One Fine Detour
Curator Stephanie Smith let serendipity lead when she put together Heartland, an art show about the Midwest
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Guten Morgan
Don’t-miss picks for 08.12.09 through 08.18.09: Who’s crazier: Tracy or Tracy? … a Lolla redux for less … Béla Fleck’s banjo odyssey … roving hordes of natty cyclists … more
Lollapalooza 2009
Photos, style, bests and worsts from the music fest
Honest, Abe
Don’t miss picks for 08.05.09 through 08.11.09: Speed dialing Steppenwolf … bidding farewell to a true Chicago character actor … Bill Kurtis on Abraham Lincoln … a Vampire Weekend sighting … and more
The Plan for Today: Mekons’ In-store Gig
Introducing a newcomer to chicagomag.com: Chicago Guide: The Plan for Today—or, as the case may be, Tonight, Tomorrow, or This Weekend—an infrequent, not-at-all scheduled newsflash we’ll post whenever we’ve got an unmissable event worth sharing. These might be …
Queen Dee
Don’t-miss picks for 07.29.09 through 08.04.09: The Loop gets its long-awaited sexual Awakening … Lakeview drowns its sorrows at the thought of a beer-free Wrigley … The hands-down-best singer in Chicago belts in back-to-back gigs … SNL’s “Pat” returns—now 100-percent woman … A local lit darling lays out the carpet squares … and more
Where Credit Is Due
A trio of rereleases prompt musicians to pay quiet homage to an ex-Wilco member, Jay Bennett
File Under “Free”
Put the “free” back in “free time” with these don’t-miss picks for the week of 07.22.09 through 07.28.09: harrowing derring-do in the heart of downtown … family road trips, now with more lasers … a small-town fest with a taste for kitsch—and pierogis
You Should Know … Marcus Sakey
The reigning “prince” of crime fiction returns
Tonight, Let's Go West
A guide to the burgeoning West Side