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City Life, Public Service Announcement Jan 15, 2021
A day of service

Upcoming events and recommendations from our listings coordinator
- By Salem Collo-Julin
- Tags: Public Service Announcement, listings, events, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther King, MLK, Hyde Park Arts Center, Public Narrative, Public Enemy, Chicago Children's Museum, African American Arts Alliance, Black Ensemble Theater, City Year, My Block My Hood My City, Love Fridge, Studio One, Afropunk

City Life, Public Service Announcement Dec 25, 2020
Walking in a holi-daze

Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator
- By Salem Collo-Julin
- Tags: Public Service Announcement, listings, events, virtual events, livestream, Annoyance Theatre, walking, books, winter, Water Tower Place, mallwalking, Ballet Chicago

City Life, Public Service Announcement Dec 18, 2020
Give it away, give it away, give it away now

Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator
- By Salem Collo-Julin
- Tags: Public Service Announcement, winter, events, Andersonville, Chicago Dance Supply, McCutcheon Elementary School, Peirce Elementary School, Santa Claus, gifts, GoodKids MadCity, TGi Movement, Evening Star Ministries, Chicago Park District, toys, Soldier Field, drive-in, Darrell Gordon, holiday music, Constellation, FitzGerald's, Hideout

City Life, Public Service Announcement Dec 11, 2020
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Get your nuts together

Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator
- By Salem Collo-Julin
- Tags: Public Service Announcement, squirrels, winter, COVID-19, winterizing, tenant rights, Illinois Legal Aid, events, concerts, Andrew Bird, Steve Earle, Hell in a Handbag, Queer Japan, Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas, Video

City Life, Public Service Announcement Dec 4, 2020
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Winter is better on the other side of the road

Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator
- By Salem Collo-Julin
- Tags: Public Service Announcement, Kurt Elling, Mandolin, Lizz Wright, Sleeping Village, chickens, Rufus, Chaka Khan, Chicago Park District, ice rinks, Maggie Daley Park, long underwear, Artemisia Theatre, No Joy, Sad13, Video

City Life, Public Service Announcement Nov 27, 2020
Mutual aid networks help keep us warm

Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator
- By Salem Collo-Julin
- Tags: Public Service Announcement, mutual aid network, The Love Fridge Chicago, Michelle, Sleeping Village, FitzGerald's, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Jon Langford, First Tuesdays, Hideout, We Keep Us Warm, Hideout Chicago, Instagram, winter, COVID-19, vintage cookbooks, immigration

City Life, Public Service Announcement Nov 20, 2020
Transgender Day of Remembrance ensures we don't forget

Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator
- By Salem Collo-Julin
- Tags: Public Service Announcement, transgender, Transgender Day of Remembrance, Center on Halsted, Howard Brown, Brave Space Alliance, Anti-Violence Project, LGBTQ, LGBT, South Side Community Art Center, COVID-19, visual art, The Spin

City Life, Public Service Announcement Nov 13, 2020
Stuck inside ain't that bad

Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator
- By Salem Collo-Julin
- Tags: Public Service Announcement, listings, events, concerts, COVID-19, Stay At Home, livestream, shopping, Heaven Gallery, Elastic Arts, Stylin' Out Network, The Whistler, t-shirts, Chicago Public Library, Theatre in the Dark, Congo Square Theatre, Sonali Dev, book club, reading

City Life, Public Service Announcement Nov 6, 2020
Music makes the people come together

Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator
- By Salem Collo-Julin
- Tags: Public Service Announcement, listings, events, exhibitions, The Art Institute of Chicago, Bandcamp, self-care, Medusa's, 1980s, 1990s, house music, Ministry, Fireside Bowl, Bollweevils, Lincoln Park Zoo, Shedd Aquarium

City Life, Public Service Announcement Nov 3, 2020
Self-care tips for a stressful AF Election Day

Fasten your seat belts; it’s going to be a bumpy night.
- By Reader staff
- Tags: Public Service Announcement, 2020 election, self-care

City Life, Public Service Announcement Oct 30, 2020
Halloween events, loud music, and mascot run-ins

Upcoming events and recommendations from our listings coordinator
- By Salem Collo-Julin
- Tags: Public Service Announcement, halloween, events, listings, virtual events, livestream, Riot Fest, Situations, Cosmic Country, Hideout, SPACE, FitzGerald's, autumn, Urban Paws, Sideshow Gallery, Museum of Science and Industry

City Life, Public Service Announcement Oct 16, 2020
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Pop out for some pop-ups

Upcoming events and recommendations from our listings coordinator
- By Salem Collo-Julin
- Tags: Public Service Announcement, Cobra Lounge, Jeppson's, Malort, Heaven Malone, The Shining, Room 237, Chicago Craft: a Collective Grip, Chicago Craft, tattoos, Laura Jane Grace, Against Me!, Morgan Manufacturing, Morgan MFG, West Loop, Mikki Kendall, Hood Feminism, Chicago Review of Books, 50-50 All Souls to the Polls, voting, Ten Minutes to Midnight, Dance Center of Columbia College, Video

City Life, Public Service Announcement Oct 9, 2020
Indigenous Peoples' Day and other upcoming celebrations

Upcoming events and recommendations from our listings coordinator
- By Salem Collo-Julin
- Tags: Public Service Announcement, listings, events, exhibitions, museums, Field Museum, Indigenous Peoples' Day, Frank Waln, Old Town School of Folk Music, Mitchell Museum, American Indian Center, Santiago X, Wilco, concerts, Kurt Elling, Green Mill, livestream, 16th Street Theater, Chicago Public Art Group, Portage Park

City Life, Public Service Announcement Oct 2, 2020
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Get tested and enjoy sweater weather with confidence

Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator
- By Salem Collo-Julin
- Tags: Public Service Announcement, listings, events, concerts, art, visual art, public art, University of Chicago, COVID-19, health, shopping, zines, ZINEmercado, Logan Square, Comfort Station, Sherman Park, fishing, Chicago Public Library, Chicago Park District, social distancing, Jenny Holzer, Video

City Life, Public Service Announcement Sep 25, 2020
Just got paid

Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator
- By Salem Collo-Julin
- Tags: Public Service Announcement, listings, events, galleries, shopping, Buddy, Co-Prosperity Sphere, Lumpen Radio, Public Media Institute, art, visual art, Shi-an Costello, Constellation, Aspect/Ratio Gallery, livestream, concerts

City Life, Public Service Announcement Sep 18, 2020
Benefits, Cold Waves, and makeup

Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator
- By Salem Collo-Julin
- Tags: Public Service Announcement, benefits, listings, events, Gage Park, Counterfit Chicago, makeup, Brave Space Alliance, Mixcloud, McKinley Park, visual art, Graff Games, Chicago Black Drag Council, Roscoe's, Replay, Andersonville, Steve “Miggedy” Maestro, Perfect Sound Forever, Cold Waves, darkwave, Medusa's, cannabis, Cannabis Equity Illinois

City Life, Public Service Announcement Sep 11, 2020
Readings, livestreams, and drunk farmers

Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator
- By Salem Collo-Julin
- Tags: Public Service Announcement, listings, events, livestream, online, concerts, performance art, puppets, Ohmme, Richard Thompson, Gordon Lightfoot, karaoke, The Hideout, Constellation, ACRE Residency, ACRE Projects, LVL3 Gallery, Wicker Park, Wisconsin, Melkbelly, Old Town School of Folk Music

City Life, Public Service Announcement Sep 4, 2020
A labor of love

Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator
- By Salem Collo-Julin
- Tags: Public Service Announcement, listings, events, livestream, drive-in, Wyatt Waddell, Vic Mensa, Artists Run Chicago 2.0, Hyde Park Art Center, Guy Fieri, Labor Day, Ben Sachs, Sammy Hagar, birthday, Promontory, cheese

City Life, Public Service Announcement Aug 28, 2020
Mapping out a reader's delight

Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator
- By Salem Collo-Julin
- Tags: Public Service Announcement, listings, events, livestream, Experimental Sound Studio, Independent Bookstore Day, bookstores, books, maps, bicycles, riding, Motoblot, scooter, motorcycle, Marcie, Peppermint Patty, Quimby's, Bridgeview, art exhibitions, artists, 6018North

City Life, Public Service Announcement Aug 21, 2020
Wherever you go, there you are

Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator
- By Salem Collo-Julin
- Tags: Public Service Announcement, listings, events, calendar, road trips, vacation, COVID-19, stay-at-home, South Side, Jeff Tweedy, Chicago Tap Theatre, Square Roots, Old Town School of Folk Music, Metallica, Chicago Drive-In, Center on Halsted, livestream

City Life, Public Service Announcement Aug 14, 2020
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I'll just drink this tea, thanks

What our listings coordinator is musing about this week
- By Salem Collo-Julin
- Tags: Public Service Announcement, listings, events, concerts, south side, Englewood, Back of the Yards, Chicago Tribune, Back to school, school supplies, TGiMovement, GoodKids MadCity, Les Rita Mitsouko, Plant Chicago, Siskel Film Center, Frank Orrall, Evanston, Mark Shippy, Video

City Life, Public Service Announcement Aug 7, 2020
Is your lovin’ worth two transfers?

What our listings coordinator is musing about this week
- By Salem Collo-Julin
- Tags: Public Service Announcement, long distance, relationships, love, neighborhoods, CTA, bus, livestream, Dee Alexander, Twitter, Rebuild Foundation, Chicago Architectural Center, Empty Bottle, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, iO, el, CTA, COVID-19

City Life, Public Service Announcement Jul 31, 2020
Not only in my dreams

What our listings coordinator is musing about this week
- By Salem Collo-Julin
- Tags: Public Service Announcement, livestream, listings, concerts, artist talk, artists, dreams, sleeping, nightmares, Derrick Clifton, Mr. Clean, airplanes, Duchamp, Loser, sleep, Mike McPadden, Lumpen Radio, Eye 94, Mikki Kendall, books, My Bodyguard

City Life, Public Service Announcement Jul 24, 2020
Public Sculpture Opinion Poll

What our listings coordinator is musing about this week
- By Salem Collo-Julin
- Tags: Public Service Announcement, Temporary Services, Public Sculpture, events, Ivy Ford, Rosa's Lounge, public art, magic, listings, Sydney, sculptures, Christopher Columbus, Open Meetings Act

City Life, Public Service Announcement Jul 17, 2020
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Livestreaming shows, singing along to Erasure, and gettin' healthy with Greek yogurt

What our listings coordinator is up to this weekend.
- By Salem Collo-Julin
- Tags: Public Service Announcement, CPS, Erasure, Empty Bottle, Music Friendly Distancing, Garth Johnson, Laetitia Sonami, Zeena Parkins, Stylin’ Out Network, DJ Jillian X, DJ Quicktastic, DJ Virgil7, Video

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