Shelby Van Pelt
The novelist, 44, on fan mail, a close call with the Boston bombing, and following up a bestseller
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Color Tells the Story in Joffrey Ballet’s Alice
Ellie Cotey, the company’s costume manager, walks us through the careful care of the production’s whimsical wears.
June/July Agenda
Top 20 reasons to fill up your calendar this summer
Chicago’s ’90s Poetry Scene Shaped Illinois’ Laureate
“On any given night, you could read poetry on a stage,” recalls Illinois Poet Laureate Mark Turcotte.
Reframing the Immigrant Story
Intuit Art Museum reopens with an exhibition featuring works by 22 self-taught, foreign-born Chicago artists.
Summer’s Required Reading
From stories steeped in the rhythms of the city to a lighthearted romance, these new novels by Chicago-connected authors provide ample beach-chair fodder.
Shades of Boredom
Newly published images by photographer Mark Steinmetz highlight everyday life in a Chicago of 35 years ago.
“House Music Is the Chocolate”
Producer-DJ Vince Lawrence takes center stage in a new documentary about the birth of house.