Lauri Apple

If your collar is blue and your attitude, too, then consider paying a visit to the Chicago History Museum this Sunday for Well-Sung Heroes: a concert benefiting the Illinois Labor History Society. Headlining this year's event are Waco Brother/country-punk icon Jon Langford, Woody Guthrie Archives Director Nora Guthrie, union-song... continue reading on Chicagoist

Last night Eyewitness News Chicagoist went to the House of Blues to hear Bill Clinton talk about the Millennium Network: an effort to involve folks under 45 in the public service work undertaken by his William J. Clinton Foundation. In addition to remarks by the OG President Hopey (Arkansas,... continue reading on Chicagoist

Doesn't a game of "expressive handball" with paint sound like a fun way to be creative? Artist/graphic designer Erik DeBat — also known by his graffiti name, "Risk" — recently teamed up with filmmaker/producer Brian Keller to use tennis balls, among other things, to jointly and "joustily" produce three... continue reading on Chicagoist

Tonight is the only night you can catch this year's Site Unseen: a site-specific performance event featuring theater, dance, music, and visual art by local and international artists. Presented by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, this year's event focuses on disability — a theme that emerged from curator... continue reading on Chicagoist

This month is National Novel Writing Month — Nanowrimo for short. A time for cranking (crunking?) out 50,000 words of elegant prose — or crap, depending. A time (30 days, to be precise) within a time (that lacks a foreseeable end, to be depressing) of widespread unemployment among writers,... continue reading on Chicagoist