Two dance performances give classics a twist

Apr. 20, 2011
The classics of literature, film or ballet earn their keep by remaining fresh and compelling from one generation to the next. Still a contemporary update can sometimes make even a classic more relevant. That’s the case for two dance performances currently on stage in Chicago.

Local poet discovers writing later in life-and is still learning

Apr. 18, 2011
In honor of National Poetry Month Eight Forty-Eight is hearing from local poets. Doris Arrington came to writing in her 50s; twenty years later she’s still going strong.

Poet Joshua Corey's newest collection captures love in post 9/11 era

Apr. 18, 2011
Joshua Corey has just put out his third book of poems. The Lake Forest College professor started Severance Songs in the wake of the September 11 attacks. The poems explore the tension between safety and war but they are also all about love.

Between the Lines: The Goat or, Who Is Sylvia?

Apr. 16, 2011
Remy Bumppo's Between the Lines events are offered once per play as part of a special Saturday matinee. Our April event features guest speaker Jonathan Levy, co-founder of Psychotherapy Associates of Chicago.

Photographer chronicles Black Chicago

Apr. 15, 2011
“He’s always had a humanitarian side. He loves being loved,” Toussaint Werner said of his father, the photographer Eric Werner.

DJ Series: DJ Heather thinks locally, spins globally

Apr. 15, 2011
Heather Robinson learned the fundamentals of DJing on Saturday nights at a bar in Chicago’s Wicker Park/Bucktown neighborhood. But DJ Heather has gone on to earn international recognition and respect – for her turntable skills and for her production work.

The Weekly Guide: Permanent Records' Liz Tooley rock out the weekend

Apr. 15, 2011
On Saturday many music fans will be rummaging through the bins for Record Store Day. Local shops have big plans to entertain and remind people that vinyl is not dead!

Serve It Forth: The American Table and Culinary Activism

Apr. 14, 2011
Nancy Siegel, an associate professor of art history at Towson University, shows how culinary activism--from tea boycotts in the 1760s to patriotic cakes later served on American eagle platters--demonstrated Americans’ support of the democratic way.In the eighteenth century, the Amer

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