My Favorite Song About Chicago
“Cars and Parties” by Edith Frost, a song by a Chicago transplant for Chicago transplants about the tension between going out and staying home.
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Fall’s Best Week Yet
What to do this week: The days are getting shorter, but the stuff to do just keeps getting better. Highlights include Old Town School of Folk Music’s theatrical debut, Laurie Anderson at the Chicago Humanities Festival, and Lucinda Williams in the burbs … plus, weekend plans from the MCA’s Naomi Beckwith and where to see Jolie Holland for free
Work by Five 'Happiness Project' Artists
Five contributors whose work you should not miss this November
Contemporary Artists Reinvent Traditional Altars at Pullman Día de los Muertos Altar Walk
The Pullman State Historic Site partners with Chicago Artists Month to celebrate the Day of the Dead and to benefit the renovation of the 1881 Hotel Florence in Pullman.
Halloween for Adults
What to do this week: The music of Queen + the characters of Alien = a live-action Halloween mash-up we can get behind. Plus: spine-tingling theatre, a Día de los Muertos altar walk, glow-in-the-dark art … and one paranormal enthusiast’s weekend plans
Five Best Things to Do in November
POCKET GUIDE: A cultural shortlist for November, in order of buzz
Confessions of Art Fraud King Michael Zabrin
MASTER FLEECE: At the center of an art fraud ring that circled the globe and operated for decades, the Northbrook man was both an eager peddler of fake prints by famous painters and a wire-wearing informant for federal investigators—twice.
Q & A: Timothy Long Talks 'Charles James: Genius Deconstructed'
Timothy Long, the curator of the new Chicago History Museum exhibit “Charles James: Genius Deconstructed,” discusses the famous Chicago designer and his fashion innovations.
Weekend Photos: Costume Ball Celebrates Opening of Charles James Exhibit at the Chicago History Museum
Chicago’s fashionistas and fashionistos donned their designer duds for an exclusive peek at the Chicago History Museum’s latest sartorial extravaganza…
Tony Fitzpatrick, Artist
Dmitry Samarov on the gregarious artist he picked up in his cab four years ago: “Life around Tony was rarely dull…. I’ve never known anyone better suited to being the center of attention.”