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Arts & Culture, Art Feature Feb 9, 2021
Chicago museums and galleries prepare to optimistically reopen

The leaders of the city’s cultural institutions remain encouraged after facing the most recent round of closings in November.
- By Arionne Nettles
- Tags: Art Feature, Myron Laban, Elephant Room Gallery, Kimberly Leja Atwood, American Alliance of Museums, Charity Counts, Association of Midwest Museums, Museum of Science and Industry, “Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes”, Museum of Contemporary Art, Lisa Key, “The Long Dream”, Naomi Beckwith, Art Institute of Chicago, Kati Murphy, “Monet and Chicago”, “Bisa Butler: Portraits”

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

Music, Music Feature Jun 30, 2020
Video
The Chosen Few Picnic & Festival comes to everybody’s backyards

For its 30th anniversary, one of the world’s largest house-music parties has been pushed online by the pandemic—but it might reach even more people that way.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, Chosen Few, Chosen Few DJs, Chosen Few Picnic & Festival, Chosen Few In-House Picnic & Festival, Wayne Williams, Jesse Saunders, Tony Hatchett, Andre Hatchett, Alan King, Terry Hunter, Mike Dunn, Byron Stingily, Carla Prather, Deon Cole, Museum of Science and Industry, Jackson Park, Mark Kelly, DCASE, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Le Nocturne Chicago, COVID-19, pandemic, coronavirus, Ron Hardy, Frankie Knuckles Foundation, livestream, virtual, Video

Arts & Culture, Art Feature Jan 28, 2020
Black Creativity thrives in its 50th year

The legacy of the Museum of Science and Industry exhibition is built on cultural representation and innovation.
- By Arionne Nettles
- Tags: Art Feature, Museum of Science and Industry, Black Creativity, Jason Mayden, Hero Lab, Innovation Studio, STEM, Chicago Defender, Angela Williams, Charles Harrison, Blake Lenoir, Rory Scott, Arhtur Roby, Mackinzie Obamedo, Dr. Rabiah Mayas

Music, Music Feature Jul 9, 2019
Slideshow
Photos: The grill masters of the Chosen Few Picnic

More music festivals should let fans cook for each other.
- By Leor Galil and Zakkiyyah Najeebah
- Tags: Music Feature, Chosen Few, Chosen Few Picnic, house music, Chicago house, Nu Bang Clan, Zakkiyyah Najeebah, Gucci Productions, Jackson Park, Museum of Science and Industry, Public League, Andre Hatchett, Tony Hatchett, Alan King, Slideshow

Arts & Culture, Feature Jan 23, 2019
Robot Riot, the tabletop sumo competition, is back

Its creators promise lots more mechanical mayhem, doughnuts, and beer.
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: Feature, Robot Riot, Emporium Arcade Bar, robots, robot wrestling, robot tabletop wrestling, Adrian Choy, Joe Piro, Museum of Science and Industry, Robot Revolution, Cheat Day, Nature Bot, Carlos Garcia, Ken “Filipino Flair” Seli

Arts & Culture, Fall Preview Sep 19, 2018
Now's the time to visit Jackson Park while you still can

See Frederick Law Olmsted's stunning grounds before the Obama Center further encroaches.
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Fall Preview, Jackson Park, Chicago Park District, Frederick Law Olmsted, Central Park, landscape architecture, Obama Presidential Center, Chicago Park District, Museum of Science and Industry, Garden of the Phoenix, Wooded Island, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago World's Fair, World's Fair of 1893, Osaka Garden, Clarence Darrow Bridge, National Register of Historic Places, landscape preservation, architecture preservation, Protect Our Parks

Blogs, Bleader Aug 28, 2017
Chicago police have solved less than 20 percent of the murders committed in 2017, and other news

Also, 12 museums are offering free admission for CPS students this week.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago Police Department, gun violence, murders, Illinois General Assembly, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Public Schools, Bruce Rauner, Toni Preckwinkle, sweetened beverage tax, soda tax, pop tax, Cook County, Little Village Chamber of Commerce, immigration issues, Breitbart, Joe Walsh, Adler Planetarium, Field Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, Shedd Aquarium, Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago History Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture, Lincoln Park Zoo, DuSable Museum of African American History, National Museum of Mexican Art, Lady Gaga, the Crib, homeless shelters, Wrigley Field, Cynthia Germanotta, Born This Way Foundation

Blogs, Bleader Jun 22, 2017
It’s the end of the world at the Museum of Science and Industry and we feel fine

A new exhibit shows off the life and times of the Doomsday Clock.
- By Aimee Levitt
- Tags: Arts, History, Science, Museum of Science and Industry, Doomsday Clock, Martyl Langsdorf, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, end times

Blogs, Bleader May 8, 2017
‘Robot Revolution’ at MSI, Michelle Alexander and Naomi Klein in conversation, and more things to do in Chicago this week

Indie Boots Theater Festival, Bit Bash Takeover, and more happenings from May 8-11
- By Brianna Wellen
- Tags: Arts, Do This, Feminist Happy Hour, Whistler, Indie Boots Theater Festival, Stage 773, Michelle Alexander, Naomi Klein, Auditorium Theatre, The Martian, Music Box, Jaimie Branch, Hideout, Farm to Table Dinner, Travelle, Scott Hesse's From the Inside Out, Fulton Street Collective, Robot Revolution, Museum of Science and Industry, Bit Bash Takeover, Emporium Arcade Bar

Blogs, Bleader Apr 7, 2017
National Robotics Week, Focus on Syria, and more things to do this weekend

Funny Grabs Back, Ali Wong, and more happenings from April 7-9.
- By Brianna Wellen
- Tags: Arts, Do This, Liz Gerring Dance Company, Horizon, Columbia College Dance Center, Funny Grabs Back, Pinwheel Records, the Ladylike Project, The Interview Show, Hideout, Sweet Spirit, Empty Bottle, Midwest Rum Fest, Logan Square Auditorium, Ali Wong, Chicago Theatre, National Robotics Week, Museum of Science and Industry, Six Organs of Admittance, Empty Bottle, Focus on Syria, Osama Alomar, Dr. Rock, the Franklin, Coco Picard, The Chronicles of Fortune

Blogs, Bleader Nov 7, 2016
Election Party on Mars, 'Where the Wild Things Are,' and more things to do in Chicago this week

Election Eve Bash, SlutTalk, and more happenings from November 7-10.
- By Jack Ladd
- Tags: Arts, Do This, election eve bash, Thalia Hall, Chicago's Leading Ladies, Driehaus Museum, Election Party on Mars, Wise Owl Drinkery & Cookhouse, america f^ck yeah, SlutTalk, GMan Tavern, Creating Shakespeare Through Dance, Newberry Library, Craft Drafts for a Cause, Empirical Brewery, Museum of Science and Industry, Where the Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendak

Best of Chicago, Reasons to love Chicago Jun 23, 2016
Critics' Picks
Mold-A-Rama memories harden like molded plastic

The 1960s-era souvenir machines are about dwelling in the perpetual rather than the past.
- By Wendy McClure
- Tags: Reasons to love Chicago, Wendy McClure, Mold-A-Rama, Museum of Science and Industry, Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield, Illinois, Critics' Picks

Arts & Culture, Art Review Mar 22, 2016
Legos at the Museum of Science and Industry: Kid tested and inner-child approved

"Brick by Brick" features re-creations of famous architectural feats.
- By John Wilmes
- Tags: Art Review, Brick by Brick, Legos, Museum of Science and Industry, Adam Reed Tucker, Adjaye Associates, wHY, Krueck + Sexton, University of Illinois Chicago, UIC

Blogs, Bleader Mar 7, 2016
Lego landmarks at the MSI, Alvin Ailey at the Auditorium Theatre, and more things to do in Chicago this week

Literary Death Match with Audrey Niffenegger, Dan Bakkedahl returns to Second City, and more happenings from March 7-10.
- By Brianna Wellen
- Tags: Arts, Do This, The Poetory, the Promontory, Richard Bales, Society of Midland Authors, Siamsa na nGael, Symphony Center, Alvin Ailey, Auditorium Theatre, Sara Wildman, Illinois Holocaust Museum, Trainwreck, Second City, Literary Death Match, iO Theater, Museum of Science and Industry, Brick by Brick

Music, Music Feature Jul 2, 2015
An oral history of the Chosen Few Picnic, the 'Woodstock of house music'

How a family Fourth of July party grew into an annual event that attracts more than 40,000 fans
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, Chosen Few, Chosen Few Picnic, the Woodstock of house music, Jackson Park, Wayne Williams, Jesse Saunders, Tony Hatchett, Alan King, Andre Hatchett, Terry Hunter, Mike Dunn, Chosen Few Reunion Picnic, Chosen Few Old-School Reunion Picnic, Museum of Science and Industry, Stephanie Mills, Evelyn "Champagne" King, Cory Daye, Derrick Carter, Stan Zeff, Keith Fobs, Greg Gray, Masters at Work, Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez, "Little" Louie Vega, Kim Parham, Linda Redd, Lehia Franklin Acox, Torin Edmond, Leslie Hairston, Marlene Hatchett, Frankie Knuckles, Midway Plaisance, Deep House Page

Blogs, Bleader Nov 21, 2014
The first-ever Fashion Inspiration Award went to the right woman

Josh Crow illustrates what people wore to a ceremony at the Museum of Science and Industry
- By Isa Giallorenzo
- Tags: Style, Arts, womenswear, menswear, fall, fashion illustration, Garance Doré, Galaxy Dress, Museum of Science and Industry, Fashion Inspiration Award, Fashion Forward, CuteCircuit, fashion, Chicago street style

Blogs, Bleader Nov 14, 2013
Reader's Agenda Thu 11/14: Rob Delaney, "Christmas Around the World," and Traviata

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Thursday, November 14
- By Drew Hunt
- Tags: Do This, Arts, Music Box, Rob Delaney, Rob Delaney: Mother. Wife. Sister. Human. Warrior. Falcon. Yardstick. Turban. Cabbage., Kevin Warwick, Christmas, Christmas Around the World, Museum of Science and Industry, Jena Cutie, Artemis Danza, Verdi, Traviata, University of Chicago Logan Center for the Arts

Blogs, Bleader May 8, 2013
Reader's Agenda Wed 5/8: The Art of the Bicycle, "Ago," and Momo

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Wednesday, May 8.
- By Hannah Lorenz
- Tags: Do This, Arts, Museum of Science and Industry, The Art of the Bicycle, Sanford Biggers, Ago, Monique Meloche Gallery, Marcelo Frota, Momo, Peter Margasak, Cadafalso, Maurer Hall, Old Town School of Folk Music

Blogs, Bleader Mar 13, 2013
Reader's Agenda Wed 3/13: The Bridge to Darrow, Cinema Slapdown, and Lunch Talks @ CAF

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Wednesday, March 13, 2013
- By Drew Hunt
- Tags: Do This, Arts, The Bridge to Darrow, Clarence Darrow, Darrow Bridge, Museum of Science and Industry, Cinema Slapdown, Craig Zobel, Compliance, Becker Architects Ltd., Susan Benjamin, David Muslin, Edward Dart, Ancel House, Chicago Architecture Foundation, Lunch Talks @ CAF.

Arts & Culture, Valentine's Day Feb 7, 2013
Romance in the 90s (or lack thereof)

As seen through the lens of vintage Missed Connections
- By Kevin Warwick
- Tags: Valentine's Day, rollerblading, jogging, biking, totem pole, Ticketmaster, Ray Bans, Missed Connections, GrillBar, personals, Blue Note, Reader Matches, Lakefront Path, Connie's Pizza, I Saw You, ravers, The Admiral, Blue Line, Chuck Taylors, Red Line, Mary Cassatt exhibit, Craigslist, mayonnaise, science fairs, Miracle Whip, The Wieners Circle, Metro, Marie's Riptide Lounge, Museum of Science and Industry, Merchandise Mart, Admiral Theatre

Arts & Culture, Culture Vultures Mar 6, 2012
This week's Culture Vultures recommend:

The Old Town School's Open House Friday, Jackson Park's Osaka Garden, and "Morbid Curiosity" at the Cultural Center
- By Joey Jachowski
- Tags: Culture Vultures, Betsy Odom, Stephanie Friedman, University of Chicago, Osaka Garden, Museum of Science and Industry, Kate Keleman, Chicago Architecture Foundation, Old Town School of Folk Music, Harris Gallery, Jackson Park

Best of Chicago, Arts & Culture Jun 23, 2011
Best museum exhibit

Before the Pyramids voted best museum exhibit
- Tags: Arts & Culture, Best museum exhibit, Before the Pyramids, Body Worlds, Jellies, Oriental Institute, Museum of Science and Industry, Shedd Aquarium, Oriental Institute Museum

News & Politics, Feature Apr 29, 2011
What's Happening With Sulzer Library's VHS Tapes?

(Not to mention the chairs and tables)
- By Sarah Louise Klose
- Tags: Feature, Chicago Public Library, Sulzer Regional Library, VHS, The Kiss, Greta Garbo, The Mystery of the Wax Museum, Humphrey Bogart, The Paris Express, Claude Rains, Jean Pioret, The Elegant Criminal, The Saint, Roger Moore, Nancy Drew Mysteries, Pamela Sue Martin, Time, Newsweek, Life, Look, National Geographic, Ladies' Home Journal, Saturday Evening Post, Vogue, House Beautiful, Historic Illinois, Theatre Arts Monthly, Architectural Digest, Museum of Science and Industry, Thomas Beeby, Woodworking Corporation

Blogs, Bleader Jan 3, 2011
Morning Art: Jim Henson

Part of Jim Henson's Fantastic World, on display at the Museum of Science and Industry.
- By Sam Worley
- Tags: Chicagoland, Visual Art, Mahna Mahna, Jim Henson, Jim Henson's Fantastic World, Museum of Science and Industry

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