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 […] The post The…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 09:15PMIn this week’s interview with musical and theatrical multi-hyphenate Angela C. Howell, we talk about lifelong learning and growth, having people who support you and believe in you, ope…
SOURCE: www.womenandtheatre.com at 06:00PMGossip 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 12:27PMBikes 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 […] The post Black Tran…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 11:52AMAll 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 11:49AMLORD, 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 […] The post …
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 05:03AMCareer politicians are stepping down, and there’s now an opportunity for new—and possibly progressive—Black leaders to take the reins. The post Will the 2023 election push the Chicago…
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 […] The post A Natur…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 12:37PMThe 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 10:14AMThe 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 10:45PMIn this week’s interview with Vancouver-based actor Marija Danyluk, we talk about redefining success, letting go of perfectionism, learning how to take good care of ourselves, and more…
SOURCE: www.womenandtheatre.com at 06:04PMBilly Eichner talks about the theme of his bar mitzvah. Subscribe: https://bit.ly/2HFUeAK Website: https://kellyandryan.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LiveKellyandRyan/ Instagram…
SOURCE: YouTube at 10:54AMVintage 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 11:24AMIf 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 […] The post Peo…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 12:41PMIt’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. The post Guaranteed income offers stability to formerly incarcerated …
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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 01:06AMA 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 […] …
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 04:01PMEVEN 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 11:44AMSAYERS, 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 […] The post Ja…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 01:09AMJordan 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 05:48PMShakespeare’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 …
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