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Miranda González of UrbanTheater Company
Posted inArts & Culture

Miranda González of UrbanTheater Company on what ‘cultural triage’ means for BIPOC theaters

by Kerry Reid January 25, 2021August 18, 2021

“We need to not only be trusted, but also championed.”

Posted inArts & Culture

Post-pandemic, will we see triage for the arts?

by Kerry Reid January 15, 2021August 18, 2021

Brian Loevner thinks arts organizations should consider new ways to survive—and close.

Posted inArts & Culture

Live lit keeps the story circles unbroken

by Ian Belknap September 11, 2019August 18, 2021

As Write Club turns ten, founder Ian Belknap looks at the current state of the art in Chicago.

Posted inBlogs

The Chicago Moth StorySlam and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week

by Steve Heisler January 15, 2018August 18, 2021

A reading from The Selfie Generation, the literary bout Write Club, and more goings-on January 15-18

Posted inBlogs

Comedian Matt Braunger at Lincoln Hall, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend

by Steve Heisler December 15, 2017August 18, 2021

Twelfth Night at the Lincoln Park Conservatory, Lake Shore Dive pop-up bar, and more goings-on the weekend of 12/15-12/17

Posted inBlogs

Chicago Chef Week, Lyra Hill, and more to do during the next few days

by Brianna Wellen April 18, 2016August 18, 2021

Shout Your Abortion, Josh Rosenthal, and more happenings from April 18-21.

Posted inBlogs

Why liberals should dearly miss Antonin Scalia, the Bond villain of Supreme Court justices

by Ian Belknap February 18, 2016August 18, 2021

Progressives now have no one adversary of sufficient skill and smarts to galvanize them.

Posted inArts & Culture

In Bare-​Knuckled Lit, Write Club’s greatest hits pack a wallop

by Janet Potter December 15, 2014August 18, 2021

Write Club’s greatest hits pack a wallop in the new essay collection Bare-Knuckled Lit.

Ian Belknap
Posted inArts & Culture

With Late Night at Garage Rep, Steppenwolf returns to its roots

by Taylor Tolbert March 5, 2014August 18, 2021

Late Night at Garage Rep, Steppenwolf’s eclectic new weekly series, features up-and-coming Chicago artists.

Posted inBlogs

Write Club composes typewritten letters of love and hate

by Aimee Levitt February 12, 2014August 18, 2021

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, two writers will produce a special missive just for you.

Posted inBlogs

Reader’s Agenda Sat 10/26: Story/Time, Motortown, and a show bashing James Franco

by Jillian Sandler October 26, 2013August 19, 2021

What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Saturday, October 26

Posted inArts & Culture

Bitches gotta write

by Marya Hornbacher September 23, 2013August 19, 2021

Samantha Irby, the acerbic author of the hyperpopular blog Bitches Gotta Eat, publishes her first book.

Posted inArts & Culture

Our guide to fall theater 2013

by Tony Adler, Tal Rosenberg, Deanna Isaacs, Jack Helbig, Danette Chavez and Sam Worley September 12, 2013August 19, 2021

Our guide to fall theater

Dana Norris, Keith Ecker, and Ian Belknap at Powell's Books
Posted inArts & Culture

A peek into Chicago’s thriving live-lit scene

by Marya Hornbacher September 12, 2013August 19, 2021

A peek into Chicago’s thriving live-lit scene

Posted inBlogs

The Reader’s Agenda: Mon 7/16

by Drew Hunt July 16, 2012August 19, 2021

What’s on the Agenda for Monday, July 16, 2012

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