A soldier and an acting teacher collaborate to imitate a dictator in Six Men Dressed Like Joseph Stalin at A Red Orchid ...

She Who Dared centers the women behind the Montgomery bus boycott and the landmark case of Browder v. Gayle.

Catalyst: Im/migration and Self-Taught Art in Chicago” at the Intuit Art Museum is a celebration of such works made since the ...

In a digital landscape saturated with subscription paywalls and premium content, it’s easy to overlook the value of a ...

Triiip is a young poet for the south west side of Chicago with a passion for words and people. Poem curated by The Third.

Samantha Crain's newest album has an unhurried energy and openness, and Crain broadens her folkie palette into more experimental and psychedelic territory.

When those emotions include angry despair at the state of your whole fucking species, you’ve got to play hard enough to shake ...

Connective Thread,” curated by Michelle Alexander at Ivory Gate Gallery, gathers works by women artists that acknowledge ...

The 2025 edition of the Chicago Blues Festival has one of the stronger lineups in recent memory—its mix of hallowed veterans ...

The Chicago Blues Festival brings out the best in the local scene all weekend—and here are a few dozen shows to prove it.

This synth-heavy Chicago rock band make music for people who want to have fun even when they’re morbidly concerned about the future.

Nonbinary casting director and dramaturg Catherine MIller advocates for better representation onstage for trans and BIPOC ...