Category: Arts and Culture

Chicago’s German community continues to ‘come to terms with the past’

Chicago Talks, November 16, 2019November 16, 2019

In 2006 Danica Polanski came to the United States from Berlin, Germany, after graduating high…

Chicago Talks, November 13, 2019November 15, 2019

First-generation Greek American Stelios Valanis remembers going to a Greek school attached to a Greek…

Chicago Talks, November 5, 2019November 7, 2019

[URIS id=63924] The people of Pilsen celebrated the 40th Annual Muertos De La Risa, a celebration…

Chicago Talks, November 1, 2019

The floor is normally full of people, the stage alive with movement and sound. But right…

Chicago Talks, October 29, 2019

Native American culture came to life through drumming, dance, art and storytelling at the recent…

Chicago Talks, October 28, 2019October 22, 2020

Rachel Weaver and her husband Jason Smith said that instead of having a baby, they…

Chicago Talks, October 26, 2019May 28, 2020

A farmer’s market in Rogers Park is looking to sell freshly combed honey and rows…

Chicago Talks, October 25, 2019October 22, 2020

The smell of fresh-baked oatmeal cookies in the air, bagels and cupcakes on display and…