Julia Borcherts

Brother-sister duo April Fools debuts a new hip-hop play, ‘Lack on Lack’

May 25, 2019 at 5:39 p.m.

In 2008, Victory Gardens Theater created its Ignition Festival of New Plays, a staged reading series of new works to highlight the theater's mission of bringing diversity to its stage...

Thursday: Eat. Drink. Do.

August 23, 2021 at 2:43 a.m.

EAT(Free!) Italian Food Giveaway Belmont CTA stop 945 W. Belmont Ave. The Central Lakeview Merchants Association improves your commute with complimentary samples from 18 local Italian restaurants-six each week for...

Chicago native Allison Semmes stars as Diana Ross in ‘Motown the Musical’

June 18, 2018 at 2:54 p.m.

Chicago native Allison Semmes is a classical singer by training—she has a bachelor's degree in opera from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign—but she grew up with Motown in the...

Q&A: Matt Walsh of Upright Citizens Brigade

June 17, 2018 at 9:00 p.m.

Sometimes, size does matter. In the case of the 17th annual Chicago Improv Festival, this translates to more than 200 acts at 21 venues in 11 categories including long-form, short-form,...

A field guide to The Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival

June 17, 2018 at 9:12 p.m.

Have friends or family expressed wonder—or concern—about your encyclopedic knowledge of "Battlestar Galactica?" Ever passed up a date to avoid ending a role-playing game marathon? Does your idea of a...

Monday: Eat. Drink. Do.

November 3, 2021 at 8:14 p.m.

EAT Half Baked: A Pizza Series The Grid 351 W. Hubbard St. 312-321-1351 Chef Chris Macchia of The Florentine kicks off this series featuring guest chefs from around the city...

Tale of two playwrights

November 3, 2021 at 8:06 p.m.

Two rising young playwrights from very different backgrounds find their paths crossing in Chicago this week through the prestigious Joyce Awards, which provide $50,000 grants to support new works by...

The Second City mainstage cast on its 101st revue, ‘Let Them Eat Chaos’

June 19, 2018 at 3:43 a.m.

As hard as we try, we can't always control how we—collectively and as individuals—are perceived or what our path through the world will be. Those twists and turns form the...

Tales & Ales: Chase chill with a stories and spirits at live lit events

June 19, 2018 at 1:07 a.m.

Looking for a good reason to leave the house in the dead of winter? The stories at these live lit events--and the beers and cocktails recommended by the hosts—are sure...

Literary opponents face off at Write Club

December 23, 2018 at 4:29 p.m.

Literary fisticuffs abound at Write Club, where opponents duke it out with lightning-fast essays on pre-assigned, opposing topics. But is it really literature as blood sport?"The stakes are real," says...

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