“L’Affichomania” displays French posters from the belle epoque.
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Election Party on Mars, ‘Where the Wild Things Are,’ and more things to do in Chicago this week
Election Eve Bash, SlutTalk, and more happenings from November 7-10.
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Before New Yorker covers, there was Puck
A new show at the Driehaus Museum presents some of the finest satirical illustrations of late 19th-century America.
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Eddie Huang’s Double Cup Love, Rooftop Cinema Club, and more things to do in Chicago this week
Chicago’s Leading Ladies, Spring BBQ, and more happenings from June 13-16
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Reader’s Agenda Sun 12/30: Neurosis, a servants’ tour, and Lawrence of Arabia
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Sunday, December 30, 2012
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New Driehaus Museum Director Seeks to Boost Collection’s Profile
The old Nickerson residence sits at the corner of Erie and Wabash in River North’s Cathedral District, nearly hidden among the high-rise condos. Built by banker Samuel Nickerson between 1879 and 1883, the three-story stone mansion was once the biggest private home in Chicago. Investment mogul Richard Driehaus bought it in 2003, restored it, and […]