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The Top Five Things to Do in Chicago This Week
The best events in theater, dance, art, and more
Here's What's Happening in Chicago Culture This Week
Second City reopens tomorrow, the MCA has a new senior curator, and Chief Keef is giving hologramming another shot.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Joins WFMT on Monday for Opera and the Law
The Supreme Court justice will be joined by singers from the Ryan Opera Center for a live studio performance.
5 Great Comedy Classes
Second City and iO Chicago aren’t the only places to hone your funnny.
Luftwerk Uses Light to Change the Way You Look at the World
Petra Bachmaier and Sean Gallero, the art installation duo behind Luftwerk Photo: Saverio Truglia To design purists, masterworks of modern architecture should be left untouched. Sean Gallero and Petra Bachmaier, the art installation duo behind Luftwerk (which roughly translates from German as “air work”), have a different take. “We see buildings as canvases,” says … Read more
Dick Wolf’s Chicago
Where the Producer Films His Fictional Locations 1 Molly’s Bar Lottie’s Pub, 1925 W. Cortland St. 2 Gaffney Chicago Medical Center RML Specialty Hospital, 3435 W. Van Buren St. 3 Firehouse 51 Engine 18, 1360 S. Blue Island Ave. 4 21st District police station Headquarters of the UIC police, 943 W. Maxwell St. 5 Antonio’s … Read more
4 New Kiosks for the Lakefront
Earlier this year, when the Chicago Architecture Biennial challenged architects around the globe to design new lakefront kiosks—those shacks where you rent kayaks and order snacks—Yasmin Vobis and Aaron Forrest (who run Ultramoderne studio in Providence, Rhode Island), along with structural engineer Brett Schneider, put their heads together. “We thought about Mies van der Rohe’s … Read more
Spot the Starchitect
Keep your eyes peeled for these six bigwigs scheduled to be in town for the Chicago Architecture Biennial.
Anna Shapiro Is Ready for This
Steppenwolf’s new artistic director plans to shake things up.