Private Time
Our top five picks for the week of 01.06.10 through 01.12.10; plus, freebies for a fabulously frugal start to 2010
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New Year’s Beat: Chicago concerts to ring in 2010
The Fiery Furnaces play Lincoln Hall. Just because you’re pinching pennies doesn’t mean New Year’s Eve has to fall to the gutter. Chicago offers a diverse concert lineup that beats overpriced hotel events, so you can stay on budget without staying in. Local jam band Umphrey’s McGee returns to the Aragon Ballroom, accompanied by the … Read more
Goodbye, 2009. Hello, New Year's Eve!
Don’t-miss things to do for 12.23.09 through 01.05.10: Chicago Guide double dips! Top ways to see out 2009, plus picks for rollicking NYE concerts.
Voice of Change: On Radical Disciple: The Story of Father Michael Pfleger
A new documentary examines an activist priest and his controversial limelight
Public Defender: On Ike Reilly and his new album, Hard Luck Stories
A while back, Ike Reilly got behind on his electric bill. When the ComEd truck arrived to cut off his power, he and a friend took a stand. “We pretended we were in The Grapes of Wrath,” Reilly tells the crowd at iO, where he’s making a guest appearance at the weekly TJ & Dave … Read more
What to Do This Week
Don’t-miss picks for 12.16.09 through 12.22.09: Highbrow shadow puppets; Milton Berle workouts; and junior high drama, relived: Happy Hanukkah, everyone! Plus, a second chance to see this year’s Oscar contenders
Anatomy of a Joke: Dissecting a joke from comedian Adam Burke
Our writer dissects a joke from up-and-comer Adam Burke, a comedian with an intellectual streak
Cue, Shtick: Alan Gross' new dark comedy High Holidays comes to the Goodman Theatre
A long-ago Chicago stage hit propelled Alan Gross into a screenwriting career—and 14 years of thankless toil in Hollywood. This month, the playwright, back in town, brings a new dark comedy to the Goodman Theatre
Pocket Guide: A cultural short list for December, in order of buzz
The White House: A Look Inside at the Museum of Science and Industry Ranked from highest profile to biggest surprise THE SECOND CITY’S 50TH 12/11-13 Fifty years: We laughed, we cried, we saw careers take off—including those of returning Citizens Martin Short, Eugene Levy, and Catherine O’Hara. A CHRISTMAS CAROL 12/22-27 An all-star production … Read more
Here's Hannibal
Don’t-miss picks for 12.09.09 through 12.15.09: A hometown funny man returns … a quintet of luminaries reconvenes … a
holiday curmudgeon rethinks the season … plus, free stuff—and a chance to
win