How Charles White Rewrote the Black Narrative
Four decades after his death, a son of Chicago’s Black Renaissance gets a well-deserved survey at the Art Institute.
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Q&A: Ann Lui on the U.S. Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale
The architect and SAIC prof is part of a big contingent of Chicagoans exploring the theme Dimensions of Citizenship at the prestigious exhibition.
A New Press. For Old Books. In the Digital Age. Seriously.
The publication kicks off its newly minted press with Henry Blake Fuller’s The Cliff-Dwellers.
The Top 10 Things to Do in Chicago This Week
A naked bike ride, Chicago Blues Festival, a food truck bonanza, and more
There's a Big Fat Rager in the Loop Tonight
You’re invited—so long as you can find it.
Ten Great Things to Do This Week in Chicago
Marvin Tate and Avery R. Young, Co-Missions Festival, Charli XCX, Chicago Ale Fest, Do Division Street Fest, and more
78 Things to Do in Chicago in June and July
Giordano Dance Photo: Gorman Cook May 31–June 3 Festival Maifest Lincoln Square Chicago’s summer street fests are best enjoyed early in the season, before they become inescapable, and festival fatigue sets in. This German celebration toasts the arrival of summer with cold beer, dancing, and more lederhosen-clad septuagenarians than you can imagine. Details:Lincoln and Leland. … Read more
Riot Fest Lineup 2018: Beck, Blink-182, Liz Phair, Incubus
Plus many more not from the ’90s!
Ramsey Lewis
The jazz pianist, 83, on life-changing hits and his impending retirement
10 New Books for Your Summer Reading List
Break out the hammock and relax with a book about the craft beer revolution, Rebecca Makkai’s Boystown novel, Kim Brooks’s non-fiction examination of parenthood and fear in America, and more.