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[ad_1] gabby fluke-mogul (L) and Lily Glick Finnegan released the duo album Throw It in the Sink in October. Credit: Derrick Alexander First dates can be fraught and awkward. But in improvised music, where the word “date” means something different, they’re mostly opportunities for discovery and excitement. That’s why violinist gabby fluke-mogul particularly relishes them. […]

[ad_1] On July 14, 2018, Harith “Snoop” Augustus, a barber in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood, was shot to death by Officer Dillan Halley. Police had stopped Augustus after noticing that he had a gun under his shirt. As two officers attempted to detain him, Augustus—aware as any Black man might be in his situation of

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[ad_1] Matthew Lombardo’s highly praised Who’s Holiday! is back at Theater Wit for its seasonal run.  Cindy-Lou Who (Veronica Garza), now 40, is preparing to host a Christmas party for her friends in the Dr. Seuss universe but ends up telling us of the aftermath of the events that took place when she was a

[ad_1] It’s always Christmas at the Bayard house, located somewhere across the Mississippi. “Every last twig is wrapped around with ice,” exclaims Lucia (Alexis Primus), peering out the window. At dinner, the place settings never change, though sometimes the people do, as 90 years of Bayards march through time and Christmastide. Newlyweds Roderick (Matt Miles)

[ad_1] The holidays are upon us, which means memorable productions like A Christmas Carol provide the toasty comfort of a coal furnace and a warm scarf. But if you’re looking for a fun and different take on the familiar Dickens classic, grab your stovepipe hat and head over to Lifeline Theatre’s Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol,

[ad_1] Griffin Theatre’s world premiere of this one-act Christmas musical is a high-end Hallmark movie, and I mean that as a compliment. I’ll preface it with the “content warning” that you must be looking for a heartwarming holiday story, but if that’s your jam, The House Without a Christmas Tree is elevating the art form

[ad_1] Juwon Tyrel Perry’s new play, FLUSH, digs into a multitude of impactful stories revealed in the confines of a gay nightclub’s bathroom. Directed by Christian Alexander for Campfire Repertory, the play begins with ten individuals dancing enthusiastically along to Selena’s “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom,” not on the dance floor but in the gender-neutral bathroom.

[ad_1] Up the winding staircase leading to the second floor of the Chicago History Museum, a time capsule of Chicago fashion history awaits visitors. The museum’s newest exhibition, “Dressed in History: A Costume Collection Retrospective,” is timed to honor the 50th anniversary of the museum’s costume council. The council’s curators gather clothes worn, designed, made,

[ad_1] Chicago rarely enforces environmental regulations for city contractors, according to a new report released last month. On October 1, Neighbors for Environmental Justice (N4EJ) released their second report in two years, “Paid to Pollute,” which found that the city department responsible for government contracts doesn’t monitor whether companies violate environmental regulations and there are