Brought to You by the Letter M

Our top five picks for things to do this week: M is for . . . Mary, the MacArthur genius . . . Michele, the voice of All Things Considered . . . Mitchell, Nicole, our guest weekend planner . . . and, of course, Muppet

One for the Ages

Our top five picks for things to do this week: the guiltiest of musical-theatre pleasures . . . a f*#@ing Mamet doubleheader . . . free Muti . . . Carlyn Berghoff’s weekend plans . . . and more

Head of the Class

These four designers are making names for themselves in New York, Paris, and Milan—and they all trained at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago