Best of Fall: The Crafty Activist
Dorothy Burge stitches historical significance into her quilts of Black veterans.
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Best of Fall: The Graphic Stenographer
Tony Lewis connects the dots between language and art.
Best of Fall: The Soul Searcher
Back to her country roots, singer Stella Lefty is out to prove she’s no one-hit...
Best RuPaul’s Drag Race Viewing Party
Sixteen seasons in, RuPaul’s Drag Race still has a grip on its fans even firmer...
Best Storefront Theater Incubator
Chicago has earned its reputation for adventurous stage productions that lure audiences well beyond downtown....
Best Excuse to Go Out on a Monday Night
The dark confines of the Green Mill are superb for winding down after the week’s...
Five Things to Do: July 12-14
What to do in Chicago this weekend.
The Only Reason to See Wilco Outside of Chicago
It seems counterintuitive to leave the city to see Tweedy and company, but the Solid...
Class Antagonism Is on Full Display in Chicago-Based The Bikeriders
Danny Lyon’s 1968 book of the same name was a landmark work of photojournalism. The...
Steve Walters Has Left His Print
The artist designed posters for legendary Chicago artists. Now he's the main act at a...
Erasing a Shadow of Stigma
Spank Bank Time Machine, part of Steppenwolf's LookOut series, uses dark comedy to talk about...
A New Project Puts the “Public” in Public Art
For a decade, the ambitious Wabash Lights project was just a dream. This August, its...
Five Things to Do: June 21-23
What to do in Chicago this weekend.