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Ten Great Things to Do in February
Culture

The Complicated Record Exec Left Out of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

By Edward McClelland
The Netflix adaptation (and August Wilson's original play) track Rainey's abuse at the hands of a white recording industry. But there was also a go-between: J. Mayo Williams, a Chicago talent scout and Paramount's first Black A&R rep. Read more
10 Great Things to Do in February
By Kris Vire
From a reopened Art Institute to a Children's Choir concert featuring Chance the Rapper, Chicago's cultural offerings are beginning to thaw out. Read more
Second City’s Second Life
Interview by Lauren Williamson
Photograph by Lynsey Weatherspoon
New executive producer Jon Carr aims to rehabilitate the iconic improv company. Read more

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The Return of Ballet
By Lauren Warnecke
Photography by David Kasnic
After a year away, the Joffrey is back — online — with ‘Bolero.’ Read more
Why the Holocaust Museum Is Tackling Apartheid
By Tal Rosenberg
The Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center continues to expand its purview with an exhibition devoted to the South African leader. Read more
10 Great Things to Do in February
By Kris Vire
From a reopened Art Institute to a Children's Choir concert featuring Chance the Rapper, Chicago's cultural offerings are beginning to thaw out. Read more
Second City’s Second Life
Interview by Lauren Williamson
Photograph by Lynsey Weatherspoon
New executive producer Jon Carr aims to rehabilitate the iconic improv company. Read more
These Chicago Bungalow Planters Are to Die For
By Whet Moser
Katie Lauffenburger's ceramic creations take the form of workers' cottages, bungalows, and other iconic types of architecture Read more