requirement of Biden Mandate; Ensures Ample Test Kit Supply For Client Employees LOS...
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Team Acacia
Dec 28, 2021
Campus Pride Announces Awarding of Second Round of Social Justice Mini-Grants
Organization Develops LGBTQ+ Student Leaders With Project Support CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Campus Pride, the preeminent resource for LGBTQ...
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Team Acacia
Dec 21, 2021
World Back to Work's David Shor Issues Statement on NFL Decision to Restrict COVID Testing
LOS ANGELES, California – Amidst a resurgence of COVID-19 cases throughout the NFL leading to canceled and rescheduled games, the NFL...
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Team Acacia
Dec 2, 2021
World Back to Work's COVID Testing Able to Detect Omicron Variant
LOS ANGELES, California – Amid mounting cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant around the world and as the first case identified in the...
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Team Acacia
Nov 15, 2021
Moonrise Games Announces "Albion School of Sorcery"
Four-Day Magic School Immersive Experience Runs February 3 - 6, 2022 CHICAGO, Illinois -- Moonrise LARP Games, the premier Live-Action...
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Team Acacia
Nov 10, 2021
World Back to Work Taps Music Industry Exec Dean Gelfand to Bring Crowds Back to Live Concert Venues
Gelfand Brings 25 Years of Experience to Help Concert Industry Recovery LOS ANGELES, California – At a time when live events are slowly...
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Team Acacia
Nov 4, 2021
Otherworld Theatre Presents "Winter in the Wildwood" Immersive Holiday Walking Experience
Family-friendly Holiday Show Runs December 9, 2021 - January 9, 2022 CHICAGO, Illinois -- Otherworld Theatre, North America’s premier...
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Team Acacia
Oct 27, 2021
Block Bins Launches Shared Model Composting Service Across Chicago
New Website, Enhanced Service Options Make Urban Composting Affordable, Convenient CHICAGO, Illinois -- Chicago-based dedicated-stream...
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Team Acacia
Oct 27, 2021
57th Chicago International Film Festival Announces Audience Choice Awards, Presented By Xfinity
Audiences Respond to Stories of Drive, Devotion, and Human Connection; International Oscar Contenders Among Competition Award Winners...
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Team Acacia
Oct 25, 2021
Campus Pride Releases "The Absolute Worst Campuses for LGBTQ Youth" In the Nation
Most exhaustive update to 'The Worst List' since 2016 adds 50 new campuses for total of 180 unsafe campuses for LGBTQ youth CHARLOTTE,...
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Team Acacia
Oct 22, 2021
57th Chicago International Film Festival Awards Gold Hugo to MEMORIA, Silver Hugo to DRIVE MY CAR
BROTHER'S KEEPER, SKÁL, GREAT FREEDOM Take Gold Hugos In Their Categories; Awards Honor Films Celebrating Human Connection After Pandemic...
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Team Acacia
Oct 20, 2021
39th REELING: CHICAGO LGBTQ+ INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES WINNING FILMS
2021 Edition Ran In-Person and Virtually September 23 - October 7, 2021 CHICAGO, Illinois -- The 39th Reeling: Chicago LGBTQ+...
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Team Acacia
Oct 9, 2021
Chicago International Film Festival Adds Venice Top Prize Winner HAPPENING to Slate
Audrey Diwan's Resonant Chronicle of Fight for Personal Freedom Celebrates North American Premiere CHICAGO, Illinois -- The 57th Chicago...
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