Telling 400 Years of Immigrants' Stories, In Their Own Words By Novid Parsi Playwright William Massolia began researching immigrants' first-hand accounts after finding out his own grandfather never became a citizen. Read more
Five Things to Do This Week in Chicago David McAninch, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Vince Staples, Winifred Haun & Dancers, and Chicago Flower & Garden Show Read more
Finding Geometric Beauty in India's Lost Stepwells By Nissa Rhee Stories of betrayal and intrigue shroud these ancient architectural wonders, says Victoria Lautman, a Chicago writer and photographer. Read more
The Aerial Dance Show Trashed Spins Junk into Art By Lauren Warnecke A new production by Winifred Haun and Emma Serjeant, exploring hoarding and material excess, premieres this month. Read more
The Top Five Things to Do This Week in Chicago Homelessness Is a Crime!, Jens Lekman, The Hard Problem, Thodos Dance Chicago, and Eternal Youth Read more
An Ode to Chicago's Literary Underground Toasts Make Magazine By Hannah Nyhart Featuring contributions from Eula Biss, Tim Kinsella, Joe Meno, and more, Make X: A Decade of Literary Art celebrates the city's literary communities. Read more
Fawzia Mirza on Coming Out and Becoming an Actress By Maham Khan The West Loop resident quit law for film, and her movie Signature Move is premiering at South by Southwest. Read more
How Four Musicians Plan to Survive the Longest String Quartet Ever Written By Graham Meyer The Spektral Quartet is taking on a Morton Feldman piece that takes from five to six hours to perform. Read more
65 Things to Do in Chicago in March By Jason Foumberg, John Hardberger, Britt Julious, Graham Meyer, Jamison Pfeifer, Catey Sullivan, and Lauren Warnecke The best things to do in Chicago this month, selected by our critics Read more
Angela James Asks Chicago Women to Cover the Songs of Other Chicago Women By Britt Julious See Ohmme, Tomeka Reid, and more pay tribute to local icons like Mavis Staples and Chaka Khan. Read more
