Arts & Culture
Wondering about Chicago music, festivals, arts, theater and food? WBEZ brings together the best stories about Chicago’s arts and culture scene. What’s more, our weekly newsletter Green Room delivers the inside scoop on the arts beat every Thursday.
Yes, there’s a dizzying amount of merriment to consider. Our curated list makes it easy to choose.
The Chicago-area native and Second City alum is staging a series of sold-out shows at Steppenwolf with Kate Flannery of The Office.
This list from WBEZ and sister station Vocalo blurs lines and mixes genres, from hip-hop and R&B to indie rock, blues and jazz.
Hunt’s close friend and biographer Jon Ott explores the exhibition at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum and Library.
Chicago filmmakers say the challenge is securing wider distribution in an industry that increasingly takes its cue from streaming-service algorithms.
The Loop boomed with music with the holiday cheer helping remedy chattering teeth during the chilly, windy parade.
Our Chicago year-end concert list includes multi-night shows from Andrew Bird, Michael McDermott and Marquis Hill, plus some New Year’s ideas.
It took the patient sleuthing of a rare books and manuscripts curator from the Newberry Library to unravel the mystery of the lost books.
The theater is proposing a mixed-use development across from its Uptown building, including a literary cafe, recording studio and affordable artist residences.
The exhibition, at GRAY, mines the contours of history and her own childhood — and it’s the rare opportunity to see 17 new works by the artist.