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Downton Abbey's Mrs. Patmore dishes on life in that TV kitchen
Tribune reporterActress Lesley Nicol was in Chicago for a few days minus the white apron and cap she wears in the kitchen of PBS-TV’s “Downton Abbey.” She was here to bring the story of legendary English pianist Myra Hess to a sold-out crowd at the...Tags: BBC, ABC (tv network), Owen Wilson, Woody Harrelson, Music
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Claire Ashley's paintings misbehave
It isn't often a painting makes you want to bounce against it. Or crawl under it, swing it over your shoulder, parade around with it, hug and squeeze it tight, or lay your head to rest on it. This isn't akin to wanting to enter the seamy, tinted world...
Tags: Culture, Arts, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Arts and Culture, Michigan Avenue
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Smorgasbord for the soul
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, Arts, Music Industry, Entertainment, Art Institute of Chicago
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SAIC spearheads citywide performance festival
For RedEyeThe School of the Art Institute is partnering with the city of Chicago to host a three-month performance art festival that is shaping up to be one of the biggest citywide, multivenue performance festivals of its kind. The IN>TIME fest, which kicked...Tags: Austin (Chicago, Illinois), Festive Events, Colleges and Universities, Culture, Roosevelt University
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Zigzagging along the Chicago Cultural Mile
At first glance, the Chicago Cultural Mile ("Where Culture & Commerce Meet") resembles nothing so much as a gerrymandered congressional district. According to its website, this officially arty and mercantile stretch begins at Michigan Avenue and the...
Tags: Millennium Park, Maxwell Street, Panera Bread Company, Arts, Bennigan's
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Why the Chicago Jazz Festival left Grant Park
For decades, the defenders of the status quo have insisted that the Chicago Jazz Festival must remain anchored in Grant Park. They said the dreadful acoustics there were just fine. They said the dilapidated Petrillo Music Shell served the fest well....
Tags: New Music Mondays Millenium Park, Millennium Park, Festive Events, Howard Reich, Arts
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Chicago Jazz Festival moving to Millennium Park
After more than three decades at the Petrillo Music Shell in Grant Park, the Chicago Jazz Festival will be leaving the venue for Millennium Park, according to the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE). Though in recent...
Tags: Festive Events, Millennium Park, New Music Mondays Millenium Park, Music Industry, Grant Park
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Winter jazz preview: From Dianne Reeves to Sonny Rollins, a hot lineup
A buoyant winter season ahead includes: "Shadowgraph: Octets by Franz Schubert and George Lewis": The innovative thinkers at the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) perform major works by masters from two centuries and genres. The repertoire...
Tags: Dee Dee Bridgewater, Billie Holiday, Music Industry, Vocal Music (genre), Culture
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Museum of Broadcast Communication gets mortgage extension
Tribune reporterThe cash-strapped Museum of Broadcast Communications will have more time to pay off its newhome after receiving a three-year extension on its mortgage, according to an email this week from founder Bruce DuMont. “We are moving forward,”...Tags: Chicago Mortgages, Media Industry, Mortgages, Arts and Culture, Finance
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Jazz roaring ahead for the New Year
The New Year has just begun, but the jazz scene never settles down. Among the weekend's highlights: Rob Mazurek: The enterprising Chicago cornetist has produced remarkable work with his aptly named Exploding Star Orchestra, which conjures a...
Tags: Ramsey Lewis, Millennium Park, Howard Reich, Music Industry, Artie Shaw
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Martinis and Mistletoe
Special to Tribune NewspapersThe Junior League of Chicago hosted its annual Martinis and Mistletoe kickoff party Nov. 16 for its 41st Gazebo Holiday Market. This festive evening at the Chicago Cultural Center offered a first look at a variety of holiday gifts, jewelry, home decor and...Tags: Holidays, Human Interest
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City unveils dates for 2013 festivals
Chicago’s festival season will begin in May, with the lineup of music and food soirees released by the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events on Wednesday. Following is the schedule, with dates subject to change: Chicago...
Tags: Festive Events, Millennium Park, Bike Week, Taste of Chicago, Music
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