Friday, July 1, 2022
Summer’s in full swing . . . get out there and enjoy our city!
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SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 01:59PMFriday, June 24, 2022
Here’s some events and activities to close out the month of June and start the summer right. FRI 6/24 Today the Chicago Park District cut the ribbon and officially opened the newly renovat…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 05:26PMWednesday, June 22, 2022
Summer is officially here, in case the sweat and lightning bugs weren’t enough of a clue. In addition to the shows and artists we profiled in our summer arts preview issue this week, we’…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 04:01PMFriday, June 17, 2022
Many ways to celebrate and honor Juneteenth this week, as well as other outdoor and indoor gatherings and events—check it out!
The post Juneteenth, Pride, and legacies appeared first on Ch…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 03:36PMSunday, June 12, 2022
Lansbury, 96, was not present to accept the award in person, but the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus sang “Mame” as a special tribute.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:33PMFriday, June 10, 2022
So many outdoor events to share with you this week, so make sure you wear sunscreen (everyone needs a little at least, even you) and stay hydrated (you’ll feel better, seriously). And trea…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 03:14PMThursday, June 9, 2022
Ankle-monitor alerts garner phone calls and visits from sheriffs officers—but more than 80 percent are bogus, according to a University of Chicago analysis.
The post False alarms appeare…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 11:00AMWednesday, June 8, 2022
In the first of our festival previews, we round up some of the best offerings we’ve already reviewed – including Tim Key, Liz Kingsman, La Clique and Hungry
This searing, sweaty disco is…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:48AMTuesday, June 7, 2022
You don’t have to shell out to enjoy the best in music, film, theatre, art and comedy – from a Francis Bacon in Aberdeen to Notting Hill’s unique and spectacular carnival
Music Continu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:42PMMonday, June 6, 2022
Friday, June 3, 2022
Looking for stuff to do this weekend and beyond? Read on! FRI 6/3 Do-Division Street Fest (Division between Damen and Leavitt) benefits from handing over its music programming to outside loc…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 08:00AMFriday, May 27, 2022
Happy days are here again with these upcoming events and things to do in the week ahead! FRI 5/27 This weekend the Martin (2500 W. Chicago) is hosting an exhibition by Tigray Art Collective …
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 04:13PMFriday, May 20, 2022
Looking for some things to do? Consider these options! We found some happenings all over the map this time around, including Evanston, Back of the Yards, downtown, Logan Square, South Shore,…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 05:39PMMonday, May 16, 2022
From Shakespeare’s dithering Dane to Desperate Housewives’ steely-eyed Bree, our critics serve up the coldest revenge dishes
In Desperate Housewives, when her gay son, Andrew, sleeps wit…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:54AMFriday, May 13, 2022
Looking for some mid-month fun? Check out the following events and ideas. FRI 5/13 Broken Nose Theatre continues its season with the Chicago premiere of Zoe Kazan’s dystopic drama After th…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 02:47PMWednesday, March 9, 2022
George Balanchine with, Mourka, his cat. Photo by Martha Swope (1964). NYPL Digital Collections, Image ID: 5120841
Although The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts has one of …
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 05:54AMMonday, March 7, 2022
As Washington and King County drop COVID-19 masking and vaccination requirements this month, what arts groups and venues are doing is varied.
SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 09:00AMWednesday, March 2, 2022
Playbill for Intimate Apparel opera at Lincoln Center Theater
Lynn Nottage is among the most important and prolific playwrights of the turn of the 21st century, and her work…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 03:24AMRalph Ellison photo portrait seated.
The author Ralph Ellison is inextricably linked to his novel The Invisible Man, now considered a classic of American literature. While his other acti…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 03:24AMThursday, February 24, 2022
Yeichi Nimura in his Flag Dance, c. 1939. Constantine © Constantine Hassalevris. Jerome Robbins Dance Division photograph files,
call number *MGZEA (Nimura, Yeichi) no. 12.
To mark Asi…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 07:18PMOn April 15, 2021, Doc Chatters examined the many themes and symbols embedded in one painting of an iconic musician.
Portrait, circa 1808, by an unidentified artist of the painting of Lud…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 07:18PMJulian Work's union stamp for 1948.
We in The New York Public Library's Music & Recorded Sound Division are doing what we can to uncover and bring attention to composers from underre…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 07:18PMThe Music and Recorded Sound Division at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts acquired the innovative composer and sound artist Maryanne Amacher’s archive in 2020. Now, we�…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 07:18PMLeslie Odom Jr., Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Karen Olivo in the Encores! Off-Center Concert of Tick, Tick...Boom! (Photo © Joan Marcus)
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s film adaptation of Jonathan Lars…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 07:18PMPhotograph by Milton Meltzer depicting Hilda Haynes as Millie, James McMahon as Al Manners, Stephanie Elliot as Judith Sears, and Charles Bettis as John Neville. NYPL Digital Collections, Im…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 07:18PMStephen Sondheim. Photograph by Friedman-Abeles (Firm). NYPL Digital Collections, ID: TH-51787
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts honors the legacy of late America…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 07:18PMI’ve nothing to say. Well, nothing that’s not been said. Any sentimental recounting of my memories of the few times I was lucky enough to interact with Stephen Sondheim would feel, to me…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 07:18PMWilliam Gillette as Sherlock Holmes. NYPL Digital Collections, Image ID: TH-50730
This month, A Sherlock Carol, a new play featuring Sherlock Holmes and the characters of A Christmas Caro…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 07:18PMOn November 18, 2021, Doc Chatters used their ears to explore the history of recorded sound.
Lionel Mapleson with Edison Home Phonograph and extra large horn, probably at the Metrop…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 07:18PMWorks acquired for the circulating collection by Tania León, Alvin Singleton, Jeffrey Mumford, Adolphus Hailstork, Jessie Montgomery, and Florence Price
In our continuing efforts to upd…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 07:18PMSharon D. Clarke and Samantha Williams in Caroline, or Change (Photo © Joan Marcus)
There are certain Broadway seasons in which any of the shows nominated for the Best Musical Tony Award …
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 07:18PM 
