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‘Between States’ is for the community but forgets the community
A new exhibit at the Chicago Architectural Foundation has lofty ambitions but could use some gravity.
by Anjulie Rao on October 18, 2017
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Take a trip and trip out to ‘William Blake and the Age of Aquarius’
A new exhibit at the Block Museum makes a startling connection between the 18th-century English artist and the 1960s counterculture.
by Jason Foumberg on October 4, 2017
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Choir Boy, Foxfinder, and 12 more stage shows to see now
A play by Moonlight author Tarell Alvin McCraney and a paranoiac drama by British playwright Dawn Hall are among this week's best bets.
on October 12, 2017
Do It Today
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Perfect Arrangement
Through 10/22: Thu-Sat 7:30 PM, Sun 3 PM; also Wed 10/18, 7:30 PM
The Broadway at Pride Arts Center - Uptown
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United Flight 232
Through 10/21: Thu-Fri 8 PM, Sat 3 and 8 PM, Sun 3 and 7 PM; also Wed 10/18, 8 PM
Chopin Theatre - Ukrainian Village/East Village
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Along the Lines: Selected Drawings by Saul Steinberg
Through 10/29: Sun–Wed and Fri-Sat 10:30 AM–5 PM, Thu 10:30 AM–8 PM
Art Institute of Chicago - Loop
The Bleader
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Pamela Bannos’s Vivian Maier: A Photographer’s Life and Afterlife, reviewed
by Deanna Isaacs on October 18, 2017 at 3:40PM
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The Daily Show live, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week
by Steve Heisler on October 16, 2017 at 4:03PM
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Open House Chicago, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
by Steve Heisler on October 13, 2017 at 2:33PM
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Professional look, video-game style
by Isa Giallorenzo on October 12, 2017 at 9:07AM
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Nasty Women attempts to sum up what it's like to be a feminist in Trump’s America
by Aimee Levitt on October 11, 2017 at 7:32PM
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A Chicago theater veteran’s view from Puerto Rico
Longtime Theater Oobleck ensemble member Dave Buchen sees hurricane devastation from his house on a hill in San Juan.
by Deanna Isaacs on October 11, 2017 at 6:16PM
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Spoiler alert: this Quixote comes to a bad end
Betrayal undermines an engaging man of La Mancha in Writers Theatre’s latest.
by Tony Adler on October 11, 2017 at 2:00PM
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Gentrifier is a positive step forward in the gentrification debate
A new book succeeds by avoiding simple solutions to complicated problems.
by Tanner Howard on October 9, 2017 at 1:39PM
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Chicago Ideas Week wants to help you solve civic and personal problems
This year's happenings, from October 16-22, include 30 stage events with speakers and panels, punctuated by artistic performances, and 90 labs around the city.
by Aimee Levitt on October 9, 2017 at 1:28PM
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Can Ashley Wheater sustain the Joffrey’s success?
The choreographer celebrates ten years as artistic director of the dance company. What might the next decade have in store?
by Miriam Finder Annenberg on October 5, 2017 at 9:30AM
