This is the first installment in an every-so-often series where I take on the challenges of charcuterie which, according to Larousse Gastronomique (1961), is “The art of preparing various meats, […]
While exploring Presence, David Wallace Haskins’ first museum exhibition, you might laugh at yourself one moment and experience a rush of adrenaline the next. Situated somewhere between sculpture, painting, and […]
A new play written by playwright Thomas Bradshaw about an African American Republican lawyer, and how he came to be so, is set to open next week at Goodman Theatre. […]
On the surface, Ulysses follows a day in the life of two Dubliners, Leopold Bloom and Stephen Daedalus, but truly covers the entire range of human experience: life, love, grief, […]
We’ve got a decently heavy music lineup for you this weekend. Which is awesome, because spring is maybe, finally, potentially here, and the proper reaction is going crazy (but not […]
The Chicago Latino Film Festival launches its 32nd festival this week with a lineup of 74 feature films and 42 short films from Latin America, the U.S., Spain and Portugal. […]
I first heard Zoe Zolbrod read in a coffee shop in Logan Square a couple months ago. She was skinny, 40s-ish, and had arm tattoos and a mane of silver […]
Tickets are on sale now for Chicago Artists Coalition’s yearly benefit, “Starving Artist,”which will be held at Venue One on April 14. The tongue-in-cheek title of the event is indicative […]
The opportunity to draw silly comparisons to the work in the exhibition or use the title, Split Complementary — whose handsomely lacquered minimal sculptures and intricate handmade weavings drawings and books primarily […]
Remy Bumppo Theatre calls itself “think theatre.” And there couldn’t be a better tagline for this company, which takes on some of the most intellectually intriguing scripts in the theatrical […]
I recently had the opportunity to talk to book critic, author, and fellow Gapers Block alumnus, Adam Morgan, about his newly launched site, Chicago Review of Books. As a lit-loving […]
Carlos Kalmar returns to his 17th season with the Grant Park Music Festival for an interesting and varied program for the summer of 2016. From an opening display of Mussorgsky’s […]