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After Moonlight

Oscar-winning screenwriter Tarell Alvin McCraney returns to Chicago — and to acting — for his new Steppenwolf play.

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Documenting a Divide in South Shore

A new book chronicles the neighborhood’s exacerbating wealth disparities, as told from the perspective of someone who grew up there.

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Giving Ghost Signs New Life

Bronzeville artist Carris Adams, who mounts Double-Talk May 11 at Goldfinch gallery, draws inspiration from faded billboards and logos.

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Is Yoko Ono Underappreciated as a Poet?

The Poetry Foundation mounts an exhibition on the iconoclastic artist, Wish Trees and all.

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Sara Maslanka Takes on Sexual Violence Through Dance

The Chicago Danztheatre artistic director premieres I Bet You Think This Dance Is About You May 3 to 18 at Andersonville’s Ebenezer Lutheran Church.

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Hamlet’s on Trial, Kim Foxx Is the Prosecutor, and You’re the Jury

Chicago Humanities Festival artistic director Alison Cuddy discusses the making of _Please, Continue (Hamlet).

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Navigating Chicago’s Giant Hamilton Exhibition

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See Jeremiah Hulsebos-Spofford’s Eight-Foot-Tall Hercules

The Hyde Park–based artist’s solo show runs April 14 to June 22 at the Arts Club of Chicago.

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Here’s Every Free Movie in Millennium Park This Summer

On the roster: Black Panther, 10 Things I Hate About You, The Muppet Movie, and more

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Live Your Paleontology Fantasy on Michigan Avenue

Bring the kids to this free Field Museum pop-up, which simulates an archaeological dig.

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From 1994: Steve Albini and the Life of the Iconoclast

On the 25th anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s death, we revisit a profile of the producer of Nirvana’s final record.

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The Gallery Scene You Don’t Know About

If you’re looking for the city’s most dynamic and provocative art — and quite possibly the next generation of exemplary creators —skip the museums and trendy galleries and dive into the world of artist-run spaces.

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Gregg Bordowitz Is Still Here

Thirty years ago, few people would have expected the conceptual artist to live long enough to see his career retrospective.

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Chicago’s Choir for Trans Singers

Every week, a group of nonbinary, gender-questioning, and trans Chicagoans gather to rehearse in a North Center church. Sometimes, that means learning to embrace their voices in the process.

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See a Literal Jetpack at the Museum of Science and Industry

Latest

After Moonlight

Oscar-winning screenwriter Tarell Alvin McCraney returns to Chicago — and to acting — for his new Steppenwolf play.

Documenting a Divide in South Shore

A new book chronicles the neighborhood’s exacerbating wealth disparities, as told from the perspective of someone who grew up there.

Giving Ghost Signs New Life

Bronzeville artist Carris Adams, who mounts Double-Talk May 11 at Goldfinch gallery, draws inspiration from faded billboards and logos.

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Is Yoko Ono Underappreciated as a Poet?

The Poetry Foundation mounts an exhibition on the iconoclastic artist, Wish Trees and all.

Sara Maslanka Takes on Sexual Violence Through Dance

The Chicago Danztheatre artistic director premieres I Bet You Think This Dance Is About You May 3 to 18 at Andersonville’s Ebenezer Lutheran Church.

Hamlet’s on Trial, Kim Foxx Is the Prosecutor, and You’re the Jury

Chicago Humanities Festival artistic director Alison Cuddy discusses the making of _Please, Continue (Hamlet).

Navigating Chicago’s Giant Hamilton Exhibition

Can’t get enough of the ten-dollar founding father father? The creators of the blockbuster musical open an exhibit this month on the history that inspired it.

See Jeremiah Hulsebos-Spofford’s Eight-Foot-Tall Hercules

The Hyde Park–based artist’s solo show runs April 14 to June 22 at the Arts Club of Chicago.

Here’s Every Free Movie in Millennium Park This Summer

On the roster: Black Panther, 10 Things I Hate About You, The Muppet Movie, and more

Live Your Paleontology Fantasy on Michigan Avenue

Bring the kids to this free Field Museum pop-up, which simulates an archaeological dig.

From 1994: Steve Albini and the Life of the Iconoclast

On the 25th anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s death, we revisit a profile of the producer of Nirvana’s final record.

The Gallery Scene You Don’t Know About

If you’re looking for the city’s most dynamic and provocative art — and quite possibly the next generation of exemplary creators —skip the museums and trendy galleries and dive into the world of artist-run spaces.

Gregg Bordowitz Is Still Here

Thirty years ago, few people would have expected the conceptual artist to live long enough to see his career retrospective.

Chicago’s Choir for Trans Singers

Every week, a group of nonbinary, gender-questioning, and trans Chicagoans gather to rehearse in a North Center church. Sometimes, that means learning to embrace their voices in the process.

See a Literal Jetpack at the Museum of Science and Industry

Wired to Wear, an exhibit on wearable technology, is open now through May 2020.