As the last high-rise at Cabrini Green comes down, an ambitious art project is coming down with it. We speak with the local artist who is working with students and former residents to commemorate the building and its legacy. More on the Story: Project Cabrini Green Project Cabrini Green website

A truly inventive opera uses live actors, robots, and futuristic set design.  It's called "Death and the Powers" and we'll talk to the composer -- a cellist and inventor whose technologies helped create Guitar Hero.

What happens when you mix puppets and opera? We go behind the scenes at one of the most technically sophisticated puppet shows in the country. Jay Shefsky has the story. For the origins of puppet opera, visit More on the Story Opera in Focus

Grammy-winning composer Stephen Schwartz -- best known for his musical "Wicked" -- revitalizes Studs Terkel's "Working" in a newly adapted musical exploration here in Chicago. Visit our More on the Story blog for web-exclusive video More on Stephen Schwartz

Body Worlds is back. The popular exhibit of preserved and dissected human bodies and body parts has returned to Chicago. This newest version focuses on how we age -- on the inside. Eddie Arruza reports on our internal life cycle. Body Worlds exhibit information Watch more Cultural Connections online

Peter Sellars is renowned for his unique stagings of classical and contemporary operas and plays. We talk with the noted theater director about his latest production. "Hercules" at Lyric Opera of Chicago More on the Story: Web-exclusive video

Chicago's legendary World's Fair of 1893 comes alive through the visionary efforts of a local choreographer with Thodos Dance Company and her Tony-Award winning creative partner. Thodos Dance Company

We visit a gallery of fantastic faces from the present day back to the 1960s -- all of them painted by Chicago artist Jim Nutt. The MCA exhibit

Everything you ever needed to know about our four-legged equine friends, straight from the "Horse's" mouth. We take you inside the Field Museum's much anticipated new exhibit that has just galloped into town. Preview the exhibit online

Cultural Connections: Weekend Events Need a good jolt in your life? Plunging with purpose into frosty Lake Michigan ought to do it! We preview what's going on and coming up in Chicago.

Millions of pages of centuries old manuscripts and documents are preserved inside The Newberry Library. We show you how you can handle some of the rarest research materials in the world. Ash-har Quraishi has the latest. The Newberry Library website

How did Oak Park influence the life and career of Ernest Hemingway? We visit the legendary scribe's west suburban hometown to unearth rare artifacts that tell the story of his youth. Learn about the Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park

We talk with actress Amy Morton about her starring role in the Steppenwolf Theatre's production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

For more than 30 years, sculptor Richard Hunt has been making his internationally acclaimed art here in Chicago. We watch the master creator at work in his studio, a refurbished electrical substation. Information about the closing night party for Richard Hunt's exhibition at ThinkArt Salon

Actor and painter Martin Mull talks about the suburban dreamscapes he captures on canvas. Carl Hammer Gallery (Chicago) Stellan Holm Gallery (New York City) Samuel Freeman Gallery (Los Angeles)

A new free e-book provides a fresh perspective on the city's dozens of neighborhoods, from Bronzeville to Hegewisch. We talk with author Alan Solomon about Explore Chicago: Eat, Play, Love Our Neighborhoods. Download Eat, Play, Love Our Neighborhoods