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• Roger Guenveur Smith Brings Otto Frank’s Story to Life in Chicago Solo Show

  05-10-2023 21:23
  
  There is a really solid chance you’ve seen Roger Guenveur Smith in a film, especially a Spike Lee joint. 
  For more than three decades, Guenveur Smith has taken on a dizzying array of roles, whether as a fraternity pledge in “School Daze,” a stuttering photo vendor in “Do the Right Thing,” or a smooth, red convertible driving hustler in “He Got Game.” 
  And that’s just his suite of movies with Lee. If you’ve watched cult classics like
  
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• The good of the night: remembering DJ Teri Bristol

  05-10-2023 19:18 via chicagoreader.com
  
  As a DJ and a music director, Teri Bristol powered the upper echelon of Chicago nightclubs for decades. Her tenures at Medusa’s, Crobar, and Shelter were particularly significant, but rather than let success go to her head, Bristol consistently showed the sort of kindness and generosity that made her not just influential but also widely […]
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• The Bitch Speaks of Crazy

  05-10-2023 18:39 via chicagoreader.com
  
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• Familial feminism in La Tía Mariela

  05-10-2023 16:36 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Through spicy tales of gossip, beautifully passionate visuals of traditional music and dance of the Yucatán Peninsula, and witty dark humor, Conchi León’s renowned play La Tía Mariela reminds audiences of the joys and heartbreaks of family dynamics as well as the power of oral tradition. Destinos: 6th Chicago International Latino Theater FestivalThe festival continues […]
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• The Joker belongs to us all

  05-10-2023 16:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Vera Drew has described the film as a coming-of-age story with parallels to her own, and while the people’s Joker needed to escape Smallville, Drew sought refuge in Chicago.
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• U.S. Student Sentenced For Touching Security Guard Freed From Dubai

  05-10-2023 15:30
  
  Photo: Detained In Dubai
  A 21-year-old New York college student has been freed from Dubai after she was sentenced to a year in prison for “gently” touching an airport security guard.On Tuesday (October 3), advocacy group Detained in Dubai announced that Elizabeth Polanco De Los Santos, a Lehman College student, was “returning to the U.S. after five months of anguish,” per the New York Post.
  Elizabeth’s return comes just days after she was sentenced to one year in pr
  
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• Pub-rock greats Cosmic Psychos join forces with Aussie countrymen the Chats for a U.S. tour

  05-10-2023 15:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  It’s rare for Chicago to have even one noteworthy Australian punk show, much less two in one night—the necessity to choose between them is an excellent problem to have. While protopunk five-piece Civic play the Empty Bottle with local postpunks Ganser, Queensland upstarts the Chats headline this package tour at the Vic. Formed in 2016, […]
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• This Week In Black History October 4-10, 2023

  05-10-2023 14:00
  
   October 41864—What was to become the nation’s first Black daily newspaper began publishing on this day in New Orleans, La. Amazingly, the New Orleans Tribune began distribution while slavery still existed. It was founded by Dr. Louis C. Reudanez. It began as a tri-weekly but soon became a daily published in both French and English.
  1969—Howard Lee and Charles Evers became the first Black mayors of Chapel Hill, N.C., and Fayette, Miss., respectively. Evers was the brother
  
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• Melbourne punk juggernauts Civic make their Chicago debut

  05-10-2023 14:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  All sorts of classic American and British punk and garage rock have been revived and revived again to the point of cliché, but foundational Australian groups such as Radio Birdman, the Lime Spiders, the Scientists, and the Celibate Rifles still often go unsung outside their home country. Thankfully, rising artists from down under are connecting […]
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• J. Kent on feelings, fragrances, florals

  05-10-2023 14:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Editor’s note: Coco Picard spoke with artist J. Kent about their exhibition “mille tendresse-mille fleurs,” on view at Roman Susan. Edited text from the comic is transcribed here to ease readability. J. Kent’s (she/they) solo exhibition, “mille tendresse-mille fleurs” (Roman Susan, October 6-22, 2023) uses secondhand clothes to interrogate the social performance of gender. In […]
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• Cook County Issues Disaster Proclamation for Sept. 17 Storms, Flash Flooding

  05-10-2023 13:30
  
  Flooding in Calumet City (Photo courtesy of Paul Goddard via the National Weather Service).
  On Wednesday, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle issued a disaster proclamation in response to the destructive storms that struck the region on September 17.
  In under 12 hours, certain areas of Cook County were deluged with over six inches of rainfall, resulting in extensive flooding and significant storm-related damage. Notably, the municipalities of Burnham, Calumet City, Dolton, Harvey, and S
  
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• Chicago Street Race Revs Up for 2024, Returns to Grant Park in July

  05-10-2023 00:14
  
  100 laps. 220 miles. Downtown Chicago.
  NASCAR’s Chicago Street Race is returning to Grant Park next Summer on July 6-7. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing released its 2024 Cup Series Schedule on Wednesday, confirming Mayor Brandon Johnson’s announcement about the event’s return to downtown Chicago.
  In a statement, Mayor Johnson revealed that he had discussions with NASCAR officials, sharing concerns raised by “residents, alderpeople and other stakeholders
  
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