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Fado Star Carminho
Autumn 2024Music

Fado Star Carminho to Kick-off US Tour at Chicago’s City Winery

December 28, 2024 Oscar Peterson
Arts of Life Artwork
ArtAutumn 2024

Arts of Life Announces 25th Anniversary Celebration

November 10, 2024 Isaac Jacobs
The Four Phantoms Bringing Revue of Beloved Theater Favorite to The Mac this Fall
Autumn 2024Theater

The Four Phantoms Bringing Revue of Beloved Theater Favorite to The Mac this Fall

November 1, 2024 Fred Cummings
Chicago a Capella
Music

Chicago a cappella presents “Jazz a cappella” March 29-April 6

March 6, 2025 Fred Cummings
Thomas Busciglio-Ritter
Museums

Milwaukee Art Museum Welcomes Thomas Busciglio-Ritter as Abert Family Associate Curator of American Art

March 6, 2025 Isaac Jacobs
Melinda French Gates
Arts

The Auditorium Presents Melinda French Gates in Conversation April 23

March 6, 2025 Isaac Jacobs
CYSO Spanish Rhapsody Gala 2025
Classical MusicMusic

Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras Gala, “Spanish Rhapsody” Raises $500K

March 5, 2025 Fred Cummings

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Chicago a Capella
Music

Chicago a cappella presents “Jazz a cappella” March 29-April 6

March 6, 2025 Fred Cummings

Chicago a cappella (CAC), Chicago’s premier unaccompanied vocal ensemble, continues its 2024/25 Season this March with Jazz a cappella, a

CYSO Spanish Rhapsody Gala 2025
Classical MusicMusic

Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras Gala, “Spanish Rhapsody” Raises $500K

March 5, 2025 Fred Cummings
Music Institute Gala to Honor Paquito D’Rivera with Dushkin Award
Classical MusicMusic

Music Institute Gala to Honor Paquito D’Rivera with Dushkin Award

February 24, 2025 Fred Cummings
Riccardo Muti Conducts the CSO
Classical MusicMusic

Riccardo Muti Leads The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and Distinguished Soloists in Verdi’s “Requiem Mass” in June

February 20, 2025 David Henley
Paul Simon
Music

Paul Simon Announces New Spring/Summer US Tour

February 20, 2025 David Henley
The Listeners
Classical MusicMusicOpera

A New “Cult” Classic: Missy Mazzoli’s “The Listeners” Comes to Lyric Opera This Spring

February 18, 2025 Fred Cummings

Film

Still from Peter Hujar’s Day
FilmSundance

Sundance 2025 Film “Peter Hujar’s Day” Acquired by Sideshow and Janus

February 5, 2025 Fred Cummings

Sideshow and Janus Films have announced that they have acquired North American rights to Peter Hujar’s Day, the highly acclaimed

Still from Come See Me In the Good Light
FilmSundance

“Come See Me in the Good Light” Wins Festival Favorite Award at 2025 Sundance Film Festival

February 4, 2025 David Henley
The audience at the Sundance ASCAP Music Café at the Acura House of Energy Photo by Fred Hayes
FilmSundance

Sundance 2025 ASCAP Café Wraps With Live Performances and Engaging Composer Conversations Underscoring This Year’s Exciting Slate of Films

January 31, 2025 David Henley
Trokas Duras
FilmSundance

Sundance 2025 Names Short Film Program Award Recipients

January 29, 2025 David Henley

Theater

Avalance Theatre's Martina Logan
Theater

Avalanche Theatre Announces World Premiere of “Time is a Color and the Color is Blue”

February 26, 2025 Oscar Peterson

Avalanche Theatre has announced its Chicago debut with the world premiere of Time is a Color and the Color is

The Second City
Theater

The Second City Announces Cast and Crew of 113 Mainstage Review

February 24, 2025 Oscar Peterson
Jalbelly Guzmán
Theater

Buckle up for Chicago Children’s Theatre’s New Bilingual Musical, “Go Dog Go! (Ve Perro ¡Ve!)”

February 18, 2025 David Henley
Chicago Shakespeare Theater Short Shakespeare!
Theater

Chicago Shakespeare Welcoming Nearly 20,000 Students to “Short Shakespeare! A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

February 17, 2025 Oscar Peterson
Nikki Carpenter Playwright
Theater

Chicago Cultural Center New Play Residency Funding New Play Readings in Time for Chicago Theatre Week

January 31, 2025 Oscar Peterson

Dance

Trinity Irish Dance Company Dancers 2. Photo by Lois Greenfield
Dance

Chicago Trinity Irish Dance Company to Make Jacob’s Pillow Debut

February 15, 2025 Fred Cummings

Chicago’s Trinity Irish Dance Company (TIDC), the uniquely Irish-American company that celebrates founding artistic director Mark Howard’s pioneering vision to

Giordano Dance Chicago "Studio 62" Benefit
Dance

Giordano Dance Chicago’s Feb. 1 “Studio 62” Benefit Supports the Giordano Dance Chicago Dancer Fund

February 12, 2025 Fred Cummings
Moving Alternatives de Anne Collod
Dance

Anne Collod to Perform “Moving alter-natives” at MCA Stage

February 4, 2025 Fred Cummings
Mandella Arts
Dance

Mandala Arts Celebrates 10 Years with “Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow”

January 27, 2025 David Henley
Complexions Contemporary Ballet
Dance

Complexions Contemporary Ballet to Celebrate 30 Years with Auditorium Theatre Performance

January 14, 2025 David Henley

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