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, Feb 18, 2013
Show us your … religious statues
Ray Gadke's had his collection of religious statues since the 80s.
by Janey Lee
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religious art
,
religious statues
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University of Chicago
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St. Augustine
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St. Peter
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Ray Gadke
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, Jan 31, 2013
This week’s Culture Vultures recommend:
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
, the Encyclopedia Show, and the Upstairs Gallery
by Janey Lee
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Culture Vultures
,
Deborah Maris Lader
,
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
,
Katherine Boo
,
India
,
Mumbai
,
books
,
Chicago Printmakers Collaborative
,
Dorothy Milne
,
The Encyclopedia Show
,
Lifeline Theatre
,
Write Club
,
Story Club
,
The Mudflapps
,
The Sons of Susan
,
T.J. Jagodowski
,
comedians
,
Upstairs Gallery
,
Vittum Theater
,
Hideout
,
SPACE
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Red Line Tap
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, Jan 28, 2013
Reader
's Agenda Mon 1/28: Off the Record, Accidental Death of an Anarchist, and The Sound, the Soul, the Syncopation
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's Agenda for Monday, January 28, 2013
by Janey Lee
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Do This
,
Arts
,
music critic
,
Saki
,
Department of Cultural Affairs
,
Off the Record
,
monthly series
,
new releases
,
Brokeback Brokeback & the Black Rock
,
Oracle Productions
,
Dario Fo
,
Accidental Death of an Anarchist
,
Italian
,
activist
,
Giuseppe Pinelli Justin Hayford
,
Tracy Morgan
,
Barbra Streisand
,
housing projects
,
National Public Housing Museum
,
The Sound
,
the Soul
,
the Syncopation
,
inner-city
,
public housing communities
,
Sam Worley
,
Dinah Washington
,
Lupe Fiasco
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Culture Vultures
, Jan 24, 2013
This week's Culture Vultures recommend:
The Idolatry of God,
š!,
and the Music Box Theatre
by Katie Kather and Janey Lee
Tags:
Culture Vultures
,
Peter Rollins
,
The Idolatry of God
,
Tim Brown
,
Chicken Soup for the Soul
,
religion
,
metaphysics
,
theology
,
books
,
cartoons
,
comics anthologies
,
Tabletop Zine
,
Jackie Furtado
,
Pictures for Sad Children
,
John Campbell
,
God
,
š!
,
comics
,
movies
,
popcorn
,
Music Box
,
Quimby's Bookstore
,
Luther Memorial Church
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Culture Vultures
, Mar 7, 2013
This week's Culture Vultures recommend:
The Dream of the Burning Boy
, 7 Wonders, and Lauren Groff's
Arcadia
by Janey Lee and Hannah Lorenz
Tags:
Culture Vultures
,
Doug Albers
,
Bard and Fool Theater Group
,
The Dream of the Burning Boy
,
David West Read
,
Profile Theatre
,
Joe Jahraus
,
Elaine May
,
games
,
Will Hindmarch
,
7 Wonders
,
board games
,
Antoine Bauza
,
Chicagoland Games' Dice Dojo
,
Cat and Mouse Game Store
,
Bridgeport Comics and Games
,
Chicagoland Games
,
Dice Dojo
,
books
,
novels
,
Arcadia
,
Abby Sheaffer
,
Chicago Literati
,
Lauren Groff
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, Jan 26, 2013
Reader
's Agenda Sat 1/26: Winter Block Party for Hip Hop Arts, Odd Obsession Foreign Film Series, and True Lies: Stories of Deception
What's on the
Reader
's Agenda for Saturday, January 26, 2013.
by Janey Lee
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Do This
,
Arts
,
hip-hop
,
Winter Block Party for Hip Hop Arts
,
Metro
,
Sidewalk Chalk
,
Psalm One
,
ADD-2
,
Saba
,
dance battles
,
poetry slams
,
Benji
,
Simeon
,
basketball
,
Ben Wilson
,
rare films
,
foreign films
,
classic films
,
the Whistler
,
Odd Obsession
,
Senegal
,
Touki Bouki
,
Impala Sound Champion
,
True Lies: Stories of Deception
,
storytelling series
,
Rebecca Anderson
,
Parker Stockman
,
Cyn Vargas
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Culture Vultures
, Feb 26, 2013
This week's Culture Vultures recommend:
Building Stories
, SpaceTime Tanks, and the Kates
by Janey Lee and Hannah Lorenz
Tags:
Culture Vultures
,
Bill Arnett
,
James Kinser
,
Leah Pickett
,
WBEZ
,
wbez.org
,
bloggers
,
artists
,
imrov
,
iO Theater
,
Chris Ware
,
Building Stories
,
books
,
SpaceTime Tanks
,
The Kates
,
Amy Sumpter
,
Kelsie Huff
,
SpaceTime Tanks
,
Lincoln Park
,
Lincoln Square
,
Book Cellar
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Culture Vultures
, Mar 15, 2013
This week’s Culture Vultures recommend:
Cook County Social Club,
The Still Point of the Turning World
, and
CCX
by Hannah Gold, Janey Lee, and Katie Kather
Tags:
Culture Vultures
,
Cook County Social Club
,
J.R. Robinson
,
sound art
,
Wrekmeister Harmonies
,
CCX
,
The Motherfucker With the Hat
,
Jimmy Smits
,
Rushmore
,
Rushmore
,
Henri Watkins
,
David Lawrence
,
Michael Hahalyak
,
Elizabeth Williams
,
improv
,
Bill Cochran
,
Mark Raterman
,
Greg Hess
,
Brendan Jennings
,
Tim Robinson
,
Dan Bulla
,
Warm Milk
,
books
,
Rachel DeWoskin
,
Emily Rapp
,
Ronan Louis
,
iO Theater
,
Rivendell Theatre
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Bleader
, Jan 27, 2013
Reader
's Agenda Sun 1/27: Ital, Music-About-Film & Film-About-Music Show, and No Bees for Bridgeport
What's on the
Reader
's Agenda for Sunday, January 27, 2013.
by Janey Lee
Tags:
Do This
,
Arts
,
Empty Bottle
,
dance
,
music
,
Daniel Martin-McCormick
,
Ital
,
Dream On
,
Chrissy Murderbot
,
Hieroglyphic Being
,
film
,
Music-About-Film & Film-About-Music Show
,
Hopscotch Cinema
,
cellist
,
Tatsu Aoki
,
Lori Felker
,
film-critic band
,
Farewell Scarlet
,
beehive
,
Kestutis Nakas
,
Bridgeport
,
monologue
,
No Bees for Bridgeport
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Bleader
, Feb 23, 2013
Reader
's Agenda Sat 2/23: Chicago Maritime Festival, Pictures and Sounds, and Another 90s Party
What's on the
Reader
's Agenda for Saturday, February 23, 2013
by Janey Lee
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Do This
,
Arts
,
maritime heritage
,
Chicago Maritime Festival
,
Chicago History Museum
,
nautical history
,
WHPK
,
University of Chicago
,
student-run radio
,
multimedia festival
,
Pictures and Sounds
,
University of Chicago Film Studies Center
,
John Wiese
,
experimental music
,
new video work
,
silent film
,
outsider film
,
90s music
,
B Starr
,
Beauty Bar
,
Another 90s Party, It seems the 90s have supplanted the 80s as the go-to decade for themed dance parties
,
as evident in Another 90s Party's ongoing soirees at the Beauty Bar. B Starr hosts
,
and period attire is highly encouraged.
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, Apr 15, 2013
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Zoom in: Austin
Almost a decade since its closing, the Brach's Candy Factory sits abandoned and neglected.
by Janey Lee
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,
Brach's Candy Factory
,
Emil Brach
,
Barry Callebaut
,
Gotham General Hospital
,
The Dark Knight
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Bleader
, Feb 24, 2013
Reader
's Agenda Sun 2/24: Oscar Experience: Chicago, 70mm Film Festival, and
The Motherfucker With the Hat
What's on the
Reader
's Agenda for Sunday, February 24, 2013.
by Janey Lee
Tags:
Do This
,
Arts
,
Academy Awards
,
Hollywood
,
Oscar Experience: Chicago
,
Oscar viewing parties
,
Gene Siskel Film Center
,
70mm Film Festival
,
Music Box Theatre
,
Playtime
,
Jacques Tati
,
Paul Thomas Anderson
,
The Master
,
Steppenwolf Theatre
,
The Motherfucker With the Hat
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, Apr 19, 2013
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Show us your . . . fire station
This week firefighter Jeff Wiley shows us around Engine 60 in Hyde Park.
by Janey Lee
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,
Hyde Park
,
Jeff Wiley
,
fire stations
,
fire engine
,
retirement
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Bleader
, Jan 29, 2013
Reader
's Agenda Tue 1/29: Admission: One Shilling, Queer Comedy, and Soundgarden
What's on the
Reader
's Agenda for Tuesday, January 29, 2013.
by Janey Lee
Tags:
Do This
,
Arts
,
pianist
,
Myra Hess
,
Trafalgar Square
,
World War II
,
Lesley Nicol
,
Downton Abbey
,
Admission: One Shilling
,
free
,
one-night-only
,
Zanies Comedy Club
,
Queer Comedy
,
Carey Callahan
,
Ali Clayton
,
Archer Coe
,
Liz Treyger
,
Adam Guerino
,
techno
,
British
,
singer-songwriter
,
Ellie Goulding
,
Halycon
,
Kate Bush
,
Tori Amos
,
Miles Raymer
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Bleader
, Feb 25, 2013
Reader
's Agenda Mon 2/25: Polar Bear Awareness Week, Michael Hainey, and Amos Guiora
What's on the
Reader
's Agenda for Monday, February 25, 2013
by Janey Lee
Tags:
Do This
,
Arts
,
Polar Bear Awareness Week
,
Lincoln Park Zoo
,
lectures
,
endangered species
,
Michael Hainey
,
GQ
,
Harold Washington Library Center
,
Bill Savage
,
Northwestern University
,
After Visiting Friends: A Son's Story
,
Chicago Sun-Times
,
Bob Hainey
,
Amos Guiora
,
University of Utah
,
targeted killing
,
law
,
public policy
,
international law
,
University of Chicago
,
International House
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Culture Vultures
, Jan 25, 2013
This week's Culture Vultures recommend:
Grime Time
, Actors Training Center, and
The Talent Code
by Katie Kather, Janey Lee, and Meg Pier
Tags:
Culture Vultures
,
Dave Mata
,
Grime Time
,
outsider art
,
zine
,
Quimby's
,
Chaz Boriquez
,
National Museum of Mexican Art
,
Howard Street Gallery
,
Evanston
,
Hugh Iglarsh
,
Actors Training Center
,
Wilmette
,
Cliff Colnot
,
DePaul University
,
The Talent Code
,
Daniel Coyle
,
New York City
,
Quimby's Bookstore
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Bleader
, Feb 26, 2013
Reader
's Agenda Tue 2/26: Lucky Dragons, A Decade of You Are Beautiful, and The Letters
What's on the
Reader
's Agenda for Tuesday, February 26, 2013
by Janey Lee
Tags:
Do This
,
Arts
,
Lucky Dragons
,
LA
,
Museum of Contemporary Art
,
"Face the Strange
,
" Greenhouse Loft
,
You Are Beautiful
,
Writer's Theatre
,
The Letters
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Culture Vultures
, Feb 28, 2013
This week's Culture Vultures recommend:
Christopher Hitchens, Benny the Bull, and
Purple Rain
by Katie Kather, Janey Lee, and Hannah Lorenz
Tags:
Culture Vultures
,
Prince
,
Taylor Kelley
,
Second City Training Center
,
Purple Rain
,
Andy Eninger
,
movies
,
Olga Karlatos
,
Hawley Shoffner
,
Blizzard Babies
,
Benny the Bull
,
Chicago Bulls
,
mascots
,
Joakim Noah
,
Christopher Hitchens
,
God
,
books
,
atheism
,
Christianity
,
God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything
,
Lutheranism
,
United Center
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Culture Vultures
, Feb 14, 2013
This week’s Culture Vultures recommend:
How Should a Person Be?
, Blood Oath Improv, and
Monsters and Dust
by Janey Lee and Hannah Lorenz
Tags:
Culture Vultures
,
MAKE
,
Blood Oath Improv Group
,
Featherproof Books
,
Zach Dodson
,
Monsters & Dust
,
Aay Preston
,
Aay Preston-Myint
,
Joe Proulx
,
M&D
,
Chris Pappas
,
Jordan Williams
,
Nitewerk
,
Alex Valentine
,
Brian Case
,
Joshua Hauth
,
Scott Cowen
,
Laura Pearson
,
Torian Miller
,
Trevor Kravits
,
Ryan Hake
,
Ricky Staffieri
,
Adam Ston
,
Jared Popkin
,
books
,
literature
,
design
,
Blood Oath Improv
,
improv
,
Pop stache
,
Will Neved
,
Gift Theatre Company
,
How Should a Person Be?
,
Sheila Heti
,
Carl Wilson
,
essays
,
Celine Dion
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, Mar 1, 2013
Show us your . . . blister
This week rower Josh Karney shows us the massive blister he developed during a regatta last fall.
by Janey Lee
Tags:
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,
Lincoln Park Boat Club
,
rowing
,
Josh Karney
,
Mercyhurst College
,
Pennsylvania
,
University of Chicago Crew
,
Chicago River
,
North Avenue
,
Baha'i Temple
,
Wilmette
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