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@chicagoreader.comJohn Wilson's documentary work deserves a feature, but The History of Concrete lacks focus and emotional impact. https://bit.ly/4ztEgAW
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@chicagoreader.com@chicagoreader.comDave Boyle's Never After Dark is anything but an old-fashioned ghost story. https://bit.ly/4zqGq49
@chicagoreader.comTaper's Choice chronicled their easygoing chemistry with a series of self-released recordings. https://bit.ly/4ASzP49
@chicagoreader.comSweeping Promises' debut full-length, the 2020 release Hunger for a Way Out, was an unexpected lockdown gem. https://bit.ly/4yaVnpM
@chicagoreader.comWe're giving away tickets to see Bear McCreary’s acclaimed score performed by an orchestra LIVE on November 1st!
Enter for a chance to win before Thursday, October 15th at 11:30 PM: https://bit.ly/4rKWzyz
@chicagoreader.comThe Cinema Scrapbook places film screenings in conversation with other local creative happenings, illuminating Chicago's rich cultural connectivity. https://bit.ly/3UbF0vk
@chicagoreader.comVampire Playlist takes the Eurocentrism out of undead stories
@chicagoreader.comSix business owners share the stories of how they started and continue to serve their neighbors.
@chicagoreader.comWhat the Constitution Means to Me returns at an actual American Legion post
@chicagoreader.comThe Hyde Park Jazz Festival maintains twenty-twenty vision in its 20th year
@chicagoreader.comDetroit ʼ67, Pulse Theatre Chicago at eta Creative Arts Foundation https://bit.ly/4jLUDnt
@chicagoreader.comBackyard Theatre gives Caridad Svich's poetic and poignant disquisition on dying American towns an intimate staging. https://bit.ly/3VZvKuN
@chicagoreader.comThree young Latine women decide to figure out what happened to their friend who disappeared at her quinceañera in Phanésia Pharel's play. https://bit.ly/4B0yPuQ
@chicagoreader.comMusical elements set an effective mood, but some of the audience interaction in Instrumental'd production feels manipulative. https://bit.ly/4ydU2P8
@chicagoreader.comGrocery shopping can be a political act. Where you put your money can be just as important as where you put your vote. In a city full of food, Chicagoans face rising prices, competing priorities, and varying resources when deciding where to shop. Some s... https://bit.ly/4drrTN3
@pmontoro.bsky.socialReposted by @chicagoreader.comPhotographer, writer, and musician Michael Jackson has created another of his vibrant portraits of the Hyde Park Jazz Festival. He talks to musicians, volunteers, staff, vendors, and fans, so you get a wonderful sense of the community drawn together by this event. chicagoreader.com/music/music-...
@pmontoro.bsky.socialReposted by @chicagoreader.comWhat should've been John Prine's 80th birthday arrives on Saturday. The empathy and curiosity he showed his fellow humans makes him seem like an alien in today's America, but @annie-howard.bsky.social wrote about how we might reconnect to those lessons. chicagoreader.com/music/music-...
@chicagoreader.comConnected through their love for poetry, this trio have created a trusting friendship built on radical acceptance and celebration. https://bit.ly/4hTdjiP
@chicagoreader.comOur critic caught 11 features at Reeling: The 44th Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival. Here are four favorites. https://bit.ly/4jIWjhA
@chicagoreader.comIndependently owned grocery stores across the city offer the produce, fresh meats, and dry goods that reflect their communities' needs https://bit.ly/4rTxjpV