2+ hour, 9+ min ago   (1045+ words) CHICAGO — A little girl on the verge of tears suddenly forgot what had upset her when a stream of bubbles floated her way at Navy Pier. She reached out her hands, her frown giving way to a smile as Bridget…...

3+ mon, 19+ hour ago   (701+ words) HYDE PARK — Actor Netta Walker is making her debut as a playwright with Definition Theatre’s “keerah” — a summer romance set in the gentrifying Logan Square neighborhood in the 2010s. The story follows Ciara, a Black American poet from Florida, and Cormac,…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (776+ words) DOWNTOWN — For the past decade, WGN sports anchor Pat Tomasulo has used comedy to raise money and awareness for a rare chronic nerve condition his wife has had for decades. Tomasulo’s annual comedic event and fundraiser, Laugh Your Face Off,…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (172+ words) CHICAGO — Spring has finally arrived, and with it a new crop of exciting Chicago theater productions. One trend we’re loving is productions set in unusual places: Recently “The Beauty Project” staged performances in a beauty salon, and this month Ghostlight…...

6+ mon, 6+ day ago   (350+ words) WEST LOOP — The comedy troupe My Best Friend Is Black is taking its talents to the West Loop this week. The team is making its debut Tuesday at City Winery, 1200 W. Randolph St., in partnership with Pink Elephant Creatives. Tickets…...

7+ mon, 6+ day ago   (354+ words) Get the lowdown on cultural events in every neighborhood — new bands, cool galleries, show-stopping performances, up-and-coming artists and more — twice a week. OLD TOWN — The Second City likes to think its e.t.c. Stage stands for “Experimental Theater Company,…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (691+ words) Get the lowdown on cultural events in every neighborhood — new bands, cool galleries, show-stopping performances, up-and-coming artists and more — twice a week. CHICAGO — It’s been 15 years since comic Cameron Esposito has lived in Logan Square — and yet, every time they…...