UofC Professor Writes Memoir about Father’s View of Miscarriage
Daniel Raeburn, a creative writing professor at the University of Chicago, has recently written a memoir which will be released this month by W.W. Norton & Co. Entitled Vessels: A […]
New Country’s Music City Story Is Raucous Comedy With a Heart
New Country at the Den Theatre is great entertainment before or after a dinner at one of Wicker Park’s many Milwaukee Avenue restaurants. It’s a short, snappy comedy with […]
Our Picks for Irish Breakfasts and Soda Bread
While I’m not Irish, I do enjoy two things: Irish breakfast and soda bread. So what better way to start off March than by sharing my suggestions on where you […]
The 3CR Guide to a Better March
Stages Chicago Revealed Saturday, March 5, at 7:30pm @ Harris Theater Thodos Dance’s Chicago Revealed celebrates Chicago choreographers and their works inspired by the city. Former River North Dance Chicago […]
WhiskyFest Is Coming to Town
My drinking life has been guided by two principles, both of which have served me well. The first is “Be wary of dairy,” so I’ll pass on the White Russians […]
PLAY it Forward at The Elbo Room
The Elbo Room has one last chance at helping boost your confidence. With low attendance at its live shows and insufficient funds, The Elbo Room asks that you donate a […]
The Compass: Guiding the Way in a Tech-Dependent Era
When going to the theater, you have to make quite a few decisions. What will you wear? How will you get there, by Uber or train? Will you go out […]
Raven Theatre’s A Loss of Roses: Quiet Portrait of 1933 Small-Town America
William Inge’s A Loss of Roses at Raven Theatre explores the lives of three people in a small Kansas town in Depression-era 1933. The play, directed by Cody Estle, […]
Claire Ashley’s “Lumpy Morsels, Hot Rocks” at the Cleve Carney Art Gallery
Spray painted in neon hues and silver grays, the inflatable sculptural forms in Claire Ashley’s ambitious solo exhibition “Lumpy Morsels, Hot Rocks” are reminiscent of aging bodies, saggy breasts, fat […]
R.O.W.E. Week 8: Romance Novels by Women
I’m Brianna Kratz, a Chicago poet and literature enthusiast. In 2016, I’m reading only women authors for my Read Only Women Experiment (R.O.W.E.). For weekly updates on challenges, conversations, and […]
Broadway in Chicago’s If/Then Is a Type-A Musical Wonderland
There are many reasons why one would want to root for Broadway in Chicago’s If/Then. For one, it’s not a riff on, say, a ’90s Disney film or Andrew Lloyd […]
Gods of Egypt, Eddie the Eagle, Triple 9, A War, The Last Man on the Moon
GODS OF EGYPT I’ll admit, Gods of Egypt surprised the hell out of me…maybe “stunned” is the better word. Considering that the filmmaker Alex Proyas has made some solid works […]