A long fall weekend in St. Louis begins at the free Saint Louis Zoo and crosses Forest Park to the 1904 World’s Fair and its Ferris wheel at the Missouri History Museum.
From Roni Horn in Denver to Maya Lin’s “Seeing Through the Universe” at the Obama Presidential Center, a look at two artists who work with water.
Somerset Maugham, a cinnamon roll and an old pane of glass take Francesco Bianchini back to a student autumn in Heidelberg more than forty years ago.
Ethan Cotton on why the camera should come out when the rain does: puddles turn into mirrors and a dreary afternoon into something worth keeping.
Loyola law professor Spencer Waller’s new book traces monopolies on the American stage, from Chicago’s Iroquois Theatre to Ticketmaster.
Judy Carmack Bross talks with Grove Mower about Amos and Ike, his new novel set in Lake Forest, and the pleasures of what he calls fun fast fiction.
Margaret Unetich and Matt Ziol Create Amouze Mousse, This Date in History, My Silk Roads, Dusty Sang: Echoes from America’s Past, Deerpath Golf Course at 100, Two Poems, Dumpling Fest 2026, The Vampires of New Orleans, and Ravinia Music School Students Open for Douglass Park Night Event.
Başak Notz: Cartier, Colectivo, Chicago, My Favorite Fall Destinations in Chicago, An Author Finds Connection Between Wrigley Field and the Ancient Greeks, Megalopolis, Dominic Pacyga on Chicago’s Political Machines, The Hawthorne Works Project, and Coyote vs. Acme Review.
Chicago-Based FutureSports Brings Novel Concept to Markets, Puget Sound, Chitchat, Judith Guest on Ordinary People, Sweet Memories and Cookies, The Griffin Museum, and Hello Yesterday, Meet Today.
Ink and Outrage at the Driehaus Museum, Francesco Bianchini’s 100th Article, Young Dancer’s Perspective, All Are Welcome at the Queen’s Table, Sounds Good Choir on the River, Dr. Ruth Gannon-Cook, A Photo Trip to Tadoussac, and Fill The Stands.
