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The Aston Martin DB5 from “GoldenEye” inside the new James Bond exhibit, 007 Science, on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at the Museum of Science and Industry. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Museums for fall 2024: 10 can’t-miss exhibitions to check out this season

September 9, 2024 at 10:52 a.m.

From a new way of experiencing the James Bond exhibit at the Griffin MSI to the free “Indigenous Chicago” at the Newberry Library, our preview has something for every age...

Music of the Baroque performs a trial run of “The Chicago Water Music” on the Chicago River in June 2024. Dame Jane Glover conducted Music of the Baroque’s Chorus and Orchestra aboard Shoreline Sightseeing’s boat Bright Star, performing highlights from Handel’s “Water Music.” (Elliot Mandel)

One of classical music’s favorite pieces goes back where it belongs: on the water

September 5, 2024 at 5:45 a.m.

Music of the Baroque trades the River Thames for the Chicago River in a floating performance of “Water Music.” Conductor Dame Jane Glover thinks it would have made Handel proud.

Pianist Jahari Stampley performs at Jazz Showcase in Chicago on Dec. 2, 2021. He's an Englewood Jazz Fest headliner and performs at Guarneri Hall in the months ahead. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Classical music and jazz for fall 2024: The hidden, the one-offs, the thoroughly unmissable

September 5, 2024 at 5:22 p.m.

Music director emeritus Riccardo Muti is returning to the CSO and Lyric Opera is decked out with a full slate, but this fall we're celebrating some lesser-known names.

Carlos Kalmar conducts Mahler Symphony No. 8 with the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus at Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park on Aug. 16, 2024. (Norman Timonera)

Review: An epic Millennium Park finale for outgoing Grant Park Music Festival director Carlos Kalmar

August 17, 2024 at 2:12 p.m.

The principal conductor steps down after 25 years on the podium, and Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 is a fine way to go out. In many ways, it’s the ultimate choral-orchestral...

A mural of Frida Kahlo under the CTA "L" tracks along 18th Street in Pilsen in 2020. A number of different tours take in the artwork in the mural-rich Chicago neighborhood. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

What to do in Chicago during the Democratic National Convention: Our 35 critic’s picks

August 19, 2024 at 11:46 a.m.

Our events guide for Chicago's big week, from shows that embrace politics to local joints where you can hide from it all.

Singer-songwriter Hannah Frances at Promontory Point in Chicago on Aug. 5, 2024. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Hannah Frances sings of land and loss on her new album ‘Keeper of the Shepherd’

August 7, 2024 at 5:45 a.m.

The singer-songwriter, who lives in Vermont but has made a creative home in Chicago, released one of the year’s sleeper hits and has concerts this weekend at Thalia Hall.

Esteban Batallán, principal trumpet of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, takes a bow with the orchestra at Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy, in early 2024. (Todd Rosenberg)

With a star musician leaving for Philly, the CSO contends with another possible vacancy

August 5, 2024 at 2:37 p.m.

Musicians have been known to return to the CSO after winning auditions with other orchestras. More often, however, roving players break with their former employers permanently.

Guest conductor Eric Jacobsen leads the Grant Park Orchestra while soprano Lindsey Reynolds sings at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park for the Grant Park Music Festival in Chicago on July 26, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)

Review: Guest conductor Eric Jacobsen seems ready for Grant Park Music Festival baton — if it’s ready for him

July 27, 2024 at 9:38 p.m.

With artistic director Carlos Kalmar leaving his post next month, the search for a successor to lead the summer classical music series is heating up.

Lyric Opera artist-in-residence Karen Slack stands outside the Civic Opera House on July 15, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Meet Lyric Opera’s Karen Slack. You’ll be hearing a lot more from her this year.

July 25, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

The operatic soprano will spend the 2024-25 season as the artist-in-residence of Lyric Unlimited, Lyric Opera’s education and community programming arm.

Brookfield Zoo Chicago’s Next Century Plan will transform half of its 235 acre campus in west suburban Brookfield, including by adding new ecoregions. Gateway to Africa will be 35 acres in totals, including a multi-species habitat with 12.5 acres

for elephants and other species. (Brookfield Zoo Chicago rendering)

Brookfield Zoo Chicago unveils $500 million Century Plan to transform its campus

July 16, 2024 at 11:19 a.m.

The new primate space set to open next spring will be followed ecoregions creating animal habitats from different parts of the world. Gateway to Africa is next.

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