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Review: The Mammals We Share Our State With, Field Guide to Illinois Mammals, by Joyce E. Hofmann

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Review: John Carney’s Latest Music Movie Power Ballad Is a Slight yet Heartfelt Tribute to Songwriting and Finding One’s Voice

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Preview: Riot Fest Reveals Big 2026 Lineup Featuring Tool, Alanis Morissette, and More

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Review: Handel’s Triumphal and Somber Sides Shine at Festival Close

Review by Zach Carstensen. George Frideric Handel’s career was interwoven tightly with the British monarchy, a relationship that spanned the exuberant heights of national peace and the somber depths of […]

  • Zach Carstensen
  • March 3, 2026
    • Events , Lists , Lit , Live lit events

    Chicago Is Lit: March Literary Events in and around Chicago and the Midwest

    Memoir and Narrative Storytelling During COVID The Society of Midland Authors presents a panel discussion titled “Memoir and Narrative Storytelling During COVID” with writers Michele Weldon, Gerry Plecki, and Rebecca […]

  • Dan Kelly
  • March 3, 2026
    • Review , Stages , Storefront , Theater , Uncategorized

    Review: Theatre Y Presents a Chilling Portrait of Refugees During Fascism in Charges (The Supplicants)

    Fascism never completely goes away because the concept of a utopian society or a “golden age” is subject to those in power. Theatre Y is staging the North American premiere […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • March 1, 2026
    • Classical , Music , Reviews

    Review: Nova Linea Musica Presents Third Coast Percussion Program, The Drum Also Sings

    Nova Linea Musica presented The Drum Also Sings, an hour long concert by Third Coast Percussion at the Merit School of Music on Wednesday. NLM and Third Coast Percussion are […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • February 28, 2026
    • Review , Stages , Storefront , Theater

    Review: Red Theater Stages a New Version of Chekhov’s The Seagull and Retains Its Melancholy Mood

    It’s a Chekhov play, so ….. Everyone is in love with the wrong person. Everyone is unhappy. People live in the country but yearn to live in the city. The […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • February 28, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: The Documentary Short Film Oscar Nominees Explore the World’s Woes and Its Wonders

    Though short-form filmmaking doesn’t get much recognition by mainstream audiences throughout the year, when Oscar season rolls around there are always three good reasons to head to the movie theater […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • February 28, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Starman Allows Space Engineer Gentry Lee to Tell His Own Story

    This article was written by Thomas Hodgkins. Robert Stone’s newest documentary, Starman, shares a title with a famous David Bowie song, but Bowie’s “Life on Mars?” would also be an […]

  • Guest Author
  • February 28, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Oscar-Nominated Animated Short Films Display a Wealth of Artistic Styles, Themes and Even Some Lessons

    Though short-form filmmaking doesn’t get much recognition by mainstream audiences throughout the year, when Oscar season rolls around there are always three good reasons to head to the movie theater […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • February 27, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: In This Year’s Oscar-Nominated Live Action Short Films, Five Different Narratives Explore Five Unique World Views

    Though short-form filmmaking doesn’t get much recognition by mainstream audiences throughout the year, when Oscar season rolls around there are always three good reasons to head to the movie theater […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • February 27, 2026
    • Interviews , Music , Pop/Rock

    Interview: Low Cut Connie’s Adam Weiner Tells How He’ll Get Intimate at City Winery

    Fans of Low Cut Connie, the Philadelphia-based group led by Adam Weiner, know that the band’s high-energy shows are as much a spiritual experience as they are rock concerts. But […]

  • Anthony Cusumano
  • February 27, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: In The Blink of An Eye Follows Three Distant Generations, but Paints Humanity Too Broadly to Connect Deeply

    From the 2017 Black List script by Colby Day (Spaceman) and directed by Andrew Stanton (Wall-E, Finding Nemo/Dory, John Carter, the upcoming Toy Story 5), In the Blink of an […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • February 27, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Documentarian Morgan Neville Brings Skill and Artistry to Paul McCartney: Man on the Run, Following the Former Beatle’s Mid-Career

    Considering how much the Beatles have been featured in documentaries lately—between Peter Jackson’s epic Get Back series about the band recording the Let It Be album, and the recent re-release […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • February 27, 2026
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