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This is not your father or your mother’s opera. Get out of your comfort zone and give this form of multimedia entertainment a try: Chicago Opera Vanguard reimagines Jean-Paul Sartre’s existential play “No Exit” as an opera. For this modern morality play, director George Cederquist has gathered an impressive ensemble of singing actors, musicians and...
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ESTILO HIP HOP, a documentary film by Loira Limbal and Virgilio Bravo, chronicles the lives of three hip hop enthusiasts from Brazil, Chile and Cuba who firmly believe that hip hop can change the world. These three inspirational leaders mobilize young people to become politically active. However, as the stakes grow larger, the leaders...
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Pakistan is frequently in the news because of violence and regional tensions. Pakistani nationals and supporters in Chicago will put these problems aside on Sunday, August 16 to celebrate the Independence of Pakistan. There will be a parade that takes place between 11:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. It begins on W. Devon Avenue, at...
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Call us from Lollapalooza and make a live report now. Just call (312) 436-1820 and leave a message for Chicagotalks.org. We will publish your call or a transcript of it. Image via Wikipedia It isn’t rain alone that will keep me at home instead of in Grant Park for Lollapalooza. Consequenceofsound.com has provided me,...
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The eight blocks of Roscoe Street, between Damen and Oakley, make up the heart of the Roscoe Village neighborhood. The two-lane street sits comfortably somewhere between quaint and modern, with gift and stationary shops, a shoe store, a barber shop, a salon and a Starbucks. The neighborhood center is marked by two posts meant...
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Image via Wikipedia July 28, 2009 - WCRX, 88.1 FM, Columbia College Chicago’s radio station has received the Gold World Medal in the student station awards category from New York Festivals. The 52-year-old international competition recognizes excellence in Radio and Television in the areas of programming and promotion. Entries are judged by industry professionals...
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Okay, the summer doldrums are moving in. Money is tight. What could be better than a bigger than life melodramatic performance with costumes, music by one the greatest composers (Handel), and some singers who can hit the high and low notes. The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs presents its 11th year of free summer...
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June 8, 2009 – The late KoKo Taylor, the “Queen of the Blues,” had a special connection to Columbia College Chicago through the college’s Blues Ensemble and its dynamic director, Fernando Jones. Fernando Jones, a self-taught blues musician, grew up to be a blues scholar and professor at Columbia College Chicago. He was half ...
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June 4, 2009 - Chicago Blues icon KoKo Taylor died June 3 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital after suffering complications from surgery. The 80-year-old singer was admitted to the hospital about two weeks ago to correct gastrointestinal bleeding. She is survived by her husband, daughter and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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May 7, 2009 – Brendan Telzrow is a publicist at Biz 3, one of the two major music publicity companies in the Chicago area. He’s a quiet guy-sort of the quintessential man behind the scenes. But through his job at Biz 3, Telzrow has met and traveled with some of the biggest acts in...
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