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How to Make a $100,000 Harp

How to Make a $100,000 Harp

For 130 years, Lyon & Healy’s unassuming factory next to the L in West Town has produced ornate instruments considered the best of their kind.

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17 Years On, LEGO Train Show Still Inspires and Delights

In conversation with Jamie LeBlanc, Northern Illinois LEGO Train Club president

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Ten Things to Do in Chicago This Week

‘Art of the City,’ ‘Exit Disclaimer: Science and Fiction Ahead,’ Wicca Phase Springs Eternal, ‘Burning Bluebeard,’ ‘Soft Body,’ and more

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Meet the Polar Bear, Chicago’s Offbeat Holiday Tradition

The interactive artwork has appeared at galleries around the metro area for 10 years. We sat down with the man behind the costume.

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Pilsen Time Capsule Seeks a Permanent Home

Akito Tsuda photographed the neighborhood before gentrification’s stranglehold. Now he wants to help preserve what’s being lost.

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The Cinespace Saga: Bankruptcy, Extortion, and an FBI Wire

The Hollywood-size story of how Alex Pissios made Chicago a TV and film capital

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Festival Brings West Ridge Stories to the Stage

The inaugural West Ridge Story Festival spotlights immigrant narratives in the Far North Side neighborhood.

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A “Midwestern Gothic” Thriller Hits Theaters

Director and UIC professor Jennifer Reeder’s “Knives and Skin” captures the big moods of young adulthood.

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The Subject of This Portrait Series: Your Garage

An Evanston artist examines “our complicated relationship with stuff” through cluttered and overlooked spaces.

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Three Questions for Robyn Mineko Williams

The choreographer and former Hubbard Street Dance Chicago performer had originally intended Echo Mine, which has its one-night premiere on December 7 at the Harris Theater, as a solo work for Claire Bataille, a founding member of the company.

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That’s So Whitney

After the release of a celebrated second album and a whirlwind world tour, the duo returns home to headline five shows.

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51 Things to Do in Chicago in December

Art, theater, nightlife, music, museums, and more, all hand-picked by our culture critics

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A New Exhibition Challenges Corporate Office Culture

You won’t view your cubicle the same way after Jessica Vaughn’s incisive show at Patron Gallery.

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Tasha: Kindly Refrain From Misusing My Lyrics on Instagram

Ahead of her show November 30 at Lincoln Hall, the 26-year-old discusses her hyper-confessional lyrics (and the unlikely spots they show up online).

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Check Out the Botanic Garden’s Twinkly New Light Show

Open through January 5, Lightscape features the U.S. premiere of work by artists from the U.K. and Australia.

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How the Bauhaus Changed Chicago

The school of design founded 100 years ago in Germany produced a distinctly modernist style that influenced art and architecture around the world. A new exhibit at the Art Institute showcases the impact here.