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Blogs

Ai Weiwei’s solo Chicago debut, the Reader’s Book Swap, and more things to do this week

by Brianna Wellen April 10, 2017August 18, 2021

Scott Simon discusses his book My Cubs, Pop Culture Happy Hour, and more happenings from April 10-13

Blogs

The Chicago League of Lady Arm Wrestlers, Strip Joker, and more things to do in Chicago this weekend

by Jack Ladd February 10, 2017August 18, 2021

Merce Cunningham, Love Dose, and more happenings from February 10-12.

Music

George and Gerry Armstrong were Chicago’s first family of folk in the 50s and 60s

by Steve Krakow September 13, 2016August 18, 2021

Folk-music power couple George and Gerry Armstrong helped launch the Old Town School and the University of Chicago Folk Festival.

Music

Pitchfork Music Festival 2016 preview

by Leor Galil July 1, 2016August 18, 2021

Reader writers round up the locals on Pitchfork’s bill, guide fans of hip-hop and R&B into the rest of the roster, discuss the gender balance of the fest’s bookings, and much more.

Blogs

Abra Berens’s Homegrown Cookbook dinner, the Reader’s Book Swap, and more things to do in Chicago this week

by Brianna Wellen April 11, 2016August 18, 2021

Author Thomas Frank, Welcome to Night Vale live, and more happenings from April 11-14

Blogs

Patti Smith, an adult Easter egg hunt, and more to do this weekend

by Brianna Wellen March 25, 2016August 18, 2021

New improv theater Laugh Out Loud launches, and more happenings from March 25-27.

Blogs

A conversation with Thurston Moore, Rick Bayless at the Good Food Festival, and more things to do in Chicago this week

by Brianna Wellen March 21, 2016August 18, 2021

The Macy’s Flower Show, Koval Distillery Dinner, and more happenings from March 21-24.

Blogs

Mr. Fingers’s new 12-inch makes a good warm-up for the Old Town School’s house history panel

by Leor Galil March 2, 2016August 18, 2021

Mr. Fingers is one of many musicians who’s worked with attorney Jay B. Ross, who appears on a panel about the business of house music tonight at the Old Town School.