Five Things to Do This Week
On your agenda: Ada St. and Facets Multimedia team up… the Chicago Humanities Festival begins in earnest… a free poetry reading, plus the weekend plans of The Onion’s senior writer Seth Reiss
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From Street Fair to Board Chair: Helen Zell's Art Collecting Journey
Sam and Helen Zell made a splash in the Chicago art world Wednesday by donating $10 million to the Museum of Contemporary Art. Watch an insightful 2011 video of Helen Zell talking about how she went from being a street fair buyer to one of the most influential art supporters in the city.
His Kind of Our Town: Thornton Wilder and Chicago
Penelope Niven’s new biography of Thornton Wilder explores the literary giant’s life in Chicago
A Little Chicago Close-Up Magic for Halloween
The great close-up magician Ed Marlo, one of the pioneers of Chicago’s legendary bar magician scene—and the trick that makes one of his many, many sleights of hand possible.
'Zombie, Illinois' Brings an Undead Al Capone to Chicago
Scott Kenemore’s followup to 2011’s Zombie, Ohio finds the walking dead invading the Land of Lincoln
‘Down & Derby’ Director Talks Roller Derby, Community, and Teamwork
The New Colony theatre company member Thrisa Hodits previews her new play, opening this week at the Red Tape Theatre.
Chicago In 30,000 Photographs: A Film
In tens of thousands of pictures taken over the period of four months, photographer Eric Hines captures the city’s downtown from all sorts of surprising and beautiful angles.
Five Must-See Speakers at Chicago Humanities Festival
Our roundup of the most interesting discussions happening this year, including Mike Daisey, Larry Wilmore, Tricia Rose, and more
Five Best Things to Do in November
THE SHORTLIST: Five musts from our November culture calendar
Mike Birbiglia Delights in ‘My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend’
The star of the recent movie Sleepwalk With Me stops by Chicago on his latest comedy tour, and trust us, you’ll want to check it out.