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The CTA is really showing us its softer side this year. First they unveiled the pretty new pink line; now they’re heading up the new “ELevated Verse” campaign, sponsored by the CPS, the CTA, and The Poetry Center of Chicago. From June 5 to July 2, poems from 25 students involved in the Hands On Stanzas Program will be displayed at 50 stations on all eight transit lines. The idea is to bombard the kids,... more ›

In addition to MOBFest, one of the other "big stories" in music this weekend might be the inaugural shows at Meig...er, Northerly Island. (That name still reminds us of when Gary Harbor was renamed Buffington Harbor before they put Trump’s gambling boat in the water over there). Chicago plays two shows on Friday and Saturday with Earth, Wind and Fire while Brian McKnight drops some Smoove B style on the lakefront this Sunday. Since the... more ›

Kind of like the Headbanger's Ball.. but.. uh.. for Chicago's print media. Um, ok. Bad joke. Tonight is the https://www.poetrymagazine.org/printersball_PR.html">1st Annual Printers' Ball celebrating print in Chicago. The event is from 6pm - 9pm at the HotHouse and is free. It will showcase a diverse selection of Chicago-based print magazines, journals, and weeklies. It's sponsored by: Another Chicago Magazine The Bird Machine Bridge Chicago Review Firebelly Design FOUND Magazine The Guild Complex In These Times... more ›

We were downtown the other day, and as we were waiting for the bus, we noticed a cool billboard on Chicago and Wells. "Be light. At the crest/of every moment emerging, breathe," it told us. We felt a little inspired and a little confused but didn't think much of it because, well, we were drunk. Ahem, tipsy. It was like, 5 p.m. or something, too. Anyway. more ›

screening tonight. The Poetry Center is only the 16th venue ever to show the movie, so get your poem-ass in gear for this rare opportunity. more ›