Everybody’s Talking
Silent Sundays
June 12, 2016: June 12, 2016 BY JUDY CARMACK BROSS If you want to catch a glimpse of Pablo Picasso, Man Ray, James Joyce, Ezra Pound, and the Prince of Monaco, plan to attend the inaugural silent film screening of Facets Cinémathèque’s Silent Sundays series on June 19. The first flick […]
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Revisiting the Parisian Salon
May 15, 2016: May 15, 2016 BY JUDY CARMACK BROSS Recreating the atmosphere of Madame de Stael’s Parisian Salon at the Alliance Française represents an idea Paul Krauss, a citizen of the world with his wife Anne, and devoted Alliance members, has held for many years. Alliance Program Director Aimee Laberge […]
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What Everybody’s Talking About…
April 23, 2016: April 23, 2016 BY JUDY CARMACK BROSS When we last reported on Emily Nielsen in our “Women to Watch” column, the fate of her campaign, #SaveTheShrine, was a cliffhanger. The Shrine of Christ the King at 64th and Woodlawn was marked for immediate demolition. Emily and her team […]
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An Alternate Universe
March 27, 2016: March 27, 2016 BY JUDY CARMACK BROSS This election year seems like just the right time for playwright Lucas Hnath’s newest work, Hilary and Clinton, having its world premiere at Victory Gardens Theater next month. It follows on the success of the author’s Red Speedo and The Christians, […]
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