I was sitting at the window table at the Bongo Room in Wicker Park, having a lazy Valentine’s Day brunch with my husband, when I saw a pop of red walk by on the other side of the street. Even though it was a bit of a sacrifice to abandon my pear and dried cherry […]
Tag: Valentine’s Day
Posted inCity Life
A fashion show, a paczki, and thou
Upcoming events and recommendations from our listings coordinator
Posted inCity Life
Coupled up in quarantine
Despite the ongoing pandemic, partners are finding—and maintaining—love.
Posted inMusic
New York alto saxophonist Chris Pitsiokos combines precision and fury
Young New York-based saxophonist Chris Pitsiokos continues a striking creative ascent this year, releasing two very different recordings that build on the pinpoint precision and unhinged fury that characterized his earlier work. On Before the Heat Death (Clean Feed), with the quartet CP Unit, Pitsiokos shows the clear influence of quartet drummer Weasel Walter in […]
Posted inBlogs
Candlelight dinners, rom-coms, and more ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day in Chicago
An Anti-Valentine’s Day haunted house, a 20s-themed dinner, and more ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day
Posted inBlogs
‘Van Gogh’s Bedrooms,’ Valentine’s Day, and more things to do this weekend
The Brian Costello Show, Lunar New Year Parade, and other happenings from February 12-14.
Posted inArts & Culture
My annual Valentine’s Day depression
Heartache arrives every February 14—and it’s my stupid dead dad’s fault.
Posted inArts & Culture
Our top 12 picks for celebrating (or ignoring) Valentine’s Day in Chicago
From dinners to parties to a horror convention, we’ve got you covered.
Posted inArts & Culture
In Rachel Foss’s work, outlines of the everyday
In “This Was Supposed to Help,” cartoonist and illustrator Rachel Foss depicts life’s little joys and frustrations.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
What’s in it for the cuckold?
Dan Savage on cuckoldry, an undergrad’s dilemma, and an enthusiastic deep-throater with safety concerns.
Posted inArts & Culture
For Valentine’s Day we’re celebrating the power of love
We’re celebrating Valentine’s Day (believe it!) by focusing on four of Chicago’s “power couples,” as chosen by our readers.
Posted inMusic
How to get Bob Nanna of Braid to write your sweetheart a Valentine’s Day song
Thanks to the songwriting service Downwrite, Bob Nanna of Braid makes a pretty affordable cupid.