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Preview: Shedd Aquarium Opens New 4D-Experience Theater Where You Can Visit the World of Penguins, Sharks and Oct opuses

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Review: At Young People’s Theatre, The Hula Hoopin’ Queen Sings With Joy and Energy

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Love Bites at Farm Bar, The Goddess and Grocer, for Galentine’s and Valentine’s Day

Celebrate Galentine’s and Valentine’s Day with delicious, creative, and affordable options at two of Chicago’s best curated eateries: Farm Bar and The Goddess and Grocer. I reluctantly release my gate-keeping […]

  • Karin McKie
  • February 13, 2026
    • Art & Museums , Fantasy , Fiction , Lit , Painting & sculpture

    Review: The Gospel According to Horror, The Butcher of Nazareth, by David Scott Hay

    The life of Jesus has been recounted for two thousand years: the scenes of his birth and infanthood, the story of his three-day visit to the Temple at the age […]

  • Patrick T. Reardon
  • February 13, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Interview

    Interview: Filmmaker Bart Layton on Making Crime 101, Toning Down Chris Hemsworth’s Hotness and Crafting a Grown-Up Drama

    British filmmaker Bart Layton wrote, directed and produced the groundbreaking debut documentary The Imposter (2012) about Frederic Bourdin, a charismatic French con artist and serial identity thief who pretended to be […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • February 12, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Review , Uncategorized

    Review: In By Design, Body Swap Gets an Enchanting New Twist with a Woman and…a Chair

    This article was written by Nick Glover. 17 Again and Freaky Friday better be watching their backs, because the body-switching flick might have a new all-timer. The new release from […]

  • Nick Glover
  • February 12, 2026
    • Music , Reviews

    Review: An Evening of Mind-Blowing Strings with Sudan Archives and Cain Culto

    Following last year’s release of her astronomically spectacular powerhouse album, The BPM, multi-instrumentalist and singer Brittney Denise Parks, better known by her stage name as Sudan Archives, has embarked on […]

  • Andrew Lagunas
  • February 12, 2026
    • Film & TV , Film fest

    Preview: The Salt Shed Is Back for More Tears with Crying at the Shed 2026

    What is this salty discharge? The average human tear contains about 2% electrolytes. Especially emotional droplets need even more salt ions to maintain balance in the eye. Therefore, there is […]

  • Anthony Miglieri
  • February 12, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Solo Mio Invites You to Escape to Italy. Go, and Enjoy It!

    Solo Mio, the new film from Angel Studios, delivers on its promise of giving us a light, cute, escapist romantic comedy. It’s warm, fun, easygoing, and above all, very low-stakes. […]

  • Tory Crowley
  • February 12, 2026
    • Front page

    Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 2/12 and Beyond

    It’s Valentine’s Weekend! Whether you partake in the holiday or not, there is something amazing for you to do this weekend with plenty of fun events going on. Crying at […]

  • Julian Ramirez
  • February 12, 2026
    • Review , Stages , Storefront , Theater

    Review:  In Hedda Gabler, Remy Bumppo Theatre Portrays Hedda as a Fascinating, Immoral Woman Desperate for Freedom

    Hedda and Nora. A 19th century Norwegian playwright created two female protagonists that resonate with us strongly today. Nora, in Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House (1879) reminds us of the […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • February 11, 2026
    • Cafes and restaurants , Food , Review

    Review: Urban Belly Invites You to Join the Family This Lunar New Year

    Lunar New Year is a time for reunion, renewal, and celebration, and Urban Belly rises to the occasion with a thoughtfully crafted special menu. The five-course experience begins with three […]

  • Erin Ryan
  • February 11, 2026
    • Art & Museums , Beyond , Design , Event , Feature

    Feature: The 118th Edition of the Chicago Auto Show Is a Blast From the Past

    The time has come again for us to darken the doors of McCormick Place for a flurry of trade shows and conventions the likes of which much of the world […]

  • Marielle Bokor
  • February 11, 2026
    • Review , Stages , Theater

    Review: Holiday at Goodman Theatre—A Smart New Adaptation That Deserves a Sharper Production

    There is so much good about the Goodman Theatre’s current production of Holiday that I wish it were better. It’s an understatement to say that the play arrives with some […]

  • Doug Mose
  • February 10, 2026
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