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Every week, we bring you three not-to-be-missed activities from the arts community.
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| Three to See: Twain, Twirling and 70's Soul |
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| Sound Opinions producer Robin Linn shares her top picks for upcoming cultural events. |
| Three to See: Wine and Dine |
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| Nick White shares his picks for upcoming cultural events. |
| Three to See: Free for the Holidays |
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| A special free edition of the Friday staple. |
| Three to See: Art on the Edge |
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| Carrie Shepherd shares her three choices for your cultural calendar. |
| Three to See: A Chicago Tour |
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| Eight Forty-Eight director Jason Marck shares his Three to See. |
| Alison's International Three to See |
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| Alison Cuddy's three picks for the weekend. |
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| Matt Cunningham shares his top picks for upcoming cultural events. |
| Three to See: Sound Choices |
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| Matt Cunningham shares his top picks for upcoming cultural events. |
| Three to See: Sketch, Dance and Manifest Destiny |
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| Matt Cunningham shares his top picks for upcoming cultural events. |
| Three to See: Finding the 'Other' Festivals |
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| Matt Cunningham brings us three alternatives to the city’s biggest art festival. |
| Three to See: Places and Spaces |
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| Matt Cunningham shares his top picks for upcoming cultural events. |
| Three to See: Imagination |
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| Matt Cunningham gives us three reasons to feel cultured this weekend. |
| Three to See: Arts Diversity Shines |
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| Matt Cunningham brings us three top picks for upcoming cultural events. |
| Three to See: Around the World |
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| Matt Cunningham brings us his weekly dose of culture. |
| Three to See: Last Chance |
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| Chicago Public Radio's Matt Cunningham highlights three exhibitions in their final weeks. |
| Three to See: Past, Present and Future |
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| Matt Cunningham shares three not-to-be-missed upcoming cultural events in Three to See. |
| Three to See: Holiday Respite |
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| Hello Beautiful!’s Matt Cunningham shares his top picks for upcoming cultural events. |
| A Magical "Three to See" |
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| Matt Cunningham tells us about three "must see" events. |
| 32C: Climate of Concern and More |
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| Matt Cunningham shares three not-to-be-missed upcoming arts events. |
| Three to See: Kisses as Performance Art and More |
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| Chicago Public Radio's Matt Cunningham brings us three not-to-be-missed upcoming events. |
| Three to See: Nefertiti and More |
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Matt Cunningham shares three not-to-be missed upcoming cultural events. To hear more about the arts world, tune in Sunday at 10 a.m. to Hello Beautiful!. This week, Cherie Caswell Dost hosts. |
| Three to See: Are You Ready to Rock? |
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| Matt Cunningham shares three not-to-be-missed upcoming cultural events. |
| Three to See: Cinema, Contemporary Art and Austrian Design |
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| Chicago Public Radio's Matt Cunningham spins his cultural rolodex to find three not-to-be-missed events in Chicago. |
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| Hello Beautiful! Producer Matt Cunningham shares three not-to-be-missed upcoming cultural events revolving around the war in Iraq. |
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| Arts Editor Edward Lifson shares three not-to-be-missed upcoming cultural events. |
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Chicago Public Radio Arts Editor Edward Lifson shares his top picks for upcoming cultural events.
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Arts Editor Edward Lifson shares his top picks for upcoming cultural events.
Radio Golf by August Wilson at the Goodman Theater
Closes Sunday
Richard Hunt
Exhibition of Maquettes and Color Lithographs at Elmhurst College
Through Wednesday, February 28
Cézanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde
Art Institute of Chicago
Through May 12, 2007 |
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Hello Beautiful! Senior Producer Matt Cunningham shares his top picks for upcoming cultural events.
Service Station
February 16-March 9
Walsh Gallery
118 N. Peoria Street, Chicago
Lady
Through February 25
Northlight Theatre
9501 Skokie Boulevard, Skokie
Delirium
Feburary 17-19
United Center
1901 W. Madison St., Chicago |
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Chicago Public Radio arts producer Matt Cunningham steps in for the vacationing Edward Lifson and shares three not-to-be-missed upcoming cultural events. |
| Web Exclusive: Three to See |
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Chicago Public Radio Arts Editor Edward Lifson shares three not to be missed upcoming culural events. |
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Arts editor Edward Lifson shares his top picks for upcoming cultural events. |
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Arts Editor Edward Lifson shares his three to see |
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Chicago Public Radio arts editor Edward Lifson shares three not-to-be missed upcoming cultural events.
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Chicago Public Radio Arts Editor Edward Lifson shares three not-to-be-missed upcoming cultural events.
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Arts Editor Edward Lifson shares his top picks for upcoming cultural events. |
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Arts Editor Edward Lifson shares his three to see this week.
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Chicago Public Radio Arts Editor Edward Lifson shares three not-to-be-missed upcoming cultural events.
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Chicago Public Radio Arts Editor Edward Lifson shares three, or four, not-to-be-missed upcoming cultural events.
Jhumpa Lahiri in Conversation with Mary A. Dempsey
Monday, October 9 at 6 p.m.
Harold Washington Library's Pritzker Auditorium
Chicago
Testsuya Noda—Dairy, uncovered
Through Saturday, October 7
Andrew Bae Gallery
Chicago
“Louis Sullivan and the Dream of an American Architecture Lecture” by David Garrard Lowe
Monday, October 9 at 6 p.m.
Rudolph Ganz Recital Hall at Roosevelt University
Chicago
Edward Lifson Hosts a Panel Discussion
Wednesday, October 11 at 6 p.m.
Archicenter
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| Chicago Public Radio's arts editor and Hello Beautiful! host Edward Lifson shares three not-to-be-missed cultural events. |
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Chicago Public Radio's arts editor and Hello Beautiful! host Edward Lifson shares three not-to-be-missed cultural events.
Around the Coyote Fall Arts Festival
Friday–Sunday, September 8–10
Various locations in Wicker Park
Chicago
Rhinoceros Theater Festival
Thursday, September 7 through November 12
Most performances at Prop Thtr
Chicago
Doug Fogelson: CUSH
Friday, September 8 through October 8
Kraft/Lieberman Gallery
Chicago
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| Chicago Public Radio's arts editor and Hello Beautiful! host Edward Lifson shares three not-to-be-missed cultural events.
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Chicago Public Radio's arts editor and Hello Beautiful! host Edward Lifson shares three not-to-be-missed cultural events.
Rush Hour Concerts—Bach Two-Part Inventions
Tuesday, August, 15 at 5:15 pm
St. James Episcopal Cathedral
Chicago
Bichos do Brazil as part of the 2006 Latino Theatre Festival
August 18 at 7 pm; August 19 at 11 am and 2 pm; August 20 at noon and 3 pm
Goodman Theater's Albert Theater
Chicago
Patti Lupone
Friday, August 11-Sunday, 13 at 7:30 pm
Ravinia
Highland Park
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Chicago Public Radio's arts editor and Hello Beautiful! host Edward Lifson shares three not-to-be-missed cultural events. |
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Chicago Public Radio's arts editor and Hello Beautiful! host Edward Lifson shares three not-to-be-missed cultural events.
VISION 11: Inside Chicago Galleries
July 14–29
Various locations in the Fulton Market, River North, and West Loop neighborhoods
Twang Bang performs July 20 at Byron Roche Gallery
Osaka Elegy
Directed by Kenji Mizoguichi
July 19
Gallery 37 Rooftop
Part of the “See the World Under the Stars” series presented by Chicago Sister Cities International and Facets Multimedia
Athletes: Skrebneski Portraits
Through October 9
Chicago's Historic Water Tower
Related: Gay Games Chicago
Related Music
“The Faces of Victory,” featuring Chuck Panozzo of Styx, by Dylan Rice
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Chicago Public Radio Arts Editor Edward Lifson shares his three not-to-be-missed cultural events for the next week. “Soundtrack City Chicago” plays Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm from July 7-July 29, 2006, at the Neo-Futurarium on Chicago's north side. Harry Callahan: The Photographer at Work is on display through September 24, 2006, at the Art Institute of Chicago. The 2006 Folk and Roots Festival takes place Saturday, July, 8 and Sunday, July, 9, 2006, from noon-9:30 pm at Welles Park. |
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Chicago Public Radio Arts Editor Edward Lifson shares his three not-to-be-missed cultural events for the next week. Seu Jorge and Amadou & Mariam perform on Thursday, June 29, 2006, at 6:30 pm at Millennium Park's Pritzker Pavilion as part of the Music Without Borders series. The Murals restoration project at fifty-eight Chicago Park District field houses kicks off with a celebration on Thursday, June 29, 2006, at 6 pm at the Pulaski Park Field House in Chicago. 14th Annual African/Caribbean International Festival of Life takes place from June 30–July 4, 2006, from 10 am-10 pm at Washington Park on Chicago's south side. |
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Chicago Public Radio Arts Editor Edward Lifson shares his three not-to-be-missed cultural events for the next week.
Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble perform at the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park on Monday, June 26, 2006, at 6:30 pm.
Close-up: Paintings by Danielle Klinenberg opens Friday, June 23 and runs through July 30, 2006, at Thomas Masters Gallery in Chicago.
Chicago Panamericana Orquesta takes place on Thursday, June 22, 2006, at 6:30 pm at the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park as part of the Made in Chicago: World Class Jazz series.
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Chicago Public Radio Arts Editor Edward Lifson shares his three not-to-be-missed cultural events for the next week.
Joffrey Ballet’s Come Dance With Us series includes free performances at Millennium Park. View the full schedule of performances.
Douglas Garofalo's exhibition is on display from June 17–October 8, 2006 at The Art Institute of Chicago.
In celebration of Bloomsday, fans can hear James Joyce's Ulysses at the Red Lion Pub on Friday, June 16, 2006, at 7 pm.
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Chicago Public Radio Arts Editor Edward Lifson shares his three not-to-be-missed cultural events for the next week. Ensemble Espanol’s American Spanish Dance Festival: 30th Anniversary Celebration kicks off Thursday, June 8, 2006, at 6 pm at the Chicago Cultural Center. The Kevin Hamilton: Department of Rhythmanalysis–DuPage Alert System runs through August 5, 2006, at the Gahlberg Gallery in the McAninch Arts Center at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn. Jackie Allen's CD release party for Tangled takes place Friday, June 9, 2006, from 9 pm-1 am and Saturday, June 10, 2006, from 8 pm-midnight at the Green Mill in Chicago. |
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Chicago Public Radio Arts Editor Edward Lifson shares his three not-to-be-missed cultural events for the next week.
A/V Geeks Education Films: Greatest Hits
The A/V Geeks present a group of films on Saturday, June 3, 2006, at 9 pm at Heaven Gallery in Chicago. They also present The Modern Housewife at Chicago Filmmakers on Sunday, June 4, 2006, at 7 pm.
Chicago Gospel Music Festival takes place from Friday, June 2-Sunday, 4, 2006, at Millennium Park.
The Printers Row Book Fair takes place Saturday, June 3 and Sunday, 4, 2006, on Printers Row in Chicago's South Loop neighborhood.
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Chicago Public Radio’s arts, architecture, and culture editor Edward Lifson shares three not-to-be-missed cultural events.
The Colors of Identity: Polish Art at Home and Abroad, 1890-1939, is on display at the Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago through September 17, 2006.
“Bike the Drive” takes place Sunday, May 28, 2006, from 5:30-10 am.
Richard Wilbur receives the 2006 Ruth Lilly Prize from the Poetry Foundation. His work will be performed at the Poetry Tent at the 2006 Chicago Tribune Printers Row Book Fair taking place on Sunday, June 4, 2006, at 2 pm.
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Chicago Public Radio’s arts, architecture, and culture editor Edward Lifson shares three not-to-be-missed cultural events. Columbia College Chicago's Manifest Urban Arts Festival takes place Friday, May 12, 2006, from 9 am-9 pm at the intersection of Wabash and Harrison in Chicago’s South Loop. James Turrell’s observatory, “skyspace,” is open for viewing at the Earl L. Neal Plaza at University of Illinois at Chicago's South Campus. Miao Xiachun's Last Judgement in Cyberspace runs through June 2, 2006, at the Walsh Gallery in Chicago. |
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Chicago Public Radio’s arts, architecture, and culture editor Edward Lifson shares three not-to-be-missed cultural events.
“Kick off Ragdale’s 30th Anniverary, Honor Howard van Doren Show’s Birthday, and Preview the Summer Public Tour Season!” Enjoy free tours of the house and grounds, an artist’s studio, and author reading on Sunday, May 7, 2006, at The Ragdale House. Apollo Chorus of Chicago performs Cathedral Concerts—Flights of Faith at Fourth Presbyterian Church on May 7, 2006, at 3 pm. |
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Chicago Public Radio's arts, architecture, and culture editor Edward Lifson shares three not-to-be-missed cultural events.
The Nova Art Fair takes place in Chicago from Thursday-Sunday, April 27-30, 2006, at the City Suites Hotel in the Lakeview neighborhood.
WAA-MU 75th annual musical theatre review, “Jubilee,” opens Friday, April 28, 2006, and runs through May 7, 2006, at Northwestern University’s Cahn Auditorium.
Leonardo da Vinci: Man, Inventor, Genius runs through September 4, 2006, at the Museum of Science and Industry.
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Chicago Public Radio's arts, architecture, and culture editor Edward Lifson shares three not-to-be-missed cultural events.
The Bronzeville Diva Festival takes place on Sunday, April 23, 2006, at 8 and 10:30 pm at the New Checkerboard Lounge located at 5201 South Harper Court in Chicago.
“After Katrina: Rebuilding and Re-envisioning the Gulf Coast”
The panel takes place on Thursday, April 20, 2006, at 6 pm at the Chicago Architecture Foundation.
Chicago a cappella: Shall I Compare Thee
The group performs on Friday, April 21, 2006, at 8 pm at the DePaul Concert Hall; Saturday, April 22, 2006, at 8 pm at the Nichols Concert Hall, Music Institute of Chicago in Evanston; and Sunday, April 23, 2006, at 7:30 pm at Pilgrim Congregational Church in Oak Park.
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Chicago Public Radio's arts, architecture, and culture editor Edward Lifson shares three not-to-be-missed cultural events.
Shojo Manga: Girl Power! is on display until April 26, 2006, at Columbia College's C33 Gallery in Chicago.
The Legacy of John Mitchell is on display at the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian in Evanston until July, 30, 2006.
An Easter egg hunt takes place at the Morton Arboretum on Friday, April 14, 2006 at 1 pm. The rain date is Saturday, April 15, 2006.
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Chicago Public Radio's arts, architecture, and culture editor Edward Lifson shares three not-to-be-missed cultural events.
The Mexican Fine Arts Museum presents the Chicago Dia de Nino Family Festival at the University of Illinois at Chicago Pavillion located at 525 South Racine Avenue. The festival takes place Saturday, April 8, 2006, from 11 am-4 pm.
Presented by the Snow City Arts Foundation, “Sleeping on the Ceiling” runs April 5-April 30, 2006, at the ARC Gallery in Chicago.
Nataya Dance Theatre performs “MARGAM: The Sacred Path” April 8, 2006, at 7:30 pm and April 9, 2006, at 2 pm at Harold Washington Library Center. |
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Chicago Public Radio's arts, architecture, and culture editor Edward Lifson shares three not-to-be-missed cultural events.
Robert Irwin's “Less is More Only When Less Is the Sum Total of More” is presented by the Mies van der Rohe Society on Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at 6pm.
“Pierrot Lunaire—A Cabaret Opera”
Blair Thomas & Company, eighth blackbird, and Lucy Shelton perform Thursday-Saturday, March 30-April 1, 2006, at 7:30 pm at the Museum of Contemporary Art.
The “Harmonic Convergence” concert series runs on various dates until April 8, 2006, at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall at the Northwestern University School of Music in Evanston. |
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Chicago Public Radio's arts, architecture, and culture editor Edward Lifson shares three not-to-be-missed cultural events.
“Chopin Goes Jazz!” The Andrzej Jagodzinski Trio, featuring the strings of the Paderewski Symphony Orchestra and guest artist Grazyha Auguscik, performs Saturday, March 25, 2006, at 8pm at the Christian Heritage Academy in Northfield, Illinois.
Kiff Slemmons: Re:Pair and Imperfection opens Saturday, March 25, 2006, and runs through May 28, 2006, at the Chicago Cultural Center.
The Brickheadz perform on Saturday, March 25, 2006, at 9 pm at The Green Lantern. |
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Chicago Public Radio's arts, architecture, and culture editor Edward Lifson shares three not-to-be-missed cultural events.
"Fighting Words: Literary Rock & Roll" takes place Thursday, March 16, at the Metro in Chicago. Featuring readings by Dorothy Allison, Tom Perrotta, and Alexis Pride and music by Jon Langford, the event is part of the tenth annual Story Week festival at Columbia College Chicago.
Andy Warhol/Supernova: Stars, Deaths, and Disasters, 1962–1964 opens Saturday, March 18, and runs through June 18 at Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art.
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago's spring season runs March 22–April 9 at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Chicago's Millennium Park. |
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Arts, Architecture, and Culture editor Edward Lifson shares three not-to-be-missed cultural events for the coming week.
The “Evolving Planet” exhibit opens March 10, 2006, at the Field Museum in Chicago.
The Poetry Center presents poet Ted Kooser on March 15, 2006, at 6:30 pm at the Ballroom of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago—112 South Michigan Aveenue in Chicago.
The European Union Film Festival runs through March 30, 2006, at the Gene Siskel Film Center. |
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Arts, architecture, and culture editor Edward Lifson shares three not-to-be-missed cultural events going on this week.
Orbert Davis and the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic perform Saturday, March 4, 2006, at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago.
The Journey: The Next 100 Years is on display through March 10, 2006, at the Gage Gallery at Roosevelt University in Chicago
The Stop Smiling 10th Anniversary Party (with an appearance by Chicago Public Radio's Ira Glass) takes place on Friday, March 3, 2006, from 8 pm-midnight at Maxim's in Chicago.
Music Button: The Honeybees, “A Fool Like You,” from the CD The Bee Sides, Self Released |
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There are tons of fun, interesting, good-for-the soul things to see and do in and around the city this weekend. Chicago Public Radio's Arts, Architecture and Culture Editor Edward Lifson shares his picks.
The exhibit Elusive Signs: Bruce Nauman Works with Light is on display through April 9, 2006, at the Milwaukee Art Museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
RJD2 and Aceyalone play Friday, February 24, 2006, at 9 pm, at The Metro in Chicago.
The Berghoff Restaurant closes its doors for the last time Tuesday, February 28, 2006, at 9 pm. |
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Chicago Public Radio arts, architecture, and culture editor Edward Lifson tells us about three not-to-be-missed cultural events in the next week. “A Tribute to Langston Hughes and Nina Simone,” featuring the Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre, is February 16, 2006 at 7 pm at the Chicago Cultural Center. Plasticene’s LiveFeed: 11.11.05 performs Wednesday, February 22 through Sunday, February 26, 2006 at the National Pastime Theater. The Hawk Winter Music Festival is February 17-19, 2006, at venues throughout Chicago. A highlight of the festival is the Fareed Haque Group, performing Friday, February 17, 2006 at 10 pm at Martyrs’. |
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Chicago Public Radio's arts, architecture, and culture editor Edward Lifson tells us about three not-to-be-missed cultural events taking place this week. The African Presence in Mexico: From Yanga to the Present opens Saturday, February 11, 2006, at the Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum. The Around the Coyote 2006 Winter Arts Festival runs Friday-Sunday, February 10-12, 2006, at various locations in Chicago’s Bucktown and Wicker Park neighborhoods. Valentine Dances, presented by Dance Chicago, runs Friday-Sunday, February 10-12, 2006, at the Athenaeum Theatre—2936 North Southport Avenue in Chicago. |
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Chicago Public Radio Arts, Architecture, and Culture editor Edward Lifson highlights three not-be-missed cultural events happening this week.
The exhibition 100 Plus One...Celebrating America’s Music Before Motown and Beyond is on display at the DuSable Museum of African American History.
Bruce Davidson's photography exhibition, On the Street, is on display at the Catherine Edelman Gallery through February 25, 2006.
Fresh From Julieanne's Garden: Sculpture by Preston Jackson is on display at the Chicago Cultural Center's Michigan Avenue Galleries through March 26, 2006. |
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