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Bump in road for Book Bike ends smoothly
The usually giddy enthusiasm Gabriel Levinson exhibits for all things literary was seemingly squashed when a Chicago Park District official asked Levinson, the man behind the Book Bike, to relocate for the ...
Dolins doesn’t have the blues after 27 years
Barry Dolins recalls selling sun shades on historic Maxwell Street as a wide-eyed teenager in the early 1960s. He would listen to the soulful riffs of the Mississippi steel guitar alongside blues ...
Chicago gets geocoded, use of location-based data on the rise
Though seemingly insignificant at the time the picture was taken, Eric Fischer finds the timestamp and location information attached to a photograph of your family enjoying a picnic at the beach incredibly ...
West-side arts center welcomes all
Rumble Arts Center launches summer schedule, accessible for neighboring communities
Electro rockers propel forward
Since performing in the first time slot at Lollapalooza 2007 after winning a battle of the bands contest...
Pedaling books, sharing appreciation
Book Bike accepts donations in support of independent book publishers
Chicago’s ‘Dance Dance’ revolution
Chicago chapter of free-form dance group fun, therapeutic for all ages
Every time 28-year-old Jenn Brandel hopped on the treadmill at the gym in the hopes of undergoing a regulated workout routine, the dance tunes blaring through her ear buds
took precedence.
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Tapping into 20th anniversary
Percussive arts presenter nonprofit celebrates 20 years, spreads appreciation for tap
As the organization’s name suggests, Chicago Human Rhythm Project was founded to celebrate the history of tap dance—the African and Irish roots of the art form—and, as founder and director Lane Alexander ...
Antique freaks: a worldwide affair
Merchandise Mart to host 13th International Antiques Fair, expects quality turnout
The Windy City’s heart of glass
Co-owner of glass arts studio makes repurposed glassware, recycles bottles
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Kick back, listen up
Indie rock foursome The Kickback, originally hailing from South Dakota, is currently...
Chicago celebrates sex-positivity
The Pleasure Salon hosts meet-and-greet for first anniversary on April 6
Kickstart creativity
Web fundraising platform a success for independent artistic endeavors
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Chicago underground art space continues shows despite city interference
Tapestries hung on brick walls with high ceilings, original artwork, live music and an undeniable spirit of charity work in the kind of underground space that most young people who don’t live ...
Electronic duo creates magic
Electronic pop duo Glitter Bones released an EP...
