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LGBTQ+ Pride Events and Concerts in Chicago

Celebrate the LGBTQ+ community in Chicago and in the arts with this diverse lineup of concerts, events, shows, and more!

A group portrait of the 2023 Kennedy Center honorees — Queen Latifah, Barry Gibb, Renée Fleming, Billy Crystal, and Dionne Warwick —alongside US government officials and arts administrators

Associated PressDecember 5, 2023

Kennedy Center Honors fetes new inductees, including Queen Latifah, Billy Crystal and Dionne Warwick

Chicago Theatre marquee in snowfall, out of focus string lights

WFMTNovember 30, 2023

Chicago Holiday Arts Calendar: Enchanting Concerts, Events, Spectacles, and more!

Adela SkowronskiNovember 22, 2023

Legend of Zelda and the (re)birth of the Ocarina

Upcoming John Williams Doc Celebrates Legendary Film Composer

Keegan MorrisOctober 1, 2024

John Williams’s illustrious career has spanned over 70 years. A new documentary taps into film and music's most celebrated luminaries to tell his story.

Grant Park Music Festival Names New Artistic Director and Principal Conductor

Keegan MorrisOctober 1, 2024

The appointment is effective immediately, and begins with the programming of the cherished summer festival’s 2025 season.

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Playlist: Classical Music for Reading

Adela Skowronski

Whether you're poring over a biography, traversing a novel, or perhaps writing something yourself, WFMT’s reading playlist is made to help you relax, focus, and get lost in literature.

6 Studs Terkel Conversations With Native American Artists, Scholars, and Activists

Keegan MorrisNovember 4, 2023

Studs Terkel was committed to evolving, expanding, and examining our conception of who made up the USA.

Playlist: The Most Nostalgic Classical Music

Adela SkowronskiNovember 2, 2023

Beloved music that is sure to conjure up fond, warm memories.

Midday with Lisa Flynn