Have you hit a summer festival in Chinatown yet? Starting today through Sunday, Hip Hop in Chinatown is happening at Chinatown Square (2133 S. China Pl.), a three-day festival celebrating Chicago hip-hop while subtly intimating the relationship of immigrant communities to music, fashion, and street culture. From 2-9 PM today, there will be a street […]
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Orchids, Soul Remedy, music, and Billiken
Arrive at the field house in McKinley Park (2210 W. Pershing) by 7 PM to be led to Orchidelirium, a live performance about the history and symbolism of orchids by Mitsu Salmon. The action will be immersed in a soundscape by TRQPiTECA cofounder La Spacer, who will DJ a dance party in the park following […]
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Chicago Dance Month makes waves for June—and beyond
See Chicago Dance’s annual celebration sustains and supports artists and audiences.
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Benefits, Cold Waves, and makeup
Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator
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Brian Wells has quietly spent decades documenting the south side in oil paintings
The McKinley Park artist’s work will be on display at the Rainbo Club in September.
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One City Tap and Slide Bar prove there’s still a future for the south-side neighborhood bar
“The liquor license is hard to get. Especially on the south side. Especially for Latinos.”
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Development threatens one of the south side’s only dog-friendly areas
Jackson Bark is a community-built canine agility park on abandoned tennis courts. And now a multimillion-dollar golf course development plan is imperiling its future.
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Garland Martin Taylor makes sculpture to stop the shooting
With Conversation Piece, the south-side artist delivers a monumental creative response to Chicago’s gun violence.
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The gulf between Emanuel’s and Garcia’s most supportive neighborhoods
In last Tuesday’s first round, the mayor cruised in the easy-street wards.