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  • Tapestry Farms Executive Director Ann McGlynn on bringing joy to the Quad Cities’ refugee community

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  • Review: A Day in St. Charles Is Only Completed By a Night at The Lewis

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  • Interior of a restaurant with wooden tables, chairs, and spherical hanging light fixtures, and some patrons dining.

    Review: The Smith in River North Knocks Our Socks Off and Tightens Our Belts

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  • Book cover titled 'An Evening with Samin Nosrat' featuring a woman with curly black hair smiling, standing in front of green leafy plants. A pink box in the top left corner states 'Celebrating the release of Good Things by Samin Nosrat.' A small photo of a man with glasses in a blue shirt is at the bottom right.

    Dialogs: Samin Nosrat Delivers a Call to Culinary Community Building in Chicago Humanities Event

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  • Backpack displaying a movie poster for 'Wicked for Good' with the tagline 'Only in Theaters,' against a blurred background of yellow bokeh lights.

    Defying Gravity: A Wicked Rooftop Experience at The Gwen

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  • A blank whiteboard stands on a small wooden easel next to a glass of white wine on a table with painting supplies in the background.

    Review: Paint and Sip at The Gwen Is an Experiment in Colorful Cuisine

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  • People dancing and celebrating at a wedding reception with a live band playing on stage, decorated with hanging chandeliers, large branches with hanging fabric, and a decorated wooden floor.

    Review: As You Like It at Writers Theatre Is a Dazzling Tribute to Love and Community

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  • Performer on stage wearing a black tuxedo jacket with silver embellishments, fishnet stockings, and a top hat, holding a cane, with an excited expression under bright stage lights.

    Review: Teatro ZinZanni Boasts Outrageous Talent and Zany Jokes—But Lackluster Dining

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  • A diverse group of people sitting at a long dining table in a restaurant, participating in a sushi-making class. A instructor is guiding the participants as they prepare sushi rolls. The restaurant has a modern decor with wooden accents and hanging lamps.

    Come With Me to Sushi Class at Sunda New Asian in Fulton Market

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  • A brightly lit vertical sign for Lawrence Fish Market in Chinatown, featuring a large fish illustration and Chinese characters with English labels for sushi and ramen.

    Review: Lawrence Fish Market’s Chinatown Location Keeps Legacy Alive with Added Sit-Down Service

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  • A cocktail in a champagne coupe glass with a gold rim, served on a metallic tray.

    Review: Come to Laurel Chicago in the Talbott Hotel for a Feta Fete

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  • A bar with shelves of liquor bottles, bar glasses hanging upside down, and decorative glassware and plants on an upper shelf.

    Review: Approachable Luxury to Round Out Your Summer at Hawksmoor

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  • Three cocktails on a bar counter with a blurred dark background. The foreground features a pink cocktail in a coupe glass, a red drink with a straw and orange slice garnish behind it, and a yellow drink in a short glass to the right.

    Preview: Daises Chicago's Newest Venture Is The Radicle, an Affordable Cocktail Bar in Logan Square

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  • Group of six people, three women and three men, smiling and posing together against a brick wall. The group appears happy and close-knit, with some members placing their hands on each other's shoulders.

    Dispatch: iO Fest 2025 Closes With POC Comedy, Off-Kilter Standup and Plenty of Shakespearean Bloodshed

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  • Two men having a conversation on a stage, one seated and the other standing. The standing man is touching the seated man's shoulder. The background is red with a black door.

    Dispatch: iO Fest Kicks Off With Party Rock and a Lineup of Female Comedy Acts

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  • Historic brick buildings on a street, featuring signs for the Iowa Museum and a McGowen, Hurst Clark & Smith PC office, with hanging flower baskets and cloudy sky.

    Don’t miss the second annual Iowa Disability Film Festival

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  • Colorful tulip flowers in a field with a traditional windmill in the background and people walking around on a cloudy day.

    Midwest horror core: ‘Holland’ gives Michigan the Hollywood treatment

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  • Group of diverse women smiling at an event decorated with gold and silver balloons and streamers, with a sign in the background reading 'Action Women Movement'.

    Review: Let’s Talk Womxn Event Lets Chicago Businesses Shine

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  • Various types of jewelry necklaces including pearls, beads, and a gold chain laid on a gray jewelry display board.

    Interview: Artist Lin Bader Gives a Taste of Pendry Chicago and Venteux’s Winter Weekend Sip and Create Workshop Series

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  • A man and woman performing a dance on stage, with the man holding the woman as she leans back, wearing a white dress. The stage has a stone wall background, chandeliers, and draped fabric.

    Review: The Secret Garden at Theo Ubique Delivers on Beauty and Catharsis

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  • A man with shoulder-length brown hair, wearing a dark sweater, is crawling on the ground outdoors with an expression of concern or surprise. In the background, there are blurred buildings and a cloudy sky.

    Review: Horror Film Starring Matt Smith Starve Acre Is a Slow Build on Haunted Land

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  • Four actors performing a theatrical scene on stage, with the man in the center holding an envelope up high and the others looking at it with curiosity.

    Review: [Title of Show] at Pride Arts Will Get Creative Juices Flowing

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  • A sign reading "SAW" with a stylized design that appears to be drawn or carved, with the subtitle "The Unauthorized Parody of Saw" below it, all against a tiled wall background.

    Review: Saw the Musical: The Unauthorized Parody of Saw Isn’t Worth the Sacrifice

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  • Purple background with a black brick pattern, promotional flyer for 'The Taming of the Shrew' at 'My Buddy's' located at 4416 N Clark St. Features a large black and white high-heeled shoe illustration, title prominently in black and white text, and a circular logo for 'The Olde School Shakespeare Collective' in the top left corner.

    Review: The Olde School Shakespeare Collective Presents The Taming of the Shrew (Brat-Tamer Version)

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  • A man with brown hair wearing a red T-shirt sitting at a table, looking to his left in a room with blurred background and another person in overalls in the background.

    Interview: Michael Shannon and Travis Knight Talk About Turret, Working With an Ensemble and Being Fearless on Stage

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  • Two men in military-style outfits holding drinks and facing each other in a dimly lit room with bottles and barware in the background.

    Review: A Red Orchid Theatre’s Thriller, Turret, Builds a Bunker Home from Memory

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  • Man with a gray beard wearing a red beanie, black sweater, and denim shirt, holding glasses while talking to someone in a crowded indoor setting.

    Interview: A Red Orchid Theatre Takes on a Werewolf Story of Love and Isolation. We Discuss Turret with Playwright Levi Holloway and Actor Lawrence Grimm

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