5 Spots to Watch Movies Outside
. . . without getting a sneaker in your pasta salad
. . . without getting a sneaker in your pasta salad
Five picks for the Pitchfork Music Festival (July 17-19, Union Park, pitchforkmusicfestival.com) from Mark Richardson, managing editor of Pitchfork.com
In July, two concerts for a Chicago music enthusiast’s memory book
In this month’s letters: How to have more fun, and a few more tidbits on Hyde Park
Triple-threat singer-songwriter-carpenter Joe Pug infuses folk music with new energy
This week: Theatre insurance for the finicky … schmoozing in the Modern Wing … remembering Michael at Ravinia … the other side of Niffenegger
FROM JULY 2009: After launching the Playboy empire here in the 1950s, Hugh Hefner turned Chicago into a frontline of the sexual revolution, acting out his sybaritic fantasy life behind the walls of his mansion on North State Parkway. But as the freewheeling sixties gave way to the decadent seventies, things changed drastically for Hefner and the Gold Coast mansion he called home
Sometimes this city serves up an embarrassment of riches. This week: William Petersen returns—with free beer … Daniel Burnham appears onstage (in spirit) … indie rock icons toast a local lit legend … bicyclists get a gospel revival—and a midnight ride … and much more
This week only! The Ten: double-dip pairings of top-notch concerts (and one musical flick), each featuring one suburban and one city option. Now, get out there and pursue happiness with these don’t-miss events for the week of 07.01.09 through 07.06.09 …
Wilco (the album)