Category Archives: Arts & Entertainment

SHE ART Chicago opened up last month at 1519 W Foster between Clark and Ashland. The shop sells eclectic art, antiques, and collectibles from all eras including local emerging artists that depict the female form. They’re currently looking for local …

Opening Reception of New Paintings by Chuck Meyers This time it’s all about neighborhood alleys, train track environments, and lakefront winter scenes. The reception starts at 7pm, March 23rd and ends at 11pm. That’s this Friday. The address is: Roost …

It’s official. Midsommarfest will begin on Friday night this year…..and everyone’s favorite cover band, Sixteen Candles, will have the honors of ringing in the festivities. Mark your calendars for Friday, June 8th!

Rivendell Theatre has a new show opening tonight and as a way to say hello to the neighborhood they’re offering a special discount for Andersonville and Edgewater residents. Purchase a ticket for a Friday night show and get $10 off! …

The Neo-Futurists’ new show The Strange & Terrible True Tale of Pinocchio presents Carlo Collodi’s original 1883 Italian masterpiece through the eyes of Mary Shelley’s nameless hideous Monster, using a barrage of puppets, absurd costumes, mesmerizing stagecraft and the director’s …

“Heavy Metal”. 28″x 22″. Oil on canvas. This is the Red Line overpass at Berwyn. chuckmeyers.com

Designer Steve Shanabruch is branding Chicago neighborhoods. Here’s his logo for Andersonville.

Pearl is a traveling gallery that pops up for a day or two in different locations around the city. On March 9th and 10th the group of artists will showcase their one-of-a-kind treasures at George’s (5306 N Clark St).

Midsommarfest is only four months away, but a change could be in store. The Andersonville Chamber is considering a proposal to team up with the Andersonville Development Corporation in launching a one stage opening on Friday night of Midsommarfest….kind of …

“Rear Window”. 40″x 30″. Oil on canvas. Here we are looking at the back of a typical Chicago apartment building on the north side in the early evening. This painting is currently at Scout in A-ville if you want to …

Tomorrow, Thursday January 26th, bring the kids to Urban Orchard from 9:30am to 11:00am for Kidz Craft Club. Tara Arnaud, former owner of The Pig Pen in Rogers Park, and current art instructor at Ravenswood School, will guide the kids …

Las Manos has two shows coming up in February. The first is a fundraiser for North Korean refugees and will feature the work of artist and activist Young Sun Han. When the artist’s father passed away in November 2010, Young …