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Plus: Stanley Kwan's romantic masterpiece is restored, Paul Greengrass returns with "The Uprising" and Chicago art colle...
09/10/2026

Plus: Stanley Kwan's romantic masterpiece is restored, Paul Greengrass returns with "The Uprising" and Chicago art collective Pain Vessels screens two docs at Facets.

Plus: Stanley Kwan's romantic masterpiece is restored, Paul Greengrass returns with "The Uprising" and Chicago art collective Pain Vessels screens two docs at Facets.

The ambient music festival at Garfield Park Conservatory is just what everyone needs—some time outside, grooving alongsi...
09/10/2026

The ambient music festival at Garfield Park Conservatory is just what everyone needs—some time outside, grooving alongside plants.

The ambient music festival at Garfield Park Conservatory is just what everyone needs—some time outside, grooving alongside plants.

The Los Angeles museum's "Instante/revelaciĂłn" thematically ties the work of thirteen photographers across generations.
09/10/2026

The Los Angeles museum's "Instante/revelaciĂłn" thematically ties the work of thirteen photographers across generations.

The Los Angeles museum's "Instante/revelaciĂłn" thematically ties the work of thirteen photographers across generations.

Nearly all of the thirty or so Wright-designed homes are still standing in Michigan, a mix of public sites that offer to...
09/10/2026

Nearly all of the thirty or so Wright-designed homes are still standing in Michigan, a mix of public sites that offer tours as well as private residences that are—depending on their steward—open for overnight stays or guided tours.

Nearly all of the thirty or so Wright-designed homes are still standing in Michigan, a mix of public sites that offer tours as well as private residences that are—depending on their steward—open for overnight stays or guided tours.

Trap Door Theatre puts on a simple yet powerful play based on a short story by magical realist master Gabriel García Már...
09/10/2026

Trap Door Theatre puts on a simple yet powerful play based on a short story by magical realist master Gabriel García Márquez that makes one wonder if there's anything humans won't exploit.

Trap Door Theatre puts on a simple yet powerful play based on a short story by magical realist master Gabriel García Márquez that makes one wonder if there's anything humans won't exploit.

Reflections on the Ragdale story, as the artist residency turns fifty.
09/10/2026

Reflections on the Ragdale story, as the artist residency turns fifty.

Reflections on the Ragdale story, as the artist residency turns fifty.

A group show of artworks that collectively question the expectations that artists and exhibitions perpetually navigate.
09/09/2026

A group show of artworks that collectively question the expectations that artists and exhibitions perpetually navigate.

A group show of artworks that collectively question the expectations that artists and exhibitions perpetually navigate.

Ahead of an appearance at Printers Row Lit Fest, the author and PBS Newshour co-anchor discusses his new book on the his...
09/09/2026

Ahead of an appearance at Printers Row Lit Fest, the author and PBS Newshour co-anchor discusses his new book on the history of Black comedy in America, "Black Out Loud."

Ahead of an appearance at Printers Row Lit Fest, the author and PBS Newshour co-anchor discusses his new book on the history of Black comedy in America, "Black Out Loud."

This fall, electronic music meets flora, Andrew Bird meets the CSO and more.
09/09/2026

This fall, electronic music meets flora, Andrew Bird meets the CSO and more.

This fall, electronic music meets flora, Andrew Bird meets the CSO and more.

Love is alive on the West Side in Cook's touching zine celebrating his home.
09/09/2026

Love is alive on the West Side in Cook's touching zine celebrating his home.

Love is alive on the West Side in Cook's touching zine celebrating his home.

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