The Haunted
Playwright Ifa Bayeza didn’t set out to write about Emmett Till. Then Emmett reached out to her, she says, and refused to let go.
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Imaginary Friends
We’re not sure what to do now that the sketch comedy group Schadenfreude has returned. Laugh? Hide our children?
Celebrity Beat: Top Chef’s Padma Lakshmi, John Legend, and more
Forget Taste of Chicago.
Common Threads—the charity cofounded by Oprah toque and Table Fifty-Two honcho Art Smith that teaches kids about nutrition and healthy cooking—held its third annual World Festival Monday night at the Museum of Contemporary Art.
The scene was sort of like an all-star episode of Top Chef: Local bigwigs including David Burke (David Burke’s Primehouse) and Gale Gand (Tru) handed out haute-cuisine samples while schmoozing with…
Forget Green Beer. Think Green Bikinis.
St. Patrick’s Day officially kicked off last Sunday with the South Side Irish Parade. For those who missed it—a full week-plus before the actual holiday—there are still plenty of options for the Irish in each of us. Seems like every bar in Chicago, Irish accent (Mystic Celt) or no (Grand Central), has something going on. Whether you’re…
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Lolla Alert
Thursday night I got the opportunity to chat up former Jane’s Addiction frontman and Lollapalooza founder Perry Farrell. Farrell was in town promoting Galapalooza, an annual fundraiser held the night before Lolla (this year, it’s July 31st; tickets are $350) benefiting Chicago Park District partner the Parkways Foundation. This year’s Galapalooza is expected to draw about 1,000 people, mostly VIP Lolla attendees. And yes, Farrell will be there, too…