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Culture Vultures
, Jan 15, 2013
This week's Culture Vultures recommend:
Mister Tom Musick, Dollhouse Reading Series, and the Claudettes
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Meredith Miller
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Semmerling & Schaefer Mask Studios
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Ronnie Kuller
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Michael Robbins
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Poetry Foundation
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Culture Vultures
, Dec 12, 2012
This week's Culture Vultures recommend:
The Morse/Glenwood entertainment corridor, Salonathon, and Chicago storytelling
by Jerome Ludwig, Silvia Chavez, and Niel Spidle
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Kevin O'Neil
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CTA Tattler
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Rogers Park
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Morse and Glenwood
,
Jessica Marks
,
Eve Rydberg
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Good Night Ladies
,
Salonathon
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Claire Wellin
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Scott Stangland
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Youth in a Roman Field
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Culture Vultures
, Dec 4, 2012
This week's Culture Vultures recommend:
Inside Out Art Studio,
Heroines
, and
We Three Lizas
by Jerome Ludwig
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Ben Muller
,
Piccolo Theater
,
Inside Out Art Studio
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Martha Bayne
,
Soup & Bread
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Heroines
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Julia Borcherts
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Culture Vultures
, Nov 26, 2012
This week's Culture Vultures recommend:
How Was Your Week?
, the Puppet Bike, and Spirit Family Reunion
by Jerome Ludwig, Meg Pier, and Niel Spidle
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Bree Housley
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Julie Klausner
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podcasts
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Monte Beauchamp
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Al Scorch
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Spirit Family Reunion
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Culture Vultures
, Nov 19, 2012
This week's Culture Vultures recommend:
Dead Man Rising
,
Everything You Need to Know About Indians
, and "Awash in Color"
by Jerome Ludwig
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Rob Christopher
,
Derek Raymond
,
Detective Sargeant
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Kelly McGrath
,
American Indians
,
Carol Fisher Saller
,
Newberry Library
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Culture Vultures
, Nov 13, 2012
This week's Culture Vultures recommend:
Exhibits at Packer Schopf,
MAKE magazine
, and Carmie's Crown barbershop
by Silvia Chavez and Niel Spidle
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Dena Lyons
,
Victor David Giron
,
Curbside Splendor
,
MAKE: A Chicago Literary Magazine
,
Wayne Lorentz
,
Carmie's Crown barbershop
,
Packer Schopf Gallery
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Culture Vultures
, Nov 2, 2012
This week's Culture Vultures recommend:
Boobs of the Dead
,
The Wettest County in the World
, and "Chicago Blues: An Urban Experience"
by Becca Oken, Meg Pier, and Niel Spidle
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Scott Kenemore
,
zombies
,
Jennifer Estlin
,
Annoyance Productions
,
Matt Bondurant
,
Sherwood Anderson
,
Charles K. Cowdery
,
whiskey
,
Lurrie Bell
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Culture Vultures
, Oct 30, 2012
This week's Culture Vultures recommend:
Simon Boccanegra
at Lyric,
Argo
, and
Human Landscapes
at Joffrey
by Asher Klein, Niel Spidle, and Meg Pier
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Carl F. Hammer
,
Lyric Opera
,
Mike Schuppa
,
Chicago Slam Works
,
Joffrey Ballet
,
Carl Hammer Gallery
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Culture Vultures
, Oct 22, 2012
This week's Culture Vultures recommend:
Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind
, Dance Dance Party Party, and the Salon Series
by Meg Pier
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Kimberley Atwood
,
Liz Mason
,
Dance Dance Party Party
,
Andres Araya
,
5 Rabbit Brewery
,
JC Steinbrunner
,
Elephant Room, Inc.
,
Quimby's Bookstore
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Culture Vultures
, Oct 16, 2012
This week's Culture Vultures recommend:
Some new lakefront sculptures, Shedd's Trainer for a Day program, and
Room 237
by Meg Pier
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,
Timothy J. Duncan
,
Stephanie M. Hlywak
,
Poetry Foundation
,
Luke Strosnider
,
Loyola University Museum of Art
,
Shedd Aquarium
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Culture Vultures
, Oct 10, 2012
This week's Culture Vultures recommend:
Life, on the Line
,
Sleepwalk With Me
, and
Busting Loose From the Money Game
by Meg Pier
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,
PJ Powers
,
TimeLine Theatre Company
,
Grant Achatz
,
Nick Kokonas
,
Life, on the Line
,
Emily Reusswig
,
Redmoon Theater
,
Mike Birbiglia
,
Aislinn Gagliardi
,
money
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Culture Vultures
, Oct 2, 2012
This week's Culture Vultures recommend:
Letherbee Gin,
A Universe From Nothing
, and
How to Be a Woman
by Meg Pier
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Cyndi Fecher
,
Brian J. Solem
,
Graze magazine
,
Letherbee Gin
,
Brent Engel
,
Miriam Matasar
,
Keith Ecker
,
Essay Fiesta
,
Guts & Glory
,
Lawrence Krauss
,
Mare Swallow
,
Chicago Writers Conference
,
Caitlin Moran
,
Lula Cafe
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Culture Vultures
, Sep 24, 2012
This week's Culture Vultures recommend:
Chicago Poetry Bordello, North Park Village, and Vivien Maier
by Meg Pier
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,
Chicago Poetry Bordello
,
North Park Village
,
Vivien Maier
,
Peterson Park
,
Beth Rooney
,
Lee Diamond
,
Liese Ricketts
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Culture Vultures
, Sep 18, 2012
This week's Culture Vultures recommend:
Bavette's Bar & Boeuf,
JR
by William Gaddis, and the puppet bike
by Meg Pier
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Jeffry Stanton
,
Dmitry Samarov
,
William Gaddis
,
Shannon Favia
,
puppet bike
,
Bavette's Bar & Boeuf
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Culture Vultures
, Sep 10, 2012
This week's Culture Vultures recommend:
John Saturnall's Feast
,
Inferno (A Poet's Novel)
, and Sirène absinthe verte
by Jordan Larson
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,
Diana Slickman
,
Theater Oobleck
,
BoyGirlBoyGirl
,
Lawrence Norfolk
,
Jac Jemc
,
Sheila Heti
,
Carrie Olivia Adams
,
Black Ocean press
,
North Shore Distillery
,
absinthe
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Culture Vultures
, Sep 4, 2012
This week's Culture Vultures recommend:
The Mental Illness Happy Hour, the corner of Fullerton and Western, and
Samsara
by Jordan Larson
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Rachel Niffenegger
,
The Mental Illness Happy Hour
,
Robert Tenges
,
Fullerton and Western
,
Christopher Jobson
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Culture Vultures
, Aug 27, 2012
This week's Culture Vultures recommend:
Half Italian Deli, Starz's
Boss
, and Comedy Bang! Bang!
by Jordan Larson and Allegra Kirkland
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,
Sam Lewis
,
Elastic Arts Foundation
,
delis
,
Mig Mora
,
City of Win
,
Boss
,
Starz
,
Adam McCormack
,
Paper Mice
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Culture Vultures
, Aug 21, 2012
This week's Culture Vultures recommend:
Public Works gallery, Grant Park Orchestra rehearsals, and Kurowski's Sausage Shop
by Allegra Kirkland and Jordan Larson
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,
Lindsay Garbutt
,
Poetry magazine
,
Matthew Hoffman
,
Ayako Kato
,
Dance Union
,
Grant Park Orchestra
,
Heather Holbus
,
Public Works Gallery
,
Kurowski's Sausage Shop and Rich's Bakery
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Culture Vultures
, Aug 14, 2012
This week's Culture Vultures recommend:
Becoming a cheese connoisseur, Project Onward's new art, and the Comfort Music series
by Allegra Kirkland
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,
Mouzam Makkar
,
cheese
,
Leland Meiners
,
T'bone
,
Project Onward
,
Billy Helmkamp
,
Comfort Music
,
The Whistler
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Culture Vultures
, Aug 7, 2012
This week's Culture Vultures recommend:
Calles y SueƱos, the Illinois State Fair, and Full Moon Jam
by Allegra Kirkland
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,
Rey Andujar
,
Teatro Vista
,
Calles y Suenos
,
Kim Barker
,
Chicago Tribune
,
Kriss Abigail
,
Vaudezilla
,
Full Moon Jam
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