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06/19/2026

Chicago-based artist Sara Grose's sculptures traverse the imaginary and the actual to get at the vastness of time itself https://bit.ly/4oLUSzG

Chicago-based artist Sara Grose’s sculptures traverse the imaginary and the actual to get at the vastness of time itself

06/19/2026

Read & Run Chicago is celebrating five years of connecting readers, runners, and Chicagoans to their city through themed running tours, fun runs, and book clubs. This year, they were voted best running club in the Reader's Best of Chicago poll.

We joined founder Allison Yates on a rat-themed guided run through River North’s rattiest corners, followed by an educational lecture by one of the group's members.

Read & Run Chicago is raising $25,000 by June 26 to support free and affordable programming throughout the year—visit the link in their bio to learn more and donate.

🏆 Check out more Best of Chicago winners at chicagoreader.com/best

06/19/2026

Despite restrictions and dwindling access to supplies in Illinois prisons, I've built a life and practice as an artist. https://bit.ly/4elGNFA

Despite restrictions and dwindling access to supplies in Illinois prisons, I’ve built a life and practice as an artist.

06/19/2026

At Ascension Chicago, Audrey Robinovitz opened a small reliquary of scent, guiding attendees through the fragrant history of anointing. https://bit.ly/4uQrgCC

At Ascension Chicago, Audrey Robinovitz opened a small reliquary of scent, guiding attendees through the fragrant history of anointing.

06/19/2026

Long before reggaeton topped global charts, its story was being written through migration, resistance, and the sounds of the Caribbean.

“Dancing the Revolution: From Dancehall to Reggaetón,” a new exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, centers on what curator Carla Acevedo-Yates describes as a “multilocal phenomenon” of Caribbean culture, anchored in both joy and resistance.

For Acevedo-Yates, research for the exhibition felt closer to ethnographic fieldwork. “This is not material culture, not an artifact. It is contemporary art,” she said. Acevedo-Yates describes the art on display as something defined by multiple disciplines: music, nightlife, migration, and design, but not subordinated to any of them.

By bringing dancehall and reggaeton into the museum space, the exhibition functions as a first-of-its-kind exploration of the genres’ impact on art, identity, and social movements.

Read the full story: https://bit.ly/44jSab0

✍️ Jesus J. Montero
📸 Michael Tropea © MCA Chicago (slides 1+4); Jesus J. Montero (slide 3)

06/18/2026

Divs' Ray's Silk Road-inspired Umami From Scratch cooks Kpop-inspired Korean at the next Monday Night Foodball https://bit.ly/4ekKX0g

Divs’ Ray’s Silk Road-inspired Umami From Scratch cooks Kpop-inspired Korean at the next Monday Night Foodball

06/18/2026

Writers Theatre's production of the playwright's generational play about a family of Viennese Jews is a sprawling and engaging must-see. https://bit.ly/3Sfmu3X

Writers Theatre's production of the playwright's generational play about a family of Viennese Jews is a sprawling and engaging must-see.

06/18/2026

Tickets are now on sale for a night of ‘live journalism' and community storytelling that you can only experience in the room. https://bit.ly/4uMQRfF

Tickets are now on sale for a night of ‘live journalism’ and community storytelling that you can only experience in the room.

06/18/2026

Ahead of a planned construction project, the city closed a Logan Square homeless encampment that was a haven for q***r Black residents. https://bit.ly/3Qr0eUe

Ahead of a planned construction project, the city closed a Logan Square homeless encampment that was a haven for q***r Black residents.

06/18/2026

Kevin Douglas's clever and rousing world premiere at Lookingglass blends horror, comedy, and complicated family dynamics. https://bit.ly/4fVs1GD

Kevin Douglas's clever and rousing world premiere at Lookingglass blends horror, comedy, and complicated family dynamics.