“Present Standard” Preview at the Chicago Cultural Center
Two words and 25 artists structure the upcoming exhibit, Present Standard, co-curated by Edra Soto and Josué Pellot at the Chicago Cultural…
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The Legacy of Deborah Boardman at Heaven Gallery
In 2015, Chicago artist Deborah Boardman died (1958 – 2015) after uplifting, inspiring and encouraging artists from a vast variety of media…
Another Word for Beauty—A Musical Beauty Pageant Behind Bars Goes Awry
The world premiere of Another Word for Beauty at the Goodman Theatre was packed. Written by playwright Jose Rivera, the…
Poet Phillip B. Williams Reads at Poetry Foundation, City Lit Books
Humboldt Park native Phillip B. Williams returns to Chicago this week for two readings in promotion of Thief in the…
The Mutilated at Red Orchid Celebrates a Joyous Goofy Christmas
A Red Orchid Theatre has mounted a joyous, goofy production of a Tennessee Williams eccentric rarity, The Mutilated. Oh,…
R.O.W.E. Week 3: The Great Book Inventory
I’m Brianna Kratz, a Chicago poet and reader. For 2016 I am reading only women authors for my Read Only…
The Sweetest Deals of Restaurant Week
Hurry! Restaurant week ends on February 4th. After an intense evaluation of all of the restaurant week menus and a marathon…
Where to Celebrate Burns Night in Chicago
January 25th is the birthday of Scottish bard, Robert Burns. You know him for writing poems like “Auld Lang Syne”…
826CHI Hosts Charitable Scrabble Tournament
826CHI, the nonprofit creative writing and tutoring center for children, is hosting a charity scrabble tournament in late February. The…
The Defender: How the Legendary Black Newspaper Changed America by Ethan Michaeli
Available now from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in hardcover for $20.oo. Throughout the 20th century, African-Americans faced extraordinary difficulties as they tried…
Timeline’s Sunset Baby Is a Tough Story of Broken Dreams
The bluesy, politically charged music of Nina Simone is the aural background for Sunset Baby, Timeline Theatre’s Chicago premiere of…
Dirty Grandpa, The 5th Wave, Synchronicity, All Things Must Pass, Mojave
DIRTY GRANDPA I think the record stands firm that for decades, Robert De Niro had been one of the greatest…
Fillet of Solo 2016 Serves Up Storytelling Goodness
Lifeline Theatre presents Fillet of Solo, a festival which celebrates Chicago’s storytelling and live lit scene. 14 storytelling collectives and…
Your Curated Chicago Weekend: 1/21-1/24
We’ll start off with a song of the day: “The Way” by Fastball. You might have heard that in the…
Griffin Theatre’s London Wall: Marriage Was the Only Escape for a Working Girl
Griffin Theatre creates a perfect microcosm of the pre-feminist age in London Wall, the 1931 John Van Druten play about…
Mr. Carmack’s Comfort Zone
My best friend and I have a habit of sending each other links to new songs, artists and articles. Inspirational…
R.O.W.E. Week 2: Zelda
I’m Brianna Kratz, a Chicago poet and reader. For 2016 I am reading only women authors for my Read Only…
Get Refreshed at MCA Prime Time: ⌘R
Last year the Museum of Contemporary Art added an after-hours series called MCA Prime Time to their already fantastic events…
In ATC’s Bruise Easy, Two Siblings Try to Remedy a Broken Past
American Theater Company’s world premiere of Bruise Easy is a troubling play about two siblings trying to establish a…
All Them Witches’ Smoke-Filled Lincoln Hall Seance
I knew I was in for a wild, primal evening of music at Lincoln Hall for the second night of…
