More Than Once
The indie movie Once has finally delivered the music of Glen Hansard and The Frames to mainstream ears. They headline the Hideout’s annual block party in September.
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Dance Fest
Last week, I was surprised to hear some grumbles in Time Out Chicago—and from some dancers I know—about the Chicago Dancing Festival.
If you don’t know what this is, it’s the free dance night on Wednesday at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park. Dancers from Alvin Ailey, the Joffrey, American Ballet Theatre, and the experimental, New York-based Complexions Contemporary Dance Co., are among those performing.
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Critical Mass
Noteworthy new releases for September
Dial M for Myth
In a forthcoming exhibit, a young film curator casts Alfred Hitchcock in a surprisingly democratic light.
Curtain Call
When the architect Rodrigo del Canto built a new house in Old Town, he linked two transparent towers and let sun-yellow curtains fly—magical realism in motion
Old Glory
Once a sumptuous playground for the city’s elite, the South Shore Country Club has been reinvented as a community cultural center—but only after a long, hard battle saved this 100-year-old shoreline gem from the wrecking ball.
Dogma
What does your dog say about you?
Writers on the Record – Jay McInerney
Victoria Lautman chats with the novelist about his new work, The Good Life.
The Break Outs
Four local artists whose work was tapped for the movie The Break Up.