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CHICAGO TRIBUNE: After Natural Disasters Ravaged Puerto Rico's Most Vaunted Art Museum, a Chicago Mu
By Hannah Edgar August 4, 2022 National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture CEO Billy Ocasio is keenly aware that this September...
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- Jul 12
WBBM NEWSRADIO: Outdoor Oak Park Festival Theatre returns after pandemic and fire
By Lisa Fielding July 11, 2022 OAK PARK (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Things are abuzz in Austin Gardens as the Oak Park Festival Theatre returns...
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- Jun 23
CHICAGO READER: Taking the Drama and Dance Outdoors
By Kerry Reid June 23, 2022 Now heading into their 47th season, Oak Park Festival Theatre has been producing Shakespeare (and sometimes...
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- Jun 22
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra set for first-ever Chicago concert
By Miriam DiNunzio June 22, 2022 The Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra will make its first-ever concert appearance in Chicago later this...
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- Jun 13
DESIGN INTELLIGENCE: Rebuilding the Profession
By Mark Wight June 13, 2022 We’re talking with Mark Wight, the chairman and CEO of Wight & Company, an 80-year-old, Chicago-based...
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- Jun 5
USA TODAY: 'Completely Different From High School': How Colleges Are Making Space for LGBTQ Students
By Chris Quintana June 5, 2022 Finnley Armacost had a heavy decision to make his first year at the University of California, San Diego:...
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- May 31
BROADWAY WORLD: Enjoy Winter in Summer With Oak Park Festival Theatre's 'The Winter's Tale'
By A.A. Christi May 31, 2022 The Oak Park Festival Theatre today announced its summer show, William Shakespeare's THE WINTER'S TALE,...
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- May 26
THE ADVOCATE: A Gay Oral Roberts University Graduate's Painful Story
By John Casey May 26, 2022 It always seemed that there was nothing worse than growing up a closeted gay Catholic. The religion treated...
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- May 21
VARIETY: Abortion Activists Depicted in ‘The Janes’ Sound Alarm About Possible Roe v. Wade Overturn
By: Addie Morfoot, Variety May 20, 2022 Following Doc10 Film Festival’s opening night screening of “The Janes” on May 19, several...
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- May 19
THE TRIIBE: ‘Let The Little Light Shine’ documentary follows the fight to save a public school
By: Tonia Hill May 20, 2022 Let The Little Light Shine, a documentary film that follows the fight to save National Teachers Academy...
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- May 19
WBEZ: At a sold-out screening of ‘The Janes,’ Chicagoans get a history lesson — and marching orders
By: Courtney Kueppers May 20, 2022 As a student at the University of Chicago in the ’60s, Heather Booth began connecting people seeking...
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- May 10
WGN-TV: Exploring Mental Health Topics Through Fandom
Daytime Chicago May 10, 2022 Otherworld Theatre Company recently launched The Nerd Therapy Podcast exploring mental health topics through...
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- May 9
TIME OUT CHICAGO: Cinema/Chicago Summer Screenings Series
By Emma Krupp May 9, 2022 See an exciting slate of international films for free as part of Cinema/Chicago's annual summer screening...
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- Apr 20
WGN-TV: Festival Spotlighting Young Filmmakers
Daytime Chicago April 20, 2022 The CineYouth Festival spotlights young filmmakers ages 22 and younger. This year there are 71 short films...
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- Apr 14
WBBM-FM BACKSTAGE CHICAGO: Otherworld Theater: A Sci-Fi Production Company
By: Lisa Fielding April 14, 2022 This week on Backstage Chicago, Lisa travels to a hidden treasure in Wrigleyville called the Otherworld...
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- Apr 8
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO: CineYouth Film Festival To Spotlight Young Filmmakers, 'The Future of Cinema"
By Jake Wittich April 8, 2022 LAKEVIEW — A film festival spotlighting young creators is returning this month to Lincoln Park. This year’s...
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- Apr 7
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO: Lakeview’s Otherworld Theatre Company Celebrates A Return To Live Shows
By: Jake Wittich April 7, 2022 A sci-fi and fantasy theater company that’s been closed most of the pandemic is ramping up its in-person...
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- Apr 1
HOLLYWOOD CHICAGO: Ryan Saunders of 17th CineYouth Fest
By Patrick McDonald April 20, 2022 CHICAGO – The future is now at the 2022 CineYouth Festival, taking place this upcoming weekend in...
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- Mar 30
INSIDE HIGHER ED: Students Feel Pain of State Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills
By Maria Carrasco March 30, 2022 State lawmakers have proposed a record 238 anti-LGBTQ+ bills so far this year, according to an analysis...
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- Mar 24
CHICAGO TRIBUNE: World Comedy Expo Comes to Chicago With More Than 170 Performers
By Kayla Samoy March 24, 2022 This weekend, more than 170 sketch, improv and stand-up comedy performers from around the world will gather...