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Art Feature
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Stephen M. Mullins has assembled nearly 8,300 vessels from more than 60 years of collecting.
- by Kate Sierzputowski
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Tags: Art Feature, American Toby Jug Museum, Stephen M. Mullins, toby jugs, character jugs, Evanston, museums, Toby Philpot, collectibles, figurines, collections, collector, kitsch
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Feature
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“We live in a world that for the most part still doesn’t acknowledge that trans people exist.”
- by H. Melt
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Tags: Feature, Owen Daniel-McCarter, Transformative Justice Law Project of Illinois, transgender, cisgender, trans rights, trans activism, Illinois Safe Schools Alliance, StreetWise, Jobs With Justice, Chicago Coalition to Protect Public Housing, Eli Clair, Miss Major, Stone Butch Blues, Leslie Feinberg, Sylvia Rivera, Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries, GenderQueer anthology, Sylvia Rivera Law Project, Dean Spade, name change, trans advocacy
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Feature
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Guillermo del Toro tapped Daniel Kraus to help write the story behind the Oscar-nominated blockbuster.
- by Janet Potter
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Tags: Feature, Daniel Kraus, The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro, George A. Romero, Creature From the Black Lagoon, Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Rotters, The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch, Evanston, Booklist, American Library Association, Tales of Hoffmann, zombies, romance, Video
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Performing Arts Review
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Sarah DeLappe’s Pulitzer-nominated play isn’t the landmark of feminist theater it could be.
- by Irene Hsiao
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Tags: Performing Arts Review, The Wolves, Goodman Theatre, Sarah DeLappe, sports drama, girls soccer, girls sports, Pulitzer nomination, Erin O’Shea, Vanessa Stalling, Collette Pollard, American Youth Soccer, US Youth Soccer
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Performing Arts Review
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A potentially great urban fable gets done in by excess.
- by Tony Adler
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Tags: Performing Arts Review, Keith Huff, Six Corners, American Blues Theater, cop drama, A Steady Rain, Peter DeFaria, Monica Orozco, Brenda Barrie, Manny Buckley, Gary Griffin
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Restaurant Review
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The erstwhile food truck parks it on South Western Avenue.
- by Mike Sula
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Tags: Restaurant Review, Hawaiian plate lunches, Aloha Wagon, Oahu, Aloha Eats, poke, Rebecca Romo, Richard Manongdo, Tri-Taylor, food trucks, Spam, Spam musubi, aloha burger, teriyaki, fish tacos, posole rojo, Near West Side, Recommended
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On Culture
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During a decade of low rates, they were a major expense for the city’s cultural institutions.
- by Deanna Isaacs
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Tags: On Culture, interest rate swaps, variable-rate bonds, finance, ReFund America Project, Lyric Opera, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago History Museum, Field Museum, Sadiq Bhatti, Carl F. Luft, DePaul University Arditti Center for Risk Management, Action Center on Race and the Economy
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On Politics
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And other recent acts in the season of hypocrisy
- by Ben Joravsky
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Tags: On Politics, Donald Trump, Bruce Rauner, Rahm Emanuel, Chuck Grassley, Mississippi, Amazon, food stamps, TIFs, tax increment financing, mental health clinics, Dinesh Chawla, Suresh Chawla
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Savage Love
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And other no-brainers from the slush pile
- by Dan Savage
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Tags: Savage Love, knife play, fetish, masturbation, dogs, STD, oral sex, gay bathhouses, open relationship, ass play, monogamy, marital affair, blow job, Instagram, spanking, GGG, good, giving, and game, DTMFA, dump the motherfucker already
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On Transportation
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Residents of Roseland, Pullman, and other neighborhoods south of 95th weigh in on the Electric Line conversion.
- by John Greenfield
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Tags: Transportation, infrastructure, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Red Line extension, far south side, Roseland, Pullman, Electric Line, Metra conversion, New Starts, Trump administration, Metra Electric District line, Altgeld Gardens, Daniel Kay Hertz, Donald Trump
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Feature
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Immigrants brought to the U.S. as children face an uncertain future with no compromise forthcoming.
- by Michelle Kanaar
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Tags: Feature
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Movie Review
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Director Alex Garland follows his acclaimed Ex Machina with this screen adaptation of Jeff VanderMeer’s sci-fi adventure.
- by J.R. Jones
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Tags: Movie Review, Annihilation movie, Alex Garland, Jeff VanderMeer, Southern Reach trilogy, Danny Boyle, 28 Days Later, Sunshine movie, Kazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go, Ex Machina, hypnosis, genetic mutation, Natalie Portman, Oscar Isaac, Jurassic Park, Ma, Recommended, Video
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Gossip Wolf
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Plus: The Hideout’s dance-centric new Midnight Resonance series books Bergsonist, and the Evening Attraction party for album number two.
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Tags: Gossip Wolf, Clay Evans, Reverend Clay Evans, gospel, Harold Washington Library Center, Bergsonist, Midnight Resonance, Resonance, Hideout, DJ Haram, Elysia Crampton, Selwa Abd, Jana Rush, What a Fellowship Hour, Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, Operation PUSH, Lou Della Evans-Reid, Cindy Pritzker Auditorium, Evening Attraction, Empty Bottle, The End, Again, Treehouse Records, The Fellowship of Rev. Clay Evans, Video
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Music Feature
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The Save Money MC’s balloon trip to the stratosphere wasn’t just to promote his first album for Rick Rubin—it’s also about inspiration, perspective, and togetherness.
- by Leor Galil
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Tags: Music Feature, Towkio, Preston Oshita, Preston San, Tokyo Shawn, rap, hip-hop, World Wide .Wav, WWW., Rick Rubin, capsule, space, stars, stratosphere, atmosphere, overview effect, Minnesota, helium, Republic, American Recordings, Universal Music Group, Malibu, Shangri-La, Lane Tech, Chance the Rapper, Coloring Book, Justin Bieber, Juke Jam, .Wav Theory, Kami, Joey Purp, Leather Corduroys, Vic Mensa, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Rob Fraboni, Heaven Only Knows, Community Service, Hotchips N Chopstix, Eryn Allen Kane, Lido, Kevin Rhomberg, Knox Fortune, Forever, College Dropout, We Don’t Care, Smoko Ono, Garren Sean, Carter Lang, Social Experiment, Peter Cottontale, Nico Segal, Nate Fox, Video
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The Secret History of Chicago Music
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Sharp-dressed drummer Sam Lay has played with Dylan and Howlin' Wolf, and in 2015 he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band.
- by Steve Krakow
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Tags: The Secret History of Chicago Music, Sam Lay, blues, Winter Blues, drummer, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Bob Dylan, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Butterfield Blues Band, Newport, Highway 61 Revisited, Cleveland, Alabama, Birmingham, double shuffle, Sam Lay in Bluesland, Shuffle Master, Chess Records, Willie Dixon, John Lee Hooker, Junior Wells, Bo Diddley, Magic Sam, Earl Hooker, Muddy Waters, James Cotton, Howlin’ Wolf, Corky Siegel, Jim Schwall, Siegel-Schwall Band, Martin Scorsese, PBS, Video
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Bleader
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Chic-A-Go-Go and more goings-on February 23-25.
- by Rachel Yang
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Tags: Arts, Do This, Typeforce 9, Co-Prosperity Sphere, Surely Goodness and Mercy, Redtwist Theatre, Patricia Musker, Roxy Bellows at The Den, The Den, RuPaul's Drag Race, Bianca Del Rio, Roy Haylock, Blame It on Bianca, The Vic, Hoover-Leppen Theatre, Andrew Pearson, This is a Blank Page. A Story in Motion, The Promontory, Chic-A-Go-Go, Mia Park, New Player Has Entered the Show, Super Smash Bros, Under the Gun Theatre
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Bleader
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A Facebook video mocks Fetman for bodybuilding, calls her a “poser.”
- by Maya Dukmasova
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Tags: News, Politics, Corri Fetman, Tom Sianis, judicial election, attack ad, judicial campaign, Cook County circuit court, Cook County circuit court Judge, Matt Harrington, Judicial Inquiry Board, body shaming, Lawyer of Love, Playboy, Chicago Progressive Candidate, Tio Hardiman, Chris Kennedy, William “Dock” Walls, Kathy Twine
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Bleader
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Problem People's second LP, as yet untitled, comes out in March on Tic Tac Totally.
- by Luca Cimarusti
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Tags: Music, Things I Love, Problem People, Delete History, Tic Tac Totally, Chris Clark, Matt Clark, Aaron Turney, Michael Petrucelly, Party Bat, punk, trio, video, Video
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Bleader
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Henry's intimate character study screens for a week at the Gene Siskel Film Center.
- by Ben Sachs
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Tags: Film, Neighborhoods, Kyle Henry, Rogers Park, Carlos Treviño, Mike Leigh, local filmmaking, John Cassavetes, middle age, improvisation, Jonny Mars, Antoine McKay, Sara Sevigny, Christine Horn
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Bleader
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At a rally in Little Village on Thursday, Bernie Sanders said the “political revolution” he called for in 2016 is happening in Chicago.
- by Ryan Smith
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Tags: News, Politics, Bernie Sanders, Jesús Chuy García, Chuy García, Luis V. Gutiérrez, Jesús García, Alma Anaya, Aaron Ortiz, Beatriz Frausto-Sandoval, March primary election, Democratic primaries
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Bleader
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Jordanna has left behind the riot-grrrl trio Glamour Hotline to make her bodacious new solo EP Sweet Tooth.
- by Madeline Happold
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Tags: Music, Jordanna, Sweet Tooth, Candyland, Tasha, DJ Sasha NoDisco, Lulu Be, Glamour Hotline, Sugar, I'm Your Girl, Lucky for You, R&B, pop, riot grrrl, Video
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Bleader
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Five African film classics for this Black Panther moment.
- by Patrick Friel
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Tags: Film, Foreign, On Video, Black Panther, Afro-Futurism, Haile Gerima, Sankofa. Film, Doc Films, Idrissa Ouédraogo, Africa, Senegal, Mali, Mauritania, Burkina Faso. Black Girl, Ousmane Sembene, Dave Kehr, Touki Bouki, Djibril Diop Mambety, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Yeelen, Brightness, Souleymane Cisse, Bambara, Yaaba, Idrissa Ouedraogo, Waiting for Happiness, Abderrahmane Sissako, Ted Shen
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Bleader
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Veteran arts administrator Heather Ireland Robinson, who worked for the JIC in the early 2000s, steps into Deutsch's shoes on Thursday, March 1.
- by Peter Margasak
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Tags: Jazz, Music, Post No Bills, Lauren Deutsch, Jazz Institute of Chicago, Tomeka Reid, Katie Ernst, Nicole Mitchell, Chicago Jazz Festival
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Bleader
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An artist talk with Bharti Kher and more goings-on February 26-March 1.
- by Rachel Yang
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Tags: Do This, Arts, Film, Tehran Taboo, Ali Soozandeh, Gene Siskel Film Center, Logan Center for the Arts, Bharti Kher, The Hideout, The Girl Talk: Women at Work Edition, The Moth, The Chicago Moth GrandSLAM XVII, The Athenaeum Theatre, An Evening with Florence Nightingale, Florence Nightingale, International Museum of Surgical Science, Megan Wells
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Bleader
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Chicago in 2011 was nearly as segregated as it had been in 1970.
- by Aimee Levitt
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Tags: Archive Dive, History, News, Segregation, 2011 mayoral race, @MayorEmanuel, Rahm Emanuel, Dan Sinker, Steve Bogira, census records, Video
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Bleader
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Chicago rapper Mick Jenkins is ending his deal with Brooklyn indie label Cinematic, and he's self-released two EPs that demonstrate where he's going next.
- by Leor Galil
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Tags: Hip-Hop, Music, Mick Jenkins, Tara Mahadevan, Kevin Coval, The Cornerstore, hip-hop, Chicago hip-hop, Vampire in Brooklyn, Jonny Shipes, Cinematic Music Group, The Water[s], The Healing Component, 6AM Matinee, Or More The Anxious, Or More The Frustration, Video
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Bleader
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In Lifeline Theatre's adaptation, Tolstoy's heroine gets ardor all wrong.
- by Tony Adler
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Tags: Arts, Theater, Anna Karenina, Lifeline Theatre, Jessica Wright Buha, Ilse Zacharias, Michael Reyes, Eric Gerard, Dan Granata, Recommended
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Bleader
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Quiote's basement bar has a new name, beverage director, and cocktail list, but it remains focused on mezcal.
- by Julia Thiel
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Tags: Booze, Food & Drink, Todos Santos, Quiote, Jay Schroeder, Dan Salls, mezcal bar, mezcaleria, agave shortage
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Bleader
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Tame Impala was the first Pitchfork performer revealed on a mural outside the Violet Hour this morning—and this post will be updated throughout the day.
- by Leor Galil
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Tags: Music, Pitchfork Music Festival, Tame Impala, DRAM, Raphael Saadiq, This Is Not This Heat, Ravyn Lenae, Kelela, Julien Baker, Japandroids, (Sandy) Alex G, Kelly Lee Owens, Melkbelly, Video
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Bleader
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The comedian and real estate broker said running against longtime incumbent Mike Quigley seemed futile—until she started talking to voters.
- by Maya Dukmasova
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Tags: News, Politics, Sameena Mustafa, Mike Quigley, Simmer Brown, Fifth U.S. House District, Fifth District, U.S. House of Representatives, Congress, Democratic Party, progressive, comedy, feminism, intersectionality, Trump, gerrymandering, pro-choice, health care, Medicare for all
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Bleader
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A Reader intern discovers the life of excitement and glamour that is journalism.
- by Rachel Yang
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Tags: Arts, Music, Visual Art, Pitchfork, announcements, media stunts, Leor Galil, Shelby Rodeffer, Violet Hour, mural, Tame Impala, Ravyn Lenae, This Is Not This Heat, Video
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Bleader
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Early 20th century reformers wanted to give immigrants a place to get rid of their excess energy.
- by Aimee Levitt
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Tags: Archive Dive, Environment, History, News, Neighborhoods, parks, Chicago Park District, Sherman Park, Harold Henderson, immigration, social reform
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Bleader
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Jane Bond: Funny But Deadly and more goings-on March 2-4
- by Madeline Happold
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Tags: Arts, Do This, Funny But Deadly, Laugh Out Loud, Formosa, Cloud Gate Dance Theatre, Chiditarod, West Town, Noble Square, Mother of the Dark Water, Greenhouse Theater Center, Annoyance Theatre, independent films, Hot Reads, iO Theatre, Japanese Cultural Center, Chicago Street Fashion, Chicago Wahoo Club
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Bleader
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Jackson Park is the designated site of the Obama Presidential Library.
- by Deanna Isaacs
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Tags: News, Arts, Architecture, Preservation Chicago, Chicago 7, architecture, James R. Thompson Center, Harper High School, Washington Park Substation, Woodruff Arcade Building, Hotel Guyon, Union Station, brick paved streets, Jackson Park, Obama Presidential Center, Governor Bruce Rauner, Ward Miller
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Bleader
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The folks behind Daphne—including Eris Drew, Sold, and DJ Kiddo—discuss how the festival’s workshops aim to help women and nonbinary people claim their place in electronic-music history.
- by Jamie Ludwig
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Tags: Dance, Music, Daphne, Smart Bar, Daphne Oram, Jason Garden, Daphne festival, Black Madonna, Marea Stamper, Eris Drew, Glenna Fitch, Sold, Alex Bond, Hi-Vis, workshops, panel discussions, women, nonbinary, Elly Schook, DJ Kiddo, Sam Kern, Sassmouth, Walking and Falling