Changing Face, Changing Place: A History of African Art at the Art Institute of Chicago

Feb. 5, 2011
Kathleen Bickford Berzock, curator of African art, traces the history of African art at the Art Institute of Chicago from the 1920s to the handsome new installation opening in spring 2011.

CSO's Riccardo Muti to undergo surgery

Feb. 4, 2011
Riccardo Muti, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's music director, will undergo surgery after falling during rehearsal.Muti fainted and fell during rehearsal Thursday. The CSO says he sustained multiple facial and jaw fractures.

'Louder Than a Bomb' jumps from stage to screen

Feb. 4, 2011
Slam poetry is kind of a love it or hate it thing: Some in the poetry community say it is too raw – not real poetry and some folks just can’t stand slam’s particular cadence and rhythm.

Artist Jim Nutt’s characters: Shakespearean?

Feb. 3, 2011
Hairy Who artist Jim Nutt now has a 45-year retrospective at the Museum of Contemporary Art, “Coming Into Character.” I couldn’t resist.

The Encyclopedia Show! Series 3, Volume 6: Punctuation

Feb. 2, 2011
Winner of a 2009 "Orgie Theatre Award," The Encyclopedia Show is brought to you from the minds of poets and producers Robbie Q. Telfer and Shanny Jean Maney.

A chat with comedian Maz Jobrani

Jan. 28, 2011
We chat with Iranian-American Comedian Maz Jobrani. Maz  brings his "Brown and Friendly" tour to Chicago and he was a founding member of the "Axis of Evil" comedy tour.

'The Weekly Guide' with literary man about town JC Gabel

Jan. 28, 2011
Providing this week's installment of The Weekly Guide is kind of an old-school spirit. JC Gabel first helmed the now defunct Stop Smiling magazine.

Chicago's dance 'Transformation'

Jan. 27, 2011
Many dance choreographers seek to expand their medium through inventive collaborations.

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