Art & Museums, Feature, Festivals & events

EXPO Chicago 2022: Our Reflections on the Annual Art Fair at Navy Pier

The 2022 EXPO Chicago took place April 7-10 in Festival Hall at Navy Pier with 140 leading galleries from 25 countries and 65 cities from around the world. As in […]

Carrie McGath /
Review, Stages, Theater

Review: Chicago Shakespeare’s Talented Cast and Crew Bring Nuance and Definition to Hamlet

  It’s my controversial opinion that you can’t ever truly “spoiler” something. If the work is of worth, then the journey to the ending will render it impactful even if […]

Marielle Bokor /
Music, Reviews

Above & Beyond Shared a Common Ground with Their Fans at Navy Pier

[soliloquy id=”24310″] About 5 years ago, I lied to my employer about being sick because Above & Beyond was playing nearby and all I could think was, “This is my […]

Katie Steensma /
Music, Reviews

Zeds Dead Put on an Electrifying Show at Navy Pier

[soliloquy id=”20327″]   It’s 43 degrees in Chicago right now. On Saturday, October 21, the day of the Zeds Dead Navy Pier takeover, it was 71. The infamous Chicago summer […]

Katie Steensma /
Music, Previews

Zeds Dead Visits Navy Pier on 10/21

  Dubstep has been a solid genre in the EDM world for years, and it shows no signs of slowing down. If you didn’t make it over to Lost Lands a […]

Katie Steensma /
Beyond

The Skies Have It: Unique Places to View the Air and Water Show

If you’ve not noticed the influx of fancy planes flying overhead already, you certainly will this weekend as the Chicago Air and Water Show takes over the beaches for its […]

Marielle Bokor /
Front page

Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 6/22 – 6/25

It’s the last full weekend in June and the events just keep pouring in! Obviously one of the big highlights of this curated weekend is Sunday’s big 48th Annual Gay […]

Julian Ramirez /
Front page

Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 6/8 – 6/11

Festival season has been having a fantastic start this year and it is now in full force! Ribfest Chicago, 34th Annual Chicago Blues Festival, Spring Awakening, Printers Row Lit Fest […]

Julian Ramirez /
Beyond, Museums, Uncategorized

Hold Down The Fort at Chicago Children’s Museum Friday

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Everyone needs a bit of a getaway from time to time. With current affairs quickly escalating from bad to worse it’s more and more appealing these days to think back to […]

Marielle Bokor /
Front page

Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 4/13 – 4/16

We’re halfway through the month and the April showers keep on coming. Thankfully, the great weekend events have also been plentiful. Some are sold out like the Chance the Birthday […]

Julian Ramirez /
Front page

Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 2/9 – 2/12

Next week is Valentine’s Day, either an excuse to do something nice for a loved one or a commercial holiday whose sole purpose is to sell cards/flowers/assorted chocolates to couples. […]

Julian Ramirez /