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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

Arts & Culture, Art Feature Jul 22, 2020
Looking to enjoy art offline?

These museums and galleries are reopening.
- By S. Nicole Lane
- Tags: Art Feature, galleries, museums, Dank Haus Gallery, Corbett vs Dempsey, Art Institute of Chicago, Silver Room AMFM, Elmhurst Art Museum

Arts & Culture, Feature Jul 16, 2014
Behind the wall: Street art in Chicago

A snapshot survey of the artists, gallerists, and fans in the city's bustling urban art scene
- Tags: Feature, street art, spray paint, Department of Streets and Sanitation, Rahm Emanuel, graffiti, artists, Chicago Cultural Center, stickers, urban art, galleries, muralists, stickers, wheat paste, sculpture

Arts & Culture, Feature Jul 16, 2014
Patrick Hull's journey from the boardroom to the gallery

A mild-mannered former marketing exec is becoming one of Chicago's most prominent exhibitors of street art.
- By Laura Pearson
- Tags: Feature, Vertical Gallery, Patrick Hull, galleries, street art, urban art, contemporary art, LinkedIn, marketing, Birkenstock USA, Caboodle Cartridge, Woodruff-Sawyer & Co., Michael Varela, exhibitions, White Walls, San Francisco, Don't Fret, Hebru Brantley, Clam Nation, skateboards, Xenz, graffiti artists, graffiti, Gus Russo

Arts & Culture, Summer Guide May 14, 2014
There's nothing glamorous about the Quad Cities, but that doesn't mean there's nothing good to do there

Hiking trails, bluegrass jams, baseball, and ice cream—and a midwestern destination through and through.
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Summer Guide, Quad Cities, Illinois, Iowa, Mississippi River, Davenport, Iowa, Bettendorf, Iowa, Rock Island, Illinois, Moline, Illinois, Lake Davenport, Lake Davenport Sailing Club, Rock River, Rock Island Rapids, East Moline, Illinois, gambling, baseball, Modern Woodmen Park, baseball stadiums, galleries, Quad Cities River Bandits, Houston Astros, corn, iWireless Center, Quad City Mallards, hockey, Figge Art Museum, John Deere Classic, PGA, PGA Tour, Jordan Speith, Black Hawk State Historic Site, hiking trails, Singing Bird Nature Center, bluegrass, Bix Beiderbecke, Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival, jazz, Dixieland, Bix 7 Road Race, Meb Keflezighi, West Town, pizza, Quad Cities pizza, Roots Handmade Pizza, Happy Joe's, Harris Pizza, ice cream, Lagomarcino's, James Beard Awards, Whitey's, Clint's Pizza, Moline Senior High School, Kate Schmidt, Hotel Blackhawk, motels, B&Bs, Joe's Club, Joe Seng, Blackhawk Park, Nahant Marsh

Columns & Opinion, On Culture May 13, 2014
Vivian Maier, the lawsuit

The owners of Wicker Park gallery Corbett vs. Dempsey are being sued as a result of a 2012 exhibit of works by the photographer.
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: Deanna Isaacs on Culture, Corbett vs. Dempsey, galleries, Vivian Maier, photography, Ron Slattery, John Maloof, Jeffrey Goldstein, bighappyfunhouse.com, Chicago Reader, Deanna Isaacs, documentaries, BBC, Pamela Bannos, John Corbett, Jim Dempsey, lawsuits, art conservation, art restoration, Kenneth Goldin, provenance, Eric Vander Arend, hinge tape, Joel Oppenheimer Inc., mediation

Blogs, Bleader Mar 27, 2014
Street View 177: On a new level

Isa Giallorenzo's Street View 177
- By Isa Giallorenzo
- Tags: Style, Arts, womenswear, menswear, blue, spring, ASOS, vintage, artists, galleries, LVL3, Wicker Park, fashion, Chicago street style

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Oct 29, 2013
Recommended
Three Dots and a Dash: Morse code for bliss

Paul McGee's tiki bar is an island paradise amid the River North flotsam.
- By Mara Shalhoup
- Tags: Restaurant Review, Three Dots and a Dash, Paul McGee, cocktails, The Whistler, Logan Square, Bub City, lounges, Lettuce Entertain You, River North, experimental bands, DIY art, galleries, dance parties, LGBTQ dance parties, bartenders, tiki bars, bar snacks, tiki cocktails, rum, rye, gin, tequila, genever, Luau Restaurant, Jet Pilot, Poipu Beach Boogie Board, Angostura bitters, lime, cinnamon, grapefruit, alernum, absinthe, rye whiskey, whiskey, Saturn, J. "Popo" Galsini, Aloha, Mexico, modern cocktails, classic cocktails, shrimp, chicken, pineapple, mint, tamarind, bitters, passion fruit, lemon, almond, punches, Recommended

Best of Chicago, Arts & Culture Jun 20, 2013
Critics' Picks
Best Example of Youth in Revolt

Claire Molek
- Tags: Arts & Culture, Claire Molek, galleries, Brave New Art World, art galleries, Hauser Gallery, Lagunitas Brewing Company, Japonais, Critics' Picks

Best of Chicago, Arts & Culture Jun 20, 2013
Readers' Poll
Best Established Gallery

Gallery Provocateur
- Tags: Arts & Culture, Best of Chicago 2013, galleries, Galerie F, Gallery Provocateur, Readers' Poll

Best of Chicago, Arts & Culture Jun 19, 2013
Readers' Poll
Best New Gallery

Vertical Gallery
- Tags: Arts & Culture, galleries, Galerie F, Best of Chicago 2013, Vertical Gallery, Readers' Poll

Best of Chicago, Arts & Culture Jun 19, 2013
Readers' Poll
Best Gallery Exhibit

"Gallery Provocateur Annual Dark Arts Show"
- Tags: Arts & Culture, galleries, Galerie F, Gallery Provocateur, Best of Chicago 2013, Readers' Poll

News & Politics, What the hell is this place? Jun 13, 2013
What the hell is this place? Inside Out Art Studio

The North Center studio is way more than just masks.
- By Chelsea Hohn
- Tags: What the hell is this place?, Inside Out Art Studio, North Center, masks, mask shops, storefronts, crafting, art studios, Jeff Semmerling, classes, galleries, art camps, What the hell is this place?

News & Politics, Feature Aug 27, 2009
Fall Arts Guide 2009

The complete season in theater, dance, comedy, movies, music, lit, and art
- Tags: Feature, chicago, fall arts, fall preview, theater, dance, comedy, music, movies, readings, lectures, art, galleries, museums, 2009

Blogs, Bleader Nov 26, 2008
Todd Rittmann and Jeff Tady gallery reception Friday

This weekend only: art show with Todd Rittmann and Jeff Tady
- By Monica Kendrick
- Tags: Music, Crickets, Art, Todd Rittmann, U.S. Maple, galleries, Jeff Tady, All Rise Gallery, Singer

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