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ART. Edie Fake On Drawing The Future. Edie Fake’s “radical vision of trans joy and abundant acceptance heralds the MCA’s ‘City In A Garden: Queer Art and Activism’ exhibition, which opens on July 5,” ...
Community Meeting Planned For Damen Silos Demolition “A June 27 public meeting is set to discuss the demolition plans for the more than century-old grain silos on the city’s Lower West Side,” reports ...
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries writer Joseph Campbell was a world-renowned mythologist. His theories about the classic hero archetype have inspired many writers and filmmakers, including “Star Wars” ...
Development Group Named For Roseland’s 1Fifteen at Michigan Station. The city has selected a development team “to turn long-vacant land at the southwest corner of 115th and Michigan into a residential ...
Beverly Hills Pop-Up For Moody Tongue “Moody Tongue, a brewery and restaurant group in Chicago that boasts a Michelin star for its tasting menu counter, is popping up inside the Four Seasons Los ...
STAGE. Tonys Find “Purpose”: Steppenwolf Takes Best Play, Best Actress. At the seventy-eighth annual Tony Awards ceremony at Radio City Music Hall, Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s production of “Purpose ...
MEDIA. Last Voice Of America Employees Could Be Fired This Week “All remaining staff at Voice of America are expected to receive reduction-in-force notices this week, likely closing the book on the ...
Today in Chicago culture: Wednesday, May 28, 2025. Taking on the recent Sun-Times A.I. blunder, Chicago media maven Dan Sinker posts at his site a hopeful reflection on what we can learn. He considers ...
Today in Chicago culture: Thursday, May 22, 2025. “What does it take to revitalize a venerable roots music venue? Millions—plus solid hospitality experience and some big ideas,” reports the ...
Today in Chicago culture, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. MEDIA. Block Club Sues ICE Over Immigration Arrest Information Access “Federal immigration officials still haven’t released records showing how many ...
Pooja Pittie, American, born in Coimbatore, raised in Bombay (now Mumbai), India, 1977. Detail, “Be In Softness,” 2024. Hand-knitted and crocheted vessels, mixed fibers and hidden notes written by the ...
“Silver Room founder Eric Williams mainly funded his popular South Side festivals out of pocket, he said. Facing mounting debts to vendors and artists, he’s trying to raise $200,000 as soon as ...