A sinkhole on 49th Street shows that Chicago’s just not ready to host the Olympics.
Tag: Vol. 38 No. 33
Issue of May. 7 – 13, 2009
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Steven Wright returns to the Vic
Deadpan comic Steven Wright is back in Chicago for the first time in three years.
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David S. Ware’s new sound and new kidney
Great free-jazz saxophonist David S. Ware, who was in danger of dying of kidney failure six months ago, has undergone a successful transplant.
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5/16-5/22 — Free Admission to the Art Institute
The Art Institute celebrates the opening of the new Modern Wing with opening-day festivities and a week of free admission.
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Size Does Matter
Masaki Kobayashi’s ten-hour WWII epic “The Human Condition” opens tonight at Film Center. Would you trust a movie about the human condition that wasn’t at least five or six hours?
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Video: making cheddar at Grassfields Organic Cheese
A group of Chicago chefs travel to Michigan to make cheese
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New NEA chief’s Chicago track record
NEA chair nominee Rocco Landesman once dabbled in off-Loop theater.
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5/18 — DiGiorno Flatbread Melt Blitzkrieg
5/18 — Free DiGiorno Flatbread melts at Pioneer Plaza from 10 AM-3 PM
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5/14 — Free Shows at Reggie’s Music Joint and Rock Club
Free shows at both Reggie’s venues put on by Columbia College’s Arts, Entertainment & Media Management Program
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Not in my back 40
This week’s public hearing on wind turbines in Wisconsin lasted close to nine hours.
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Aldermen: mad as hell and not going to take it anymore (without bitching a little first)
More and more aldermen say they’re frustrated with the way the Daley administration does business. Some even think somebody should do something about it. Meanwhile, the Dumpster tax has passed.