We may regret admitting this, but there are some nights when we just don’t want to go to the theatre. We’re moody, we’re tired, it’s gross outside, but some very nice person has arranged for us to see his or her company’s play, and we know we have to go. We try very hard to leave our grumpiness at the door, but it doesn’t always work. These were the conditions under which we attended the opening of Under Milk Wood - the fact that we left charmed, uplifted and impressed is a testament to the strength of Caffeine Theatre’s production. more ›

During the waning months of this year's epic presidential election, we saw the national conversation change from the War on Terrorism in Iraq to the global financial crisis. It's easy for those of us without family and friends in armed services to put the war in the back of our minds and focus on issues that hit closer to our homes. Tomorrow at the Chicago Department of Culture and Arts' Theater (78 E. Washington), the Vet Art Project will have a free, public performance created by war veterans in collaboration with artists of various mediums. The Vet Art Project allows veterans to tell their stories and creates discussion of how war touches all of our lives. more ›