Jessica Campbell Turns High-Tech Moments into Carpet Paintings
The Humboldt Park artist’s new solo show opens this week.
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Rainn Wilson Shares Some of His Influences
Before he was on The Office, the actor was finding inspiration in Chekhov and punk rock. The former New Trier student is back for a Steppenwolf play.
Mustafa Ali's Road from Suburban Cop to WrestleMania Star
Two years ago, he was patrolling the streets of Homewood and was a familiar face in the Chicago indie wrestling scene. On Sunday, the WWE’s first wrestler of Pakistani descent could be the cruiserweight champion of the world.
The Top Ten Things to Do This Week
Cut Copy, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Latino Film Festival, The Doppelgänger: An International Farce, Jimmy O. Yang, and more
A Conversation with Brilliant Book Designer Isaac Tobin
Working in his dream job at the University of Chicago press, the RISD grad has produced some of the industry’s most innovative covers.
Poet Eve L. Ewing Reads 'April 5, 1968'
Fifty years after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., a new work by acclaimed poet Eve L. Ewing evokes the day Madison Street burned.
Here's Every Free Concert in Millennium Park This Summer
Chicago’s 2018 Millennium Park Summer Music Series features Aimee Mann, Bahamas, and more.
Q&A: Nicole Hollander on Her Graphic Memoir About Growing Up in Garfield Park
The creator of ‘Sylvia’ talks about her new book, ‘We Ate Wonder Bread,’ how she became a cartoonist, and life in an over-55 building in Chicago.
Five Things About the Apollo 8 Mission
First: a custom space helmet for a big head costs a lot.
64 Things to Do in Chicago in April
Apr. 2 New Music Savior Loop For its new-music series MusicNow, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra produces the world premiere of composer Amy Beth Kirsten’s chamber opera Savior with her vocal-theater ensemble Howl and CSO musicians. Details:Harris Theater. 7 p.m. $15–$28. cso.org Apr. 2–June 7 Dance Stomping Grounds Various neighborhoods This annual fest, celebrating international forms … Read more