Name: Mark Noller Job: Organist, Music Box Theatre Years: Four months Q. What was your first job as a musician? A. It was the state theater in Roseland while I...
Name: Helen Gramates Job: Program coordinator and film programmer, Chicago International Film Festival Years: Six full-time, seasonally from 1992-1995 Q. What exactly does a film festival program coordinator do? A....
Name: Sonja Lund Job: Captain, Mercury Sightseeing Boats Years: 6 Q. How did you get started working on boats? A. I started as a deck hand. After working and getting...
BOO-TAY (VIRGIN) Playing Lynyrd Skynyrd-style guitar boogie with grunge force, Bare Jr. sound like Southern rock's answer to Nirvana on their 1998 debut. Leader Bobby Bare Jr. rivals Kurt Cobain...
Name: Robyn Thomas Job: Chief lead pier host at Navy Pier Years: 3 1/2 years Q. You work on the Ferris wheel and the other rides (the carousel and swing...
Name: Michael Orlove Job: Program Director, for the City of Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs Years: 8 Q. You'd originally planned on bringing hundreds of foreign musicians to Chicago for...
Name: Robyn Thomas Job: Chief lead pier host at Navy Pier Years: 3 1/2 years Q. You work on the Ferris wheel and the other rides (the carousel and swing...
Name: Rhonda Thompson Job: Projectionist, Lawndale 10 Cinemas Years: 4 Q. What are your responsibilities as a projectionist? A. I trouble shoot. I repair the projectors, maintain the equipment. When...
Name: Charles Heiser Job: Crowd Management/Security, Ravinia Festival Years: Four Q. What specifically are your duties? A. We carry the ["Quiet, Please"] sign during classical nights, because we want everyone...
Name: Brian Duncan Job: Partner and wine director at Bin 36, 339 N. Dearborn St. Years: 1 1/2 Q. How did you get started in the wine business? A. Wine...