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• Objects of fascination

  06-02-2025 20:18 via chicagoreader.com
  
  So this year has been pretty godawful so far, right? But the brightest theatrical spot last month was, as usual, provided by the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, which filled venues across the city for two weekends (January 15-26) with a dizzying array of performances, panel discussions, workshops, and films. Founded by Blair Thomas in […]
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• Teenage outfit the Monteras embody shambolic 60s garage rock

  06-02-2025 20:04 via chicagoreader.com
  
  I’ve always been transparent about the fact that the Secret History of Chicago Music relies on other people. I get leads from the musicians I write about, from my knowledgeable friends, and from Philip Montoro—my editor of 20 years who understands my mania for documenting every one of Chicago’s obscure 1960s garage bands.  In January, […]
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• Review: Valiant One

  06-02-2025 18:41 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Valiant One in wide release in theaters
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• Review: Dog Man

  06-02-2025 18:41 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Dog Man in wide release in theaters
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• Whoopity do! Deep Cut Pierogi embodies The Wedding Singer at the next Monday Night Foodball

  06-02-2025 18:11 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Chelsea Pickard has always had a soft spot for the mutants over at table nine. There have been times she’s identified with waitress Julia Sullivan, with puke in her hair and church tongue in her mouth, and she’s certainly vibed with former Final Warning front man Robbie Hart. Without a doubt, she’s related to drunken […]
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• This Week In Black History Feb. 5-12, 2025

  06-02-2025 18:00
  
   
   
   
  February 5
  1866—Congressman Thaddeus Stevens, one of the great White heroes of Black history, offers his famous amendment to the Freedman’s Bureau bill to use land confiscated from former slave owners as well as some public lands to guarantee each adult former slave “40 acres and a mule.” However, even after the Civil War there was enough anti-Black and pro-South sentiment in Congress to defeat the measure 126 to 37. If the Stevens measure had passed,
  
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• The Untold Stories of Black Adoption: Shattering Silence and Stigma

  06-02-2025 16:00
  
  Sandria Washington and Samantha Coleman know firsthand the impact of secrecy in Black adoption. As late-discovery adoptees, they turned their pain into purpose—founding Black to the Beginning to amplify the voices of Black adoptees and families often left out of the narrative (Photo Credit: Facebook). 
  BHM Our Voices: Perspectives on the Black Experience – Stories examining the issues, injustices, and events shaping Black lives today.
   
  When I began writing about adoption,
  
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• Savor the Culture: 10th Annual Chicago BLACK Restaurant Week Serves Up Flavor, Heritage and Excellence

  06-02-2025 15:30
  
  Dishes from participating Chicago BLACK Restaurant Week eateries (Photo Credit Instagram).
  Black History Month is marked by many celebrations rooted in tradition, nostalgia and love. 
  Among Chicago’s many cultural offerings, its renowned cuisine stands out. People from around the world experience the city’s diverse culinary scene, where eateries serve everything from authentic flavors to innovative fusion dishes.
  One of the newer traditions hailing the city’s dynamic Black
  
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