Tuvan Tunes
Pedestrians passing the University of Chicago’s International House on the evening of April 14 may have noticed the bellows emanating from the building’s top floor. Did the University host a didgeridoo...
View ArticleWatercolors and Glitter
ART’s all-caps name is representative of the enthusiasm and creativity of the group it refers to. Begun last fall under the umbrella of the Chicago Adolescent Mentoring Program and led by University of...
View ArticlePieces by Parcel: Golden Age shows internationally assembled exquisite corpses
Pilsen’s Golden Age art gallery and concept shop is a pleasant distraction from the hustle and bustle of 18th Street. Set just a block from the Pink Line stop, the space provides a cool, crisp...
View ArticleSwap ’til You Drop: A look inside a South Side flea market
Buyers beware: at the Ashland Avenue Swap-O-Rama, you can buy everything and the kitchen sink. Set just north of the once-booming Chicago stockyards, the flea market is a sea of vendors, shoppers, and...
View ArticlePuppet Mastery
Alaskan puppet troupe Reckoning Motions’ performance of “The Great Ziggurat,” held last Tuesday at the Experimental Station, was challenging, elegantly evocative, and all-around enjoyable. The piece,...
View ArticleFever to Tell: The Chicago Storytelling Guild’s thirteenth annual festival...
When asked about being a professional storyteller, Judith Heineman consistently fields the same question: “Do you read stories to children?” As the activities of Heineman and the Chicago Storytelling...
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