This Chicago Artist's Job Is to Embody Lily Tomlin
Or at least, to produce the artwork attributed to Tomlin’s character in Netflix show Grace and Frankie.
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What the White Boy Wants
Straight outta Northbrook, Kevin Coval has helped turn Chicago’s Louder Than a Bomb poetry slam into a phenomenon. But that’s where things get sticky.
Five Things to Do in Chicago This Week
Charlie Parker’s Yardbird; A Canary Torsi; Charles Atlas, Rashaun Mitchell, Silas Riener; Egon Schiele: Death and the Maiden; and Chicago Improv Festival
RIP Chuck Berry: The Chicago Sound of "Johnny B. Goode"
Berry brought a cosmopolitan big-band sound to Chicago from St. Louis, paired it with Chicago noise and backbeat at Chess, and became a star.
How Bird-Killing Skyscrapers Help the Field Museum, and Other Fun Facts
Paleontologist Lance Grande’s new book pulls the curtain back on the Chicago institution. Curators: Behind the Scenes of Natural History Museums (University of Chicago Press) is out March 21. Here, a few things you’ll learn. 1 A pro “extraction team” is on retainer. Curators at the Field have been trapped behind the lines of a … Read more
Ravinia's Lineup Rolls Out Welcome Mat for Younger Audiences
And if the younger folks are like me, they’ll be glad for a break from the raucous summer fest scene.
Telling 400 Years of Immigrants' Stories, In Their Own Words
Playwright William Massolia began researching immigrants’ first-hand accounts after finding out his own grandfather never became a citizen.
Five Things to Do This Week in Chicago
David McAninch, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Vince Staples, Winifred Haun & Dancers, and Chicago Flower & Garden Show
Finding Geometric Beauty in India's Lost Stepwells
Stories of betrayal and intrigue shroud these ancient architectural wonders, says Victoria Lautman, a Chicago writer and photographer.
The Aerial Dance Show Trashed Spins Junk into Art
A new production by Winifred Haun and Emma Serjeant, exploring hoarding and material excess, premieres this month.