33rd Annual Craft Exposition at Chicago Botanic Garden This Weekend
You may have been to craft fairs before. After all, there are lots of art fests around the city and suburbs year-round. Maybe you feel like if you’ve seen one, […]
See The Florida Project First with Elevated Films
Next week, Chicago’s Elevated Films presents their last summer screening, and it’s a doozie. The non-profit that presents new films on rooftops around the city brings Chicago its first screening […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 9/7 – 9/10
It’s another great weekend in Chicago! The weather is starting to cool down and Twin Peaks: The Return has ended, but the events as always are going strong! Theater, jokes, […]
Harvard Balloon Fest A Colorful Affair
[soliloquy id=”17843″] This weekend, we took a trip out to rural Harvard, Ill., where they were hosting over 20 balloons in the town’s second annual Harvard Balloon Fest. The […]
Film Review: I Do…Until I Don’t…and Maybe You Shouldn’t, Either
I’m still not entirely sure why writer-director-actor Lake Bell (who last helmed the appealing In A World…) chose the making of a documentary about marriage as the framework for her […]
Third Coast Con Cruise: Wizard World Chicago Day Four
Sunday was Day Four of Wizard World Chicago, one of the largest cons in Wizard World’s portfolio. As we arrived to the con, we noticed crowds were much thicker […]
Third Coast Con Cruise 2017: Wizard World Chicago Day Three
We can hardly believe we made it through Day 3 of Wizard World. Between the chaos of the crowds a and the full schedule of celebrity panels, if you wanted to […]
Take a Trip Back in Time at the Bristol Renaissance Faire
[soliloquy id=”16914″] Over the edge of the the Wisconsin border lies a very interesting place; one where Queens and their knights still reign supreme, the shops still cater to […]
Preview: Wizard World Chicago 2017 Lands Thursday
It’s that time again! Wizard World Chicago is just around the corner, with its first of four days of comics, games, cosplay and celebrities beginning Thursday in Rosemont. You may […]
Fresh Start to Your Week: 8/21 – 2/23
Today’s the day! The solar eclipse will be happening later today! Whether it’s with special glasses, solar lenses on cameras, or through the old tried and true pinhole methods, I […]
Chicago’s Literati Harmonize in Rust Belt Chicago: An Anthology
Have you ever contributed to a church or neighborhood cookbook? Have you ever bought one? Are matriarchal communities still pooling their creativity into volumes of recipes as a testament to […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 8/3 – 8/6
Ah, Lollapalooza weekend. The biggest music festival in Chicago is taking over Grant Park this weekend and unless you got tickets way back in March, you may be stuck at […]