SIDE STREET
STUDIO ARTS
Where Elgin Creates
Going Dutch - Tiny Encounters
Sat, Jul 18
|Various Locations in Elgin, IL
Going Dutch is a celebration of female and nonbinary voices in the arts.


Time & Location
Jul 18, 2026, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Various Locations in Elgin, IL, Downtown, Elgin, IL, USA
About the event
Produced by Side Street Studio Arts with support from the Elgin Cultural Arts Commission, Tiny Encounters is a new intimate performance experience presented as part of Going Dutch — a celebration of female and nonbinary voices in the arts.
Audiences will move throughout downtown Elgin encountering small-scale performances presented in closets, storefronts, studios, hallways, corners, outdoor spaces, and other unexpected environments.
Featuring movement, theater, music, spoken word, drag, installation work, live art, and interdisciplinary performance, Tiny Encounters celebrates experimentation, immediacy, and close-up creative experiences that remove barriers between artists and audiences.
More details coming soon.