Eighth Blackbird Plays a Duet with the Dead

By Hannah Edgar

With "Madan Bellegarde," Nathalie Joachim of Eighth Blackbird pays tribute to a musical hero: her late grandmother. Read more

The Worst Heist in Art Institute History

By Phoebe Mogharei

The police had a suspect for what at the time was the biggest art heist in U.S. history. But they couldn’t nail him — until he made a brash move. Read more

After Moonlight

By Kris Vire

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

Documenting a Divide in South Shore

By Christian Belanger

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

Giving Ghost Signs New Life

By Claire Voon

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

Is Yoko Ono Underappreciated as a Poet?

By Claire Voon

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

Sara Maslanka Takes on Sexual Violence Through Dance

By Lauren Warnecke

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. Read more

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

By Kris Vire

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

Live Your Paleontology Fantasy on Michigan Avenue

By Claire VoonPhotography by DS Shin

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

See a Literal Jetpack at the Museum of Science and Industry

By DS Shin and Hannah Edgar

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

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