Wednesday, September 28, 2022
WISHFUL DELUSIONS IN A MIDDLE AGED DOLDRUM Susan finds herself in mid-life with a dull clerical husband (Nigel Lindsay really enjoying it) , obsessed with his dreary parish history pamphle…
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The term “world music” has never been adequate to the task we’ve set it—even in its most benign reading, it implies a division between the listener and the rest of […]
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SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 09:15PMGossip Wolf has long believed that physical releases from Fire-Toolz, the wonderfully disorienting flagship project of local electronic musician Angel Marcloid, will one day be swapped among…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 12:27PMMonday, September 26, 2022
Bikes aren’t cheap—but neither is public transit! If you or someone you know is a Black trans person in Chicago looking for a free bike, sign up for one through […]
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SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 11:52AMSaturday, September 24, 2022
All hands on deck! Little Village Environmental Justice Organization is hosting a volunteer day at their farm site (31st and Albany). From 8 AM-noon, they’re inviting people to spend some …
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 11:49AMFriday, September 23, 2022
LORD, WHAT FOOLS WE LIBERALS BE… In a beanbagged, bright-coloured primary school in Berkeley, California, its executive committee of five seek consensus over reclassifying the dr…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 07:37PMThe hottest celebrity in town right now is an enchanting 12-foot-tall Syrian refugee puppet. She’s drawing masses of admirers, but that’s not always a good thing.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:37PMAlways a staple of the fall dance season, Harvest Chicago Contemporary Dance Festival opens tonight at 8 PM at Ruth Page Center for the Arts (1016 N. Dearborn), and continues […]
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SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 01:19PMREFINED AND FEATHER-DUSTED: CRUELTY IN THE SUBURBS We are in a suburban drawing-room in 1926, which some characters will still call the “parlour”. Near the front, close enough to t…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 05:03AMThursday, September 22, 2022
Career politicians are stepping down, and there’s now an opportunity for new—and possibly progressive—Black leaders to take the reins.
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SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 01:15PMChicago has no shortage of free museums, and the DePaul Art Museum (935 W. Fullerton) is one stunning example. While it’s never a bad time for a visit (hello, it’s […]
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SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 12:37PMWednesday, September 21, 2022
The Reader has praised Maria Jacobson, leader of local indie-rock project Fran, for her “taut, serene singing” and for her well-written songs, which are “sharpened by a pristine elegan…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 10:14AMTuesday, September 20, 2022
The Chicago Poetry Center kicks off another season of Blue Hour tonight. Blue Hour is an in-person series of readings by poets, largely Chicago-based, followed by community gathering time. T…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 10:45PMSunday, September 18, 2022
Vintage clothing, art, jewelry, furniture, home decor, and nostalgic items from mid-century through the 1990s are available for the seekers at today’s Vintage Garage meet-up. This is the s…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 11:24AMSaturday, September 17, 2022
If you’re a fan of music and Reader staff writer Kelly Garcia’s Riot Fest coverage, this event is for you! From 2-8 PM, the all-ages People’s Music Fest, which calls […]
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SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 12:41PMFriday, September 16, 2022
It’s impossible to summarize everything that’s happening onstage this season. (It’s also hard to tell you exactly what COVID-19 precautions are required at venues now; we suggest check…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 02:09PMMany struggle to find employment because of the stigma of a criminal record. To help, one organization is offering cash.
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SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 01:40PMSeattle-born choreographer Mariah D. Eastman has called Chicago home for the past few years, and describes her philosophy as a desire to “play with creating unusual sequences of movement w…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 01:06AMThursday, September 15, 2022
A CENTURY SURVIVED It is no bad week to be contemplating the Jewish custom of sitting shiva: spending seven days on a hard wooden bench when “you laugh, you cry, you argue” in tri…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 05:22PMIt’s day one of the Chicago House Music Festival and Conference, which runs through Sunday 9/18. Today’s the symposium portion of this free four-day event. At the Logan Center for […]
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SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 04:01PMWednesday, September 14, 2022
EVEN A SNAIL WILL REACH ITS HOME That’s a Nigerian saying, apparently. But shiny though the shell is, Richard Eyre’s play becomes a frustrating stew of ideas, attitud…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 06:39PMNo war but Cookie War! This afternoon’s Garfield Ridge Farmer’s Market includes a special competition by neighborhood bakeries, including Weber’s, Pticek’s, Talerico-Martin, and Bori…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 03:08PMOn Friday, September 16, Chicago singer, songwriter, and cartoonist Annie Fish will drop Weird Like Me, an album so steeped in classic alt-rock you’ll half believe Fish recorded it with [�…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 11:44AMTuesday, September 13, 2022
SAYERS, SAYING IT FOR WORKING WOMEN Here’s a treat: first half in Venice (with a glorious Canaletto backdrop) and the second, after some elegant Jermyn set-changing, in a London playw…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 06:50PMToday and tomorrow are two of a slate of Free Admission Days offered by the Field Museum (1400 S. DuSable Lake Shore Dr.) through November. Illinois residents with proof of […]
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SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 01:09AMMonday, September 12, 2022
Jordan Wimby, aka The Melanin Martha, returns to Monday Night Foodball tonight with a prix fixe plate of “classic and reimagined” soul food, including crispy fatback and microgreens and…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 05:48PMSunday, September 11, 2022
Shakespeare’s language is widely considered to represent the pinnacle of English. But that status is underpinned by multiple myths – ideas about language that have departed from reality …
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 03:58PMFriday, September 9, 2022
From 9 AM-1 PM, Catatumbo, a worker-owned cooperative farm in Englewood, is inviting volunteers to grow (pun intended) their land knowledge by helping the farm build out their space. During …
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 09:00PMAs “Some Like It Hot” and “Ain’t No Mo’” head to Broadway, following runs of “Tootsie” and “Mrs. Doubtfire,” 10 artists reflect on an enduring trope and how it works, or …
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:19AMIf you’re looking for music that pulls no punches, head over to Subterranean (2011 W. North) this weekend for Dreary North Fest, three nights of extreme music running the gamut […]
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