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The Pivot Arts Festival, Printers Row Lit Fest and the Old Town Art Fair are among some of the in-person, outdoor and indoor events scheduled for this summer and fall.

This reopening is only picking up speed. An announcement Wednesday by the City of Chicago promoted “Open Culture,” the next phase of Open Chicago, highlighting a full calendar of entertainment and events for the summer.

Most of the events will have limited capacity and require advance registration.  Chicagos Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events said it is currently reviewing special events applications for outdoor festivals, street and art/craft fairs, and athletic events. According to the department, events must follow the state guidelines and permit approval depends on improved public health metrics. “Chicago’s arts landscape has been devastated by the pandemic. We all must do our part to ...

Lightfoot announces return of summer events across the city By FOX 32 Digital Staff Published  In addition to festivals, concerts and fairs returning to Chicago, theaters are also reopening! CHICAGO - Mayor Lori Lightfoot, the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), Choose Chicago and Chicago’s cultural community announced on Wednesday "Open Culture" - the next phase of Open Chicago, which includes the return of summer events across the city. Music lovers will have the ...

Meadow Walker has been fighting for two years to settle wrongful death lawsuit for her late father. The passing of actor Paul Walker was first seen as an accident. However, Meadow wanted to make it clear that Porsche and their cars are responsible for this double crime. The late actor could have survived the crash if it weren’t for the Porsche seat belt design. Meadow Walker … [Read more...]

Mary L. Gray. © John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation- used with permission. by CARMEN SIERING The MacArthur Fellows Program offers a $625,000 “genius grant” to individuals who show exceptional creativity in their work and the potential for making future advances. The program is highly selective and rather secretive. It’s also kind of sneaky. The announcement is made each fall, but recipients find out they have joined the elite group only slightly sooner than the rest of the worl...

Hull-House hosts year-long series of experimental audio performances by ‘Guillermo Gómez-Peña addressing multiple pandemics Jane Addams Hull-House Museum partners with MacArthur "Genius" Grantee Guillermo Gómez-Peña. Zen Cohen courtesy of Guillermo Gómez-Peña Jane Addams Hull-House Museum partners with MacArthur "Genius" Grantee Guillermo Gómez-Peña. Previous Next Newswise — Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, or JAHHM, is working with internationally renowned ...