Mavis Staples’s 75th Birthday Party is Basically One Giant Music Festival By Matt Pollock The lifelong Chicagoan celebrates 75 years of gospel with a star-studded lineup at the Auditorium Theatre next week. Read more
Five Must-See Underground Art Events By Jason Foumberg The city has some incredible one-off art events this weekend. Read more
What Happened in Chicago Culture This Week By Tomi Obaro Rapper Lil Durk is in jail, Cameron Esposito is on Buzzfeed, and nobody likes the early <em<Star Wars museum designs. Read more
Five Cultural Happenings Worth Your Attention This Weekend By Matt Pollock All the art, music, and literature you need to stay informed and entertained until Monday Read more
What to See on the Final Weekend of Chicago Humanities Festival By Matt Pollock A writer, a revolutionary, and a celebrity chef share their secrets. Read more
The Top Five Things to Do in Chicago This Week Malkovich, Odenkirk, and Dylan all make the list. Read more
Lookingglass Theatre Revives Alice By Catey Sullivan The company will resurrect the decade-old adaptation of Lewis Carroll's 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.' Read more
Who is John Mulaney? By Matt Pollock The Chicago-born comic and new sitcom star is in town for one night only. Brush up on the basics before the show. Read more
Ma Yansong’s Lucas Museum Is a Challenge to Chicago Architecture By Whet Moser MAD Architects released its initial renderings of the lakefront's next architectural landmark. People think it's weird, but what is the building trying to do? Read more
What to See at Chicago Humanities Festival Week 2 By Matt Pollock Hear Sasha Frere-Jones, Jesmyn Ward, Anya von Bremzen, and more riff on this year's festival theme, journeys. Read more
