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WE DID IT!!!

13 May 2008

The promoter’s ordinance is being pulled and WILL NOT BE VOTED ON TOMORROW!
I’m waiting for the press release from Alderman Schulter, but I received confirmation from his office that it’s been pulled. They’re going to return it to committee, so we’ll have to keep our eyes open, but this time there will be input from […]

Save Chicago Culture

12 May 2008

Visit SaveChicagoCulture.org now and sign the petition. Here’s why:
I just got back from a run along the lakefront. What is normally an almost-vacation-like experience for me as I head toward the beautiful city skyline with Lake Shore Drive on one side and Lake Michigan on the other was, today, bittersweet.
On my mp3 player were songs […]

Artropolis Art Fair review

27 April 2008

Reviewed by Alan Carter
Writing about a weekend art show is a little like talking about yesterday’s great sunset- by the time you read about it, it’s past and you can’t see what it was really like. This was the weekend for the giant Artropolis show at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago. Actually, it runs through […]

Winslow Homer and Edward Hopper at the Art Institute

21 April 2008

by Alan Carter
The current show at the Art Institute in Chicago is a study in contrasts. Winslow Homer was of the Victorian era, active in the late 1800’s and early 1900s. Edward Hopper worked from the early 1900’s until the late 50’s.
The Homer half of the show focuses on his watercolors with a […]

Free Week at LUMA

15 April 2008

Next week visit the Loyola University Museum of Art for free. It’s located right next to the Hershey Store and the Water Tower. Peruse the permanent collection of Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque art, and catch Andy Warhol’s “Silver Clouds” before it leaves.
Free April 22 - 27
Tues 10am to 8pm, Wed - Sun 10am to 5pm
Loyola […]

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