Location: Illinois
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A Chicago Cafe That Brews Creativity
October 22, 2024
Amid a “loneliness epidemic,” Crema Shop has become a hub of creative community life on Chicago’s north side.
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Latine Artists Shine at This Midwest Music Festival
October 15, 2024
At this year’s day-long Sonido Fest, artists performed indie, alternative, electronic and contemporary music at the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago.
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Three Midwesterners Receive ‘Genius’ Award
October 8, 2024
A writer, historian, and an artist from the Midwest are among the 2024 MacArthur Fellows. They will each receive an $800,000 grant, with no strings attached.
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New Soul Food in Chicago’s South Shore: It’s a Green Thing
September 24, 2024
The New Soul Food Movement satisfies the palates of a generation that prefers lighter, more elevated preparations, yet still enjoys soul food’s classic flavor profiles.
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Refugees Bring Immigrant Stories to Life with Music
July 10, 2024
For one night, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago Refugee Coalition turned inspirational immigrant stories into a musical journey to bring awareness of the current migrant crisis.
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From Flyover to Fly-to Country: Art in Midwest Airports
July 2, 2024
Art has taken off at airports across the region. Today, there’s an exciting world of creativity to discover at our ports of aerial entry.
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Black Museums in the Midwest You Must Visit
June 13, 2024
In Wisconsin, Indiana, and Illinois, explore three different stories of the Black experience in America.
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The Beating Heart of This Southern Illinois Community Is Its High School Band
May 30, 2024
Along with the band director’s fearless advocacy, the community started a nonprofit, which helped explore grants and sought creative ways to save the music.
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Catch a Screening at These Midwestern Film Theaters
May 14, 2024
With less than 10% of theaters in the country showing analog film prints, these Midwestern theaters are among the few keeping the art alive.
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This National Poetry Month, Meet State Poets Laureate from the Midwest
April 18, 2024
These state-appointed poets promote reading, writing, and appreciation of poetry across the Midwest.