Philip Vidal’s November guide to the month’s concerts, exhibitions, dance, theater and holiday light shows.
Cultural historian Neil Harris on The Chicagoan, Chicago’s Jazz Age answer to the New Yorker, now republished by the University of Chicago Press.
Sigalit Zetouni on “Latinitudes,” Leonardo Finotti’s photographs of modern architecture across twelve Latin American cities, at the Graham Foundation.
Ethan Cotton on Native American trail marker trees and what a walk in the forest can do for us.
Scott Holleran on Margaret Haley, Harold Washington and Charles E. Merriam, three Chicagoans whose November dates shaped the city’s politics.
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Drake Boehm visits Vito’s Vault, the Jefferson Park speakeasy dinner theater where the cast waits tables in character.
Sarah Spain: Hosting the Only Daily Women’s Sports Show, My Silk Roads October 2026: Costumes, A Family Affair, Scene Stealers: Brookfield Zoo Penguins Star in Holiday Movie, Those Rare Teams Who Beat Parity in the NFL, Chez Baillagou, Letter from Lausanne: Part II, Poems by Jean Colonomos.
Book Showcases an Unusual Path in the Sports Business, Historic Residential Architecture in Chicago’s Neighborhoods, Rush Woman’s Board Welcomes Guests to the Queen’s Table, The National Mexican Museum of Art Looks to the Future, Letter from Lausanne: Part I, Team Work, I Choose You! Chicago!
Issy van Randwyck’s New Act: From London to Chicago, Jennifer Murray: FACETS Forward at Fifty, When Coffee Talk Is Consequential: Lake Forest Preservation Symposium Poised to Present Compelling Panels, Ideas, Oscar de la Renta Pre-Party Toasts Field Museum Gala, Dance For Life: Galas Galore, The daily grind - would you like pepper on that?, Chicago Haunts to Visit this Spooky Season, Meet Us in St. Louis—Part II.
About the Town in October, Meet Us in St. Louis: The Zoo, the Dining and Much More, Simply Water, Philosophenweg, Searching for Clarity in the Storm, Spencer Waller: Power and Greed on Stage, Grove Mower: 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.
