You can now spend 16 days during the coldest month of the year getting warm inside Chicago’s performing arts venues.. Dancing, laughing, singing, and making new memories with your friends & family. Welcome to Wave #1 of Artist Announcements for CIVL FEST The Chicago Independent Venue League is thrilled to announce Winter’s newest festival! The inaugural CIVL FEST is an event that celebrates the artists, staff, and fans that make our performing arts community & venues the best in the world! The festival is presented by Rythm Premium Cannabis, a brand of Green Thumb Industries (GTI). OUR FESTIVAL IS A FUNDRAISER: We are excited to share for the first time, with you, that CIVL is launching BRAND NEW community programs in 2023. By attending a CIVL FEST show, or 16;), you are directly supporting the following initiatives: Free Mental Health Services for Venue Staff & Artists, Venue Safety Initiatives, and a Professional Development Campaign aimed at inspiring access & equity throughout the industry. 1 City, 16 Venues, One Mission. A Festival with Music & Comedy doesn’t have to be one weekend, or in one place. It can celebrate an entire community! Tickets go on sale this Friday (12/16)! Go to WWW.CIVLFEST.COM for ticket info & to be the first to receive artist announcements for Wave #2 & #3 at the top of January 2023. Art by: @andiharman @artinmysocks @swollen_ankle #supportindependentvenues