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Best of Chicago
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Arts & Culture
Jun 23, 2011
Best local actress
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Best local actress
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Readers' poll
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Amy Morton
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Mary Hollis Inboden
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Mary Beth Fisher
,
Jill Valentine
,
Erica Elam
Best of Chicago
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Arts & Culture
Jun 23, 2011
Best stand-up
James Fritz voted best stand-up
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Arts & Culture
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Best stand-up
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Readers' poll
,
James Fritz
,
Drew Michael
,
Prashanth Venkataramanujam
,
Leah Eva
Best of Chicago
,
Arts & Culture
Jun 23, 2011
Best ultimate art institution
Art Institute of Chicago voted Best ultimate art institution
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Arts & Culture
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Readers' poll
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Best ultimate art institution
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Art Institute of Chicago
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Chicago Cultural Center
,
Field Museum
Best of Chicago
,
Arts & Culture
Jun 23, 2011
Readers' Poll
Best sketch/improv troupe
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Arts & Culture
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Best sketch/improv troupe
,
Readers' poll
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Octavarius
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The ComedySportz Theatre
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Second City
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Off Off Broadzway
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ComedySportz Theatre
,
Readers' Poll
Best of Chicago
,
Arts & Culture
Jun 23, 2011
Best long-running play
Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind
voted best long-runny play
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Arts & Culture
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Best long-running play
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Readers' poll
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Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind
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the Neo-Futurists
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Apollo Theatre
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Oriental Theatre
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Million Dollar Quartet
,
Wicked
,
Neo-Futurarium
,
Apollo Theater
Best of Chicago
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Arts & Culture
Jun 23, 2011
Best venue for stand-up
Red Bar Comedy Club voted best venue for stand-up
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Arts & Culture
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Best venue for stand-up
,
readers' poll
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Red Bar Comedy Club
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Zanies
,
Lincoln Lodge
,
The Red Bar Comedy Club
Best of Chicago
,
Arts & Culture
Jun 23, 2011
Best new play
Musical of the Living Dead
voted best new play
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Best new play
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Musical of the Living Dead
,
Readers' poll
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Cowardly Scarecrow Theatre Company
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Sex With Strangers
,
Steppenwolf
,
There is a Happiness That Morning Is
,
Theatre Oobleck
,
Steppenwolf Theatre
Best of Chicago
,
Arts & Culture
Jun 23, 2011
Best Dance Troupe
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Best dance troupe
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Readers' poll
,
Matter Dance
,
Innervation Dance Cooperative
,
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
Best of Chicago
,
Arts & Culture
Jun 23, 2011
Best burlesque troupe
Vaudezilla voted best burlesque troop in Chicago
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Arts & Culture
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Best burlesque troupe
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Readers' poll
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Vaudezilla
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Flaming Dames
,
Geek Girl Burlesque at Gorilla Tango
,
Gorilla Tango Theatre
Best of Chicago
,
Arts & Culture
Jun 23, 2011
Best touring play
Next to Normal
voted best touring play
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Arts & Culture
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Best touring play
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Readers' poll
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Next to Normal
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Black Watch
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Peter Pan
,
Bank of America Theatre
,
Broadway Armory
,
Threesixty Theatre
,
Broadway Armory Park
,
PrivateBank Theatre
Best of Chicago
,
Arts & Culture
Jun 23, 2011
Best theater company
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Arts & Culture
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Best theater company
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Readers' poll
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Steppenwolf
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Lookingglass
,
Goodman
,
Goodman Theatre
,
Lookingglass Theatre Company
,
Steppenwolf Theatre
Best of Chicago
,
Arts & Culture
Jun 23, 2011
Best established gallery
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Arts & Culture
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Best established gallery
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Readers' poll
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Gallery Provocateur
,
Intuit
,
Corbett vs. Demspey
,
Corbett vs. Dempsey
,
Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
Best of Chicago
,
Arts & Culture
Jun 23, 2011
Best off-Loop theater company
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Arts & Culture
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Best off-Loop theater company
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Readers' poll
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Nothing Special Productions
,
Steppenwolf
,
The Neo-Futurists
,
Steppenwolf Theatre
,
Neo-Futurarium
Best of Chicago
,
Arts & Culture
Jun 23, 2011
Best new gallery
Tags:
Arts & Culture
,
Best new art gallery
,
Readers' poll
,
Rogue's Gallery @ Challengers
,
Bottle & Bottega
,
Chicago Urban Art Society
,
Challengers Comics + Conversation
Best of Chicago
,
Arts & Culture
Jun 23, 2011
Best stage director
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Arts & Culture
,
Best stage director
,
Readers' poll
,
Megan Shuchman
,
Sean Graney
,
MsPixy
Best of Chicago
,
Arts & Culture
Jun 23, 2011
Best gallery exhibit
Becky Cloonan at the Rogue’s Gallery voted best gallery exhibit
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Arts & Culture
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Best gallery exhibit
,
Readers' poll
,
Becky Cloonan
,
Chicago Street Art
,
Rogue's Gallery
,
Chicago Urban Art Society
,
Gallery Provocateur
,
Challengers Comics + Conversation
Best of Chicago
,
Arts & Culture
Jun 23, 2011
Readers' Poll
Best underground art space
New Capital Projects voted best underground art space
Tags:
Arts & Culture
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Best underground art space
,
Readers' poll
,
New Capital Projects
,
Gallery Provocateur
,
Roxaboxen Minicastle
,
Roxaboxen Exhibitions
,
Readers' Poll
Best of Chicago
,
Arts & Culture
Jun 23, 2011
Best established visual artist
Weed Wolf voted best established visual artist
Tags:
Arts & Culture
,
Tony Fitzpatrick
,
Weed Wolf
,
Best established visual artist
,
Readers' poll
Best of Chicago
,
Arts & Culture
Jun 23, 2011
Best new visual artist
Tags:
Arts & Culture
,
Best new visual artist
,
Readers' poll
,
iwanttodrawacatforyou.com
,
Beth Kamhi
,
Aay Preston-Myint
,
Don't Fret
Best of Chicago
,
Arts & Culture
Jun 23, 2011
Best photographer
Liz Gresey voted best photographer
Tags:
Arts & Culture
,
Best photographer
,
Readers' poll
,
Liz Gresey
,
Michael Mitz
,
Clayton Hauck
Best of Chicago
,
Arts & Culture
Jun 23, 2011
Best street artist
Weed Wolf voted best street artist
Tags:
Arts & Culture
,
Best street artist
,
Readers' poll
,
Weed Wolf
,
CRO/Ray Noland
,
Puppet Bike Guy
Best of Chicago
,
Arts & Culture
Jun 23, 2011
Best public art work
Cloud Gate, aka the Bean, voted best public art work
Tags:
Arts & Culture
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Best public art work
,
Readers' poll
,
Cloud Gate
,
The Bean
,
Millennium Park
,
The Picasso
,
Daley Plaza
,
Tony Tasset
,
Eye for Chicago
Best of Chicago
,
Arts & Culture
Jun 23, 2011
Readers' Poll
Best public art event
Old Town Art Fair voted best public art event
Tags:
Arts & Culture
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Best public art event
,
Readers' poll
,
Old Town Art Fair
,
MDW Fair
,
Artropolis
,
Red Bull Flugtag
,
Readers' Poll
Best of Chicago
,
Arts & Culture
Jun 23, 2011
Best advocate for the arts
Arts of Life voted best advocate for the arts
Tags:
Arts & Culture
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Best advocate for the arts
,
Readers' poll
,
Arts of Life
,
League of Chicago Theatres
,
Mayor Daley
Best of Chicago
,
Arts & Culture
Jun 23, 2011
Best art sale
Renegade Craft Fair, School of the Art Institute spring and fall sales, and Old Town Art Fair voted best art sale
Tags:
Arts & Culture
,
Best art sale
,
Readers' poll
,
Renegade Art Fair
,
School of the Art Institute spring and fall sales
,
Old Town Art Fair
,
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
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