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Tag: Vol. 49 No. 23
Issue of Mar. 12 – 18, 2020
Posted inNews & Politics
A Chicagoan’s guide to the voting process
What to expect when you’re expecting to vote
Posted inFilm
First Cow shows the evolution of Kelly Reichardt
The writer-director transcends while still treading familiar ground.
Posted inArts & Culture
LOL all year long!
From local weekly favorites to out-of-town headliners, some of the best upcoming comedy bets.
Posted inArts & Culture
Making comedians look funny
These photographers put Chicago’s thriving comedy scene into focus.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
‘Sometimes I poop accidentally’
When an orgasm has unintended consequences
Posted inNews & Politics
Seen but not counted
Amid fears about immigration policies, electoral canvassing pressures, and a turn to digital, how “hard-to-count” South Asians are filling out the census.
Posted inMusic
Desmadre de Dios on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was created by Chicago artist Nik Dali.
Posted inMusic
D-Composed redefines classical music
Chicago string quartet D-Composed takes chamber music outside the institutions that have long excluded Black musicians and audiences.
Posted inArts & Culture
Long live the Lincoln Lodge
The long-running DIY institution settles into a permanent home.
Posted inMusic
Rollicking pianist Big Maceo Merriweather was a major architect of Chicago blues
Big Maceo’s heyday as a recording artist lasted just five years, but his output includes some of the most widely covered songs in the history of the genre.
Posted inCity Life
Park district arts and crafts classes are the best deal in town
Unleash your inner artist/poet/actor/ceramist with low-cost courses at your local park.