Friday, September 2, 2022
Chicago simply cannot have enough record shops. It just can’t. Every one that opens is a treasure—including the latest vinyl vault, Signal Records (3156 W. Diversey). From now on, they�…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 11:36PMAt the corners of Cullerton and Carpenter sits La Esquina, a community center that opened this spring to provide free art classes and provide safer space for neighborhood youth to […]
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SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 02:38PMMonday, August 29, 2022
Manny’s Cafeteria and Delicatessen (1141 S. Jefferson) is celebrating a staggering 80 years in business today, with special offerings and a cake cutting ceremony at lunchtime. The food is …
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 10:08PMSunday, August 28, 2022
Sapphire and Crystals, the 36-year-old collective of African American women artists in Chicago, celebrates their legacy of exhibiting and supporting the work of women artists of African desc…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 11:53PMThursday, August 25, 2022
The final Argyle Night Market for the season happens tonight from 5-9 PM, filling Argyle Street between Kenmore and Sheridan with food vendors, community booths, local business, activities f…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 01:25AMTuesday, August 23, 2022
From 5-7 PM, the Chicago Park District has organized a listening session seeking community dialogue about visions for Douglass Park. The park district’s Douglass Park Community Engagement …
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 04:34PMMonday, August 22, 2022
Hopefully you’ve been following our recent comics journalism pieces on art and artists created by Reader contributor and former Chicagoan Coco Picard (her latest, an interview with artist …
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 01:05AMSunday, August 21, 2022
Does your work from home soundtrack need a refresh? Patrixia, our latest Chicagoan of Note, is a DJ who dominates the digital club space. She’s so good at getting the […]
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SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 09:09PMSaturday, August 20, 2022
Chicago Vinyl Connection celebrates one year of bringing independent record sellers, vintage vendors, and music lovers together with today’s latest edition of their nomadic gatherings of g…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 03:36PMFriday, August 19, 2022
Collaboraction’s youth artist-activist ensemble, The Light, concludes its summer tour with Night Out in the Parks this weekend, with a show tonight at 5 PM at Austin’s LaFollette Park (1…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 12:28PMThursday, August 18, 2022
Chicago’s Central Camera is a great example of a small business that has persevered through multiple challenges–check out contributor Zinya Salfiti’s cover story in our latest issue to…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 02:22AMWednesday, August 17, 2022
The city’s SummerDance series is well under way, and today’s fusion of live music, dance instruction, and outdoor activities takes place in Englewood’s Ogden Park (6500 S. Racine). The…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 05:34PMMonday, August 15, 2022
Tuesdays are a good day (and night) to visit the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, as there are extended hours for both the museum and the store (10 AM-9 PM) and museum admission is free o…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 05:56PMSunday, August 14, 2022
The Chicago Black Artist Union is a grouping of Black Chicago creatives from several disciplines who joined together to share their artistry with a variety of Chicago audiences, support each…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 09:07PMSaturday, August 13, 2022
FroSkate, a BIPOC-led skate collective that centers female, trans, queer, and gender nonconforming skaters, is celebrating the release of the FroSkate x Nike SB Dunk. The skate shoe drops th…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 03:23PMWednesday, August 10, 2022
Through September 11, the University of Chicago’s Arts + Public Life initiative is celebrating 10 years of their artists-in-residence program (dubbed AIR) with the exhibition “All That L…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 08:06PMTuesday, August 9, 2022
At noon, KAN-WIN, a local nonprofit focused on eradicating gender-based violence, especially for women and children across Asian American communities, is holding a rally outside of the Wrigl…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 02:02PMMonday, August 8, 2022
After School Matters, the nonprofit that provides after-school and summer programs for Chicago teens (while offering them stipends), presents Spotlight on Peace, a performance featuring spok…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 07:10PMIf you’re still COVID-hesitant about sitting in the dark with strangers at the theater, then A Theater in the Dark is here to help! The company, which focuses on creating original audio dr…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 01:27PMSaturday, August 6, 2022
Got room for a little more love in your life? Check out Famous Fido Rescue’s adoption open house today. Famous Fido (3124 W. Irving Park), a no-kill shelter, finds homes for animals surren…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 07:45PMFriday, August 5, 2022
Sound healing is both an art and a science, and that’s why many boundary-pushing electronic musicians have worked in the (maligned! misunderstood! incredible!) territory of “new age” m…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 06:20PMArrive at the field house in McKinley Park (2210 W. Pershing) by 7 PM to be led to Orchidelirium, a live performance about the history and symbolism of orchids by Mitsu Salmon. The action wi…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 03:57PMThursday, August 4, 2022
Windy City Smokeout kicks off a weekend of beer, barbecue, and bands representing both new faces in country music and some old favorites; tonight’s 9 PM headlining set by Willie Nelson and…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 02:08PMMonday, August 1, 2022
Chicago Community Jail Support, the volunteer mutual aid network that supports people recently released from Cook County Jail, hosts two teach-ins and volunteer training sessions on Zoom thi…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 10:51PMJoin local musicians Makaya McCraven and Sons of Kemet for an outdoor show to celebrate the inaugural evening of the Salt Shed (1357 N. Elston), Chicago’s newest independent music venue, w…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 01:25PMSunday, July 31, 2022
Have you scheduled your monkeypox (MPV) vaccine yet? While the virus is spreading rapidly among people who have sex with MSM (men who have sex with men), anyone can catch it. Intimate skin-t…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 08:22PMSaturday, July 30, 2022
While everyone’s distracted by that big downtown music festival, sneak in a leisurely stroll at the Art Institute of Chicago (111. S Michigan). Today is one of the final days to catch Igsh…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 02:22PMFriday, July 29, 2022
The Blasian March, cofounded in New York by onetime Chicago dancer and performer Rohan Zhou-Lee in the wake of the George Floyd Black Lives Matter protests, has grown to encompass other citi…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 01:33PMThe 2022 Newberry Book Fair is back and under way today after a three-year break while all of us adjusted to concerns around COVID-19. The fair has traditionally been a must-go event for boo…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 12:27PMThursday, July 28, 2022
In late June, the Chicago Pride Parade returned to its in-person glory after two years of delay and cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thousands of people headed for the north side …
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 04:33PMWednesday, July 27, 2022
Today kicks off the 50th year for Fiesta del Sol, which organizers call the “largest Latino festival of its kind in the country.” The festival is a dizzying combination of workshops, ven…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 05:07PM 
