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Arts & Culture

Del Corazon Festival returns to Museum of Mexican Art in Pilsen

Chicago Talks, April 23, 2013

The Del Corazon Festival at Pilsen’s National Museum of Mexican Art will include culinary arts,…

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Just for Fun

Cinco de Mayo and Polish Constitution Day Concert Bridges Culture with Music

Chicago Talks, May 1, 2012

The well-known Lira Singers and Cuerdas Clasicas String Ensemble will perform a concert of Mexican…

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Community

Mexican Murals Teach Culture Even After Death of Pilsen Muralist

Chicago Talks, April 11, 2012

Pilsen commuters walk through more than turnstiles at the 18th Street ‘L’ Pink Line stop;…

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NGOMA African-American performers and the Lira Singers Free at DuSable Museum

Chicago Talks, February 22, 2012

  Here is a two-fer that could only happen in Chicago, home of more Poles…

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Zoning in on Pilsen: As Development Moves in, Old-Timers Move Out

Chicago Talks, May 26, 2010

Like so many Chicago neighborhoods, Pilsen has been the subject of heated debate over the…

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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
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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
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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 
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