Arts & Culture
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of pigeons, pidgins, and pop
Above is a photo of pigeons originally posted on local photographer scaleagency’s blog entitled “Assignment Photography”. Very interesting. It reminded me of a shot I took in Pilsen some time ago (see below). On both, I wonder what the birds must be thinking, and what they would utter at that moment, if given the chance. My…
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Bust out your Piggy Banks…
Time to start saving up…. the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is coming back to Chicago (at the gorgeous Auditorium Theatre). highlights of this year’s program include: Night Creature – One of Ailey’s most classically choreographed ballets juxtaposed within Ellington’s jazz idiom – the dance capitvates with Ailey’s sexy nocturnal rituals that propel the movement…
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Cult Movie of the Week: Jacksons an American Dream
Yeah, I said it. Angela Bassett, Terence Howard, dude from Welcome Back, Kotter Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, etc., in the story of Gary, Indiana’s most famous sons (and daughters). I recently pulled out my (second) dub of this. It’s a textbook cult classic: lines you can’t forget, larger than life characters… and untouchably-dope music. Since I couldn’t…
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Exita el Exceso… an art exhibition in Bridgeport
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 7 | 7pm-12am 2nd Friday Viewing: Friday, March 13 | 6pm-10pm The Chicago Art Department is proud to present “Evita el Exceso”, new works by Tripa Co. In the second coming of Tripa Colectivo, Mike Wilgus joins the experimental artist group in their continued exploration of culture and gender issues embedded…
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Cocktails and Clay (this Friday the 13th)
Perhaps one of the greatest (Nancy Reagan-approved) conceptions of sensual overload ever! Hyde Park brings it back one-mo’-gin (in a special Freaky Friday the 13th edition….but not too freaky):
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Portraits of Black Chicago: High School Student
A student at the Westinghouse Industrial Vocation School on Chicago’s West Side. May 1973 “…A student at the Westinghouse Industrial Vocation School on Chicago’s West Side*. She is one of the nearly 1.2 million black people who make up over a third of the population of Chicago**. It is one of the many black faces…
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JB Monorail by Theaster Gates
a bit about the residual effects of 1968 in Chicago (specifically on the West Side). Published in 68/08 on Dec. 6, 2008 in AREA/Chicago by Theaster Gates There are moments when I think that my life on the Westside of Chicago had no real relationship to the history of political struggle. I had not yet been…
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Yaw: 100% Juice, 100% Soul
According to Yaw, he is “100% juice to do what [he does] – no high fructose corn syrup… But really, [he’s] just a b-boy trapped deep inside a soul singer”. And he’s got one of the most masterful voices to ever come out of Chicago. Often found gigging across town, he is just as likely…
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Freedom of Speech and Graffiti
Kuumba Lynx Presents “Open Mindz”: an open mic and writers’ bench hosted by young spoken word lioness FM SUPREME (pictured) and Graffiti legend Nerd. Tonite (3.6.09) 6pm-9pm Clarendon Park (montrose and clarendon) 4501 N Clarendon, Chicago
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Freedom of Speech and Movement Acts
Presented in conjunction with Saudade… Freedom of Speech and Movement: a dance workshop at Hull-House Museum: Freedom of Speech and Movement Acts Movement Workshop with Taisha Pagget of the David Roussève/REALITY dance company Thursday, March 12, 12-1:30 p.m. Jane Addams Hull-House Museum 800 S. Halsted Ave. This workshop is free and open to the public-…
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