June-July Agenda
Top 10 reasons to fill up your calendar this month
Custom Placements: Culture Lead
The Swift Rise of Brigitte Calls Me Baby
The local band is riding a wave of momentum and growing up fast.
The Chicago Literary Club’s 150 Years of Camaraderie and Civility
The organization started as a way to fortify the city’s intellectual culture. Now it’s looking to recruit younger members to carry on its traditions.
A Playwright’s Ode to Stokely Carmichael
Nambi E. Kelley gives the civil rights activist his due at Court Theatre.
The Drawing the Art Institute Won’t Give Back
The heirs of a famous Jewish entertainer killed in the Holocaust want the museum to return a work they say was stolen by the Nazis. But was it really?
An Art-forward French Connection
A citywide exhibit explores immigration in France and Chicago — and how both have grappled with new residents.
Tony Fitzpatrick
The artist, actor, and poet, 65, on surviving a heart attack, getting sober, and being a rebel