By: Donna Marbury, Camille Izlar, and Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory Shaylah Peterson of Wicker Park thought about the shooting on the train all morning. “I couldn’t imagine being in a theater like that and somebody opening fire. That is going to be with me for a minute,” said the 21-year-old Loyola University senior, who was shaken up [...]
By: John Kanaly Last night’s Keepin It Real seminar sponsored by the Jefferson County (16th) District featuring a panel of felons giving an insider’s perspective on burglaries is just one step the District is taking to keep the number of break-ins down. “I think the community cares to hear how the bad guys got caught [...]
The bilingual arts education theater group Barrel of Monkeys is bringing its brand of theatrics to Logan Square for the first time with its new show, “That’s Weird, Abuelita,” which premiered at the Hairpin Arts Center Wednesday. The troupe’s latest piece comprises 16 vignettes, each based on a short story written by students in grades [...]
With help from Logan Square-Avondale’s Curbside Splendor Publishing Inc., the Chicago Writers House Project has taken a step toward a goal of buying a house to serve as a work studio, residence and resource center for local authors. At a fundraiser, Thursday, new novels by Chicago authors Joe Meno, Patrick Somerville and Jac Jemc were [...]
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Photo Courtesy of Gorilla Tango Theater Sophocles gets teamed up with the Gloved-One in Gorilla Tango Theater’s upcoming production: “That Was It: the Tragic Tale of Our King Michael Jackson,” a blend of Greek tragedy, pop culture and comedy. “To do a Greek tragedy, you need someone who is destined for despair,” writer C.J. Tuor [...]
Audio: Responses to “American Sabor” When a Smithsonian exhibition comes to town, most would probably expect to find it in a large downtown museum. Maybe the Field Museum. But for “American Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Music,” the people at the Puerto Rican Arts Alliance decided that downtown wasn’t the best location. “Originally we [...]
Members of St. Sylvester’s parish, in Logan Square, are ratcheting up a campaign to demolish the church’s landmark-designated rectory, and replace it with a prayer garden despite opposition by Ald. Rey Colon. The parishioners are readying a variance to the city’s landmark ordinance that they want Colon to introduce in the City Council and which [...]
Photo Courtesy of Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art opens its next two-month exhibit on Friday, Aug. 10, featuring three Chicago artists: Dennis Lee Mitchell, Olivia Petrides and Lisa Sambor. The artwork ranges from ceramic sculptures to smoke paintings and all share an attention to organic shapes and movement. With [...]
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Chicago Muslims and non-Muslims alike came together Tuesday to break fast at CAIR Chicago’s communal iftar. Nadya FaulxMore Posts
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Lightning strikes and cement-colored clouds couldn’t dampen the mood of partygoers at Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse’s “An Evening at the Garden” fundraiser on Thursday night. In addition to getting a twilight view of the greenhouse and its corresponding gardens, guests were treated to live guitar music, wine, local beer, a silent auction, a plant sale [...]
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History was made Wednesday as Pres. Obama’s deferred action initiative went into effect: A day of relief for thousands of undocumented immigrants Nadya FaulxMore Posts
“The Encyclopedia Show,” a variety show founded by poets Robbie Q. Telfer and Shanny Jean Maney in December 2008 and currently based out of West Town’s Vittum Theater, combines the arts and academia (science included) into a series that both educates and entertains. Click here to listen to the full story. Jennifer-Leigh OprihoryMore Posts
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According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, almost one-third of our diet benefits from honey bee pollination, representing roughly $15 billion in added crop value. Since the 1940s, however, the number of managed honey bee colonies has dropped by nearly 50 percent, from five million to about 2.5 million, as part of a phenomenon now [...]
Bucktown is the home of New Chapter Entertainment LLC, a television company that recently opened its doors with alums from The Oprah Winfrey show at the helm. Rick Segall, executive vice president of development and production, is following Chief Executive Officer Candi Carter’s vision to tell stories from Chicago and the Midwest. For 19 years, [...]
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There were thousands of them: young undocumented immigrants, their families and friends, all waiting at the entrance to Navy Pier, the line snaking down Grand Avenue, under the expressway, all the way down to Wacker Drive. U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill. 4th) described the scene at Navy Pier Wednesday, when Pres. Obama’s deferred action initiative [...]
Photo Courtesy of Larry Sawyer Chicago poet Larry Sawyer, 42, has curated the poetry reading series at Myopic Books on Milwaukee Avenue in Wicker Park for seven years. He is the author of the poetry collection “Unable to Fully California,” the founder of milk magazine, an online poetry journal that he co-edits with Lina Ramona [...]
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The Logan Square AnySquared artist collaborative unveiled a new photography exhibit Monday night. The exhibit features documentary photography of city street life but also includes more artistic commentary on nature and the human body. In the exhibit, the eclectic styles of five Chicago photographers are showcased, Among them is Seaghan Brien, who is showing [...]
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Brasil Fest Chicago, the first Brazilian outdoor festival in the Midwest, is coming to Logan Square on Sunday August 26. Brasil Fest Chicago, the brainchild of Chicago Samba Director Moacyr Marchini, will offer rhythm and flavors as part of “The Boulevard,” a lavish outdoor bash held in the Northwest Side community. Brasil Fest is designed [...]
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French New Wave has arrived at the Logan Square International Film Series. And on Wednesday, more than 50 Northwest Side francophiles gathered in the crisp air of a summer’s night, sharing popcorn and beer while watching “L’année dernière à Marienbad.” Peter “Asa” Kaplan, who started the film series fours ago in his apartment after moving [...]
In a televised interview Sunday, six-term Congressman and U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin commented on “legitimate rape” and how “ the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down,” while discussing his anti-abortion position. Akin later apologized on Mike Huckabee’s radio show, saying “I used the wrong words in the wrong [...]
Northwest Side high schools can expect to see an average cut of more than $50,000, or 8.3 percent, from last year’s spending in arts and music in the Chicago Public Schools’ new proposed 2013 budget. Of the eight high schools, including Roberto Clemente Community Academy, Edwin G. Foreman, Kelvyn Park, North-Grand, Carl Schurz, William Howard [...]
