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    Jun 14, 2013 |Story| RedEye

  1. YEEZUS! Kanye plans more Chicago 'projections' Saturday

    <span>Yeezus, we have a leak.</span>
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    Yeezus, we have a leak. Along with the (conveniently timed?) illegal availability of Kanye West’s album “Yeezus” Friday, the Chicago-raised rapper announced a round of new “projections” slated for locations across the...

    Tags: Wrigley Field, Kanye West, Arts and Culture, Chicago Loop, Slavery

    2. May 1, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. Rosenthal: Rejuvenation of South Side the fair thing to do

    President Grover Cleveland pressed an electric switch, powering the pumps for massive fountains. The jets of water in turn cued the unfurling of flags. What was described as &quot;profound silence" gave way to a cacophony, and the World's Columbian Exposition officially opened a few minutes past noon on May 1, 1893.
    President Grover Cleveland pressed an electric switch, powering the pumps for massive fountains. The jets of water in turn cued the unfurling of flags. What was described as "profound silence" gave way to a cacophony, and the World's Columbian...

    Tags: Midway, Barack Obama, Arts and Culture, Chicago Loop, Museum of Science and Industry

    3. Jan 2, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. Jazz resolutions for a New Year

    A new year brings new hopes for music in Chicago. Here are key resolutions for 2013:
    A new year brings new hopes for music in Chicago. Here are key resolutions for 2013: Create a concise Cultural Plan. After months of town hall meetings, the city's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events last fall came up with a 48-page wish...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Music Industry, Ramsey Lewis, Joe Segal, Dominican University

    4. Oct 19, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. New Cultural Plan a nice wish list, but city should focus on must-haves

    Give the city's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events this much: It listened to what Chicagoans said they wanted in a Cultural Plan and wrote it down.
    Give the city's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events this much: It listened to what Chicagoans said they wanted in a Cultural Plan and wrote it down. And then wrote some more. And more. Released Monday, the Cultural Plan's 48 pages...

    Tags: Health Insurance, Barack Obama, Arts and Culture, Chicago Loop, Health Insurance Cost

    5. Dec 18, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. DuSable High School a landmark with jazz as catalyst

    No high school in America did more to shape the sound of jazz than a magnificent edifice at 49th Street and Wabash Avenue, on the South Side of Chicago.
    No high school in America did more to shape the sound of jazz than a magnificent edifice at 49th Street and Wabash Avenue, on the South Side of Chicago. Singer-pianist Nat "King" Cole, master vocalist Johnny Hartman, piano whiz Dorothy Donegan and...

    Tags: Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, Education, Arts and Culture, Schools, Architecture

    6. Nov 2, 2012 |Story| WGNTV-LTV

  6. 11-year-old singing sensation back on Morning News!

    The Amazing Mae Ya Carter Ryan returns to WGN Morning News for a second visit after winning Dwyane Wade's Chicago Has Talent competition.
    The Amazing Mae Ya Carter Ryan returns to WGN Morning News for a second visit after winning Dwyane Wade's Chicago Has Talent competition. See her Saturday November 10th at the DuSable Museum, 740 E. 56th Pl., Chicago. For tickets visit...
    7. Oct 1, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. Trice: Recalling an oasis known as Idlewild

    Since the mid-1920s, Ann Hawkins has summered on an idyllic oasis in northwestern Michigan called Idlewild, once known by some as the Martha's Vineyard of the Midwest, but for well-to-do black folk.
    Since the mid-1920s, Ann Hawkins has summered on an idyllic oasis in northwestern Michigan called Idlewild, once known by some as the Martha's Vineyard of the Midwest, but for well-to-do black folk. She grew up riding horses there, swimming in the...

    Tags: Travel, History (tv network), Lifestyle and Leisure, The Happiest News!, Human Interest

    8. Aug 27, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  8. Trice: Chicago had its own black renaissance

    In 1997, Darlene Clark Hine came across an essay in which Harlem Renaissance writer Arna Bontemps argued that black Chicago had its own, little-known renaissance that began in the 1930s and rivaled the famous one that occurred in 1920s New York.
    In 1997, Darlene Clark Hine came across an essay in which Harlem Renaissance writer Arna Bontemps argued that black Chicago had its own, little-known renaissance that began in the 1930s and rivaled the famous one that occurred in 1920s New York. "I...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Authors, Sears Holdings Corp., Katherine Dunham, Emmett Till

    9. Jul 12, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  9. South Shore jazz festival not canceled after all

    The annual South Shore jazz festival, which had been canceled due to lack of sponsorship, will take place after all, according to planners.
    The annual South Shore jazz festival, which had been canceled due to lack of sponsorship, will take place after all, according to planners. Presented under the new name South Shore Jazz Lives: Because Jazz Unites, the event will play Aug. 4 and 5 at...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Festive Events

    10. Jun 22, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  10. South Shore JazzFest may be saved

    Earlier this month, Chicago impresario Geraldine de Haas announced that her South ShoreJazzFest -- which has played the South Shore Cultural Center annually since 1981 -- would be canceled.
    Earlier this month, Chicago impresario Geraldine de Haas announced that her South ShoreJazzFest -- which has played the South Shore Cultural Center annually since 1981 -- would be canceled. But a groundswell of support has revived hopes the event will...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Chicago Park District, South Shore

    11. Mar 4, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. 175 years of memorable, horrible, humorous and remarkable events that shaped Chicago

    On March 4, 1837, exactly 175 years ago, Chicago was incorporated. Not that Flashback needed a reason, but we took this occasion to compile a very long list of events, year by year and decade by decade, that helped shape this great city.
    On March 4, 1837, exactly 175 years ago, Chicago was incorporated. Not that Flashback needed a reason, but we took this occasion to compile a very long list of events, year by year and decade by decade, that helped shape this great city. Some events...

    Tags: Health, Chicago Transit Authority, Joseph Bernardin, Adler Planetarium, Museum of Science and Industry

    12. Jan 9, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  12. Trice: Obama-inspired quilt exhibit had troubled past

    When Jim Smoote II completed his quilt, called &quot;Obama 44," in time for an exhibition that opened in Washington for the 2009 presidential inauguration, he expected that the exhibit &mdash; like others he'd been involved in &mdash; would travel widely to museums in cities around the country.
    When Jim Smoote II completed his quilt, called "Obama 44," in time for an exhibition that opened in Washington for the 2009 presidential inauguration, he expected that the exhibit — like others he'd been involved in — would travel widely to...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Martin Luther King Day, Arts and Culture, Emmett Till, Human Interest

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