In his September feature on the Chicago-based John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Sam Worley asked how its new boss, Julia Stasch, would focus the organization's spending—and who might lose funding along the way. Stasch said then that local arts organizations were safe, and today her word proved true when the foundation gave the entire $6.5 million of … Read more
February is a busy month for the ever-prolific Mavis Staples. She releases her 16th album, Livin’ on a High Note, on the 19th, and Jessica Edwards’s documentary Mavis! premieres on the 29th on HBO. Here, three little-known tidbits about the 76-year-old gospel icon, culled from the movie.
Frequency Festival, Ambrose Akinmusire, Othello, Hamburg Ballet, and Buckwheat Zydeco
With three festivals proposed for Chicago parks this year, React Presents could usurp a month of public space.
He was living in a van in L.A. when inspiration struck.
Joffrey Ballet, Van Gogh’s Bedrooms, Louder Than a Bomb, Ronnie Baker Brooks, and Marnie & Phil: A Circus Love Letter
After more than a decade in the music business, the R&B singer hits new heights with his major label debut.
What’s the real cost of the neighborhood’s real estate boom?
The Chicago transplant shares eight sources of inspiration ahead of his new novel, A Decent Ride.
