This fall, Chicago’s architecture takes center stage as Open House Chicago® returns October 17–18, 2026. Open House Chicago® (OHC) is a free, citywide architecture festival that opens the doors to ...

The term “death doula” is wide-ranging and depends on the family’s needs and the services the doula provides. Their offerings are generally practical or emotionally centered, encompassing financial ...

The title of the new album by Mike Reed’s the Separatist Party, Sing the Color Blue, may augur a synesthetic experience, but it only hints at the crisscrossing of signals that went into its making.

Two-day twee and indie-pop festival the Windy Pop Weekender includes 90s favorites Rocketship, Dressy Bessy, and the Softies.

Even as Weaver moves around, he keeps Chicago with him. Like most of us who travel or relocate to another place, he often gets asked about Chicago’s reputation. “They’re like, ‘Oh, Chicago, it’s so ...

Texas-born, Chicago-based folk artist Marian Runk has a background as a cartoonist. That perspective informs her songs, which have a wistful, vivid, and discursive eye for detail. Her work recalls ...

Bitknot shows off Feeble Little Horse’s grasp of trip-hop, new age minimalism, and atmospheric video-game scoring.

French Police might be the fastest-growing Chicago band with such an underreported story. If you read Jocelyn Martínez-Rosales’s 2023 Reader piece about the band’s first tour of Mexico, through, ...

September 26 sees the first run of the Palestine Film Showcase at the 18th Street Casa de Cultura in Pilsen. The event spotlights four documentary short films by Palestine filmmakers, along with food, ...

Comparing the early and upcoming renditions of the Chicago Underground Film Festival with artistic director, programmer, and cofounder Bryan Wendorf ...

A voice teacher and her younger student share a tragic connection in Guillem Clua's play, now in a local premiere at Open ...

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