What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Thursday, June 6
Tag: Vol. 42 No. 37
Issue of Jun. 6 – 12, 2013
Posted inArts & Culture
The Reader’s guide to the Chicago Women’s Funny Festival
Comics from LA to PA perform at the second annual Chicago Women’s Funny Festival.
Posted inCity Life
Bill and Lisa Roe’s Palmer Square eye candy
Record label founders Bill and Lisa Roe have a home overflowing with records and antique toys.
Posted inMusic
In Rotation: MCA curator Dieter Roelstraete on Constellation
Current musical obsessions of MCA curator Dieter Roelstraete, painter Lisa Alvarado, and more
Posted inMusic
Ribfest Chicago 2013
Ribfest Chicago features 20 bands, including Bobby Bare Jr. and Mucca Pazza—plus 25 tons of pork.
Posted inMusic
The Reader’s guide to the 30th annual Chicago Blues Festival
The Chicago Blues Festival features Bobby Rush, Irma Thomas, and more—plus its first-ever Millennium Park concert.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Dr. Cuckenstein created a monster
Dan on cuckold fantasies, mind control porn, and a cheating piece of shit.
Posted inFood & Drink
Who does Brandon Baltzley think he is?
Who does chef-memoirist-addict Brandon Baltzley think he is?
Posted inArts & Culture
Links Hall’s new Midwest Nexus Program holds a down-home gathering
Synapse Arts’ Rachel Damon cuts a bold swath in a new work.
Posted inArts & Culture
Steppenwolf’s Next Up strikes out
There are no home runs in Next Up, Steppenwolf’s annual showcase for theater MFAs.
Posted inArts & Culture
The Reader’s guide to TBS Just for Laughs Chicago
David Cross, Maria Bamford, and more: Our critics pick favorites from the sprawling comic fest.
Posted inArts & Culture
Pivoting toward the Pivot Multi-Arts Festival
The Pivot Multi-Arts Festival debuts on the north side.
Posted inFilm
Ricky Jay has something up his sleeve
In Deceptive Practice, master illusionist Ricky Jay remembers the stage magicians who shaped him.
Posted inNews & Politics
Zoom in: North Park
Dennis Mascari created a monument to the Cubs where the faithful can spend eternity.