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Category: Fall Preview
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Our favorite things for fall arts, part one
An overview of theater, dance, music, pop-up performances, and other artists and activists that you should know about—this season and year-round
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Chicagoans tell us what they’re most looking forward to
More of the best things happening this fall
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The Mid-Autumn Festival gives Chinese ex-pats a piece of home.
Ceremonial celebrations include lantern lighting and storytelling.
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In praise of autumn, time for guilt-free staying in
Sometimes Chicago summers can feel like New Year’s Eve stretched out for four months.
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It’s bare-ankle season in Chicago again
Throw on some oxfords or booties and take advantage of the slim window for this elegant look.
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Chicago celebrates two centuries of Dr. Frankenstein and his monster
Frankenfest brings four stage adaptations of Mary Shelley’s gothic masterpiece.
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Michelle Obama keeps keeping things real
In her new memoir Becoming, the former first lady shares her journey from the south side to the White House.
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Coming this fall: Indecent and Downstate, two plays with a better-than-even chance of being great
A local debut and a world premiere that just might merit the hype.
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The Auditorium’s ‘Made in Chicago’ dance series plays tribute to Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche
LA troupe Ate9 pairs with skilled local companies Visceral and Deeply Rooted for a triple-header.
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Cards Against Humanity may not be for horrible people after all
At Late Night Writers Room the mockery is for charity.
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Who needs summer lakefront crowds when there’s September on the beach?
No more fascistic lifeguards, just sun-loving Russians expats and triathloners in training.
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Now’s the time to visit Jackson Park while you still can
See Frederick Law Olmsted’s stunning grounds before the Obama Center further encroaches.
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Lyric Opera’s La Bohème is the perfect comfort as winter looms
The 2018 season opens with Puccini’s sublime music and a cast primed to make the most of it.