Nov 27
This week’s feature is about the Chicago Arts District’s recent decline. Is Bridgeport the new Pilsen? Read and find out. Elsewhere in Pilsen, Ciao Amore serves up exceptional Italian food and photographer Xavier Nuez displays his eerie long-exposure shots of urban decay. Court Theatre’s new play “The Mystery of Irma Vep” is a satire of Victorian gothic horror and much more. The University of Chicago’s Objectivist Club had an outing to the Art Institute last weekend to discuss aesthetics and the failings of modern art. Meanwhile, Cornel West gave a fiery speech at St. Sabina Catholic Church.
