The Arts Section 10/26/25: 7-Eleven Becomes Venue, Lillstreet Art Center Turns 50 + Suburban Oddities

7-Eleven Becomes Music Venue, Lillstreet Art Center Turns 50 + Suburban Oddities Gary Zidek On this edition of The Arts Section, host Gary Zidek takes you inside a former 7-Eleven that’s now a music venue on the northside of Chicago. The Dueling Critics, Kelly Kleiman and Jonathan Abarbanel, join Gary to review the world premiere play HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF STARS. Later in the show, Gary profiles a Chicago arts center celebrating its 50th anniversary. And he’ll visit a suburban oddities & curiosities shop that’s unlike anywhere you’ve been before.