The Lit & Luz Festival of Language, Literature, and Art (Lit & Luz) brings together writers, visual artists, and musicians from Mexico and the United States in an effort to foster cultural exchange. The artistic results of these cross-cultural experiences, from poetry to photography and everything in between, are then presented through a series of […]
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Broken Nose, American Writers Festival, and a Crystal Ball
Looking for some mid-month fun? Check out the following events and ideas. FRI 5/13 Broken Nose Theatre continues its season with the Chicago premiere of Zoe Kazan’s dystopic drama After the Blast, directed by JD Caudill. In light of the leaked SCOTUS draft decision on Roe v. Wade, Kazan’s story about a couple forced to […]
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Outdoor rituals, an immersive horror show, and more are on the cultural harvest table
With Halloween on the horizon and Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Monday, there are plenty of opportunities to ponder horror, acknowledge history, and honor resistance. Here are some of our best cultural bets for the week ahead. Fri 10/8: What does it mean to create as an act of resistance to oppressive structures? Can art manifest […]
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From the Bubbly Creek festival to sculptures made from straws
A roundup of art events happening this weekend
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The Tossers’ Saint Patrick’s Day show, Good Food Festival, and more things to do in Chicago this weekend
“The Kurt Russell Art Show,” the Divine Feminine, and more happenings from March 17-19.
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Trayvon Martin’s parents on their book Rest in Power, Brown Girls premiere, and more things to do in Chicago this week
Metal from Lordi, Joffrey Ballet’s Game Changers, and more happenings from February 13-16
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Women of color call the shots in the Chicago-based webseries Brown Girls
A mostly female cast and crew come together to tell the story of the friendship between writer Fatimah Asghar and musician Jamila Woods.
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More than three dozen of the best Halloween 2016 events
A ghoulish brunch, a costume parade, and more spooky things to do
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Dreamgirls, Dead Man Walking, The Few, and ten more new theater reviews
Porchlight’s Dreamgirls, Piven Theatre’s Dead Man Walking, and Steep Theatre’s The Few are among this week’s theater highlights.
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Chicago Art Department’s Crystal Ball, CHIRP Record Fair, and more things to do this weekend
CAKE Art Auction, a Tremors lecture at Music Box, and more happenings from April 8-10
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Reader’s Agenda Fri 4/5: Level-Up Magazine, Todd Diedrich, and Chelsea Prince
What’s on the Reader’s Agenda for Friday, April 5, 2013
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Artist on Artist: Shabazz Palaces
Ishmael Butler of Shabazz Palaces talks to the GTW about Seattle hip-hop, signing to Sub Pop, and Chief Keef.
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Chicago Motion Graphics Festival
The Chicago Motion Graphics Festival showcases technological art with screenings, performances, workshops and parties, Sept Wednesday-Sunday at multiple venues.