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How to Build a Plastic Beach
A giant, minimalist ball pit has landed at Navy Pier. Here’s how it all come together
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Ten Things to Do This Week in Chicago
Cardboard Piano, Tomorrow Never Knows fest, Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, and more
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You Should Know: Sydney Charles
The Logan Square resident, bored with her bank job, started auditioning for musical theater roles on a whim.
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What to Catch at the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival
There’ll be much more than finger and sock puppets on stage
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The Underground Railroad Through the Eyes of Dawoud Bey
The Hyde Park artist’s new work evokes the furtive journeys of fugitive slaves.
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Ten Things to Do in Chicago This Week
Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival, Steve Earle, Link Link Circus, and more
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An Artist Addresses the Field Museum’s Problematic Native American Hall
Chris Pappan’s installation is part of the museum’s ongoing effort to better represent indigenous stories
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The Best Things to Do in Chicago This Week
Talib Kweli, the Small Print Exhibition, and more
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Why Anthony Rayson, Anarchist Grandpa, Sends Zines to Prison
For years, the self-made publications have been relegated to art circles. But Rayson, in collaboration with DePaul, has found a new use for the retro medium.
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Ten Things to Do in Chicago This Week
Cat Power, Messiah, a Nut-Cracking Holiday Revue, and more ways to stay busy this Christmas
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51 Things to Do in Chicago in January
Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival, Ling Ma, a Cubs Convention, and more ways to stay busy this month
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Chicago’s Short-Lived but Pioneering School of Illustration
Founded by Frank Holme, the institution trained many artists who heavily influenced the field of design.
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One Chicago Gallery’s Mission to Collect Video Game Artwork
For five years, VGA Gallery has been collaborating with video game artists to sell their work as prints.
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