Skip to content
ChicagoTalks ChicagoTalks

Journalism and creative work from Chicago's next generation of storytellers

  • About us
  • Opinion
  • Feature
  • Arts and Culture
  • Submit Your Story
  • Wanderer
ChicagoTalks
ChicagoTalks

Journalism and creative work from Chicago's next generation of storytellers

Category: Arts & Culture

Arts & Culture

The Seldoms: Ten years of dancing in the windy city

Chicago Talks, February 7, 2013

2012 marked the 10 year anniversary for The Seldoms, a small contemporary dance theater company…

Continue Reading
Arts & Culture

‘Blues Session’ at Buddy Guy’s offered for student musicians

Chicago Talks, January 11, 2013

Next month, noted blues musician, educator and scholar, Fernando Jones will present Blues Session at…

Continue Reading
Arts & Culture

Artist Turns Passion, Hobby into a Business

Chicago Talks, January 8, 2013

When Nora Nieves was a 13-year-old girl in Puerto Rico, she started making handmade jewelry…

Continue Reading
Arts & Culture

The Fever – A Play That’s Antidote to Holiday Madness?

Chicago Talks, December 12, 2012

Do our holidays revolve around more than scrambling for the best deal on the latest…

Continue Reading
Arts & Culture

Films Should Be Experienced Communally at a Theater, Experts Say

Chicago Talks, December 9, 2012
Continue Reading
Arts & Culture

Time to Apply for Weisman Award

Chicago Talks, November 27, 2012

General Questions 1. What is a completion award? The Weisman Award is designed to help…

Continue Reading
Arts & Culture

Young Chicago Cellist Strives to Bring Music into the Community

Chicago Talks, November 27, 2012July 24, 2018

At only 24, Chicago cellist Allegra Montanari has already achieved many milestones in her 14-…

Continue Reading
Arts & Culture

Motor Row versus Record Row: Preserving Chicago’s History

Chicago Talks, November 20, 2012

This piece takes a look into the recent news surrounding Motor Row and the struggle to maintain…

Continue Reading
  • Previous
  • 1
  • …
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • Next

Opinion

  • Chicago’s influential music scene doesn’t get the respect it deserves 
    by Zoey Hill-Hernandez
  • Lost in translation: ‘I would see everyone else writing while I just stared blankly at my paper’
    by Cynthia Alaniz
  • ‘It felt like something was gnawing at my heart’; Columbia student copes with illness of a lifetime
    by Morgan Bruner
Read More

Arts and Culture

  • 23 years later, Mazzy Star’s masterpiece album still casts a spell
    by Triniti Waxman
  • Queer Chicago designer finds niche dressing drag performers
    by Seng Xiong
  • From dorm room to mainstage, Phat Dragon built a comedy cult following 
    by Ava Simone Forster
  • Great Ideas of Humanity exhibit showcases famous quotes made visual 
    by Sh'Mara Chism
Read More

Feature

  • Hairstylist helps clients embrace their own beauty, rather than copy someone else’s 
  • Care for Real food pantry serves North Siders as need grows 
  • Cuddle Bunny: Where visitors can chill out with a furry friend 
Read More

Submit Your Story
  • Home
  • About us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Submit Your Story
Log in
©2026 ChicagoTalks | WordPress Theme by SuperbThemes