Damon Locks and Black Monument Ensemble Make Music for the Moment
On their new album, the group channels a chaotic time of pandemic and protest through a dynamic sonic collage.
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Ten Great Things to Do in April
You don’t have to go far to read intergalactic poetry and you can even stay home to go to Expo Chicago.
The Lyric Brings the Ring Underground, Literally
The company puts a twist on Wagner in its first drive-through opera.
How Activist Bernard J. Kleina Documented the Fight for Fair Housing
The life’s work of the photographer anchors an exhibition at the Elmhurst Art Museum.
Ten Great Things to Do in March
Chicago is slowly, kinda reopening: See comic book heroes at a museum or go jump in the lake (from the comfort of your own home).
The Return of Ballet
After a year away, the Joffrey is back — online — with Bolero.
Why the Holocaust Museum Is Tackling Apartheid
The Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center continues to expand its purview with an exhibition devoted to the South African leader.
Ten Great Things to Do in February
From a reopened Art Institute to a Children’s Choir concert featuring Chance the Rapper, Chicago’s cultural offerings are beginning to thaw out.
Second City’s Second Life
New executive producer Jon Carr aims to rehabilitate the iconic improv company.
Elizabeth Margulis’s Artist
The Buffalo Grove celebrity stylist, closet curator, and woman behind @BigHairBigCity reveals her go-to painter.