LEONARDO DA VINCI
Scholar. Humanitarian. Painter. Sculptor. Architect. Engineer. There must have been something Leonardo da Vinci couldn't do, though examples don't readily pop to mind. Consider that some of his most radically...
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Now you do it!
Want to make your own T-shirts but aren't into the cutthroat world of online design competition? Then invest in a little knowledge and a time-proven process: screenprinting. Head over to...
Shakespeare, but why?
This weekend, Northwestern University's Department of Theatre presents an open-to-the-public symposium, "Shakespeare: The American Voice." In addition to lectures and panel discussions, the three-day event includes a screening of Julie...
CSO hopes movies lure fans to Orchestra Hall
One week after "The Lord of the Rings Symphony" sweeps into town like Gandalf lighting the way for the denizens of Minas Tirith, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra will launch its...
‘LOTR’ symphony sets Elvish to music
The members of the World Festival Symphony Orchestra are accustomed to performing on strings, brass, woodwinds and percussion. It's just the specific forms of these instruments that might feel a...
Swing into Earth Day’s orbit
The thing about Earth Day is: It lasts much longer than 24 hours. Founded in 1970 by U.S. Sen. Gaylord Nelson, the original Earth Day was a daylong, nationwide event--one...
Musical’s giving some guns a shot
Prop: Guns Appearing in: Boxer Rebellion's "Assassins" Though it's a Stephen Sondheim musical, there's a reason you probably haven't seen "Assassins." Primarily, the protagonists--the men and women who have killed...
FIVE `GLBT’ FILMS
To coincide with the return of "Reeling," here are five films with different takes on the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered, or GLBT, community (all available on DVD/video): THE CELLULOID...
Blood recipes, a `victim’ look and more
"I've always done fun things for Halloween," says Glenese Hand, whose talents as a makeup designer are on display in Defiant Theatre's well-received "Dracula." Indeed, her love for this season...
You can’t escape allure of this cell
Prop: Water Torture Cell Appearing in: "Death and Harry Houdini," the House Theatre "This thing" is what folks at the House Theatre call "the Water Torture Cell." A metal-and-glass tank...