Weekend Arts Roundup

Here’s what we missed as we considered an Obama/Keyes rematch:

• Breathe a sigh of relief. In the eleventh hour, the Chicago Symphony and the Chicago Federation of Musicians reached a new multiyear contract. We can’t tell you more than that until the official announcement on Thursday.
• The Wall Street Journal’s Terry Teachout considers recent controversies involving Chicago theater critics reviewing (or not reviewing) “developmental” productions and wonders whether critics can or should be kept away from any show.
• The Chicago Moving Company’s Other Dance Festival 2007, an intimate and reasonably-priced showcase of local modern dance, wraps up at the Hamlin Park Fieldhouse Thursday and Friday night. Performers include Margie Cole of Dance COLEctive and Jyl Fehrenkamp of Breakbone Dance.
• Impress These Apes heads into its final week. Thursday night we’ll find out who will follow in Jamie Buell’s footsteps. Buell, Impress These Apes 1 champ, has The Playground stage to himself for Dignity Waits tonight and every Monday night through October 1.