The Dominican Republic is famous for merengue and bachata, but Yasser Tejeda prefers to focus on lesser-known varieties of Dominican roots music. He reimagines centuries-old Afro-Dominican styles, especially palo, a form of music traditionally played in the countryside that involves complex call-and-response rhythms created by drums called palos and voices. His elegantly polished compositions contain […]
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Celebrate independence your way
Upcoming events and recommendations for the next seven days
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Chicago’s three-card monte
Mayor Lightfoot’s TIF “reform” does not tell you how much the scam costs.
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Feast your eyes on these art exhibitions
This fall has plenty to offer from spaces big (Navy Pier) and small (Pilsen’s Baby Blue Gallery).
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Big, unbuilt plans
A civic center in River North, a concrete ribbon that split Hyde Park north from Woodlawn, and a third World’s Fair on the lakefront
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The Ship of Tolerance docks at Navy Pier
With a mast composed of paintings created by children all over the world, this ship is a vessel aimed toward a more peaceful future.
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The Beach is the interactive exhibit Navy Pier deserves
Neither art nor architecture, this ball pit is completely Instagram ready.
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Justin Brice Guariglia hopes his Expo Chicago installation We Are the Asteroid II will raise eco-awareness
All the signs of climate change are there. Literally.
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Chicago rapper Taylor Bennett wants everywhere to be a place black people can be themselves
When Chicago rapper Taylor Bennett was a teenager, one of his havens was Navy Pier. And this weekend, he’ll make himself at home onstage at Lollapalooza.
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Lake Shore Drive marchers: Here’s the real lowdown on the city’s budget
According to Cook County clerk David Orr, in the last year alone $660 million in property taxes went into tax increment financing (TIF) districts.
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Fireworks, High Fidelity in the park, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week
Rich Homie Quan concert and more goings-on 7/2-7/5.
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City Council should investigate Rahm, not Lori Lightfoot
There are a lot more questions we need answers to about Mayor Rahm than about his former police board chair.
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‘Spinning Singles’ search for love atop a Ferris wheel—in 12 minutes or less
At the Navy Pier’s speed dating event, 90 participants tried to make a love connection while trapped in a tiny gondola 150 feet in the air.
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Arrests for marijuana in Chicago hit a historic low in 2017, and other Chicago news
Also, it’s so cold that even the Navy Pier Ferris wheel closed.
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How do I hate Navy Pier? Let me count the ways.
The tourist trap is a panic-inducing labyrinth of light, sound, and smells.