Taverns and saloons were an integral part of Irish and German immigrants’ lives and social connections in the 19th century. Social Turners, a German American gymnastics club, founded its Chicago ...

Brian Friel's Translations receives a lovely and thoughtful revival at Writers Theatre under Braden Abraham's direction.

Muchen Wang, a big-hearted artist from Zhengzhou, produces charming oil paintings that share her affection for snacks and pets.

Henry Johnson Through 5/4: Wed–Fri 7 PM, Sat 3 and 7:30 PM, Sun 3 PM; no shows 4/18-4/20; Victory Gardens Theater, 2443 N.

The Moviegoer is the diary of a local film buff, collecting the best of what Chicago’s independent and underground film scene ...

Laylit, New York's celebration of dance music from diasporic SWANA communities, comes to Sleeping Village for one night.

Jeffrey O’Malley, 34, chooses Mondrianesque colors and vintage clothing for his street style while waiting for a Chicago bus.

The paintings of Xiaohan Jiang are wispy and sinuous, they pulse with potent colors and symbols, conjuring wondrous pastoral landscapes ...

Wakaliga Uganda, EJJINI LYENTWETWE, 2015, installation view in "Wakaliga Uganda, If Uganda Was America," the Renaissance Society at theUniversity of Chicago Credit: Bob. EXPO Chicago as an art ...

Scary Town by David Cerda at Hell in a Handbag, blends storybook whimsy and family dysfunction from the author's own life.

The Doc10 documentary film festival celebrates its tenth anniversary with house music, nostalgia, politics, and more.