Tony Fitzpatrick’s The Secret Birds Pairs Art and Prose
Read an excerpt from his new collection, opening this month at the DePaul Art Museum
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The Enduring Relevance of Lorraine Hansberry
Chicago celebrates one of its most famous playwrights this month
400-Year-Old Shakespeare Meets U.S. Politics in Ambitious Adaptation
What do the famous playwright’s 400-year-old theater works have to say about our own divided age? Plenty.
Bruce Springsteen Is Bringing The River Back to Chicago
Tickets go on sale Saturday.
Diplo Moves Mad Decent Block Party to Northerly Island in Most Chicago Move Ever
After accusing Chicago of shady politics in 2015, Diplo plunks his festival at a venue with its own questionable past.
11 Ways for Aspiring Jedi to Celebrate Star Wars Day
May the Fourth be with you.
How Does a Second City Show Come Together?
Matt Hovde, director of the new Second City e.t.c. show “A Red Line Runs Through It,” talks about improvisation and the importance of failure.
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The Cinco de Mayo Parade Photo: Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune COMEDY CAROL BURNETT 5/17, 19, 20 at 8 In her six decades of onscreen shenanigans, Burnett has earned just about every accolade an actor, writer, and comedian can. Here, she’ll answer questions from the audience in the style of her late eponymous variety show. $34–$196. Chicago … Read more
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