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
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.
A new documentary examines an activist priest and his controversial limelight
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
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
Our writer dissects a joke from up-and-comer Adam Burke, a comedian with an intellectual streak
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
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
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
Konstantin Grcic’s Myto chair In 1999, the German designer Konstantin Grcic unveiled the Mayday Lamp, a sleek contraption inspired by the lighting in auto repair shops. Produced by Flos, the lamp went on to win the prestigious Compasso d’Oro award, and over the next decade, Grcic (pronounced GEAR-tchich) became one of the world’s most sought-after … Read more
