Bike Tour of Forest Glen this Saturday
Take a bike tour of Forest Glen, with Lee Diamond. Lee’s tours are fun. The riding isn’t strenuous, but it is nice workout for a Saturday. You ride at a good pace, but stop frequently because Lee loves architecture and all the details that make Chicago such a fascinating place to live. Forest Glen is […]
Wind Down Wednesdays Free or Paid
Wind Down Wednesdays at Navy Piercomes in a free and or paid version. Choose the one that fits your budget. If you have the wherewithal, you can purchase a Wine Down Wednesdays ticket and receive three drink tickets and dinner at Landshark Beer Garden at Navy Pier AND a special Shoreline Sightseeing cruise! This package […]
Here’s a Look at Lollapalooza as it Gets Underway
This is an experiment with a new storytelling program called Brickflow. It draws from Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and other social media and web URLs to create a video slideshow of the items you bring into your “brick.”
How to add Soundcloud Audio to CT
So, you write an intro or lead-in to the audio track from Soundcloud. Then you copy the WordPress shortcode that Soundcloud generates for you. Paste the shortcode into the post box, and then “Save as Draft”. You don’t see the audio on your page until you preview or publish the post. You can change the […]
Ten Fast Strokes, Then Follow the Drummer
Chicagoans came by foot and water taxi to Ping Tom Park to watch the exciting Chicago Dragon Boat Race for Literacy 2013 on July 13th. With 25 teams competing, there was lots of action. The top three teams won recognition. Governor Patrick Quinn and Secretary of State Jesse White declined to paddle, but Ronald McDonald was […]
Behind the Scenes: “Hidden” at Union Station
Union Station is an amazing building. If you haven’t seen the Brian de Palma’s Untouchables, there’s a scene where a baby carriage careens down the stairs that’s shot in Union Station. Yet as rail travel declined across America, the grand stations like Union Station fell into disuse. Public spaces like the Women’s Lounge, were hidden […]
“Got Bars” Music Writing & Fitness Program Looking for New Talent – Apply Today
Donda’s House and the ARK of St. Sabina are announcing a new program for youth in Chicago, called “Got Bars” Music Writing & Fitness Program. Donda’s House, Inc. is a new non-profit organization established to honor the educational legacy of Dr. Donda West, the mother of Kanye West. It will offer arts and literature experiences that transform […]
The Chicago Comic: Present and Future
Dressed in a green floral skirt, with a long gray sweater, and no taller than 4’11, Katie McVay, 25, walks into the Gallery Cabaret bar in Bucktown that’s as big as a garage. McVay waves to Johnny the bartender who looks like a cowboy from head-to-toe in his blue denim jeans and Stetson hat. McVay […]
Details of Design: Chicago exhibit includes treasured traces of Northwest Indiana : Arts-and-theatre
Continuing now through Aug. 17 in the Chicago Rooms at the Chicago Cultural Center at 78 E. Washington, is a new exhibit “Modernism’s Messengers: The Art of Alfonso and Margaret Iannelli.” The show tells a love story with a lasting impression on modern art design. There are wonderful items on display that were brought from […]
Dragon Boats, Food Trucks, and Fun
We’ve just concluded celebrating the Fourth of July, so, no holidays now until Labor Day. But for many Asian people, an important traditional festival is the Dragon Boat Festival. It falls on the 5th day of 5th lunar month in the Chinese calendar. Chicagotalks doesn’t consult that calendar, but we do know that July 13th is […]
A Youth Arts Organization That Gives Back To The Kids
With a warm smile on her face, Aimee Stahlberg recalled her most memorable teaching experience where she worked with a shy teen at Storycatchers Theatre. She worked with him on writing and performance, and the following year he had a lead role in their play. Stahlberg teaches various writing workshops and recruits students from local […]
Chicago’s Seapunked Digital Sea: Tales of Contemporary Chicago Nightlifers
Every Wednesday night the Chicago Beauty Bar hosts a party called Mainframe that flies under the banner of an internet movement known as seapunk. If one were to walk by the venue, located a stone’s throw from the city’s Blue Line Chicago stop, he or she might encounter a rogue group of oddly familiar cigarette […]
All Aboard for Dating for Nerds Travel-Themed Party
Tell single life to hit the road with other brainy bachelors and bachelorettes at a travel-themed Dating for Nerds Friday, June 28 from 7-10 p.m. at Rebel Bar & Grill (3462 N. Clark St.). Indulge your wanderlust during a Highway of Love icebreaker where guests map out geeky destinations. Take a journey of the heart […]
Picture This: When P.O.T.U.S. Comes to Town
When the President and his entourage come home to Chicago, all kinds of traffic gets held up. Here bikers near McCormick Place were prevented from rounding the harbor’s edge until the motorcade had passed McCormick Place. The Coast Guard boats, armed with machine guns patrolled the harbor mouth while cyclists and pedestrians watched.
Son Jarocho Sound Comes to Chicago via Portoluz
portoluz is organizing a year-long series of concert programs, workshops, and community-based exchange activities centered on the Son Jarocho cultural tradition from southern Veracruz, Mexico. Like other musical genres of Latin America, Son Jarocho is characterized by its Indigenous, Spanish-Arabic and African “roots,” that are credited with developing the style throughout the colonial period, over […]
Have a Swinging Good Time at Jazz at the Met
Get ready for sizzling jazz and cool blues at Jazz at the Met, Saturday, June 22, from 3-7 p.m., at the Metropolitan Family Services Calumet Center, 235 East 103rd St., Chicago. WVON radio’s Cliff Kelley and Precious Witherspoon will be onsite to emcee the event as you enjoy the musical talents of Liane Williams and […]
Pilsen Artist creates Art from Recyclable materials
Leticia Rodarte started her art career and became an entrepreneur at age eight. It started during grammar school in Mexico, she drew maps for her friends and charged them a “torta” for it, Rodarte said. “I started making my own money selling my drawings to friends from grammar school,” Rodarte said. “That’s when it started, […]
