Chicago Premiere TONIGHT (August 10th) The City of Chicago will host a Carbon Nation Celebration to celebrate the power of every-day climate change solutions for families, businesses and citizens.  The event will include: Performances by comedian Hal Sparks and the Happiness Club. Family activities and exhibits from the Museum of Science and industry. Celebrity...
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Third Coast listening events (often called “Listening Rooms”) present unforgettable audio work in a public setting — a theater, a coffee shop, a bar — anywhere with a good set of speakers and where people can gather together and listen. Each event features a special guest and includes a diverse selection of documentary audio...
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T. Ron Jasinski-Herbert sat at his home office at 3 a.m., translating the list that was faxed over to him of all the Polish government officials that died in the plane crash over Russia. “I was the first in this country to see that list. I was supposed to introduce the president on May...
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Officially known as the Third Coast/ Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition (TC/RHDF) , this contest is for people doing the edgy and interesting audio work that Chicago is know for. (Think Ira Glass and re:Sound.) Third Coast awards prizes for the best audio work produced worldwide in the following categories: Best Documentary (Gold, Silver,...
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In comparison to its North Side twin, the South Side of Chicago is lacking when it comes to comic book stores. Its only victor is one small store that’s holding its own. First Aid Comics in Hyde Park reigns supreme as the only comic book store on the South Side of Chicago. Although there...
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On Jan. 12, a magnitude 7 earthquake hit near Port-Au-Prince and wiped out most of the city’s infrastructure in what experts say could be the worst natural disaster in modern history. The latest reports indicate that more than 200,000 have died and more than 1 million are left homeless. These are the facts that...
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The Ellen Stone Belic Institute for the Study of Women and Gender in the Arts and Media at Columbia College presents a reception, screening and community discussion of the film, February One: The Story of the Greensboro Four. The film looks back at how four African-American college freshmen took a stand for justice by...
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Imagine a community of 80,000 people living in a diverse residential area of young families, empty nesters and seniors, with good housing stock, lots of local businesses, but no newspaper. There could be opportunities in all those eyeballs, according to Mike Fourcher and Patrick Boylan, and they are out to capitalize on some of...
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The Community Arts Assistance Program (CAAP) was created in 1987 through funding provided by the Illinois Arts Council Access Program. The goals of CAAP are to discover, nurture and expand Chicago’s multi-ethnic artists and nonprofit arts organizations, and to foster new and emerging individual artists and arts groups by providing grants for professional, artistic...
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Cook County Board President Todd Stroger has spent the majority of his time over the last year clearing up what he considers misinformation about his platform and defending himself from what he said are daily attacks by the media, as well as attacks by his Democratic competition. Stroger, who was elected as board president...
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