Agenda: January 2022

Top 10 reasons to fill up your calendar this month Read more

Ayana Contreras Spotlights the Power of Black Excellence

In ‘Energy Never Dies,’ Contreras explores the surprising connections among Chicago’s tastemakers and cultural innovators. Read more

Writing the True Story of Vivian Maier’s Life

Interview by Kerry Reid

Biographer Ann Marks uncovered details of the reclusive Chicago photographer and nanny's life. Read more

Opinion: Nelson Algren Is a Writer for Our Times

By Edward McClelland

The author's stories feel more relevant today than perhaps ever before. Read more

House Theatre of Chicago Gets a New Artistic Director

By Kris Vire

Lanise Antoine Shelley, House Theatre’s new artistic director, is doing away with boys’-club culture and changing the status quo. Read more

How Actor Larry Yando Keeps Running Across Stages

By Nneka McGuire

Scrooge, vitamin devotee, bagel lover: How Yando keeps his energy up. Read more

Ken Krimstein Salvages the Stories of Pre-Holocaust Jewish Youths

By Julia M. Klein

The author’s latest book sketches a powerful portrait of Eastern European Jewish youths, full of angst and optimism, on the eve of the Holocaust. Read more

Reading List: New Books from Sarah Ruhl, Sesali Bowen, and Ann Marks

Read about life with facial paralysis, feminism through hip-hop, and the biography of Vivian Maier. Read more

Go: December Agenda

By Kris Vire

Top 10 reasons to fill up your calendar this month, from Christkindlmarket to ZooLights. Read more

Ten Things to Do This Week

By Kris Vire

‘Fannie (The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer),’ Dead Ringers for Dead Singers, 34th Annual Streeterville Dog Halloween Party, Arts in the Dark, Sylvan Esso, and more. Read more

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