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Fall’s 10 Most Anticipated Art Exhibitions
1 Stony Island Arts Bank Theaster Gates, Carlos Bunga, and Frida Escobedo Gates debuts an ambitious new project: a 17,000-square-foot art factory, including a collection of “negrobilia,” a Frankie Knuckles record collection, and two site-specific installations by sculptors Bunga and Escobedo. Opening October 3. Free. rebuild-foundation.squarespace.com Part of Barbara Kasten’s exhibit at the Graham Foundation … Read more
The 10 Most Anticipated Events at the Chicago Architecture Biennial
Interior of Wingspread, a stop on the SC Johnson tour The Chicago Architecture Biennial is a three-month celebration of contemporary architecture, modeled after the Venice Biennale and organized by Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events and the Graham Foundation. The hub of the action: the Chicago Cultural Center, which will display sketches, photos, … Read more
Fall’s 10 Most Anticipated Concerts
Plus eight more picked by local pros
Fall’s 10 Most Anticipated Plays
From left: Larry Yando in The Tempest and Felicia Fields in Gem of the Ocean Photos: Photos: (The Tempest) Bill Burlingham; (Gem of the Ocean) Joe Mazza/Brave Lux 1 The Tempest Chicago Shakespeare Theater A score by Tom Waits + magic by Teller + Larry Yando as Prospero = a perfect storm of theatricality. … Read more
Fall’s 10 Most Anticipated Readings and Talks
From left: Claudia Rankine and Gillian Flynn Photos: (Rankine) Josh Lucas; (Flynn) E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune 1 Gloria Steinem and Roxane Gay The People's Church Women & Children First hosts feminist icon Steinem, who chats about her new memoir, My Life on the Road, with Bad Feminist author Gay. October 29. $28. womenandchildrenfirst.com 2 … Read more
Fall’s 10 Most Anticipated Standup Shows
Margaret Cho and Kyle Kinane Photos: (Cho) Pixie Vision; (Kinane) Moses Robinson 1 Margaret Cho Chicago Theatre The first Asian American woman to nab a network sitcom (ABC’s ill-fated All-American Girl), Grammy-nominated Cho eviscerates pop culture’s inanities in the manner of her late mentor, Joan Rivers. October 3. $30 to $60. ticketmaster.com 2 Kyle … Read more
Mick Jenkins Makes the Music He Wants to Make
Mick Jenkins Photo: Saverio Truglia At 6-foot-5, Mick Jenkins is literally head and shoulders above his peers—and if you didn’t know better, you’d guess he had a chip up there. The stoic Pilsen rapper rarely smiles, and he speaks in a stern baritone drawl. But ask the right questions of the brainy rising star, and … Read more
7 New Adaptations of Literary Classics
Ranked from literal to liberal
Nate Marshall Knows What’s Beautiful About West Pullman
Nate Marshall Photo: Saverio Truglia Sitting at a table inside his favorite Harold’s Chicken Shack (No. 27, on the corner of 103rd and Halsted), poet Nate Marshall, 25, pauses thoughtfully before saying, “The biggest misconception about this place is that there’s nothing beautiful here.” He’s talking about West Pullman, where he grew up, but … Read more