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David Leggett has the last laugh
A look at the rising local artist and his approachable, lively, and darkly humorous drawings and paintings
by Kerry Cardoza on June 28, 2017
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Chicago Folks Operetta mounts the Chicago premiere of a landmark work by Kurt Weill
Johnny Johnson follows a pacifist into the trenches of WWI and beyond.
by Albert Williams on June 28, 2017
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It Came From the Neo-Futurarium XII, In the Soundless Awe, and six more new stage shows
The Neo-Futurists' takes on camp classics and the evocation of a torpedoed WWII ship are among this week's best bets.
on June 28, 2017
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Parade
Through 7/2: Wed-Fri 7:30 PM, Sat 3 and 7:30 PM, Sun 2 and 6 PM (2 PM only 6/18 and 7/2), Tue 7:30 PM; also Wed 6/28, 3 PM
Writers Theatre - Other Suburbs North
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Spaces Without Drama
2/16-7/1
Graham Foundation - Lincoln Park
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Bright Half Life
Through 7/1: Wed-Sat 7:30 PM, Sun 3 PM; also Sat 7/1, 3 PM
Theater Wit - Lakeview
The Bleader
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Books we can’t wait to read in the rest of 2017
by Aimee Levitt on June 28, 2017 at 11:09AM
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Catching the game-winning rose on the gig poster of the week
by Luca Cimarusti on June 28, 2017 at 7:00AM
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‘Gauguin: Artist as Alchemist’ at the Art Institute, Millennium Park Summer Film Series, and more things to do in Chicago this week
by Steve Heisler on June 26, 2017 at 1:00PM
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Chicago Zombie March, Logan Square Arts Festival, and more things to do in Chicago this weekend
by Emily Wasielewski on June 23, 2017 at 4:11PM
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Steppenwolf releases ‘official statement’ on Hedy Weiss review uproar
by Deanna Isaacs on June 23, 2017 at 4:01PM
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Bette Davis Ain’t for Sissies, Jacques Brel’s Lonesome Losers . . . , and nine more new stage shows
A one-woman show to buckle up for and an intimate, retro revue are among this week's best bets.
on June 22, 2017 at 12:30PM
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Best of Chicago 2017: Goods & Services
on June 22, 2017 at 11:00AM
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In defense of Hedy Weiss
Just because you disagree with her criticism doesn’t make her a bigot.
by Deanna Isaacs on June 21, 2017 at 12:00PM
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For Derrick Adams, black imagination is the future
In his solo show, the New York-based polymath artist uses installation, video, music, and collage to remix the archival holdings of the Stony Island Arts Bank.
by Danielle A. Scruggs on June 20, 2017 at 4:30PM
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Who’s the octopus in Takashi Murakami’s ‘The Octopus Eats Its Own Leg’?
A new exhibit of the Japanese artist’s work at the Museum of Contemporary Art is a dizzying depiction of the current cultural moment.
by Tal Rosenberg on June 14, 2017 at 6:30PM
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