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    Aug 5, 2010 |Blog| Chicago Tribune

  1. Obama on Giannoulias: 'You can trust him'

    The Swamp
    (Cross posted from Clout Street) by John Byrne and Rick Pearson President Barack Obama today told Democratic campaign donors that U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias is running "for all the right reasons." "He's not doing this to help lobbyists. He's....

    Tags: Elections, Social Issues, Texas, Jesse White, Illinois

    2. Mar 12, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. Monday Night Live: A tiny cabaret with big surprises

    Monday nights in the Loop would be a lot less lively if it weren't for "Monday Night Live."
    Monday nights in the Loop would be a lot less lively if it weren't for "Monday Night Live." The popular series marked its fifth anniversary in September, and judging by the most recent installment, the concept still has plenty of life in it. At around...

    Tags: Howard Reich, Music Theater, George Gershwin, Music, Goodman Theatre

    3. Mar 11, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. Alzheimer's musical surprises and moves

    As a subject for a musical comedy, Alzheimer's disease can be a tough sell.
    As a subject for a musical comedy, Alzheimer's disease can be a tough sell. Even Avrum Krause, director of the Time of Your Life Players, who came up with the idea of writing a musical comedy about a rock guitarist who develops early onset Alzheimer's,...

    Tags: Prostate Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses, Music, Alzheimer's Disease, Physical Fitness and Exercise

    4. May 21, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. Jazz, Israeli style, sweeps into Chicago

    What does Israeli jazz sound like?
    What does Israeli jazz sound like? It's experimental and traditional, edgy and relaxed, forward-looking and retrospective. The music of this cosmopolitan culture, in other words, proves as stylistically wide-ranging as you might hope of a Middle...

    Tags: Music, Arts and Culture, Customs and Tradition, Music Industry, Judaism

    5. Mar 3, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. Will Penny Pritzker become the next U.S. commerce secretary?

    In late 2009, President Barack Obama appeared on "60 Minutes" and said "fat-cat bankers" were smothering his efforts to craft new rules for Wall Street.
    In late 2009, President Barack Obama appeared on "60 Minutes" and said "fat-cat bankers" were smothering his efforts to craft new rules for Wall Street. As soon as the reforms cleared Congress six months later, the president's top advisers launched a...

    Tags: Millennium Park, Washington, DC, Corporate Officers, Services and Shopping, Harvard University

    6. May 15, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. Camerata Chicago a small orchestra with big dreams

    Camerata Chicago is the best local chamber orchestra you've probably never heard of.
    Camerata Chicago is the best local chamber orchestra you've probably never heard of. But pay heed: The group is celebrating its 10th anniversary this season, is about to release a new recording and is preparing for its first European tour next month....

    Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Music, Arts and Culture, Music Industry, Radio

    7. Feb 28, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. Chicago Underground Film Fest finds a fitting home

    Nearly 20 years after it was founded, the Chicago Underground Film Fest remains (perhaps appropriately) a relatively underground event. Two decades is a milestone, though, especially if you're talking about a fest that brands itself as the home of "defiantly independent" filmmakers. I give a lot of credit to artistic director Bryan Wendorf, who hasn't really had to compromise his initial vision. A quick glance at this year's lineup (starting Wednesday and running through March 10) shows that CUFF once again brings the perplexing, the wonderfully offbeat and strange to our city's movie screens.
    Nearly 20 years after it was founded, the Chicago Underground Film Fest remains (perhaps appropriately) a relatively underground event. Two decades is a milestone, though, especially if you're talking about a fest that brands itself as the home of...

    Tags: Vincent Gallo, Olympia Dukakis, Animation (Movie Genre), Brenda Fricker, Movies

    8. Feb 28, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  8. City-sponsored Chicago Music Summit to debut

    The City of Chicago has for the first time in its history an office charged with serving the needs of the local music community. Now begins director Dylan Rice’s first major hurdle: alerting people that it exists.
    The City of Chicago has for the first time in its history an office charged with serving the needs of the local music community. Now begins director Dylan Rice’s first major hurdle: alerting people that it exists. “We’re not calling...

    Tags: Music, Arts and Culture, Music Industry, University of Chicago, Concerts

    9. Feb 22, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  9. 'Louder Than a Bomb' still crackles with young poets' ideas

    Last week, in a valiant effort and one that deserves to be applauded, the mayor and NBA Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas took the point in an effort to raise money to expand the at-risk youth basketball program known as Windy City Hoops.
    Last week, in a valiant effort and one that deserves to be applauded, the mayor and NBA Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas took the point in an effort to raise money to expand the at-risk youth basketball program known as Windy City Hoops. “For me, as a...

    Tags: Detroit Pistons, Robert Frost, Isiah Thomas, Garfield Park, Victory Gardens Theatre

    10. Feb 4, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  10. Smorgasbord for the soul

    Lately I've been having some excellent lunches downtown.
    Lately I've been having some excellent lunches downtown. One day I had a fabulous repast of Poulenc and Prokofiev. Another time, I enjoyed several delicious servings of Georgia O'Keeffe. And on Friday, I chewed over some Heidegger. I've been on a kick...

    Tags: Culture, Art Institute of Chicago, Arts, Music, Arts and Culture

    11. May 16, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. Israeli Jazz Festival brings Middle Eastern sounds to Chicago

    Though its population hovers at just 8 million, Israel has become a powerhouse in nurturing high-caliber jazz talent.
    Though its population hovers at just 8 million, Israel has become a powerhouse in nurturing high-caliber jazz talent. Chicago concertgoers are well acquainted with Anat Cohen, the uncommonly versatile Israeli clarinetist who's based in New York and...

    Tags: Howard Reich, Music, Arts and Culture, Stafford (Tolland, Connecticut), Music Industry

    12. Mar 4, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  12. CSO's Citizen Musician seeks right note

    A little more than two years ago, the curtain lifted on the Chicago Symphony Orchestra-led Citizen Musician initiative, and CSO Association President Deborah Rutter told an overflow crowd at the Chicago Cultural Center: “All of you are citizen musicians. We consider you our foot soldiers in the movement.”
    A little more than two years ago, the curtain lifted on the Chicago Symphony Orchestra-led Citizen Musician initiative, and CSO Association President Deborah Rutter told an overflow crowd at the Chicago Cultural Center: “All of you are citizen...

    Tags: Warrenville, Music Industry, Northern Illinois University, Woodlawn (Bronx, New York), Culture

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