There are plenty of reasons to visit a burial ground besides paying respects to a loved one.
Tag: Vol. 47 No. 34
Issue of May. 31 – Jun. 6, 2018
Posted inArts & Culture
Will the music finally stop at one of the state’s oldest record stores?
Recycled Records features 30,000 records for as little as $2 each, but its owners are ready to move on.
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Trash or art? Visit the Indianapolis Museum of Art and decide for yourself
Visit Newfields, as the museum and its grounds are now known, and decide for yourself.
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Subs, Sputnik, and sundaes make a trip to Two Rivers and Manitowoc a must
A “Dream House” designed by Frank Lloyd Wright also makes the trip to Wisconsin unforgettable.
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Leave the flatlands behind in Savanna and Galena, along the bluffs of the mighty Mississippi
Head west for quaint townships and lush landscapes.
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The City Museum in Saint Louis will do anything—even risk eternal damnation—to build its Louis Sullivan collection
The Chicago School is alive and well—300 miles south of the city.
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Austin travel agent helps west siders see the world—and lists her favorite midwestern trips
Stops on the Underground Railroad, an urban cheese factory, and an eye-popping Hindu temple are among Crystal Dyer’s road-trip recommendations.
Posted inBlogs
Discover the work of noted Japanese genre director Umetsugu Inoue
The Gene Siskel Film Center screens four films by the popular filmmaker this month.
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A black star warps the fabric of reality on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was designed by local artist Bill Connors, who also plays in the band Dim.
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BoHo Theatre presents a minimalist Little Night Music worthy of Sondheim
Plus, it’s got a happy ending.
Posted inMusic
Does Chicago have too many music festivals?
Lollapalooza’s ticket sales have slowed, and Reggae Fest and Chicago Open Air are canceled—are these the growth pangs of a healthy but crowded festival market, or is a crash on the way?
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Five literary biopics whose pictures are worth a thousand words
Five literary biopics whose visual style lives up to the words.
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Empower promises to bring the real south side to the Lyric Opera stage
Chicago high school students have teamed up with opera professionals to show that their neighborhoods are more than what’s shown in the media.
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The four plays that make up Stories of the Body plumb the depths of women’s experience
A Renaissance painter, a dancer, a sex worker, and Mother Teresa explore what it means to be female.
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After all these years, we’re still Waiting for Godot
Ireland’s Druid Theatre brings Samuel Beckett’s forever-relevant play to Chicago.