Which Artwork Will the Art Institute of Chicago Buy This Month?

By Jason Foumberg

About 200 collectors meet at the AIC on May 20 to vote on one of five finalists. You can go see the candidates in the Modern Wing now. Read more

Five Great Things to Do in Chicago This Week

See Mogwai, Manifest, minimalist sculpture on the Art Institute's roof, and more. Read more

Where to See Opera in Chicago During Lyric's Off-Season

By Graham Meyer

As you wait for the Lyric's fall season to begin, hit up one of these local operas. Read more

A Q&A With Larry Yando, a Name You Should Know in Chicago Theatre

By Zac Thompson

If all goes as planned, the stalwart actor will play three of the most crotchety old cusses in literature by the end of this year. Read more

This Picasso Could Sell for $7 Million (Update: Make That $9 Million)

By Jason Foumberg

The 1939 painting "Tête de femme à deux profils," part of the estate of Chicago collectors Edwin and Lindy Bergman, will be auctioned by Christie's in New York. Read more

See the Toxic Beauty of Chicago's Industrial Zones

By Jason Foumberg

Four upcoming walking tours are part of a new art exhibition called Foreign Trade Zone: A People’s Consultancy. Read more

Nine Concerts to See This Weekend

By Erin Osmon

Nickel Creek, Teen, and Timbre Timbre are just some of the acts playing in Chicago this weekend. Read more

See a New Calamity West Show Starting Tonight at Athenaeum

By Matt Pollock

In The Doll’s House Project: Ibsen Is Dead, the up-and-coming playwright sets Henrik Ibsen's three-act drama against the fall of the Berlin Wall. Read more

The Top Five Things to Do in Chicago This Week

Neko Case, M. Butterfly, and where to see the big names on stage at the Studs Terkel Festival this weekend. Read more

You Should Know Comedian Tom Brady

By Jason Heidemann

The 26-year-old brings his absurdist humor to Timothy O’Toole’s on May 7. Read more

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