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Li’l Buds Theatre Gives Kids A Chance To Become The Next Big Thing
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What a great idea! Have selected stories from Chicago area second graders turned into short plays that will be performed by professional actors. It all happens Nov. 1, 2014 at Senn High School and the audience will be able to pick the winning entry which will be adapted to an original one-act play to be...
Raven Theatre Reveals the Morality and Ethics of Arthur Miller’s “All My Sons”
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Raven Theatre is center stage with Arthur Miller’s Tony Award winning drama. Under the direction of Michael Menendian, All My Sons is the first of four plays in Raven’s 2014 –2015 Season focused on the 20th Century American Family. Based on a true story, this drama inhales its breath from the old Greek tragedies....
Celebrate Local Art and Design In Andersonville This Weekend
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This weekend marks the 12th annual Andersonville Arts and Design Weekend on Clark St. Enjoy a self-guided art walk, participate in an interactive production of Alice in Wonderland, and pay tribute to the anchor home design stores that make Andersonville a shopping destination! Friday night kicks things off as the Night of 100 pARTies. Stroll...
Edgewater Fall Art Fair Grows Into Second Year!
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The lighthouse is the icon of the Edgewater Neighborhood, and fittingly so. It was Rae Ann Cecrle who imagined the symbol of the beacon of light for the steadfast commitment that Edgewater Artists in Motion offers the residents and artists of Edgewater. This fall, Edgewater once again celebrates the cultural diversity that the neighborhood...
Andersonville Becomes Wonderland and YOU Become Alice
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Starting at the end of September and running through November, you may notice several white rabbits running through the neighborhood leading people through Wonderland, or as we refer to it, Andersonville. Our beloved community will transform and become a joyous and magical exploration through various local businesses that coincide with some of our favorite...
Andersonville’s City Made Fest Features All Things Local
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Kick off autumn with a festival highlighting the best Chicago has to offer, City Made Fest in Andersonville. This is the first all-local street festival that highlights Chicago-made beer, cuisine, artisans, and music. The second annual City Made Fest takes place Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 20-21, noon to 9 p.m. The festival is on Clark between...
Local Artist John Kearney Dies But Leaves a Sculptural Legacy
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He was a man that many people adored even though they had never met him. His sculptures lit up neighborhoods and made people smile. Now his beautiful talent has been taken away from future creations but will live on in the many sculptural pieces that dot Chicagoland and beyond. Sadly, one month ago today...
Edgewater Gets Its Chamber Music On
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Nestled on North Paulina at 5545, to be exact, is St. Gregory the Great Church. Each day young and old alike walk through its doors to worship. Over the years, however, it has become the artistic home of Quest Theater Ensemble. Joseph Malham has produced icons, banners and murals which grace the beautiful, welcoming...
Steep’s Caroline Neff in the “Best Actress” Spotlight
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Steep Theatre is raising the bar for Chicago theater companies. Their continuous success is due to the willingness of its artists and producers to push the boundaries. One such artist is Caroline Neff, ensemble member and the company’s Casting Director, who was voted the 2014 Readers’ Picks for “Best Actress” in Chicago’s largest alternative media...
EdgeFest Brings Global Fare, Local Art, More This Weekend
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How does global cuisine, karaoke on a big stage, and relaxing on a landscaped oasis in the middle of Broadway sound? You can find all that and more this weekend at EdgeFest. The Edgewater Chamber of Commerce is hosting their third annual summer street festival on Aug. 2 and 3. Last year, over 10,000...
New Lesbian Dating Webseries Set In Andersonville
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Dating in the age of social media has turned some of our intimate and flirtatious attempts into a swipe of a finger, a double tap to ‘like’ someone’s image, a request to be friends, a follow on a new platform, or a #hashtag below someone’s content. Social media and technology have changed the dating ways of the world...
Sifu Design Studio Saved By Online Donations
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It is a story way too many businesses face. You put your faith and trust in an accountant that is supposed to steer your finances in the right direction and you later find out you were a victim of terrible neglect. That is just what happened to Sifu design studio. However, this story has...
Steep Theatre Sizzles With “A Small Fire”
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Steep Theater’s smoldering current production is the Chicago premiere of A Small Fire by David Bock. Director Joanie Schultz, Artistic Associate, undertakes this her fifth play at Steep straight after directing the Goodman Theater’s production of Venus in Fur by David Ives. Schultz and Steep reunite since their last hit at Steep in 2012...
Chicago Chalk Art Festival, A Temporary Art Installation In Edgewater!
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Some art is not meant to last. Temporary art is purposefully created to melt, to disintegrate, to be washed away by the rain or blown away with the wind, and is nevertheless beautiful. Perhaps its ephemeral element is what makes temporary art precious and inspiring. And what better example of temporary art than colored...
Edgewater Workbench Grand Opening Tonight
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Edgewater Workbench, the new community workshop and digital fabrication center has opened on the north side of Chicago. Edgewater Workbench is celebrating its grand opening this Saturday, July 12, at 6 p.m., with a party featuring 3D printing and laser cutting demonstrations, laser-etched pizzas, and handmade goods by local artists. The business is modeled after...
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