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Home » Vol. 46 No. 49

Tag: Vol. 46 No. 49

Issue of Sep. 14 – 20, 2017

Posted inArts & Culture

The Reader’s 2017 fall arts and culture preview

by Reader staff September 15, 2017August 18, 2021

All the highlights of another busy cultural season

Posted inMusic

Ten best bets for fall music

by Chicago Reader September 15, 2017August 18, 2021

Matthew Lux’s Communication Arts Quartet September 21 Matthew Lux is the Kevin Bacon of Chicago music, connected to just about every important living player in the city. He’s been a […]

Posted inArts & Culture

Ten best bets for fall visual arts

by Tal Rosenberg September 15, 2017August 18, 2021

Chicago Architecture Biennial Aside from the main exhibition taking place at the Cultural Center, this year’s biennial boasts a number of smaller satellite shows, including new “anchor sites” in various […]

Posted inFilm

Ten best bets for fall movie releases

by J.R. Jones September 15, 2017August 18, 2021

Battle of the Sexes The 1973 tennis match between Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King was a carnival—the equal rights movement as prime-time game show, broadcast on ABC to an […]

Posted inArts & Culture

Ten best bets for fall lit

by Aimee Levitt September 15, 2017August 18, 2021

The Hunting Accident by David L. Carlson and Landis Blair The Hunting Accident is the story of how Charlie Rizzo uncovered the story of his father Matt’s friendship with his […]

Posted inArts & Culture

Ten best bets for fall theater

by Tony Adler September 15, 2017August 18, 2021

The Toad Knew News items always ID James Thierrée as “Chaplin’s grandson,” but he deserves something more like “physical theater genius” or “cunning surrealist.” Back at Chicago Shakespeare after a […]

Posted inFood & Drink

Five best bets for bar and brewpub openings

by Julia Thiel September 15, 2017August 18, 2021

Prairie School Late September A collaboration between Heisler Hospitality and Jim Meehan, founder of New York’s PDT bar, Prairie School is inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright—both the design of the […]

Posted inArts & Culture

Five best bets for fall dance 2017

by Irene Hsiao September 15, 2017August 18, 2021

Shen Wei, Reggie Wilson’s Citizen, Faye Driscoll’s Thank You for Coming, and more

Posted inArts & Culture

Five best bets for fall TV

by Steve Heisler September 15, 2017August 18, 2021

Nathan for You Nathan Fielder saves struggling businesses by taking the longest possible route for the shortest possible gain. In one instance, he enticed customers to fill up at a […]

Posted inArts & Culture

Five best bets for fall comedy

by Steve Heisler September 15, 2017August 18, 2021

Nick Offerman: Full Bush Tour On the TV show Parks and Recreation, Nick Offerman’s character Ron Swanson was known for his love of red meat, his carpentry, and his bushy […]

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Pat Hill’s legacy

by Ben Joravsky September 14, 2017August 18, 2021

The Chicago police officer and citizen activist was years ahead of her time.

Posted inArts & Culture

Redmoon may be over, but Frank Maugeri is still going strong

by Tony Adler September 14, 2017August 18, 2021

The onetime artistic director of the defunct theater has a new nonprofit, the Cabinet of Curiosity Events.

Posted inBlogs

A new dance company celebrates the ‘positive and peaceful places of the south side’

by Oliver Sava September 14, 2017August 18, 2021

German dancer-choreographer Nejla Yatkin and the new South Chicago Dance Theatre put Jackson Park’s Garden of the Phoenix at the center of an immersive work.

Posted inArts & Culture

The American Mercy Tour, United Flight 232, and ten more new stage shows

by Chicago Reader September 14, 2017August 18, 2021

A dual-sided look at health care and an electrifying study of heroism are among this week’s best bets.

Posted inArts & Culture

Chicago is Eve Ewing’s home, and her art

by Aimee Levitt September 14, 2017August 18, 2021

The U. of C. professor and Twitter star’s genre-defying debut book is the first part of a long-term creative project.

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