Carol Cheung reimagines the Hong Kong-style Cantonese of the late, great Phoenix, and Jade Court at the next Monday Night Foodball https://bit.ly/4akY3s7

From first-time director John Early, Maddie's Secret is a compassionate movie that earns its laughs and its tears. https://bit.ly/4eOrfcn

Girls Like Girls is nothing groundbreaking, but it's a fun Pride watch from first-time director Hayley Kiyoko. https://bit.ly/4gGuipm

A three-day race brought together over a hundred couriers who raced, partied, and crashed their way through a revived alleycat tradition. https://bit.ly/4vqVk8Q

The touring show features four illusionists and magicians at the top of their game in an all-ages spectacle. https://bit.ly/43RJYyJ

Couch Penny Ensemble's production of Tim Crouch's play brings a different actor who has never seen the script onstage every night. https://bit.ly/4uZx4d8

Preston Choi's play traces human history and family ties through a series of poignant and clever vignettes set on Mars and Earth. https://bit.ly/4oMzcU3

Here's the Exit's revival of Mara Nelson-Greenberg's pungent examination of misogyny and HR failures shines in an environmental staging. https://bit.ly/4vqqyNm

Melanie Coffey's play takes on big issues of ecology, partnerships, and community, but there are some narrative holes. https://bit.ly/4oQoSdE

Junglepussy's most recent album, 2020's Jp4, is a genre-bending, spiritually spicy romp loaded with bold, assured anthems. https://bit.ly/4y6ym91

The Chosen Few Picnic has maintained more or less the same vibe since its 1990 debut and it continues to thrive. https://bit.ly/4an4zyx

In June, Marcos Valle performed a career-spanning set in Copenhagen. https://bit.ly/3Sk1klk

Anton Chekhov's story demands a stillness that isn't always present in this intimate production at Edge Off Broadway. https://bit.ly/4aiG1ql

Krystle Lemonias's solo at Andrew Rafacz, “Sorri fi maaga dawg, cuz maaga dawg will ton roun bite yu,” shows a prowess for stitchwork. https://bit.ly/4xK1sdP

Know what to look for in a whistleblower attorney so you can navigate legal risks, protect your identity and evaluate the strength of your claim. https://bit.ly/3QC6CrB

Chicago-based artist Sara Grose's sculptures traverse the imaginary and the actual to get at the vastness of time itself https://bit.ly/4oLUSzG

Despite restrictions and dwindling access to supplies in Illinois prisons, I've built a life and practice as an artist. https://bit.ly/4elGNFA

At Ascension Chicago, Audrey Robinovitz opened a small reliquary of scent, guiding attendees through the fragrant history of anointing. https://bit.ly/4uQrgCC

Ahead of a planned construction project, the city closed a Logan Square homeless encampment that was a haven for queer Black residents. https://bit.ly/3Qr0eUe

Divs' Ray's Silk Road-inspired Umami From Scratch cooks Kpop-inspired Korean at the next Monday Night Foodball https://bit.ly/4ekKX0g

Writers Theatre's production of the playwright's generational play about a family of Viennese Jews is a sprawling and engaging must-see. https://bit.ly/3Sfmu3X

Tickets are now on sale for a night of ‘live journalism' and community storytelling that you can only experience in the room. https://bit.ly/4uMQRfF

Kevin Douglas's clever and rousing world premiere at Lookingglass blends horror, comedy, and complicated family dynamics. https://bit.ly/4fVs1GD

Bill Daniel's new play uses the real-life murder of pro wrestler Bruiser Brody as a jumping-off point for examining fact and fiction. https://bit.ly/4oVyDaF

Gary Cole returns to Steppenwolf after 25 years in Mia Chung's cunning look at two generations of two interwined families. https://bit.ly/3QuKhMA

A real-life protest against Angels in America forms the backdrop for Eric Coble's satirical comedy, now in a Chicago premiere with Tin Drum. https://bit.ly/4atwmxp

Bernard Pomerance's 1979 play, now in a revival with Surging Films & Theatrics, features a strong performance in the title role. https://bit.ly/4oz4Vb0

I doubt there will be an exhibition to match “Willem de Kooning Drawing” at the Art Institute of Chicago this year. https://bit.ly/4fQnG7H

Malcolm Riordan presents concerts through Chicago Community Fest to raise money for mutual aid groups such as the Midwest Immigration Bond Fund. https://bit.ly/4fSmYGW

Become Death's forthcoming debut full-length, Vorara (due July 3), is one of the most anticipated local metal releases of the summer. https://bit.ly/4owvgGG

Plus: Beat-scene showcase Electronic Buffet returns, Make Music Chicago presents a day of dozens of events, and more. https://bit.ly/4a6nxt6

Founder Ramona Slick reflects on five years of Rated Q, the Music Box Theatre's monthly series celebrating drag and queer film. https://bit.ly/4aUCjmV

Hooke's Law has the diversity of a mixtape, and KeiyaA also makes it hang together like a mixtape--she unifies its sounds with a message of intimacy straight from the heart. https://bit.ly/4xyMHdL

Shallowater's September album, God's Gonna Give You a Million Dollars, feels like an inner-tube ride along a creek after a light rain. https://bit.ly/4xAOor4

Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day is a heavy-handed but successful blend of otherworldly adventure and self-discovery. https://bit.ly/4ov8hfj

Genre-blending Chicago collective Mansa create fully formed environments from R&B, jazz, alternative, and hip-hop. https://bit.ly/4xCijzt

“Pleasure Puncture,” the Samuel Schwindt show at Ignition Projects, features nine leather sculptures, a mix of colors and dancerly forms. https://bit.ly/4vVoUTX

Chicago may not be hosting any games, but its diasporas are carrying the Cup's real meaning. https://bit.ly/3Qmhf1N

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Tacos de cabeza and quesabirria cubano sliders are on the menu when Milo's Market returns to the next Monday Night Foodball at Thattu. https://bit.ly/3Q1CFkJ

The Goodman's new musical comedy brings together three vets of Chicago's storefront scene: Megan Mullally, Nick Offerman, and Mark Hollmann. https://bit.ly/4aIxnkY

“Dancing the Revolution: From Dancehall to Reggaetón” at the MCA Chicago shows the joy and resistance of Caribbean culture. https://bit.ly/4ehXbp1

The North American premiere of this play with music, based on Annie Proulx's short story, shows that you don't need cinematic landscapes. https://bit.ly/4xmkOFN

Open Space Arts presents the North American English-language premiere of Guillem Clua's queer romantic comedy. https://bit.ly/4aLdI3V

DIY company Split Lip Theater offers a bare-bones but effective staging of Anton Chekhov's masterpiece at United Church of Rogers Park. https://bit.ly/442qV4B

Promethean Theatre Ensemble revives Jean Anouilh's 1944 take on Sophocles's tragedy, but it doesn't quite reach contemporary relevance. https://bit.ly/4vK9Atb

Terry Guest's newest work provides a sardonic and sorrowful alt-history of Warhol and the psychic price of seeking celebrity and fortune. https://bit.ly/4uvwOSU

Yuri Possokhov's ballet based on Alexander Pushkin's 1831 novel entrances with a story of longing and regret. https://bit.ly/447x7s0

Retired steelworker Tom Wells documented Chicago's 60 miles of freight train tunnels under the city--it was just a matter of finding the photographs. https://bit.ly/4vfnJOY

As Illinois communities fight hyperscale data center projects from Joliet to Coal City, a group of Yorkville residents is finding unlikely common ground across party lines. https://bit.ly/3RVm42B