From Voting Projections to ‘The Nutcracker’ Digital Projections, There’s Dancing in the Streets
When the results of the 2020 presidential election were announced, cities across the country (and around the world) beca…
Arts & Culture
Interview: War On Women’s Shawna Potter on Unleashing ‘Wonderful Hell’
When it came time to write their highly anticipated follow-up to 2018's Capture the Flag, Baltimore-based rockers War On…
A Full Moon of Events Greets Trick-or-Treaters
For the first time since 2001, we'll experience a full moon on Halloween. If that’s not festive enough, the weekend offe…
Things To Do & See For History Buffs, Art Lovers and Friends Of ‘Friends’
Whether Chicagoans wish to escape or embrace the current climate, they can do so by traveling back to 1889 and the 1920s…
Election-Inspired Plays Make A Case To Voters
Just in time for the 2020 presidential election, two Chicago-area theater companies are launching or participating in pr…
Woke The Vote With ‘Fannie Lou Hamer: Speak On It!’ For Free This Fall
How “woke to the vote” are we? That’s a question playwright Cheryl L. West is posing with her call-to-action work “Fanni…
Chicagoans Dive Into Drive-Ins This Fall
Drive-ins are reclaiming their place as movie destinations, and cultural institutions around Chicago are rolling out cin…
Interview: Maggie Miles Serves Up Joy with a Side of Angst on Her Pop-Meets-Grunge Debut
Ambient tones and ghostly “oohs” greet listeners before hypnotizing them to “Move” to downtempo rhythms and gripping gui…
What’s Up, Doc? Films Examine Gender Politics And Political Women
Congratulations Kamala Harris! The California senator made history as the first woman of color (she’s of Indian and Jama…
I Saw a Concert. In August. Of 2020.
A list on my phone is called “Shows seen in 2020.” It’s short. I had given up on live entertainment — let …
