Achy Obejas

For fans of David Kodeski, his solo shows -- "Doris," "Niagara (you should have been Yosemite)" and "Another Lousy Day" -- were a bit of a surprise. Folks either knew...

Many worlds whirl inside the heart of Hassan Hakmoun. A musician known primarily in the West for his collaborations with the likes of Peter Gabriel and David Sanborn, Hakmoun is...

You've got two weeks. That's right, just two weeks to quick up and buy those tickets to the Los Lobos show May 5 at the Riviera (4746 N. Racine Ave.,...

When Chicago audiences line up this week to see the Compaignie Marie Chouinard, the lithe, hard bodies on the stage will not include Chouinard herself. The critically acclaimed French-Canadian choreographer...

In a world with a precious balance of rhythm and melody, of black and white and Latino and Asian, of just-for-fun banalities and clever word play, of sexuality and propriety,...

Fausto Fernos is one very, very pretty boy. He's got Superman blue-black hair, with sparkly blue eyes and porcelain white skin. He's maybe 5'8," 5'10" tall, and slender -- look...

George Crumb is the kind of modern classical composer whose music can startle the listener with unexpected elements -- Tibetan prayer stones, a toy piano -- and with unpredictable vocalizations....

The first corporate art collection in the world might well have belonged to the Medicis of 13th Century Italy. Bankers and eventually statesmen, the Medicis used the acquisition of art...

Architecture www.architecture.org Perfect for the architectural tourist, the Chicago Architecture Foundation's site tells you how to see buildings on foot and by bus, bicycle and boat. Tour locations and times...

When four women on the board of trustees of the Museum of Contemporary Art abruptly ended their affiliation recently, it spotlighted an intense, largely behind-the-scenes debate: the perceived lack of...