Black Ox Orkestar return after 15 years to explore modern socio-political strife though Jewish diasporic traditions

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The Yiddish language originated in the 900s and peaked in the early 1940s with around 11 million speakers, primarily in…

Op-Ed: Keep the Pretrial Fairness Act as-isandon November 28, 2022 at 12:00 pm

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Pretrial justice reform was sorely needed in Illinois to address the harm the money bond system has caused Black, Brown,…

Laos to Your House goes live at the next Monday Night FoodballMike Sulaon November 28, 2022 at 10:05 pm

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Each week “Lucky” and “Pam” Seuamsothabandith walked the floor of the Seaford Clothing factory in Rock Island, Illinois, taking egg…

Jack Off the Beanstalk at PrideArts, Natasha Leggero, and moreKerry Reid and Salem Collo-Julinon November 28, 2022 at 10:09 pm

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PrideArts’ Jack Off the Beanstalk The Evolved Network is a recently established not for profit organization founded by Sebastian White…

Editor’s note: I rememberon November 28, 2022 at 11:08 pm

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The who’s who of local journalism gathered recently at the Newberry Library for the 83rd annual Chicago Journalists Association awards.…

Black Arts Movement School, Looking for Jean-Luc, and moreMicco Caporale, Kerry Reid and Salem Collo-Julinon November 29, 2022 at 7:10 pm

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It’s the final week to catch the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s “SAIC Faculty Sabbatical Triennial” exhibition, which…

Monologuing: Title Ten at Artemisia TheatreAmanda Finnon November 30, 2022 at 6:13 pm

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Int. messy Chicago apartment, unseasonably hot end of November.  Being a theater critic can be so isolating when you don’t…

Season of the GrinchKatie Powerson November 30, 2022 at 6:23 pm

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After earning rave reviews during its Chicago premiere last year, Matthew Lombardo’s provocative take on a holiday classic makes a…

American Blues plants a whole holiday gardenDan Jakeson November 30, 2022 at 6:34 pm

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Frank Capra’s 1946 Christmas classic film is packed frame-by-frame with small moments of storytelling perfection, and as I get older,…

God bless us, once againKerry Reidon November 30, 2022 at 7:00 pm

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At a preshow reception introducing the Goodman’s new artistic director, Susan V. Booth, executive director Roche Schulfer talked about how…