MUSIC The Age Of Klaus Mäkelä “Not even thirty, Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä is already the buzziest name in classical music. Now he’s set to usher in a new era at the helm of the Chicago Symphony ...

“Times Square is about to get a sugar rush. Yvette Mayorga [Art 50 2023], the artist best known for her pink-hued, frosted confections, is unveiling her largest public artwork at the New York ...

“The architecture team of MAS Studio and Future Firm, along with Ellipsis Architecture, was commissioned to renovate two apartments in Chicago’s Marina City towers, originally designed by architect ...

We're billing this issue as a summer double issue. But the content has evolved. Where the arts used to take a three-month nap ...

“Pouring, Spilling, Bleeding: Helen Frankenthaler and Artists’ Experiments on Paper” opens at The Block Museum of Art on September 17. “The exhibition focuses on the pioneering print practice of Helen ...

LEO: your imminent future will feature guest appearances by members of your private hall of fame.

Today In Culture, Monday, July 21, 2025: New Red Line Stations | S.K.Y. Moves to Belden-Stratford | Barnes & Noble Coming to Oak Park by Ray Pride | July 21, 2025 ...

“Scent designers” are working “with museums, heritage sites and other cultural spaces to create odors that can open an instant portal to the past,” writes Margaret Talbot at the New Yorker. One such ...

Today In Culture, Tuesday, July 15, 2025: Chicago Watch Company Reborn | Massimo Bottura Meets Cheddar | Physical Media Revival by Ray Pride | July 15, 2025 ...

Get Chicago & Great Lakes culture news sent to your inbox every weekday morning. Subscribe to Newcity Today here. ART How Galleries Approach The Doldrums Of Summer “Most summer shows don’t intend to ...

By John Greenfield As I make my way through the blizzard to the Blue Line’s Logan Square stop, seven pigeons are huddled on Evelyn Longman’s giant eagle sculpture atop the Illinois Centennial Monument ...