Fresh Start to Your Week: 11/27 – 11/29
I’m sure that most people’s Thanksgiving weekend was filled with family gatherings, online and in store shopping sprees, and plenty of good cheer! Let’s keep the great feeling of the […]
Interview: C. Spike Trotman of Iron Circus Comics
In 2009, Chicago webcomic cartoonist C. Spike Trotman, under her own publishing company, Iron Circus Comics, created the Kickstarter page for her first crowdfunded comic, “Poorcraft.” Since then, Iron Circus has […]
Interview: New Percussion Concerto by Augusta Read Thomas to Premiere November 12
The Harris Theater will host the world premiere of a new work by Chicago composer Augusta Read Thomas this Sunday, November 12. Sonorous Earth is a concerto for orchestra and […]
We Stand With Chicagoist and DNAinfo Chicago
Today, the plug was abruptly pulled from both Chicagoist and DNAinfo Chicago. There was no warning, just an immediate takedown of everything on both sites. Amazing writers, editors and […]
Lead VSA Designer Dana Arnett Talks Dynamics and Art of Design
Meet Dana Arnett who is vice chairperson and founding partner of VSA Partners which started more than 30 years ago as a three-person design firm that included Arnett’s mentor, Robert […]
The Present Past – Groundbreaking Exhibit Brings Holocaust Survivors’ Stories to Life Every Day
It should first be said that the accounts that Holocaust survivors have of their time in the concentration camps, the ghettos and occupied countries, fighting for their lives and witnessing […]
Focus On: The Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center
Skokie, Illinois has a lot of things going for it – Old Orchard Mall, a beautiful piece of the lakeshore, and some fantastic theaters and performing arts venues. It was […]
Fresh Start to Your Week: 10/30 – 11/1
The month-long lead-up to the big October day is finally coming to an end! The next few days are going to be costume-filled fun as Halloween lies smack dab in […]
Saturday Night Live: The Experience Is An Exhibit As Iconic As The Show
[soliloquy id=”19975″] Saturday Night Live is an institution. For 43 seasons, you’ve been able to tune to NBC at 10:30pm Chicago time and be in that same familiar […]
Your Fresh Start to Your Week: 10/23 – 10/25
The fall weather is finally here with its cool temps and a few rain showers. Some events over the weekend had to be postponed at the last minute, but that […]
Ancient Mediterranean Cultures in Contact at Field Museum A Thoughtful, Timely Treasure
The Field Museum‘s had a busy year. Leading off in March, they brought visitors behind the scenes to the work scientists, curators and creatives do every day to put out […]
Fresh Start To Your Week: 10/16 – 10/18
Despite the rain and flood warnings throughout Chicago this weekend, everyone still heeaded out to some amazing events and enjoyed our wonderful city. So let’s not let this drop in […]