At the Washington Park Arts Incubator, an enthusiastic crowd does battle with a panel, teasing out the relationship between art and community development.
Washington Park
Caught in The Web
by Bess Cohen •
The Fifth House Ensemble pairs music with film at a Washington Park performance.
At This Juncture
by Ari Feldman •
Like much of Bronzeville, 51st Street is at a kind of crossroads. Many neighbors perceive things as having vaguely gotten better, but exactly what is going into the gradual changes of “the strip” is not obvious.
This is Not a Jazz Band
by Zachary Goldhammer •
Rather than taking influence from the homogeneity of the present, Cohran seeks out more personal inspiration. “I realized that I am eternal,” he said, explaining the inspiration behind his songs. “I have ancestors who are expressed through me every day.”
Behind the CPS Closures
by Hannah Nyhart •
On March 21, CPS announced the closure of more than ten percent of the city’s elementary and middle schools. The decision concluded five months of conversation between communities and the district. Officials hail the effort as genuine engagement. Others call it a sham.
Some Blue Notes, but in Harmony
by Ari Feldman •
For those who seek the Brown Derby Jazz Revue, it’s kind of hard to find.
Fresh, hot jazz
by Meaghan Murphy •
Everything about the Washington Park Arts Incubator is new.
Personal frames
by Stephen Urchick •
We’d been gently encouraged to explore the DuSable Museum’s show “Reflections”—to let ourselves be engaged by photographer and Chicago native Terrence A. Reese, widely and affectionately known as Tar. But it just wasn’t coming together for me.
