Courtesy of Court Theatre
A play about double identities pushes the boundaries between humor and drama
A Hilarious Comedy, an Intricate Drama
"One Man, Two Guvnors" at Court Theatre
Hyde Park
Historic Hyde Park
At a talk on Hyde Park's historical architecture, a web of community stories
But the most compelling stories are the human ones behind the photos. Moving from one picture to the next, Davis builds a web of neighborhood lives.
Best of Hyde Park & Kenwood 2015
Juliet Eldred
Start with the University. You must, because its gravitational force–money, prestige, vision–is what constitutes Hyde-Park-as-such in the first place, gives it its distinctive topography and limits. Without the UofC, Hyde Park would long ago have dissolved into the surrounding South Side. And yet the University’s directive force only sculpts the neighborhood-scape to a certain extent. Into its crevices and blind spots, the South Side languidly but ineluctably flows, filling in available space, moving over when diverted, then back again.
History Lives in Hyde Park
"You Were Here" at HPHS
The answers on the cramped, handwritten charts were self-reported and unverified, and much of the employment information was, in Vieth’s words, “aspirational” at best.
A Stage for All
Hyde Park Community Players prove the importance of local theater
Lucia Ahrensdorf
“It’s one of the better groups I’ve done. There’s no divas here.” -Clark Webber
Pieces and Players at 57th Street Books
Hyde Park Author Blue Balliett Debuts Her New Novel
Courtesy of Blue Balliet
Balliett brings together all of her most celebrated characters in one book for an adventure involving the puzzling mystery of a museum robbery, a Chicago art tour, and a ghost.
WHPK Veteran: Track Master Scott
Bryce Peppers
Track Master Scott has been spinning house music at clubs, parties, and events since 1985. As the face of Park Avenue Promotions, an on-the-ground fliers distributor, Track Master toes the line between artist and promoter. For his own events, he often serves as both. His goal has always been the same: to get as many people as possible on the dance floor. Since December 2013, Track Master has hosted “The Track Master Scott Show” on WHPK, where he spins house mixes live on air. His trademark sound is a lion’s roar. The show airs on WHPK 88.5 FM every Friday, from 4am to 6am.
Butter Elbow, Then and Now
Hyde Park’s strangest (and only) animation fest returns
Stills from "San Laszlo Contro Santa Maria Egiziaca" by Magda Guidi
We sit in semi-circles of folding chairs around the projector, snacks and lemonade in hand, waiting for the lights to dim.
Placing the Chicago Imagists in Chicago
Turtle wax!” someone yells. A scraggly mustache twitches while reading aloud ads from Life Magazine. Snippets from a staticky radio intercut the hubbub. “You’re listening to Art and Artists with Harry Bouras—” begins the clipped voice, emanating in jagged lines from the radio. Continue reading
Organization Supports Hyde Park Seniors
We were all involved in social movements when we were younger, and now as we’re getting older we’re seeing a new social issue and are forming a new movement.” Continue reading