Recent Articles - Going Out

It's a lowbrow, sophisticated, cheap, and totally fancy mix of events in town.
 

About 50 vendors at Beer Under Glass kicked off Chicago Craft Beer Week.
 

by Carly Boers

Here's how to experience the character and craftsmanship in the western suburb that Ernest Hemingway and Frank Lloyd Wright once called home.
 

by Kevin McKeough

How the former head of the Merchandise Mart plans to redevelop riverfront land that's been in his family since the 1940s.
 

Chris Kennedy is not the only member of the prominent family to show an interest in Chicago.
 

by Dennis Rodkin and Jessica Nikolich

Here's a look inside the city's suddenly resurgent Ping-Pong scene.
 

by Adam Doster

Yes, Craft Beer Week is on the agenda. And it's actually six things to do if you count a free concert with the Grammy-winning Eighth Blackbird group.
 

You'll find classic Hollywood, comfort food, and stiff cocktails at this throwback Lincoln Park lounge.
 

by Jessica Nikolich

On your agenda: Celebrate Mother’s Day in flamboyant fashion; catch a classic rocker; and check out the weekend plans of general manager of Obama’s favorite local bookstore, Jack Cella
 

You can bet this viewing party was a fine time, whether or not you care about the horse race.
 

by Carly Boers

The five musts from our May culture calendar include Theaster Gates, Yo-Yo Ma, Paramore and more.
 

by Abigail Tracy

On your agenda: A Rodgers and Hammerstein classic…a ’60s rock icon…a British crooner, plus the weekend plans of the SAIC fashion show’s co chair Roopa Weber
 

At sunset on a fine spring day, we headed straight upstairs for an outdoor toast.
 

by Carly Boers

In Chicago's laboratory of theatre, here’s how three of our top scientists are dusting off 300-year-old works so they can shine in 2013.
 

by Catey Sullivan

A day at work with Ben Margolis, one of Chicago's leading forensic pathologists.
 

by Jeff Ruby

These upcoming productions, on Steppenwolf’s schedule through next summer, bring well-known names and new material to Chicago.
 

See Diana Krall, watch By the Way, Meet Vera Stark by Pulitzer prize-winning Lynn Nottage, and find out what you'd do if you were the artistic director of the Joffrey Ballet.
 

The veteran artistic director explains what Chicago's theater scene is, what it needs, and what's next for Steppenwolf.
 

This South Side neighborhood sparkles with art, architecture, and culture.
 

by Mark Sorkin

More than 100 types of craft beers—including a special 4/20 debut—made for some satisfying sipping in Schaumburg on Saturday.
 

by Carly Boers