Though only a Beginner, thanks to my venerated Chicago instructor Hau Kum Kneip, I now see how this low-impact exercise lives up to its description as “meditation in motion” –as well as –“medication in motion.” I am besotted with the gentle movements within the short forms I’...
I love that Birdie finds a diary her father gave her for Christmas. It’s been buried in an unpacked box. She calls is “Betsy Lou.” There’s a note inside from her dad that moves her. So she begins to write down all of the things that she’s doing so she can share everything...
Or take Phoebe, the rock star musician. What instruments does she play? And if a party demands it, what could she find around the house to incorporate into her party playlist? In the end, I wound up with a detailed encyclopedia of content that I could go back to again and again as ...
Also making their Chicago Children’s Theatre debuts are Lauren Vogel (Bird #1, Mouse, others), who has performed regionally and in Chicago at The Hypocrites, A Red Orchid and TrapDoor Theatre and Jazelle Morris (Bird #2, Turtle, others), who has performed at Steppenwolf and Black Ensemble ...
I found this photograph by William Smith to use in a book about the Mariposa Folk Festival, entitled For What Time I Am in This World. It’s unmistakably Joni Mitchell with David Rea playing backup. She was twenty-four and only knew a handful of songs, which she had to play over and...
Chicago: Water Tower Place |June 15, 2024–June 30, 2024 "We take great pride in our collaboration with UNICEFUSAto create, 'Heart Strings.' Our mission is to bring people together in the physical world so they can ...
Jay-Z rose to fame with his 1996 gold-certified single, "Ain't No N-G-A (Like the One I Got), " a duet with Foxy Brown. The controversy started immediately. The single's title was not the language that even the most daring disc jockeys wanted to play. According to Janine McAdams...
, a delightful album of lively, kid-friendly songs. Parents and caretakers will also smile to the sharp, witty lyrics accompanying the rousing tunes. Ready or Not! is just plain fun for sing-alongs, car-trips, or children's parties, highly recommended. The tracks are "Hide & Seek", "...
"The Barnyard Read-and-Play Sticker Book" is ideal and especially recommended as a rainy-day activity book, an entertainment when young children must stay in bed to recuperate from an illness, or as a means of entertaining children on long car rides....
park;I Want to Growby Ged Adamson, spotlighting a dinosaur’s humorous attempts to grow taller; andThe Exo Projectby Andrew DeYoung, about Matthew’s discovery of a captivating humanoid teenage girl on another planet when he crosses the galaxy in search of a new home for Earth’s population...