Prompted by Daniel A. Bell’s new book, The Spirit of Cities: Why the Identity of a City Matters in a Global Age, we asked readers to describe our fair city in a single word or a phrase. Here’s what they had to say.
An antihibernation guide to cultural happenings during the drab months
Lectures, classes, movies and smart activities for your kids
What to do this week: Jane Birkin plays the Portage … Stew stirs up SPACE … punk rock and demons invade the U. of C. … you crash a free holiday party
The great landscape architect, famous since designing the Vietnam Memorial at the age of 21, gives a tour of her work at UIC.
POCKET GUIDE: A cultural shortlist for the month, in order of buzz
Football only lasts so long. Your agenda for the weekend ahead: A local premiere at Chicago Shakespeare Theater … two films worth skipping the multiplex for … The Swell Season’s Markéta Irglová goes solo … Thanksgiving with Green City Market’s head honcho
From the Pruitt-Igoe housing complex to Stanley Tigerman’s The Titanic, a brief look at postmodernism’s influence on the Midwest.
The Peanut Man, Savior’s Day, the Bud Billiken Parade, the Kadats of America, and more images of Chicago’s South and West sides from one of the city’s legendary photojournalists.
Top 5 Things to Do This Week: A dance institution takes a final leap … the Neos do seasonal theatre, sort of … Black Ensemble Theater moves into new digs, remounts a hit … free Dungeons & Dragons … plus, WBEZ reporter Natalie Moore’s weekend agenda
