Archive for December, 2011
Arts & Entertainment Best Of 2011, Part Dos
By Terry Carlton on December 31, 2011 | Leave a comment!
As long as we’ve got the arts, we’ll always be free. We’ll always be united. Two things are for certain: life and death. Everything else is open for our intellectual interpretation. And as Democritus put it: “The only things that exist are atoms and empty space. Everything else is just opinion.” Life, death, atoms, empty space, the arts. Entertain us…
Tu Cultura Best of 2011, Part Dos
By Luz Chavez on December 30, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Besides politics, Tu Cultura writers love talking about living la vida Latina. Check out the top 10 essays of the year.
Food and Drink Best of 2011, Part Uno
By Corey Nuffer on December 29, 2011 | Leave a comment!
It’s been two years since we’ve been covering Chicago’s culinary scene. Here’s some of our best work over the past year.
Arts & Entertainment Best of 2011, Part Uno
By Terry Carlton on December 28, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Plain and simple, it has been one hell of a year. We’ve decked out our Arts & Entertainment pages with interviews from world renowned artists and local superstars. We’ve reviewed amazing theater and gave you an exclusive look into the Chicago Latino Film Festival. We’ve compiled quite a sexy set of eye candy, but here’s the best of the best, part one…
Film: Shame
By Gozamos on December 27, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Winner of 3 awards at the 2011 Venice Film Festival, including Best Actor (Fassbender), Shame is an intense drama from award-winning British director Steve McQueen (Hunger). Co-starring Amy Hargreaves, Hannah Ware, James Badge Dale and Nicole Beharie.
WordPlay 2.0: A Young Chicago Authors Open Mic & Workshop
By Gozamos on December 27, 2011 | Leave a comment!
YCA Master Teaching Artist Idris Goodwin will be January’s Wordplay poet-in-residence. Join him for a writing and performance workshop at 6PM and stay for the open mic and featured artist at 7.
The Magic Cabaret
By Gozamos on December 27, 2011 | Leave a comment!
The Magic Cabaret reawakens the Chicago magic tradition and brings it to modern audiences eager for mystery and wonder! In every show, PT Murphy and David Parr, along with a cast of talented guest entertainers, celebrate the finest magic the Windy City has to offer, from classic sleight of hand to the powers of the mind — and you’re invited to the celebration!
Strauss Symphony of America featuring the Chicago Philharmonic
By Gozamos on December 27, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Welcome the New Year with “Salute to Vienna”, patterned after Vienna’s world famous “Neujahrskonzert”, returning to Symphony Center on January 2nd for a glorious 13th season. This simultaneously produced series has inspired diehard romantics all over North America-this year in 20 cities.
NYE With Soulphonetics
By Gozamos on December 27, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Music : reggae, soul, funk, jazz, deep house, tropical bass, samba, cumbia, salsa, latin, afrobeat, world, hiphop, fusion of life. $30 gets you reserved seating, party favors, and a champagne toast at midnight.
Tu Cultura Best of 2011, Part Uno
By Luz Chavez on December 27, 2011 | 1 Comment
The top 10 political articles of 2011
Interview: Antonio Ocasio does WEPA!
By Jose Luis Benavides on December 27, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Get your dancing shoes prepped for all that New Year’s dancing with WEPA on Dec. 28th in Chicago.
Live on the Honky Tonk Saloon Stage
By Gozamos on December 26, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Honky Tonk BBQ is proud to present the Saloon Stage, hosting a full schedule of live music that covers the genres of Americana, Western Swing, Honky Tonk, Rockabilly, Bluegrass, Blues, Old Time, Soul, and even the occasional selection of local and touring indie rock and acoustic acts. Bring your ears, an open mind, and your dancing shoes!
New Year’s Day PJ Brunch
By Gozamos on December 26, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Roll out of bed and head straight to Café Ba-Ba-Reeba for our New Year’s Pajama Brunch on Sunday, January 1st (10:00 AM‒3 PM). Guests who dine in their pajamas will receive a gift certificate equal to the price of their meal.
New Year’s Day 5K
By Gozamos on December 26, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Here’s a smart resolution for the coming year: Start it off on a healthy footing at Chicago’s New Year’s Day 5K Run & Walkthe city’s first official 5K of 2012. Now celebrating its 27th year, this iconic event is an annual fave with Windy City fitness enthusiasts!
Fat & Happy: Roast Beef for New Year’s Eve
By Monique Costello on December 26, 2011 | Leave a comment!
New Year’s Eve is a wondrous night, but it does not have to be a china-only night. It’s possible to have a simple dinner party without the fuss. A roast beef allows for the option of a super sit down meal or simple sandwiches to nosh on all night long.
A Latina’s Views on Sexual Confidence
By Anonymous on December 26, 2011 | 4 Comments
A cautionary tale of sex, culture and relationships.
One Nation, Under A Groove: A Funk New Years Revolution
By Gozamos on December 25, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Join the Q4 tribe as we occupy 2012 with live FUNK to ring in the new year!
RSVP now for this funky new years revolution with all the good vibes Quennect 4 has for you to ring in 2012. An experience not to be missed.
Chicago African Night 2011
By Gozamos on December 25, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Celebrate the richness of Africa through food, live dance, fashion, and music. Drum and dancers from the heart of Africa have arrived in Chicago for a night of diversity, entertainment, and libations. Africa’s modern world of fashion will be showcasing their latest designs and accessories. Everyone of all walks of life is encouraged to join us at this memorable event.
New Years Eve Party at Maria’s and Co-Prosperity Sphere
By Gozamos on December 25, 2011 | Leave a comment!
This will be an Epic All You Can Drink Craft Beer Party featuring flagship beers from Dogfish Head, Three Floyds, Half Acre and Stone Brewing. It includes the best beers of the season, an all you eat banquet of food catered by Maria’s, a bubbly toast, and a rare draft bar along with some other secret stuff.
Eve of the Eve at Union Station
By Gozamos on December 25, 2011 | Leave a comment!
The EVE of the EVE takes place the night before New Year’s Eve and all proceeds benefit HighSight’s scholarship program. This black-tie optional event offers more than 2,000 young, hip, urban professionals the opportunity to mix and mingle, while jump-starting their New Year’s celebrations.
Theater: Porque no Comes
By Gozamos on December 25, 2011 | Leave a comment!
PORQUE NO COMES is a semi-falsified, autobiographical, one-man performance by Lupe Sanchez as himself. This is a comedic story about a Latino boy growing up in a white suburb, and his spiritual journey to find understanding for the occurrences in his life while discovering his identity.
DKV Trio
By Gozamos on December 25, 2011 | Leave a comment!
In the 90s and early aughts this trio (the K stands for bassist Kent Kessler) was the city’s most explosive and soulful improvising group, with each member deeply connected to the others—its extended pieces morphed from bar-walking funk to tender balladry to pure roiling energy music so organically that the shifts seemed scripted.
Changes of Heart
By Gozamos on December 25, 2011 | Leave a comment!
In Marivaux’s delightfully contemporary story, Silvia is smitten with her neighborhood sweetheart, Harlequin. But the love-sick Prince steals her away and tries to win her over with his life of luxury. Will their cultures clash or will love dance across class lines? Our production of this pre-French Revolution comedy is re-set in the 1960s, revealing the timeless allure of sexy strangers.
Christopher Hitchens: Furious Hero
By Corey Nuffer on December 22, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Not many people have heard of Hitchens. If you find yourself in need of an intellectual hero, do yourself a favor and look him up.
