Our top five picks for things to do this week: Conan’s other sidekick moves on . . . everything that glitters at the Field . . . free rock ’n’ roll from one-half of Local H . . . the local author Adam Levin’s weekend-ish plans . . . and more
WORD!: An ambitious young writer emerges with a megapage masterpiece
THE ESCAPE ARTIST: Treat yourself to the shivers at a haunted mansion this Halloween
Our top five picks for things to do this week: Theatre’s most depressive Russian, times two . . . Lebowski, the musical . . . Schwimmer’s Trust on film . . . free Toni Morrison . . . and what Sound Opinions’ Jim DeRogatis is doing this weekend
On the occasion of a new book by Greg Kot and Jim DeRogatis, we explore the musical smackdown of the ages by asking a few other prominent Chicagoans to weigh in. Choose a side in the comments below.
Among the tens of thousands of runners in the Chicago Marathon this Sunday, see if you can spot local improv comedian E.J. Scott, who will be wearing number 15115—and a blindfold. A regular performer at iO and The Annoyance Theatre, Scott suffers from choroideremia (CHM), a…
Our top five picks for things to do this week: Silk Road smolders . . . Emily Johnson stinks it up . . . Chrissie Hynde goes rogue . . . plus, free pie ingredients and Richard Hunt’s weekend plans!
SCARE TACTICS: Halloween horror shows usually recall plastic masks, strobe lights, and spinning tunnels. But this season, three Chicago theatre companies are taking a more subtle tack and bringing horror back to its gothic roots
It was a big weekend for floor-length sparkly gowns and penguin suits—some accessorized with swooping capes, torn from the racks of Phantoms ‘R’ Us. On Friday, the Lyric Opera of Chicago opened its season with Verdi’s Macbeth, and on Saturday, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra honored its first official year with Maestro Riccardo Muti at the helm with
a one-night only performance and ball.”
LYRIC CALL: Barbara Gaines directs the Bard’s work
