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    May 22, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. In 'Roadkill' and 'h.g.,' powerful shows for small audiences

    There's nothing new in Chicago about theater in small spaces — that's a crucial part of the city's aesthetic. If you glance at my recommended shows, you'll see several pieces staged in theaters with fewer than 100 seats, including "Rabbit," "Lascivious Something," "In the Company of Men" and the not-to-be-missed production of "The Knowledge" at the Steep Theatre, where, as one of my theater-loving Tribune colleagues recently noted, you are plenty close enough to see the veins bulging in the neck of actress Caroline Neff.
    Tribune critic
    There's nothing new in Chicago about theater in small spaces — that's a crucial part of the city's aesthetic. If you glance at my recommended shows, you'll see several pieces staged in theaters with fewer than 100 seats, including "Rabbit,"...

    Tags: Celebrities, Chicago Humanities Festival, Rentals, Arts and Culture, Chicago Shakespeare Theater

    2. May 21, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. Jazz, Israeli style, sweeps into Chicago

    What does Israeli jazz sound like?
    What does Israeli jazz sound like? It's experimental and traditional, edgy and relaxed, forward-looking and retrospective. The music of this cosmopolitan culture, in other words, proves as stylistically wide-ranging as you might hope of a Middle...

    Tags: Religion and Belief, Green Mill (club), Science and Technology, Customs and Tradition, Music Theater

    3. May 20, 2013 |Story| RedEye

  3. Red Line project kicks off with new signs

    A good sign: The CTA learned its lesson from past projects and updated much of the signage for the southern Red Line reconstruction project, making it easier for riders to commute on Monday, the first weekday of the five-month initiative.
    RedEye
    A good sign: The CTA learned its lesson from past projects and updated much of the signage for the southern Red Line reconstruction project, making it easier for riders to commute on Monday, the first weekday of the five-month initiative. The CTA...

    Tags: Austin (Chicago, Illinois), Science and Technology, Electronics, Chicago Transit Authority

    4. May 19, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. StoryCorps booth allows Chicagoans to make history into a microphone

    Sitting across from his son Peter in a warmly lit booth at the Chicago Cultural Center earlier this month, Chester Konopacki gave slow, careful answers about his childhood on his family's farm in Eastern Poland. He recalled he was tending horses one night with his cousin when, suddenly, "the ground was shaking." The Soviet Army had arrived.
    Sitting across from his son Peter in a warmly lit booth at the Chicago Cultural Center earlier this month, Chester Konopacki gave slow, careful answers about his childhood on his family's farm in Eastern Poland. He recalled he was tending horses one night...

    Tags: Culture, Arts and Culture, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Radio, New York City

    5. May 15, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. Camerata Chicago a small orchestra with big dreams

    Camerata Chicago is the best local chamber orchestra you've probably never heard of.
    Camerata Chicago is the best local chamber orchestra you've probably never heard of. But pay heed: The group is celebrating its 10th anniversary this season, is about to release a new recording and is preparing for its first European tour next month....

    Tags: Ceremonies, Northern Illinois University, International Travel, NBC (tv network), England

    6. May 16, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. Israeli Jazz Festival brings Middle Eastern sounds to Chicago

    Though its population hovers at just 8 million, Israel has become a powerhouse in nurturing high-caliber jazz talent.
    Though its population hovers at just 8 million, Israel has become a powerhouse in nurturing high-caliber jazz talent. Chicago concertgoers are well acquainted with Anat Cohen, the uncommonly versatile Israeli clarinetist who's based in New York and...

    Tags: Religion and Belief, Green Mill (club), Howard Reich, Plymouth, Music Theater

    7. May 9, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. 'Bodies of Work' is all about art and ability

    Lyrical dance pieces incorporating performers in wheelchairs, a one-man show promising "funny stories about cancer" and the Lookingglass Theatre's world premiere adaptation of "Still Alice," a New York Times best-selling novel about a college professor diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's, are included in the rich pool of offerings in "Bodies of Work," an 11-day festival of disability arts and culture that begins Friday.
    Lyrical dance pieces incorporating performers in wheelchairs, a one-man show promising "funny stories about cancer" and the Lookingglass Theatre's world premiere adaptation of "Still Alice," a New York Times best-selling novel about a college professor...

    Tags: Cultural Development, The New York Times, Hull House, Entertainment Events, Arts

    8. May 2, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Puppets and fairy tales are part of 'Stages, Sights and Sounds'

    The Chicago Humanities Festival is one of those things that many locals have on their calendar, but let's be clear about this — it's people in a room, standing on a stage, talking about stuff.
    Tribune reporter
    The Chicago Humanities Festival is one of those things that many locals have on their calendar, but let's be clear about this — it's people in a room, standing on a stage, talking about stuff. What self-respecting kid will sit still for that?...

    Tags: Chicago Humanities Festival, Arts and Culture, Sleeping Beauty (movie), Arts, Entertainment

    9. May 2, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Classical Corner

    Apollo Chorus of Chicago: Composer Stephen Paulus will be in residence for a program of his choral works under Stephen Alltop's direction. 7:30 p.m. Friday at Fourth Presbyterian Church, 126 E. Chestnut St.; and 3 p.m. Sunday at Alice Millar Chapel,...

    Tags: Lincoln Center, Michigan Avenue, Colleges and Universities, Music, Jorge Federico Osorio

    10. May 1, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  10. Chicago Jazz Festival 2013 lineup announced

    Drummer Jack DeJohnette, trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, pianists Jason Moran and Robert Glasper and saxophonists Donald Harrison, Charles Lloyd, Jimmy Heath and Rudresh Mahanthappa will headline the 35th annual Chicago Jazz Festival, running Aug. 29 through Sept. 1.
    Drummer Jack DeJohnette, trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, pianists Jason Moran and Robert Glasper and saxophonists Donald Harrison, Charles Lloyd, Jimmy Heath and Rudresh Mahanthappa will headline the 35th annual Chicago Jazz Festival, running Aug. 29...

    Tags: Chicago Jazz Fest, Mike Smith, Jazz Institute of Chicago, Entertainment Events, Education

    11. Apr 25, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. Chicago saxophonist Pat Mallinger gets ready for his close-up

    When singer-pianist Diane Schuur headlined at the Jazz Showcase last week, she wasn't the most commanding player on stage.
    When singer-pianist Diane Schuur headlined at the Jazz Showcase last week, she wasn't the most commanding player on stage. At leat not whenever Chicago saxophonist Pat Mallinger stepped up to solo. Each time he brought the mouthpiece to his lips,...

    Tags: Green Mill (club), Plymouth, Music Theater, Entertainment Events, Theater

    12. Apr 23, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  12. Building a bridge between Chicago and France, through jazz

    Imagine what might happen if some of Chicago's most inventive jazz musicians embarked on a multi-year collaboration with their counterparts in France.
    Imagine what might happen if some of Chicago's most inventive jazz musicians embarked on a multi-year collaboration with their counterparts in France. Just think of the music that might result, the insights that could be shared, the audiences that would...

    Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Howard Reich, Travel, Music, Arts and Culture

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