The 20,000-square-foot Chicago Architecture Center, designed by the firm of Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill, will formally open on August 31, with a lot more space—and a much bigger scale model of the city.
Four decades after his death, a son of Chicago’s Black Renaissance gets a well-deserved survey at the Art Institute.
The architect and SAIC prof is part of a big contingent of Chicagoans exploring the theme Dimensions of Citizenship at the prestigious exhibition.
The publication kicks off its newly minted press with Henry Blake Fuller’s The Cliff-Dwellers.
A naked bike ride, Chicago Blues Festival, a food truck bonanza, and more
You’re invited—so long as you can find it.
Marvin Tate and Avery R. Young, Co-Missions Festival, Charli XCX, Chicago Ale Fest, Do Division Street Fest, and more
Giordano Dance Photo: Gorman Cook May 31–June 3 Festival Maifest Lincoln Square Chicago’s summer street fests are best enjoyed early in the season, before they become inescapable, and festival fatigue sets in. This German celebration toasts the arrival of summer with cold beer, dancing, and more lederhosen-clad septuagenarians than you can imagine. Details:Lincoln and Leland. … Read more
Plus many more not from the ’90s!
The jazz pianist, 83, on life-changing hits and his impending retirement
