How John Singer Sargent Made Chicago an Art Town
The Edwardian portraitist, whose work is currently on display at the Art Institute, made an unlikely hotspot of turn-of-the-century Chicago.
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Stacy Keach Returns to the Stage
The actor heads back to the Goodman to finish what he started.
The Top Ten Things to Do This Week
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, West Fest, Chosen Few Picnic & Festival, Nike Tournament of Champions, Brigid Mae Power, and more
Happy Place Is an Instagram Trap, but Who Cares?
The roving installation runs through August 6 at 1004 N. Elston. Tickets here.
Ten Things to Do This Week in Chicago
Kathy Griffin: Laugh Your Head Off, SummerDance, A Johnson Publishing Story, Chicago Calling: Art Against the Flow, Lake Ellyn Cardboard Regatta, and more
Extremely ’70s Artifacts from Johnson Publishing’s Heyday
A new exhibit at the Stony Island Arts Bank toasts the Ebony and Jet founder’s pizzazz.
What's the Deal with This Creepy, Beloved Statue at the Art Institute?
It’s a Chicago treasure and a favorite of museum-goers… but what does it even mean?
Joseph Chilliams's 'Mean Girls' EP Is Both Fetch and Grool
On The Plastics, the West Side rapper toasts 2004’s foremost cinematic classic.
Ten Things to Do This Week
Grant Park Music Festival, Make Music Chicago, Cinepocalypse, The Seldoms, The Roommate, and more
Five Questions for Chicago Singer-Songwriter V.V. Lightbody
The indie-rock vet creates her self-described ‘nap-rock’ sound on her solo debut Bathing Peach, a quieter and more introspective turn from her work in Santah and Grandkids.