everything looks blurry" through 6/21 at Weatherproof The post Step inside time itself at Weatherproof appeared first on Chicago Reader.

Audrey Robinovitz sat at the center of a long wooden table, the quiet axis of a fragrant orbit in a small room at Wheeler Hall, part of the Church of the Ascension, an Anglo-Catholic Episcopal parish in the Gold Coast. The churchs worship draws on older Christian traditions, but its Episcopal setting also points to […] The post The scent of resurrection ...

My journey into art began as a little boy with my mother. She was, in many ways, not a good mother. We kids had to fend for ourselves, enduring physical, mental, and sexual abuse from the people in her life. I have a lot of physical and mental scars from that time. Yet, some of […] The post Art is my little bit of freedom appeared first on Chicago Reader.

Divs Rays therapy budget goes toward Spotify Premium. Her therapists? RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook, otherwise known as the members of the K-pop supergroup BTS. Ray discovered the Bulletproof Boy Scouts in 2017 as she was navigating the pressures of grad school, a job search, and her own epilepsy. She didnt […] The post Umami from Scratch ...

Leopoldstadt, through 8/16 at Writers Theatre The post Leopoldstadt is a monumental final gift from Tom Stoppard appeared first on Chicago Reader.

The oldest human art form comes to the stage for the inaugural Chicago Story Fest live journalism that celebrates the best stories of our city. Real stories, real stakes, told equally by journalists that have spent their lives covering Chicago, and your neighbors who call it home. Story Fest showcases the citys best storytellers […] The post The Chicago ...

Just Neighborsexamines the citys homeless encampment sweeps, focusing on the human impact of a fragmented, interdepartmental process. At the beginning of June, while Chicagos LGBTQ+ community was gearing up for Pride month, Ray was sorting through gender-affirming belongings, trying to figure out what to keep and what to give away. The 39-year-old resident ...

Untitled Vampire Play, through 7/12 at Lookingglass Theatre The post Untitled Vampire Play is a toothsome delight at Lookingglass appeared first on Chicago Reader.

Two Out of Three Falls, through 7/18 at Factory Theater The post Two Out of Three Falls is a cunning look at kayfabe appeared first on Chicago Reader.

Catch as Catch Can, through 7/12 at Steppenwolf Theatre The post Two families face minor irritations and major cataclysms in Catch as Catch Can appeared first on Chicago Reader.

Southern Rapture, through 6/28, Tin Drum Theatre at Theater Wit The post Southern Rapture tackles the culture wars appeared first on Chicago Reader.

The Elephant Man, through 6/28, Surging Films & Theatrics at Theater Wit The post The Elephant Man explores the real-life story of John Merrick appeared first on Chicago Reader.

He called himself a slipping glimpser and, indeed, to take in one of Willem de Koonings paintings is always a series of momentary glancesnothing waits long enough to be apprehended. No artist I know has conveyed the frenzy of animality in quite this way. This show is billed as the first to focus on the […] The post The frenzied marks of Willem de Kooning ...

Malcolm Riordan, 32, born in the Edgewater neighborhood, founded Chicago Community Fest (CCF) in 2024. CCF presents concerts to raise funds for mutual aid in Chicago and beyond. Hes organized shows with CCF and the Meg Memes x Malcolm Fest that have raised thousands of dollars for organizations such as the Midwest Immigration Bond Fund, […] The post ...

Become Death Thu 7/2 at the Burlington The post Chicago tech-death duo Become Death vent their rage on Vorara appeared first on Chicago Reader.

On Sunday, nonprofit community radio station WHPK announced an ongoing effort to digitize its collection of program guides and magazines. The University of Chicago provides the great bulk of WHPKs funding, and the stations headquarters are in the schools main student center, the Reynolds Club. Station staffers and volunteers dug up the archival material by ...

Shallowater, Cancer House Sat 6/27 at Beat Kitchen The post Shallowater and Cancer House bring new vitality to slowcore appeared first on Chicago Reader.

KeiyaA Tue 6/30 at Schubas The post Chicago native KeiyaA carves a new path through R&B with Hookes Law appeared first on Chicago Reader.

On a bitter winter night in 2023, I settled in at the Music Box Theatre with my best friend to enjoy my first ever Rated Q screening: Twilight (2008). Its a night I cherish deeply and recount often as one of my most unique movie outings, and since then, Ive regularly brought new people to […] The post Rated Q remains an unquestionable success appeared ...

Disclosure Day in wide release in theaters The post Review: Disclosure Day appeared first on Chicago Reader.

Mansa build songs layer by layer, with feeling first. Long before instruments enter the process, the Chicago-based collective lay a foundation through language. At the center of the band is Alonzo Sanders Jr., a 33-year-old producer, songwriter, and saxophonist. The lyrics come first, he says. Then we build the world around what were trying to […] The ...

Pleasure Puncture" through 6/27 at Ignition Projects The post Samuel Schwindt shapes leather like poetry appeared first on Chicago Reader.

The Brown Line is an emerging, independent Chicago newsletter named for the elevated trainaiming to cut through redlining to elevate the underground arts, culture, and community life of the city’s Global South diasporas. Hop on board with the newsletter here, and make sure you never miss a stop on Instagram. This guide will continue to […] The post The ...