The Field Museum opens its hidden collections to display artifacts and specimens from 120 years ago. We get a preview of Opening the Vaults: Wonders of the 1893 World’s Fair. View a slideshow of images from the exhibit.
Arts & Entertainment
Architect Stanley Tigerman has been a self-described outsider since he began his career in the 1950s. He joins us to talk about his decadeslong career.
Chicago artist Leo Segedin, 86, is still painting about his childhood on the west side, and dancing into old age. We revisit Jay Shefsky's profile. In the 1950's a group of 24 young artists started a cooperative gallery in Chicago called Exhibit A. Tomorrow, the Chicago Cultural Center opens an exhibit featuring work from seven of those artists, including Segedin and fellow Exhibit A artist, Morris Barizani. View a slideshow of some of Segedin's favorite pieces, handpicked by the artist himself.
Sir Gilbert Levine came to be known as the "Pope's Maestro" through his relationship with Pope John Paul II, spanning 17 years. He worked closely with the pope to conduct historic concerts around the globe in an effort to bring people of all faith's together, and is known in Chicago for bringing together the Lyric Opera Orchestra and the Chicago Symphony Chorus in their first combined performance in 2012. He joins us for a conversation.
Spooky and Spellbinding, "The Woman in Black" Haunts the Western Suburbs
An ideal play for the Halloween season, The Woman in Black relies on Gothic ghosts instead of gore.
New York Times best-selling author, Simon Winchester, talks about his new book: The Men Who United the States: America’s Explorers, Inventors, Eccentrics and Mavericks, and the Creation of One Nation, Indivisible. Read an excerpt.
On the Verge of Greatness, The Who Played St. Charles, IL
Two-time Tony Award winner, MacArthur genius, and maverick of modern dance Bill T. Jones joins us for a conversation about storytelling through movement and music. Read an interview and watch a web extra video clip.
An art museum digs deep into its collection and brings out rarely seen works, from Frederic Remington to Salvador Dali. We get a preview of Inventory_The EAM Collection at the Elmhurst Art Museum. Read an Artbeat blog and view a gallery.
You Might Need a Visual Aid for this Art Show to Come Into Focus
Binoculars are for sightseeing or the cheap seats at the opera house, but an exhibition at the Elmhurst Art Museum would be even more pleasurable with a pair of field glasses.
On the Verge of Greatness, The Who Played St. Charles, IL
An eyewitness account: "They were loud and raucous. It was musical mayhem, but it was life-changing."
James “Big Cat” Williams joins Ann Kreiter to break down the Bears' third loss in four games, and gives us his take on what fans can realistically expect from backup quarterback Josh McCown. Watch a web extra video.
New DVD Pairs Perfectly with Every Meal
A delicious documentary with notes of humor and suspense, Somm follows four men preparing for the annual test before the Court of Master Sommeliers.
Once at the Oriental Theatre, a 3-D film about “space junk” and lots of desserts at Navy Pier; Chicago Tonight knows what’s going on this weekend.
The Old Man and the Seasonings
Ernest Hemingway wrote lean prose but liked his burgers fatty and flavorful. With the new season of Check, Please! in mind, here's a historic recipe from a literary carnivore.
For 35 years, Judith Martin has answered etiquette questions as Miss Manners in her syndicated column, and in more than a dozen books. Now, she has taken on etiquette in the workplace in a new book called Miss Manners' Minds Your Business. We talk with Judith Martin, along with her son and co-author, Nicholas Ivor Martin. Read a book excerpt.
