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Joffrey Ballet Announces 2020-21 Season

A year of milestones, the upcoming season marks Joffrey’s 65th season, its 25th in Chicago, the five-year anniversary of its reimagined Nutcracker, and its inaugural season at Lyric Opera House.

Stephen Raskauskas | October 19, 2015

‘Sylvia,’ Rare Delibes Ballet, Comes to Chicago

Stephen Raskauskas | October 14, 2015

The Women of ‘Figaro’ on Mozart’s Women

Stephen Raskauskas | October 14, 2015

Video: Two Italians Talk About Rossini

How Chicago Cubs Organist Gary Pressy Made It to the Big Leagues

Keegan Morris | September 7, 2018

Gary Pressy, an organist and lifelong Cubs fan, has been a signature part of games at Wrigley Field for over 30 years.

Meet Organist Lori Moreland, One of the Chicago White Sox’s Most Valuable Players

Keegan Morris | September 6, 2018

When organist Lori Moreland grew up rooting for the White Sox, she never thought that one day she would be one of the team's most valuable players.

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Video | 5 Operas the Notorious RBG Wants You to Know

Stephen Raskauskas | September 21, 2015

See which operas Justice Ginsburg chose as her her five favorites during her visit to WFMT.

RIP Jim White, WFMT Chief Engineer

WFMT | September 16, 2015

Mark Jahnke, VP and Chief Technology shares the sad news of Jim White’s death. Sadly, we received news last night that Jim White, Chief Engineer for WFMT, has passed away. Although Jim just joined the company in February of this year, he had quickly become a valued member of the WFMT team. The second Jim walked in the door at ...

5 Women on Being Modern Women in Dance

Stephen Raskauskas | August 27, 2015

The 9th Chicago Dancing Festival presented its first-ever Modern Women program, highlighting the important contributions of women in dance both past and present: Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham, Kate Weare, Pam Tanowitz, and Crystal Pite. Modern Women featured the companies that each of these women founded (with the exception of Crystal Pite, whose A Picture of You Falling was performed by Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, instead of her own ensemble Kidd Pivot). ...

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