Our top five picks worth leaving the house for, once the snow starts to slow: two jazz greats at the Green Mill . . . setting the table for comedy at ATC . . . what Amy Dickinson would be doing this weekend, if it weren’t for that darn blizzard . . . and more
Chicago‘s senior editor Nora O’Donnell attended the Lyric Opera’s announcement yesterday. Here, we bring together her tweets from the event with some great links to more information.
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Lightning struck with a wallop when the two artists met at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He has a new show at the Museum of Contemporary Art, and in July they will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. Here they talk their way back in time
SIREN SAYS: A rookie cop drama has been filming everywhere from Millennium Park to rough parts of Austin and the South Side.
Our top five picks for things to do this week: Life-changing theatre, no exaggeration . . . Nutt hangs again at the MCA . . . screenprint it yourself at the Block . . . and more
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Associate editor Nora O’Donnell visited the set of CLTV Evening News last week to promote Chicago magazine’s annual Singles issue. Nominations for Chicago’s most desirable singles are now being accepted and Nora gives some insight on how to stand out from the crowd!
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Our top five picks for things to do this week: Four big plays and an exhibition, plus where Liz Phair will be lunching this weekend
