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Replica of Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers, 1989, Leather sequins, bugle beads, and rhinestones, from the Richard H. Driehaus collection, on display at the Land of Oz: Beyond the Page exhibit at the Richard H. Driehaus Museum in Chicago, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. The Land of Oz: Beyond the Page explores the imaginative artistry required to turn the classic children’s story into a beloved movie. Highlights include a replica of Dorothy’s Ruby Red slippers, an early draft of the script, and a prototype of the iconic Flying Monkey costume. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Museums for winter 2026: ‘Oz,’ owls and ‘Costumes of Paul Tazewell’

January 3, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Also not to miss at Chicago's museums this winter, new exhibits at the DuSable Museum, the Adler and the National Public Housing Museum.

Record label co-founder John Corbett and saxophonist Ken Vandermark, at the Empty Bottle in Chicago circa 2000. (Photo by Michael Jackson)

When a rock dive became a jazz destination: New album ‘The Bottle Tapes’ revisits epochal Empty Bottle series

January 6, 2026 at 1:56 p.m.

Curating “The Bottle Tapes” gave Ken Vandermark and John Corbett an opportunity to revisit the Empty Bottle’s Jazz & Improvised Music Series.

Shake-ups at classical station continue with exit of longtime WFMT host

December 19, 2025 at 2:48 p.m.

A new host is taking over the station's long-running “Exploring Music” program from founding host Bill McGlaughlin next year.

Pianist Yunchan Lim takes a bow as conductor Klaus Mäkelä applauds beside the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Center on Dec. 18, 2025. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Review: At the CSO, Mäkela and Lim make the 19th century new

December 19, 2025 at 1:48 p.m.

Pianist Yunchan Lim pairs a Schumann concerto with Klaus Mäkelä's Beethoven 7 headliner.

Chicagoan of the Year in Jazz, drummer Gustavo Cortiñas at the Jazz Showcase on Nov. 18, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Chicagoan of the Year in Jazz: In 2025, Gustavo Cortiñas’s drums sang

December 17, 2025 at 11:59 a.m.

Gustavo Cortiñas doesn’t “do” absolute music — music for music’s sake. The Humboldt Park-based drummer’s work is always about something.

Executive director Lisa Lee, center, is surrounded by staff, artists and former public housing residents at the National Public Housing Museum on Dec. 3, 2025, in Chicago. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Chicagoans of the Year for Museums: National Public Housing Museum staff keeps residents at heart

December 17, 2025 at 5:35 a.m.

Museum staffers, many of whom are have lived in public housing, share their experiences, inspiring visitors to open up about their own.

Seth Boustead, composer and executive director of Access Contemporary Music, sits at a piano Dec. 4, 2025, at the CheckOut, a music venue which opened in a former 7-Eleven earlier this year. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Chicagoan of the Year in Classical Music: Seth Boustead is the musical dreamer behind CheckOut

December 16, 2025 at 5:35 a.m.

The CheckOut — a cozy music venue housed in a former 7-Eleven — opened in September and has already become a fixture both in Chicago's contemporary music scene and the...

The Borelli's Pizza audience watch as Stan DeCwikiel, Allison Mann, and Evita Trembley perform during the Chicago Fringe Opera improv show, June 4, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Best classical and jazz of 2025: Our top 10 included a tasty concept at Ravinia, improv and a ‘moving’ performance at the CSO

December 11, 2025 at 3:29 p.m.

The best festival, the best solos and some fresh ideas from a busy year for Chicago music.

Composer Matthew Aucoin and soprano Julia Bullock embrace following the world premier of Aucoin’s "Song of the Reappeared" at Symphony Center in Chicago on Dec. 4, 2025. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Review: A chilling CSO premiere, magnificently led

December 5, 2025 at 1:00 p.m.

Matt Aucoin's "Song of the Reappeared," based on the work of poet Raúl Zurita, is the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's only world premiere this season and should not be missed.

Christian Pursell and Vanessa Becerra perform in Chicago Opera Theater's production of Antonio Salieri's "Falstaff" at the Studebaker Theater on Dec. 3, 2025. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Review: ‘Falstaff’ by Chicago Opera Theater is a sunny farce that shows off the real Salieri

December 5, 2025 at 10:22 a.m.

This production in the Fine Arts Building transplants Shakespeare-via-Salieri’s comical opera to a chi-chi, “White Lotus”-style beach resort.

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