But open them at your own risk.
Tag: Vol. 46 No. 32
Issue of May. 18 – 24, 2017
Posted inArts & Culture
Palmisano Park provides uncommon sanctuary from the busy city streets
Mount Bridgeport and the surrounding land offer a needed escape.
Posted inMusic
Why you should consider trading in your Lollapalooza pass
A case for spreading around your hard-earned money to support the city’s smaller outdoor music fests
Posted inArts & Culture
Searching for lovable losers? Sixteen-inch softball is the answer
The Cubs curse is broken, but there’s still a way to recapture the spirit of those languid losing days.
Posted inArts & Culture
How to get on a boat during the summer in Chicago
Especially if you don’t own one (or know someone who knows someone who does)
Posted inArts & Culture
The summer guide for Chicago dog owners
The top dog-friendly places and activities for your canine
Posted inArts & Culture
The Chicago moviegoer’s guide to bucking summer blockbusters
Skip the popcorn movies in favor of a season full of dynamic screenings.
Posted inArts & Culture
Chicago’s south and west sides offer a wealth of art galleries and museums
Feast your eyes at these spaces outside the downtown area.
Posted inArts & Culture
American Hero, Into the Empty Sky, and eight more new theater reviews
“Sandwich artists” go rogue and nameless women go nowhere in two of this week’s notable stage shows.
Posted inArts & Culture
The Nasty Women Art Show, an important first step for female artists in the Trump era
Three-hundred fifty artists and 1,700 people managed to raise $30,000 for Planned Parenthood.
Posted inFilm
Eleanor Coppola, wife of Francis, strokes her vanity with Paris Can Wait
Diane Lane and Alec Baldwin star in this bland fine-dining romance.
Posted inArts & Culture
A fact-based drama at the Goodman explores the psychic and moral costs of survival
In Objects in the Mirror, a refugee’s troubles aren’t over when he reaches safety.
Posted inBlogs
Terence Davies discusses the passions behind his latest film, A Quiet Passion
An interview with one of England’s greatest living filmmakers.
Posted inBlogs
A zombie rides Pegasus into the sun on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was designed by Dan Grzeca of Ground Up Press.
Posted inBlogs
Alderman Carrie Austin slams Rauner for Chicago Public Schools’ financial crisis, and other news
Also, tickets to the June 3 U2 concert at Soldier Field are the most in-demand in the nation on Stubhub.