The Best Things to Do in Chicago

The city’s hottest art, music, theater, and more, picked by our culture critics

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All About the Field Museum’s New Bug Zoo

Fantastic Bug Encounters! opens June 28.

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Joshua Abrams Aims to Make the Music in His Head

His band Natural Information Society plays a record release show for its latest album, Mandatory Reality, on June 28 at Constellation.

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A Very Chicago Summer Reading List

Adam Morgan picks eight titles for your beach tote.

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Ten Things to Do in Chicago This Week

The best art, dance, music, theater, comedy, festivals, and more, as picked by Chicago’s critics.

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Fifty Wards. Fifty Plays. One Day.

On June 23, Free Street Theater celebrates its 50th anniversary with pop-up performances across the city. Artistic director Coya Paz outlines the plan.

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Gina Rodriguez Is Taking On Her Anxiety

The Jane the Virgin star answers some questions ahead of an appearance tonight at the Harris Theater.

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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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Glam and Grit at Virgil Abloh’s MCA Gala

See shots of Takashi Murakami, Nick Cave, and a set by Blood Orange at the party toasting “Figures of Speech,” which opens Monday.

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The Blues Aren’t Dead. Just Ask Melody Angel

As a teenager in Chicago, Angel dreamed of playing the Blues Fest. This weekend, she’ll headline for the third year in a row.

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Where Does Non-Equity Theater Go Next?

Last night’s Jeff Awards for nonunion work were a subtle reminder of the complicated circumstances of local companies.

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Brian Brooks Saved One More Dance for Chicago

Harris Theater’s first-ever choreographer-in-residence prepares to wrap up his tenure.

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The Arc of Virgil Abloh

An MCA retrospective highlights his path from emerging Chicago designer to global cultural force.

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Every Music Festival in Chicago This Summer

All the latest lineups, dates, and and major announcements from this year’s mega-fests.

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79 Things to Do in Chicago This Summer

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

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Fifty Years After Stonewall, a Massive Survey of Queer Art Opens in Chicago

With 492 pieces by artists across the spectrums of gender and sexuality, About Face is the largest exhibition of queer work ever mounted, per its curator.

Fantastic Bug Encounters! opens June 28.

His band Natural Information Society plays a record release show for its latest album, Mandatory Reality, on June 28 at Constellation.

Adam Morgan picks eight titles for your beach tote.

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The best art, dance, music, theater, comedy, festivals, and more, as picked by Chicago’s critics.

On June 23, Free Street Theater celebrates its 50th anniversary with pop-up performances across the city. Artistic director Coya Paz outlines the plan.

The Jane the Virgin star answers some questions ahead of an appearance tonight at the Harris Theater.

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.

See shots of Takashi Murakami, Nick Cave, and a set by Blood Orange at the party toasting “Figures of Speech,” which opens Monday.

As a teenager in Chicago, Angel dreamed of playing the Blues Fest. This weekend, she’ll headline for the third year in a row.

Last night’s Jeff Awards for nonunion work were a subtle reminder of the complicated circumstances of local companies.

Harris Theater’s first-ever choreographer-in-residence prepares to wrap up his tenure.

An MCA retrospective highlights his path from emerging Chicago designer to global cultural force.

All the latest lineups, dates, and and major announcements from this year’s mega-fests.

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

With 492 pieces by artists across the spectrums of gender and sexuality, About Face is the largest exhibition of queer work ever mounted, per its curator.