The Five Don’t-miss picks for Wednesday, March 2 through March 8, 2016 1 Polar Plunge Seasonal Brave Lake Michigan’s icy temps for Special Olympics Chicago’s 16th annual winter swim. You could even freeze alongside celebrities: Vince Vaughn and Lady Gaga turned up last year. 3/6 at 10. Castaways, North Avenue Beach, 1603 N. Lake Shore. … Read more
Meanwhile, Saturday stalwarts This American Life and Wait, Wait … Don’t Tell Me each get bumped back an hour. Adjust your weekend routines accordingly.
Saving the world isn’t easy in the dance-theater company’s Trip the Light Fantastic: The Making of SuperStrip.
Two weeks out from the drawn-out release of The Life of Pablo, there are more questions than answers about Kanye’s career.
If you’re listening to a popular podcast, chances are its granddaddy is WBEZ. Here’s how the public radio station gave rise to some favorites.
A second-generation circus performer tells a semi-autobiographical tale at Evanston’s Actors Gymnasium.
Your life is a story, the renowned former Esquire editor says, so write it well.
A lifelong comics geek reviews the cartoonist’s latest graphic novel.
The Five Don’t-miss picks for Wednesday, February 24, through March 1, 2016 1 American Buffalo Theater This is your last chance to catch David Mamet’s profound, profane classic marking the end of the Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co. Carlo Lorenzo Garcia directs a cast featuring company founder Richard Cotovsky. If you’ve yet to visit the storied black … Read more
Chicago used to have zero new-music festivals. This year there will be two, and the first one starts tomorrow.
