Wednesday, September 14, 2022
On 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 06:50PMIn this week’s interview with director and choreographer Jen Wineman, we
talk about connecting through comedy, finding joy in the pursuit of
theatre, what it means to be “producible,…
SOURCE: www.womenandtheatre.com at 06:02PMToday 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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SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 02:09AMThursday, September 8, 2022
We spoke to three actors and a playwright — Gregg Mozgala, Bonnie Milligan, Solea Pfeiffer and Noah Diaz — who are taking big shots this season.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:34PMHey electronic artists, wanna level up your Ableton game? Join Penthouse Audio Group at Hush (311 W. Chicago), where you can get track feedback from professionals. Ableton-certified program …
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 12:38AMWednesday, September 7, 2022
The push to solve poverty through government-backed cash grants is nearly 100 years old.
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SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 03:40PMIf you’re downtown and want a little lunchtime terpsichore, head over to the Daley Center Plaza (50 W. Washington) today at noon for a free hour-long performance by Ballet 5:8, […]
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SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 01:33PMTuesday, September 6, 2022
Today the exhibition “Palette and Palate” opens at Madron Gallery (1000 W. North). It’s a retrospective celebrating Chicago’s Riccardo’s Restaurant and Gallery that anticipates a P…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 01:25PMIn 2019, Gossip Wolf hailed local death-metal crew Warforged for being “wickedly adept at cross-pollination” and described their debut full-length, I: Voice, as blending “ghostly black…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 01:18PMSunday, September 4, 2022
The International Cat Association (TICA) presents Chicago: Feline Infurno, the 41st annual cat show hosted by TICA and a chance to view at least 400 registered cats ready for judging […]
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SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 02:42AMSaturday, September 3, 2022
GUEST REVIEWER CHARLOTTE VALORI FINDS SOME INTERESTING THREADS SLIGHTLY UNRAVELLED AT GRIMEBORN Fringe opera festivals sometimes give us a chance to see new work in progress – i.e. unfinis…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 06:15AMFriday, September 2, 2022
Chicago simply cannot have enough record shops. It just can’t. Every one that opens is a treasure—including the latest vinyl vault, Signal Records (3156 W. Diversey). From now on, they�…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 11:36PMAt the corners of Cullerton and Carpenter sits La Esquina, a community center that opened this spring to provide free art classes and provide safer space for neighborhood youth to […]
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SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 02:38PMThursday, September 1, 2022
Thursday night punk music at One City Tap (3115 S. Archer)? Must be Otro Ritmo! Rejoice in the frenzied guitars of Poison Boys, Liquids (a favorite of Reader senior writer […]
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SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 12:23PMTuesday, August 30, 2022
Chicago Latine indie band Los Gold Fires have been quiet the past couple years, but guitarist Siul Reynoso has focused instead on a warmhearted, psych-tinged solo project called Gabacho. Rey…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 02:02PMMonday, August 29, 2022
Manny’s Cafeteria and Delicatessen (1141 S. Jefferson) is celebrating a staggering 80 years in business today, with special offerings and a cake cutting ceremony at lunchtime. The food is …
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 10:08PMSunday, August 28, 2022
Sapphire and Crystals, the 36-year-old collective of African American women artists in Chicago, celebrates their legacy of exhibiting and supporting the work of women artists of African desc…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 11:53PMSaturday, August 27, 2022
Young Latina whose act tackles disability is among the winners at prestigious awards ceremony
Both of the top prizes for being funny at the 2022 Edinburgh fringe festival have gone to foreig…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:18PMFriday, August 26, 2022
Rogers Park hosts Chalk Howard Street today, the annual chalk art festival where the neighborhood is the canvas. Renowned 2D and 3D chalk artists will share the streets with kids, […]
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SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 07:37PMHave you hit a summer festival in Chinatown yet? Starting today through Sunday, Hip Hop in Chinatown is happening at Chinatown Square (2133 S. China Pl.), a three-day festival celebrating [�…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 01:07PMThursday, August 25, 2022
Karim Khan’s play about two Muslim teenagers learning to swim wins £3,000 prize for best new writing
A coming-of-age tale about two South Asian teenagers who learn to swim in order to imp…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AMThe final Argyle Night Market for the season happens tonight from 5-9 PM, filling Argyle Street between Kenmore and Sheridan with food vendors, community booths, local business, activities f…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 01:25AMWednesday, August 24, 2022
A SPIKY AND SPECTACULAR DELIGHT Humanity in every century has needed to plunge into the dark forests, questing or fleeing, finding wonders or wolves: it’s in Dan…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 07:04PMSamira Wiley makes her UK stage debut, there’s an urgent counter to antisemitism, plus a fourth King James, refugee dancers and comedic returns Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:33AM 
