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Arts & Culture, Ghost Light Jan 25, 2021
Miranda González of UrbanTheater Company on what 'cultural triage' means for BIPOC theaters

"We need to not only be trusted, but also championed."
- By Kerry Reid
- Tags: Ghost Light, Ghost Light, Cultural Triage, Brian Loevner, Miranda González, UrbanTheater Company, Helicon, Tony Bruno, Ivan Vega, August Wilson, The Ground on Which I Stand, Theatre Communications Group, Ian Belknap, Sideshow Theatre Company, Regina Victor

Arts & Culture, Ghost Light Jan 15, 2021
Post-pandemic, will we see triage for the arts?

Brian Loevner thinks arts organizations should consider new ways to survive—and close.
- By Kerry Reid
- Tags: Ghost Light, Ghost Light, Cultural Triage, Brian Loevner, BLVE Consults, Ian Belknap, Miranda González, UrbanTheater Company

Arts & Culture, Fall Theater and Dance Sep 11, 2019
Live lit keeps the story circles unbroken

As Write Club turns ten, founder Ian Belknap looks at the current state of the art in Chicago.
- By Ian Belknap
- Tags: Fall Theater and Dance, Ian Belknap, Write Club, Keith Ecker, Essay Fiesta, Christopher Piatt, Samantha Irby, Lily Be, Janna Sobel, Jeremy Owens, Shannon Cason

Blogs, Bleader Jan 15, 2018
The Chicago Moth StorySlam and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week

A reading from The Selfie Generation, the literary bout Write Club, and more goings-on January 15-18
- By Steve Heisler
- Tags: Arts, Do This, alicia eler, judith dawn, women and children first, awakenings foundation, ian belknap, write club, lincoln hall, moth storyslam, hideout, The Crime of Monsieur Lange, gene siskel film center, ask your mama, langston hughes, symphony center, Revolutsiia! Demonstratsiia! Soviet Art Put to the Test

Blogs, Bleader Dec 15, 2017
Comedian Matt Braunger at Lincoln Hall, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend

Twelfth Night at the Lincoln Park Conservatory, Lake Shore Dive pop-up bar, and more goings-on the weekend of 12/15-12/17
- By Steve Heisler
- Tags: Arts, Do This, gayco, tis the seasonal depression, here chicago, ian belknap, chance the rapper, lake shore dive, circus studio, dad's basement, bridgeport art center holiday market, matt braunger, lincoln hall, twelfth night, lincoln park conservatory, Topdog/Watchdog, or Who Is Sylvia?, christopher piatt

Blogs, Bleader Apr 18, 2016
Chicago Chef Week, Lyra Hill, and more to do during the next few days

Shout Your Abortion, Josh Rosenthal, and more happenings from April 18-21.
- By Brianna Wellen
- Tags: Do This, Arts, Three Rooms, Kristina Isabelle Dance, High Concept Laboratories, Lyra Hill, Gene Siskel Film Center, Josh Rosenthal, City Lit Books, Whistler, Whistler Cocktail Challenge, the Laugh Factory, Open Books, Ian Belknap, Hideout, Write Club, Half Acre, Hopped Up Beer Dinner, House of Blues, Chicago Chef Week, Shout Your Abortion, SlutTalk, Alicia Swiz

Blogs, Bleader Feb 18, 2016
Why liberals should dearly miss Antonin Scalia, the Bond villain of Supreme Court justices

Progressives now have no one adversary of sufficient skill and smarts to galvanize them.
- By Ian Belknap
- Tags: RIP, The Contrarian, News, Antonin Scalia, Ian Belknap, liberal, conservative, Supreme Court, justice, RIP, Koch, Walton, MTV, Yo Mama

Arts & Culture, Book Review Dec 15, 2014
Recommended
In Bare-Knuckled Lit, Write Club's greatest hits pack a wallop

A new book assembles the punchiest essays from the national live-lit event that was founded in Chicago.
- By Janet Potter
- Tags: Book Review, Bare-Knuckled Lit: The Best of Write Club, Ian Belknap, Lindsay Muscato, Hope and Nonthings, Neo-Futurists, Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind, Samantha Irby, Colin Iago McCarthy, Mike O'Connell, live lit, Bare-Knuckled Lit, Recommended

Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Sidebar Mar 5, 2014
Recommended
With Late Night at Garage Rep, Steppenwolf returns to its roots

A new weekly series promises an eclectic lineup of up-and-coming Chicago artists.
- By Taylor Tolbert
- Tags: Performing Arts Sidebar, Steppenwolf Theatre, Late Night at Garage Rep, James Franco, Salonathon, Say My Name, DJ Swaguerrilla, Jane Beachy, Duo: 1 Is 1; 2 Is Math, Suzanne Petri, Roger Anderson, The 'Go Live: A New School Variety Show, Young Chicago Authors, Kevin Coval, Jack Helbig, Wiggerlover (White Boy + Black Dad = Grey Areas), James Anthony Zoccoli, Italy, Poland, Write Club, Ian Belknap, Bring Me the Head of James Franco, That I May Prepare a Savory Goulash in the Narrow and Misshapen Pot of His Skull, Natural Gas, Garage Rep, Follow the Reader, Chicago Dance Crash, Recommended

Blogs, Bleader Feb 12, 2014
Write Club composes typewritten letters of love and hate

Just in time for Valentine's Day, two writers will produce a special missive just for you.
- By Aimee Levitt
- Tags: Do This, Arts, Write Club, PixieHammer project, letters, typewriter, Ian Belknap, Lindsay Muscato, Museum of Contemporary Art

Blogs, Bleader Oct 26, 2013
Reader's Agenda Sat 10/26: Story/Time, Motortown, and a show bashing James Franco

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Saturday, October 26
- By Jillian Sandler
- Tags: Do This, Arts, Story/Time, Bill T. Jones, Dance Center of Columbia College, Simon Stephens, Motortown, Basra, James Franco, Ian Belknap

Arts & Culture, Lit Feature Sep 23, 2013
Bitches gotta write

As the author of the hyperpopular blog Bitches Gotta Eat, Samantha Irby uses humor—harshly, grossly, exquisitely—to get at serious issues: race, gender, loneliness. Her next volley? A new book.
- By Marya Hornbacher
- Tags: Lit Feature, Samantha Irby, books, essays, blogs, Bitches Gotta Eat, bitchesgottaeat.blogspot.com, bloggers, writers, Curbside Splendor, live-lit shows, Ian Belknap, Keith Ecker, humor, wit, eating, farting, masturbation, sex, Crohn's disease, race, gender, sexuality, loneliness, Rogers Park, comedy, MySpace

Arts & Culture, Fall Preview Sep 12, 2013
Our guide to fall theater 2013

A founding text of AIDS activism, revived. Plus: Personal memories of Pullman Porter Blues, and eight best bets for fall.
- By Tony Adler, Tal Rosenberg, Deanna Isaacs, Jack Helbig, Danette Chavez, and Sam Worley
- Tags: Fall Arts, Terminus, Mark O'Rowe, Interrobang Theatre Project, Jeffry Stanton, Old Jews Telling Jokes, Daniel Okrent, Peter Gethers, Royal George Theatre, Tim Kazurinsky, The North China Lover, Heidi Stillman, Marguerite Duras, Rae Gray, Deanna Dunagan, The Sovereign Statement, Neo-Futurists, Bilal Dardai, James T. Mangan, Bring Me the Head of James Franco, That I May Prepare a Savory Goulash in the Narrow and Misshapen Pot of His Skull, James Franco, Ian Belknap, Write Club, Fanny's First Play, 20% Theatre Company, Jane Martin, Jon Jory, The Male Feminist, George Bernard Shaw, Hellcab, Famous Door Theatre Company, Darrell Cox, Konstantin Khrustov, An Iliad, Court Theatre, Timothy Edward Kane, Athenaeum Theatre, Royal George Theatre Center, Lookingglass Theatre Company, Neo-Futurarium, Den Theatre, Main Stage

Arts & Culture, Fall Preview Sep 12, 2013
A peek into Chicago's thriving live-lit scene

"It's the concentration on trying to achieve a universal truth that I find most appealing about this form."
- By Marya Hornbacher
- Tags: Fall Preview, Fall Rts, Welcome to PleasureTown, Ian Belknap, Dana Norris, Keith Ecker, Shannon Cason, Don Hall, Jen Bosworth, the Moth, Story Club, Samantha Irby, Guts & Glory

Blogs, Bleader Jul 16, 2012
The Reader's Agenda: Mon 7/16

What's on the Agenda for Monday, July 16, 2012
- By Drew Hunt
- Tags: Do This, Book Cellar, Essay Fiesta, Ian Belknap, Jen Bosworth, Patrick Gill, Neil Simon, Barefoot in the Park, Belmont Harbor, Movies in the Park, Burlington, Logan Square, Cinchel, Andrew Weathers, Swim Ignorant Fire, Violent Flame

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"We need to not only be trusted, but also championed."

Brian Loevner thinks arts organizations should consider new ways to survive—and close.

As Write Club turns ten, founder Ian Belknap looks at the current state of the art in Chicago.

A reading from The Selfie Generation, the literary bout Write Club, and more goings-on January 15-18

Twelfth Night at the Lincoln Park Conservatory, Lake Shore Dive pop-up bar, and more goings-on the weekend of 12/15-12/17

Shout Your Abortion, Josh Rosenthal, and more happenings from April 18-21.

Progressives now have no one adversary of sufficient skill and smarts to galvanize them.

A new book assembles the punchiest essays from the national live-lit event that was founded in Chicago.

A new weekly series promises an eclectic lineup of up-and-coming Chicago artists.

Just in time for Valentine's Day, two writers will produce a special missive just for you.

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Saturday, October 26

As the author of the hyperpopular blog Bitches Gotta Eat, Samantha Irby uses humor—harshly, grossly, exquisitely—to get at serious issues: race, gender, loneliness. Her next volley? A new book.

A founding text of AIDS activism, revived. Plus: Personal memories of Pullman Porter Blues, and eight best bets for fall.

"It's the concentration on trying to achieve a universal truth that I find most appealing about this form."

What's on the Agenda for Monday, July 16, 2012

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