Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 10/2 and Beyond
It’s the scariest time of the year as we head into the first weekend of October! Get ready for all the Halloween and fall events flooding the city. Whether your […]
Review: Wicked Drawl Closes the CheckOut Opening Festival with an Evening of Virtuosity
I was not ready. It was Sunday, September 28, and I was feeling in need of a pick-me-up for the week ahead. I had not heard Wicked Drawl previously, but […]
Review: Karen Slack Performs Beyond the Years With the Spotlight on Composer Florence Price
Soprano Karen Slack, accompanied by the Ryan Center pianist Michael Banwarth, performed a program of compositions by Black composer Florence B. Price on Saturday. The First United Methodist Church-Chicago Temple […]
Review: Ava: The Secret Conversations Is Gossipy Fun and a Disjointed Jumble
Elizabeth McGovern. Photo by Jeff Lorch
Words of Survival: Chicago Bookstores Respond to COVID and Book Bans
This is the third in our series of articles on The Art of Survival, in which we explore how small Chicago arts organizations are surviving post-COVID and weathering the anti-humanist and anti-diversity […]
Interview: Author and Podcaster Suzanne Warye Shares Her Best Tips for a Sober Shift
It’s pub day for influencer turned podcaster and author, Suzanne Warye. Her first book The Sober Shift (HarperOne) comes out today. In the book Warye shares her advice on transforming […]
Preview: Ear Taxi Festival Is Back!!!
For the first time since 2021, the Ear Taxi Festival will give Chicago audiences an incredible opportunity to experience its deep and extensive contemporary classical art music scene. Starting this […]
Riot Fest 2025 In Review
Last weekend Riot Fest turned 20 years and celebrated with a party hearkening back to all those years of loud music, crazy antics, and mind-blowing experiences. That quite honestly is […]
Interview: Low Cut Connie Is Ready to Rock Evanston SPACE
Bruce Springsteen sets a pretty high bar, but if there’s anyone close to resembling a second coming of The Boss, it’s Low Cut Connie frontman Adam Weiner. It’s not just […]
Review: Carla Gordon and Friends Round Up the Fun at the CheckOut Festival of Music
The art of cabaret has always been a vital part of the musical world in Chicago, and Carla Gordon is a headliner on that scene. Cabaret is more than singing; […]
Preview: Take Home a Piece of Theater History at the Goodman Sale on October 11
Goodman Theatre is offering us all an inside view of its century of theater history with a costume shop sale taking place on Saturday, October 11, at the theater. Individual […]
Review: TL;DR: Thelma Louise; Dyke Remix at Theo Ubique Queers a Classic for Niche Fan Service
From the writing team of EllaRose Chary and Brandon James, TL;DR: Thelma Louise; Dyke Remix premiered in 2024 at Diversionary Theatre in San Diego. This fall, the rock musical is […]