All Episodes

The Arts Section 09/13/26: Orchestral & Jazz Music Mix In Ambitious Ballet, New Flag Exhibit Opens + Adolescent Salvation Review

The Arts Section 09/06/26: Joe Swanberg Interview + Fall Theater Preview

The Arts Section 08/30/26: Eddie Muller Brings Noir City to Chicago + Mandala's Jazz Programming

The Arts Section 08/23/26: Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project + Rosemont Museum

The Arts Section 08/16/26: F1 Arcade Comes to Chicago + Marble Review

The Arts Section 08/09/26: New Jazz Photo Book + Yo Ho Review

The Arts Section 08/02/26: Museum of Broadcast Communications Ready For Next Chapter + Pasta Time!

The Arts Section 07/26/26: Youth Orchestra Takes Lolla Stage + Suburban Author Finds Mystery Niche

The Arts Section 07/19/26: Rainbow Cone Celebrates 100 + Book Banning Pushback

The Arts Section 07/12/26: Grass Roots Jazz Concert Series Thriving + Woodstock Folk Fest Turns 41

The Arts Section 07/05/26: Interviews With John Early and Gary Sinise

The Arts Section 06/28/26: American Weekender + Commute Photo Book

The Arts Section 06/21/26: Tom Dreesen Obit + Opera Festival of Chicago

The Arts Section 06/14/26: Soccer Photo Exhibit + The Alley Turns 50

The Arts Section 06/07/26: Carolina Caroline Film, Jazzmaster Marilyn Crispell Interview + Old Town Art Fair

The Arts Section 05/31/26: Artist/Magician Jeanette Andrews + New Cookbook Dives Into Regional Faves

The Arts Section 05/24/26: Local Author Adapts Famous Comic Into Novel + Summer Movie Preview

The Arts Section 05/17/26: Route 66 Turns 100, Summer Theater Preview + Suburban Youth Theater Thrives

The Arts Section 05/10/26: Secret History of French Cooking + Minecraft Experience

The Arts Section 05/03/26: The Life of an Artist Explored in Chicago-Set Indie + Burt Bacharach Revue

The Arts Section 04/26/26: Intuit Museum Thriving, Youth Jazz Ensemble + International Jazz Day

The Arts Section 04/19/26: Dancing The Revolution Exhibit + Geoffrey Baer Looks Back at American Pop

The Arts Section 04/12/26: Producer Gives Jazz Recordings New Life + New Book Looks Back at Nintendo's History

The Arts Section 04/05/26: Tony Fitzpatrick-Inspired Exhibit + Theater of the Mind Opens

The Arts Section 03/29/26: Paul Wertico & David Becker + Isabella Isherwood's Debut Album

The Arts Section 03/22/26: Anti-Book Banning Graphic Novel + Wheaton Drama Celebrated 95 Years

The Arts Section 03/15/26: White Rooster Opens + Oscars Preview

The Arts Section 03/08/26: Amy Landecker Interview + Environment-Inspired Dance Piece

The Arts Section 03/01/26: Natchez Documentary + Bob Dylan As Filmmaker Book

The Arts Section 02/22/26: Celebration Video Art + Democracy Documentary Series

The Arts Section 02/15/26: Joffrey Ballet Celebrates American Icons + Small Arts Funding

The Arts Section 02/08/26: Irish-Themed Musical + Vocalist Alyssa Allgood

The Arts Section 02/01/26: Kelli Connell Exhibit + Ice Art

The Arts Section 01/25/26: International Jazz Day Comes to Chicago + Eureka Day Reivew

The Arts Section 01/18/26: MLK Tribute Concert + Paul Marinaro's New Album

The Arts Section 01/11/26: American Prophets Exhibit + Favorite Films of 2025

The Arts Section 01/04/26: Happy New Year!

The Arts Section 12/28/25: Happy Holidays!

The Arts Section 12/21/25: It's a Wonderful Life Radio Play, Drinking Tom & Jerrys + Shopping For Books

The Arts Section 12/14/25: Actor Anthony Rapp Opens Holiday Show + New Book Celebrates Chicago's Holiday Train

The Arts Section 12/07/25: Seuss-Inspired Holiday Comedy + MCA Conversation Exhibit

The Arts Section 11/30/25: Chicago Architecture Biennial + Morton Arboretum Lights Up

The Arts Section 11/23/25: New Book Revisits Farnsworth House + Thanksgiving's History

The Arts Section 11/16/25: Artist Andi Crist's New Exhibit + As You Like It Review

The Arts Section 11/09/25: Cinematographer Roger Deakins, Lit & Luz Festival + Gabe Polsky Interview

The Arts Section 11/02/25: David Byrne Theater Project, Joffrey Gets Funky + Black Harvest Film Fest

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

The Arts Section 10/19/25: One Golden Summer Documentary + Remembering Tony Fitzpatrick

The Arts Section 10/12/25: Paranormal Activity Play + Arts In the Dark Parade

The Arts Section 10/05/25: Don Was Interview, Banned Books Week + New VR

The Arts Section 09/28/25: Opera Singer Emily Birsan + Tiffany Lamp Exhibit

The Arts Section 09/21/25: Hyde Park Jazz Fest, Fall Theater Preview + WTTW's Chicago Stories

The Arts Section 09/14/25: Chicago Film Society Begins Next Chapter + Catch Me If You Can Review

The Arts Section 09/07/25: Shakkei Exhibit + Art Therapy Program

The Arts Section 08/31/25: Oscar-Winning Composer Justin Hurwitz + Bird Exhibit

The Arts Section 08/24/25: A Little Prayer Movie + Musician Nathaniel Braddock

The Arts Section 08/17/25: Uptown Theatre Turns 100 + Puerto Rican Arts Alliance

The Arts Section 08/10/25: Author Rebecca Makkai + Paramount Theater Forced to Make Changes

The Arts Section 08/03/25: Jazz Vocalist Finds Success With New Beauty Brand + Wheaton Music Academy Thrives

The Arts Section 07/27/25: Stone & Snow , Special Arts Camp + Best Chicago Summer Spots

The Arts Section 07/20/25: Secret Byrd + Donny Hathaway Play

The Arts Section 07/13/25: MCA's City In a Garden + Accordion Fest Returns

The Arts Section 07/06/25: Local Mystery Author + Indigenous Art

The Arts Section 06/29/25: Fine Arts Building Book + Iraq, But Funny Review

The Arts Section 06/22/25: Gary Sinise Interview + Rory McEwen Exhibit

The Arts Section 06/15/25: Vocalist Isabella Isherwood, War of the Worlds On Stage + Legacies Exhibit

The Arts Section 06/08/25: Old Town Art Fair Turns 75 + Highland Games Return

The Arts Section 06/01/25: Hokusai Exhibit Opens + New Grant Park Festival Artistic Director

The Arts Section 05/25/25: Intuit Reopens, Vivid Creatures + Jazz Drawings

The Arts Section 05/18/25: Summer Movie Season Preview + Gorgeous Review

The Arts Section 05/11/25: Comedian Jim Jefferies + ART Play

The Arts Section 05/04/25: CSO's Klaus Mäkelä, Comic Book Documentary + Temma Exhibit

The Arts Section 04/27/25: Dieter Gruen Documentary + Cut to the Chase Fest

The Arts Section 04/20/25: Secret Mall Apartment Doc + New American Writers Museum Program

The Arts Section 04/13/25: Kishi Bashi Partners With Chicago Philharmonic + Geoffrey Baer Interview

The Arts Section 04/06/25: Streeterville Play, Kinks Musical Review + Roger Deakins Interview

The Arts Section 03/30/25: Missy Mazzoli's The Listeners, Special Giordano Dance Program + Lil Hardin Armstrong Project

The Arts Section 03/23/25: Musicians Club of Women Celebrates 150 + Dance Company Mixes Art & Science

The Arts Section 03/16/25: Woven Being Exhibit, The School For Scandal + Old Time Radio Show

The Arts Section 03/09/25: Celebrating Irish Culture + Novel Looks Back At Beginning of COVID

The Arts Section 03/02/25: Goodman Theatre Celebrates 100 + Oscar Nominees

The Arts Section 02/23/25: Oscars Preview, Circus Quixote Review + Sustenance & Land Exhibit

The Arts Section 02/16/25: Chicago-Shot Film Rounding Opens + Facets Celebrates 50

The Arts Section 02/09/25: Opera Star Sondra Radvanovsky, Marriott Theatre Celebrates 50 + Orchid Show

The Arts Section 02/02/25: Lapidary Art Museum + Green & Gold Movie

The Arts Section 01/26/25: Chill Out with Ice Sculptures + Jajas African Hair Braiding

The Arts Section 01/19/25: Lookingglass Returns With Circus Quixote + Winter Theatre Preview

The Arts Section 01/12/25: Jazz Omnibus + New Elmhurst Art Museum Executive Director

The Arts Section 01/05/25: Frank Lloyd Wright Photo Exhibit, Jazz Book + Book House Art

The Arts Section 12/29/24: Goodbye 2024

The Arts Section 12/22/24: Happy Holidays!

The Arts Section 12/15/24: The Long Christmas Dinner + Creche Exhibit

The Arts Section 12/08/24: Early Latin American Christmas Music + Holiday Stuff

The Arts Section 12/01/24: Chi Typography Exhibit + Small Arts Survey

The Arts Section 11/24/24: MCA's Living End Exhibit + Chicago's Thanksgiving Parade Turns 90

The Arts Section 11/17/24: Ted Lasso Book, Leroy & Lucy Review + John Waters Masterclass

The Arts Section 11/10/24: Chicago Dance History Archives, Remembering Quincy + Annie Musical

The Arts Section 11/03/24: Roger Deakins Interview, Royal Shakespeare Company Comes To Chicago + Insert Coin Exhibit

The Arts Section 10/27/24: Memoir of a Snail + Lili-Anne Brown Interview

The Arts Section 10/20/24: Immersive Haunted House, Director Steve Pink Interview + An Act of God Review

The Arts Section 10/13/24: Indigenous Chicago, Becky Nurse Review + 3Arts Award-Winner Shariba Rivers

The Arts Section 10/06/24: Silents Synched, Movie Palace Exhibit + Vinyl/Beer Store

The Arts Section 09/29/24: True Story Inspires Operas, Maestro Muspratt Celebrates 20 + Hyde Park Jazz Festival Faces Challenges

The Arts Section 09/22/24: Local Indie Film, Chicago Shakespeare's Henry V + Savoyaires 60 Year History

The Arts Section 09/15/24: Jazz Comic Book + New Season of Chicago Stories

The Arts Section 09/08/24: Muralist Rafael Blanco + Fall Theater Preview

The Arts Section 09/01/24: Happy Labor Day Weekend!

The Arts Section 08/25/24: Artist Ellie Vergura, Network Review + York Theater Turns 100

The Arts Section 08/18/24: Sugarcane Documentary, Second City + Paul Mecurio

The Arts Section 08/11/24: Wabash Lights, Royko Exhibit + Political Documentary

The Arts Section 08/04/24: Joyce Award Winner Terry Guest + Lord of Rings Musical Review

The Arts Section 07/28/24: Connie Converse Tribute, Steep Review + Beard Award Winner Jason Hammel

The Arts Section 07/21/24: Suburban Band Director, Outdoor Romeo & Juliet + Newhart Obit

The Arts Section 07/14/24: Artist Alberto Aguilar, Goodman Theatre World Premiere + Black Filmmakers Series

The Arts Section 07/07/24: Physical Theater Fest, Zac Efron Review + Nightlife Exhibit

The Arts Section 06/30/24: Ain't Misbehavin' Preview, Little Bear Ridge Road Review + Jazz Sing-off

The Arts Section 06/23/24: Hokusai Exhibit Coming + Little Orphan Annie Turns 100

The Arts Section 06/16/24: Bryan Eng, Circus Vazquez + Elmhurst Art Museum Update

The Arts Section 06/09/24: D-Day Exhibits, Black Sunday Review + Scottish Festival

The Arts Section 06/02/24: Lyric Opera's Anthony Freud Retiring, Bluey + Donkey Hodie Exhibit