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Review: At Chicago Children’s Theatre, Goodnight, Moon Has a Talented Cast in Constant Motion and Merriment

by Nancy S Bishop
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Review: Pianist Evgeny Kissin Joins Andre Boreyko and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for an Excellent Concert at Symphony Center

by Louis Harris
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Review: Melancholy Never Sounded So Good than with the Antlers and TOTH

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Review: French Filmmaker François Ozon Adapts Albert Camus’ The Stranger with Haunting, Art-Filled Visuals

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Review: Longtime Saturday Night Live Producer Lorne Michaels Remains an Enigma in Morgan Neville’s New Doc Lorne

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  • Festivals , Music

Review: Grace Jones and Janelle Monáe Headline an Iconic Night at Ravinia

I think iconic is the only word that even comes close to describing this past Saturday night at Ravinia. Everything about the evening built upon itself beautifully from the gorgeous […]

  • Julian Ramirez
  • June 11, 2025
    • Festivals , Music , Uncategorized

    Dispatch: Rain Delay and a Musical Icon Welcomed Home for a Sweet Finale to the Chicago Blues Festival 2025

    Day four of the Chicago Blues Festival ended on a high note despite a rain delay and a highly anticipated act being cut. The reality is that Mavis Staples was […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • June 11, 2025
    • Food

    Essay: The Cubs Are Good But Their Hot Dogs Are Not

    The most iconic baseball food is the hot dog. Double down on that in Chicago where there is literally a style of hot dog known to the city. The hot […]

  • Caroline Huftalen
  • June 10, 2025
    • Festivals , Music , Reviews

    Review: Heart Doesn’t Skip a Beat at Ravinia

    Few artists have given me actual goosebumps, but Ann Wilson’s vocals and Nancy Wilson’s guitar playing delivered chills during Heart’s recent show at Ravinia Festival. The legendary first sisters of […]

  • Jessica Mlinaric
  • June 9, 2025
    • Music , Reviews

    Review: Samia and Raffaella Make Thalia Hall Feel Like Summer

    Sometimes you just need the right show to pick up your spirits. Last week Samia and Raffaella made their way to Chicago for two nights of fantastic performances that not […]

  • Julian Ramirez
  • June 9, 2025
    • Comedy , Review , Stages , Theater

    Review: Dial H for Hilarity at Annoyance Theatre’s Hitch*Cocktails

    While Hitch*Cocktails has been a staple of the Annoyance Theatre’s lineup for over a decade, the team behind Chicago’s most frighteningly funny drinking game is raising the stakes with the […]

  • Anthony Cusumano
  • June 9, 2025
    • Festivals & events

    Dispatch: The Mississippi Delta, Juke Joints, Tributes, and a Prodigy at Millennium Park—It’s Day 3 of the Blues Festival

    Chicago Blues Festival #41 is shaping up to be one of the best I’ve seen in years. The day three lineup was mainly out of the Mississippi Delta. The park […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • June 8, 2025
    • Chicago history , Fiction , Lit , Short Stories

    Review: This Is Life: Rediscovered Short Fiction, by Frank London Brown

    We mostly remember movements through supernaturally charismatic entities who said the right thing at the right time, sparking action, winning souls, and rewriting history. In reality, every movement is made […]

  • Dan Kelly
  • June 7, 2025
    • Blues , Festivals , Gospel , Music , Reviews

    Dispatch: Neighbors from the North, Guitars,and Memories of Street Corner Concerts in Day 2 of Blues Festival

    Day two of the Chicago Blues Festival was a trip down memory lane—the days of big production concerts, tailored clothes, and memories of summers in Louisiana. The mainstage performers on […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • June 7, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Wes Anderson Returns to the Familiar While Keeping It Fun, Thoughtful in The Phoenician Scheme

    By this point, if you don’t know at least a bit of what to expect—the color schemes, the deadpan dialogue, the kooky costumes and haircuts—when going into a Wes Anderson […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • June 7, 2025
    • Classical , Reviews

    Review: Nova Linea Inaugural Season Closes With Buoyant and Original Compositions

    June 4 marked the close of Nova Linea Musica’s inaugural season with a flourish of whimsy and music that, for me, evokes stories and visions of Chicago. NLM is the […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • June 6, 2025
    • Festivals , Music

    Dispatch: An Old School Icon and a Contemporary Blues Master Kick Off Chicago Blues Festival at Ramova Theatre

    June 5 at the Ramova was my opening day to summer in Chicago. The Chicago Blues Festival has kicked off, and what a blast it was. The last time I […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • June 6, 2025
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