What’s Cooking at Third Coast? Summertime Dinner Spotlights Grilled Shrimp
By Clay Purdy This combination never fails to please on a warm summer evening. And we’ve sure had many of those. It includes one of my favorites from Marcella […]
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Rare Nest Gallery in Avondale: Keith Bringe Creates Community Beyond Art
By Megan Williamson At the Rare Nest Gallery in Avondale, Keith Bringe is creating a community that goes beyond curating art on walls. Through exhibits, concerts and other events, he […]
Juicy Brews Art Gallery Craft Beer Fest: Creative Collaboration Between Brewing and Design
By Katie Priest Juicy Brews Art Gallery highlights the artists that are sometimes left behind the scene. The Craft Beer Fest, held recently and hosted by Hop Culture and Marz […]
Review: Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s Wizard of Oz Brings Family Classic Film to Life
By Katie Priest As many people’s first introduction to the world of Chicago theater, Chicago Shakespeare Theater never fails to produce a memorable performance. The Wizard of Oz is one […]
Book Review—Trust Exercise by Susan Choi
Trust Exercise Susan Choi Henry Holt and Co. If high school didn’t exist, writers would have to invent it. A writer’s job is to articulate what others feel; and what […]
From Fangirl to Philosopher: Julia Fine on Exploring Feminist Theory through Fairytales and Fiction
Interview conducted by contributing writer Terry Galvan Julia Fine is a recent graduate of Columbia College Chicago’s MFA program. She lives in Chicago with her husband and their son. Her […]
Review: Love and Acceptance Star in Kokandy Productions’ Head Over Heels
By Guest Author Katie Priest Kokandy Productions’ Chicago premiere of Head Over Heels opened last weekend to a full house, just six months after the conclusion of its Broadway run. […]
Eve Ewing Untangles Time in New Poetry Collection 1919 Launched at Writers Museum
By Ariel Parrella-Aureli Eve Ewing knows how to pack a room and capture the moment. With her goofy humor and charismatic energy, the local author, poet, and professor pleases anyone […]
Gumbo Life: Tales from the Roux Bayou, Rich in History and Flavor
By Clay Purdy Chicagoan Ken Wells has invented an alternate form of autobiography: a memoir with recipes. Gumbo Life: Tales from the Roux Bayou is 250 pages of nothing but […]
Interview: Beyond Kaploom: Author T.J. Martinson on Chicago, Super Heroics, and More
T.J. Martinson’s debut novel, The Reign of the Kingfisher (Flatiron Books) came out March 5. Born in Kankakee, IL, and a current Bloomington, IN resident, he is currently pursuing a […]
Review: Lost in the Heart of the Sea—Moby-Dick, the Opera
By June Sawyers “Call me Ishmael.” Even if you have never read the novel, you know the sentence, one of the most famous opening lines in American literature. But Jake […]
Review: Hamilton: The Exhibition Explores the Room Where It Happens
By June Skinner Sawyers On Friday afternoon, the eve of the opening of Hamilton: The Exhibition, a gleeful Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of the blockbuster musical Hamilton, surveyed the room, […]