Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 3/16 – 3/19
It snowed. There is still snow on the ground on this closer to St. Patrick’s Day Weekend. While I;m sure many of you got your partying out last week and […]
Hedwig and the Angry Inch Rocks
Transgendered individuals deserve extra attention during these dark days, so Chicago’s remount of Hedwig and the Angry Inch is a balm, a glorious, rock-star, kick-ass celebration of the ultimate joy […]
Joffrey Showcases Winning Works This March
This article was written by Savannah E. Dunn. The Harold Washington Library hosted Joffrey’s seventh annual performance of Winning Works March 11 and 12. This renowned program brings minority and emerging […]
Inside Out- The Field Museum Shows What’s Behind The Scenes with ‘Specimens’ Exhibit
[soliloquy id=”10423″] The Field Museum of Natural History, born out of the ashes of the Chicago Fire, is more than meets the eye. In fact, it’s an absolute marvel. […]
Yvette Mayorga’s Artistic Contribution to the Immigration Conversation
Entering Yvette Mayorga’s exhibition, The Politics of Desire, at Chicago Artists Coalition is a deliberate, and thoughtful, experience of visual sensory overload. Comprised of densely-placed paintings and sculptures, the works […]
Halcyon and A-Squared’s American Hwangap An Affecting Family Story
In Korea, a “hwangap” refers to someone’s 60th birthday. The celebration is a major milestone in East Asian culture and represents the completion of one life cycle and the start […]
George Saunders, Pop Culture Phenom, Comes to Chicago
I’ve liked George Saunders’ since I read his short story collection Pastoralia as a freshman in college. I’d never read anything like it. There was a historical re-enactment theme park, […]
You! Me! Los Campesinos! Dancing at the Metro!
The band Los Campesinos! became important to me during a particularly unremarkable part of my life. Due to a critical lack of ambition on my part, the summer after my […]
Pitchfork Music Festival’s Full Lineup Has Been Revealed!
Pitchfork has decided to end your working week with a big Pitchfork Music Festival announcement! Last week they unveiled the stellar headliners with a live feed of artist Shelby Rodeffer […]
Thodos Dance Chicago Comes Full Circle
On Saturday, March 11, Thodos Dance Chicago takes the stage one final time. The evening, both a celebration of the company’s 25th anniversary and a final farewell, marks a poignant […]
EU Film Festival: Films We Love (Mostly) for Week 2, March 10-16
It’s week two of the European Union Film Festival, which continues through March 30 at the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St. For week two, we have recaps […]
Film Review: My Life as a Zucchini, Exceptionally Heartfelt
The last of the Oscar-nominated Best Animated Films titles to be released in the United States is the French work My Life as a Zucchini, from first-time feature director Claude […]