Our top five picks for things to do this week: Kurt Elling, The Bad Plus, and Willie Pickens save (Christmastime) jazz. . . . Sing your own heart out at the Music Box. . . . Plus, what the Waco Brothers’ Jon Langford is doing this weekend
Guess who? Scroll down to see who has what it takes to fill the Queen of Media’s shoes.
A LIFE IN SHADOW: The North Shore families who hired Vivian Maier as a nanny came to know a kind but eccentric woman who guarded her private life and kept a huge stash of boxes. A chance discovery after her death by a man named John Maloof has spotlighted her secret talent as a photographer and led to a growing appreciation of her vast work.
In which our resident comedian/dining critic/rockstar-wannabe writes a rap song and gets some high-school kids to make his music video for free—all to celebrate our magazine’s 40th anniversary…
Our top five picks for things to do this week: Tracy Letts and Amy Morton sink their fangs into Albee . . . John Waters puts the kitsch back in Christmas . . . the Best New Artist grammy nom Esperanza Spalding splits a swinging bill with Regina Carter . . . 24 hours of sleep-deprived hilarity, courtesy of The Second City . . . plus, a freebie with free beer
Five spinoff groups/collaborations by the members of the beloved band
The renowned orchestra plays without its star conductor, Riccardo Muti
Five great plays that opened in Chicago first
Senior editor Cassie Walker visited the set of ABC 7 The Morning this week to promote Chicago magazine’s 40th anniversary issue, which highlights 40 Reasons to Love Chicago, most memorable moments at the magazine, and more.
The 1996 Northwestern grad and iO alum Seth Meyers on meeting “Saturday Night Live’s frenetic demands—and how Chicago helps make it all happen
