Arts & Culture
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Featuring 140 pieces, the exhibition offers a rare opportunity to see works of art that, except for stops in D.C. and London, would require a trip to Seoul.
Today, it’s easy to see and experience art all over Chicago. But where did it all begin, and who was allowed to show their art?
Emma Gerstein’s dispatches from a recent tour with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra illustrate how, in the arts, many parents still contort themselves to juggle childcare and concert performance.
The awards honor the standout local productions each year from storefronts and smaller theater companies in the Chicago area. Here’s the full list of winners.
The lawsuit filed Friday in Cook County Circuit Court is the latest development in a turbulent era at the city’s cultural affairs department.
The Scout script development program was shelved during the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant for an undisclosed amount will help revive it, the Chicago theater said Friday.
The Brookfield Zoo took in 20 rescued axolotls last year after they were confiscated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as they were illegally brought through O’Hare. That’s just one place you can see the regenerative amphibian in town.
The Chicago Snowballs are perfecting the MC Hammer shuffle, trick pop-fly catches and other family-friendly antics ahead of the May 2 season opener against the Rocket Squirrels.
After a two-week trial, a Cook County jury took just a few hours to decide the musician’s former friend and business partner Pat Corcoran had failed to prove his claim that he had a contract entitling him to millions in unpaid commissions and royalties.
Teri O’Brien, a performing artist and former employee of the West Town venue, takes the reins from former partners Tim and Katie Tuten and Mike and Jim Hinchsliff, a deal that has been in the works for a year.
Mayor Brandon Johnson said Thursday that he has appointed Merritt to the position. Merritt has been the interim head of the department responsible for large-scale downtown events.