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Vincent van Gogh's "Fishing in Spring, the Pont de Clichy (Asnières)," 1887.

Art Institute presents ‘Van Gogh and the Avant-Garde: The Modern Landscape’

May 22, 2026 at 7:50 p.m.

From 1882 and 1890, five notable Post-Impressionist artists drew inspiration from villages on the outskirts of Paris, where they experimented with brushstrokes and bold colors. "Van Gogh and the Avant-Garde:...

Nigel Ridgeway and Marco Jacobo are the founders of Miyagi Records.

Theaster Gates’ Rebuild Foundation and Miyagi Records to open South Side record store

April 11, 2023 at 10:16 a.m.

A new record store is coming to South Side Chicago. Incubated under the Rebuild Foundation's Creative Entrepreneurship Program, Miyagi Records will open in April in the Washington Park neighborhood's Arts...

Actor and one-time Second City member John Kapelos at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

Second City alum John Kapelos to portray Socrates at National Hellenic Museum trial event

April 4, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

For the first time since 2020, the National Hellenic Museum is presenting a trial event that takes on a famous court case from ancient Greece: The People vs. Socrates. In...

Regina Spektor headlines the Out of Space music festival this summer in Evanston.

Out of Space 2023: Lord Huron, Regina Spektor and Andrew Bird to headline Evanston music festival

March 27, 2023 at 11:23 a.m.

The Out of Space music festival returns for its sixth year with a four-day lineup featuring Lord Huron, Regina Spektor, Andrew Bird, and Lucius and Dawes as headliners. The July...

Jazzmeia Horn performs during the 60th Grammy Awards pre-telecast show in 2018.

Harris Theater’s 2023-24 season includes return of the New York City Ballet and a reimagined ‘Jungle Book’

March 8, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.

The Harris Theater for Music and Dance has announced its 20th anniversary season, which will celebrate community, collaboration and innovation by bringing together artists from genres such as jazz, electronic,...

Will Liverman (center) and company in the world premiere production of "Factotum" by Lyric Opera of Chicago at the Harris Theater.

A free film of Lyric Opera’s ‘The Factotum’ is coming soon to YouTube

March 7, 2023 at 4:55 p.m.

If you missed the Lyric Opera's sold-out run of the world premiere of "The Factotum" at the Harris Theater, here's some good news: the Lyric plans to release a film...

Venus, the moon, Mars and Jupiter are all visible in the eastern sky above Lake Michigan before sunrise June 23, 2022, in Chicago. Their illuminations form a diagonal line from lower left to upper right. On March 1, Jupiter and Venus will appear close together in the western sky.

Want to see Venus and Jupiter together? Adler Planetarium says they’ll be visible Wednesday evening

May 22, 2026 at 7:51 p.m.

Astronomy lovers, be sure to look up into the western sky Wednesday after sunset for a chance to see Venus and Jupiter close to each other in the sky. The...

Mia Quaranta De La Rosa in the Hallmark and Crown Media movie "Playing Cupid."

5 cheesy Valentine’s Day rom-coms full of love, romance and lots and lots of chocolate

February 10, 2023 at 11:31 a.m.

For the sake of everyone around me, I usually limit my intake of cheesy rom-coms to just the Christmas season. But this year I've let some of that festive cheese...

Victoria Jaiani and Alberto Velazquez in Joffrey Ballet's "Anna Karenina," back in February at the Lyric Opera House.

What to do for Valentine’s Day: 14 ideas for your holiday weekend around Chicago

February 10, 2023 at 5:45 a.m.

There's no end of ways to celebrate Valentine's Day around Chicago, but if the choices all seems too much and you're in need of ideas, read on. We have 14...

A viewing chart for where to look in the night sky to see C/2022 E3 (ZTF) from Feb. 1 through Feb. 8.

Grab your binoculars! Now’s your once-in-a-lifetime chance to see the green comet

January 31, 2023 at 12:49 p.m.

Over the next two weeks, we'll have the chance to see a rare green comet that is flying by the Earth for the first time in about 50,000 years. At...

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