At the Adler, paintings that fired outer space imaginations
His name sounds like one you'd give a character in a parody of patrician privilege. But the real story of Chesley Bonestell, pronounced BON-uh-stell, has nothing to do with mixing...
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The Smashing Pumpkins to play sold-out show at Thalia Hall
Tickets went on sale at Noon Monday for a surprise show by The Smashing Pumpkins Wednesday, Thanksgiving eve, at the relatively intimate Thalia Hall. Tickets for the show sold out...
Why unamplified music makes for a better live show
The concert began suddenly, with a violinist standing amid the audience. Then came two male voices, clear and pure, also amid the crowd, singing notes rather than words. And then,...
DuSable Museum names interim head
Chicago businessman Robert Blackwell is taking over as interim president and CEO at the DuSable Museum of African American History, but he intends to be an "activist" in the role,...
Season of lights, lights and more lights: ‘Illumination,’ MSI and others
These days, the main floor of the Museum of Science and Industry is a little bit like a Christmas tree lot, but without the smell of evergreens, the giant ball...
Superfans … of the Humanities Festival
Another Chicago Humanities Festival fall season is about to end Friday, which, for Victor Magar and Deb Oestreicher (in photo above) means their pile of books to read in coming...
Baby orangutan Kecil gets a mother at Brookfield Zoo
For a 10-month-old orangutan, Kecil is a pretty well-traveled guy. He was napping at Brookfield Zoo early Wednesday afternoon after a busy morning of media appearances during which Kecil ("Kuh-CHEEL")...
Chicago History Museum: Telling the essential stories of our American city
On weekends, the Chicago History Museum is not stuffed to bursting with newcomers to the city, but it ought to be. One of the highest best uses of the information-rich...
You need to hear Chuck Prophet
My relationship with the fellow, such as it is, began on a slightly edgy note. "Heading out to see Chuck Prophet at FitzGerald's," I tweeted in February of 2010. "Very...
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum: Nature just might get back to you
I thought I had finally gotten over my — let's not sugarcoat it — revulsion at being in butterfly gardens. My recent stop in the ambulatory bug atrium at the...