Longtime CFAC president Diana Vallera and her team face a reform slate.
Tag: Vol. 49 No. 7
Issue of Nov. 14 – 20, 2019
Posted inFood & Drink
Rolling Meadows’ Umacamon Japanese Kitchen upholds the suburban izakaya tradition
And capably covers all the bases, with sushi, ample comfort foods, and uncommon specialties from the island of Kyushu.
Posted inFilm
CineKink is back with another lineup of raunchy films
The sex-positive film festival is making a stop at the Leather Archives & Museum.
Posted inMusic
Lithuanian art-rock genius Vyto B resurfaces with a cross-generational collaboration
Chicago label Sanzimat International documents the Lithuanian diaspora with three new tapes, including one with Vyto B, creator of 70s outsider classic Tricentennial 2076.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
A losing strategy
Let’s get this straight: It’s OK for centrists to bash lefties but it’s politically incorrect for lefties to fight back.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Changing lanes
Advocates say the next head of the Active Transportation Alliance should be a person of color.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
How not to spoil the swingers party
Dan Savage on behaving nicely in sexual settings, and more
Posted inArts & Culture
Vihanga has arrived
The handmade clothing line offers ethical and sustainable fashion for all.
Posted inNews & Politics
White? Asian? African? Chicagoans with Middle Eastern and North African roots feel erased by census
Local groups say it’s essential for people to participate even if they don’t see a racial/ethnic category on the form that fits them.
Posted inMusic
Migrating menhirs on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was designed by artist and researcher Aniella Sophie Goldinger.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Winners and losers in the war on drugs
When it comes to marijuana, big-money political donors win while the rest of us keep losing.
Posted inArts & Culture
The Steadfast Tin Soldier remains delightful in its second year
Mary Zimmerman’s adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale is moving and magical.
Posted inArts & Culture
The music entices, but the story is corny in Sombras Tango Cabaret
Tango 21 Dance Theater’s cabaret show lacks narrative sophistication.
Posted inArts & Culture
Romeo and Juliet is only halfway there at Chicago Shakes
The central characters feel like an afterthought in Barbara Gaines’s contemporized version.
Posted inArts & Culture
Packing follows one gay man’s journey to confront his midwestern ghosts
Scott Bradley’s solo show for About Face creates an important document of queer life.