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The mainstage at the Paramount Theatre in downtown Aurora. The theater has announced both its Broadway and BOLD seasons for the upcoming year.

Paramount Theatre’s 2023-24 season includes ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ as well as ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ at Copley

January 24, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Paramount Theatre in downtown Aurora announced a slate of new shows for its 2023-24 season, including four musicals for its Broadway Series and three shows for its BOLD Series at...

The atrium of the Museum of Contemporary Art in 2018. The Chicago museum was one of 85 Illinois recipients from the National Endowment for the Arts in the first round of grants for 2023.

NEH, NEA give more than $2 million in grants for humanities and art projects in Illinois

January 10, 2023 at 1:12 p.m.

The National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts on Tuesday announced grants for humanities and art projects, including about $2.4 million for 93 projects in...

baiduhai's 2022 Chicagoans of the Year: from clockwise left, Blake-Anthony Johnson (classical music), Chicago indie rock band Dehd (pop music), Ron OJ Parson (theater), Rebecca Fons (film), Michael McStraw (dance), Chicago area library workers (books), and Makaya McCraven (jazz).

Chicagoans of the Year in the Arts: See all the names for 2022

January 5, 2023 at 1:56 p.m.

As we near the end of 2022, the writers and critics of A&E take a look back on the year to celebrate some people who have made a difference when...

5 cheesy holiday rom-coms that are actually good

December 15, 2022 at 11:40 a.m.

I have a Christmas confession. And no, it's not that I started decorating for Christmas on Nov. 1 (though I did). It's that every year when the holiday season rolls...

Riccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra perform the world premiere of "Orpheus Undone," by Missy Mazzoli, the CSO's composer in residence from 2018-2021, Thursday, March 31, 2022.

Best of 2022 arts and entertainment: A look back at the year’s top music, books, theater and more

December 9, 2022 at 2:55 p.m.

As we find ourselves at the end of another year, it's time to hand out some superlatives. The writers, columnists and critics of A+E offer a look back at the...

What would Dickens think about homelessness in Chicago? Goodman Theatre event will ponder the question

December 7, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

What would Charles Dickens, who criticized the systems that contribute to poverty in his various novels, think about modern day Chicago, where 65,000 people annually are homeless? That's the question...

The "Radiant Reflections" installation is part of the Morton Arboretum's "Illumination: Tree Lights" in Lisle.

Holiday lights around Chicago: 12 displays for 2022, from Botanic Garden to the zoos (with some indoor options too)

November 30, 2022 at 5:45 a.m.

Your bellies may still be recovering from all of that Thanksgiving turkey, but it's now socially acceptable to say that it's the most wonderful time of the year! And what...

A Filipino sword is displayed at the Field Museum.

As Filipino American History Month comes to a close, take a peek inside the Field Museum’s Philippine Heritage Collection

May 22, 2026 at 7:53 p.m.

In the Field Museum's archives, about 8,000 miles away from the sprawling tropical islands of the Philippines, sitting on metal shelves and organized in wooden drawers, are more than 13,000...

Drury Lane Theatre’s 2023-24 season: The musicals include ‘Grease,’ ‘Cinderella’ and ‘Fiddler on the Roof’

October 10, 2022 at 3:09 p.m.

Drury Lane Theatre announced its upcoming 2023-24 season, which will take viewers from the "Summer Nights" of the 1950s to the Ukrainian village of Anatevka in the early 1900s to...

El Museo Nacional de Arte Mexicano presenta la exhibición ‘Día de Muertos: Recuerdos & Ofrendas’

September 28, 2022 at 9:55 a.m.

El Museo Nacional de Arte Mexicano inauguró su exhibición "Día de Muertos: Recuerdos & Ofrendas". La 36a exhibición anual honra a las personas que murieron durante el último año. Curada...

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