Miriam Finder Annenberg is a Chicago-based freelance journalist. She has written for a variety of print and online publications throughout Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Chicago reporting on everything from government, to education, to business, to features. She currently covers dance for the Chicago arts online publication, Third Coast Review, and reports as a staff writer for the Journal & Topics newspapers and New Eastside News. She also is a regular freelancer for Pioneer Press and 22nd Century Media. [email protected]
Holding signs that read "Eviction Free Zone" and "People Over Profit," 16 Evanston residents rallied Saturday against a homeowner being put out of her foreclosed home, urging Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart's office to place a moratorium on reverse mortgage evictions.
Welcome to It's Complicated, stories on the sometimes frustrating, sometimes confusing, always engrossing subject of modern relationships. (Want to share yours? Email pitches to [email protected] .) I was standing by baggage claim in O'Hare Airport, holding the two oversize duffle bags I'd haphazardly filled with all my belongings during my last days in San Francisco.
The choreographer celebrates ten years as artistic director of the dance company. What might the next decade have in store?
When Evan Hafer decided to start a coffee company after logging 20 years in military and government service, he visited java joints along the West Coast, from Los Angeles to San Francisco to Portland. He began to notice the same liberal motifs played out over and over again.
It's 10 a.m. on a July day, the air has just started to hang hot and heavy above the morning streets outside Chicago's Betsy Coleman Library, a welcome respite from the intruding heat. Residents from Hyde Park, Bronzeville, and South Shore shuffle inside. The air-conditioned rooms are welcome, but they aren't the reason for their entry.
As the Des Plaines River continued to rise Friday, July 14, Des Plaines residents living near River Road kept a cautious eye on water levels, hoping the flooding covering portions of the street would stay away from their homes.
Sixty-one years ago, Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino launched the Joffrey Ballet in New York City. Twenty-two years ago, the company made a sudden exit, making a surprise relocation to Chicago. This year, New York City gets a piece of the Joffrey back. The Joffrey Ballet is donating its extensive archives, including photos, video, personal...
More than 100 residents packed the Forest River Civic Hall in unincorporated Mount Prospect last Thursday in opposition of Patriot Acres' proposed compost facility at the closed Sexton landfill. And on Monday night, more than 200 people filled a conference room at Oakton Community College to hear more about the proposal and to air their objections.
click to enlarge In December 2015, actress Sonja Mata approached director and fellow performer Claire Bauman about curating a show of one-minute dances, but they quickly changed course and started thinking about an event that combined arts and advocacy.
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Rosemont, Ecuandureo May Celebrate New Partnership In October Posted: Leaders from the Mexican city of Ecuandureo may soon visit Rosemont as part of a new sister city partnership in the works between the two municipalities. This past April, the Rosemont Village Board began the process of establishing the partnership with the city, which is located in the Mexican state of Michoacan.
Professional Clothier, Or 'Haberdasher', Keeps Clients In Rosemont Looking Spiffy Posted: Rosemont's best-dressed residents may have one of the village's best-kept secrets to thank: Jake Valley. A professional clothier for company Tom James, Valley visits clients throughout the village to provide them with custom-made professional attire.
Annual Wizard World Event Still Longest Running In Country Posted: Superheroes descended on Rosemont over the weekend as the Wizard World Comic Con Chicago took over the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. For the 20th year, Wizard World Comic Con Chicago made the village the epicenter of all things comic book, superhero and pop culture Aug.
Supervisor Of Village's 'Hidden Gem' Has Seen A Neighborhood Change Posted: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 12:00 pm | Today's Rosemont looks a bit different than the one Alex Perez grew up in. Back then, Allstate Arena was the Rosemont Horizon.
Rosemont braced for potential flooding this week as heavy storms hit the region, causing road closures in neighboring Des Plaines. However, by Thursday afternoon (July 13), Rosemont had experienced no flooding, road closures, or other rain-related issues, according to public works Director Michael Raimondi.
Since March of this year, three vehicles have been stolen from Rosemont, including one involved in a vehicular hijacking. While Rosemont Public Safety officials are unsure of the root cause behind the crimes, they do not believe they are part of a larger trend. An online service is needed to view this article in its entirety.
A pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle on Higgins Road near Rosemont just east of River Road around 10 a.m. Friday. According to the Cook County Sheriff's Office, a 2006 Nissan Sentra driving westbound on Higgins struck the unidentified man who was jogging. An online service is needed to view this article in its entirety.
About halfway through their touring season, the Rosemont-sponsored Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps is hitting its stride. "It's been a very productive and successful season thus far," said Chris Lugo, executive director of the competitive group. "We're right in the thick of it." An online service is needed to view this article in its entirety.
Chance Encounters Help Village, Murray Bros. Land New Restaurant Posted: Monday, July 10, 2017 2:58 pm | Thanks in part to a Las Vegas run-in, Murray Bros. Caddyshack Restaurant is set to open in Rosemont in December. "I ran into the Mayor Brad Stephens at a real estate convention in Las Vegas," said Andy Murray, the brand's co-founder.
One Month Into Season, So Far, So Good For Village-Owned Bandits Posted: Thursday, July 6, 2017 12:00 pm | In January 2017, the village of Rosemont took over ownership of the Chicago Bandits, 5-1/2 years after the National Pro Fastpitch league team began playing at The Ballpark at Rosemont.
Rosemont Park District day campers received a visit from some familiar faces Thursday, June 29 when 12 Nike employees from the village's Nike Factory stopped by Margaret J. Lange Park for some outdoor fun. The third-and-fourth grade campers were led through a series of outdoor activities designed to get the kids moving while having fun.
Peppers, cucumber, tomatoes, radishes and more are already sprouting this season at the Rosemont Community Garden. Tucked behind the Rosemont Recreation Center at 7128 Barry St., 71 plots of land are carefully tended by community members growing their own produce each day.
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Giordano Dance Chicago dancers Joshua Blake Carter and Rachael Berube take their final bows as company members June 10 during Giordano Dance Chicago's closing performance of its 54th season. The show, part of the Auditorium Theatre's "Made in Chicago" series, features five company favorites: Lost in This World choreographed by Liz Imperio, Grusin Suite by...
For Lane Alexander, Artistic Director of the Chicago Human Rhythm Project, Stomping Grounds is like a reunion of old friends. When the company started 27 years ago, Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater and Trinity Irish Dance Company joined in their first concert. Now, nearly three decades later, the groups have joined together over the past couple...
Imagine sitting down in the park on your lunch break about to dig into your sandwich when suddenly you notice movement out of the corner of your eye. You turn to see a dancer jeté through the air, another turning in time to the music. During Chicago Dance Month this April, presented by Audience Architects,...
This weekend, J. Lindsay Brown Dance asks audience members to get outside of their own mindsets and see things from a different perspective with Out of the Echo Chamber, an evening of collaborative and innovative dance. Company founder J. Lindsay Brown said frustration with the current state of politics and art led her to design...
On Saturday, March 11, Thodos Dance Chicago takes the stage one final time. The evening, both a celebration of the company's 25th anniversary and a final farewell, marks a poignant culmination of the beauty and artistry company founder and artistic director Melissa Thodos and her dancers have brought to Chicago over the last quarter century....
Chicago is getting a taste of Cuban culture this week as Malpaso Dance Company makes its Chicago debut at the Dance Center of Columbia College. The Havana-based contemporary dance company performs on the Dance Center stage March 9 through 11. Malpaso Dance Company focuses on introducing audiences to Havana's rich culture through the works of...
Chicago Moving Company opens Dance Shelter 2017 on March 2, a two-night engagement bringing unique and daring contemporary and experimental choreography to the Hamlin Park Fieldhouse Theater. "It's about people trying new ideas. It's about risk taking, it's about audacity in art," said Chicago Moving Company Manager and Producer Kay LaSota.
The 15th Chicago Flamenco Festival opens Friday, February 24, bringing Chicagoans a month of music, dancing, and exploration of flamenco culture. The festival, put on by Instituto Cervantes, brings together flamenco's most acclaimed artists, along with a slew of promising up and comers for a comprehensive flamenco experience.
This winter, The Joffrey Ballet turns its focus to current choreographers making their mark on the ballet world with Game Changers, which continues through February 26. Game Changers features the Chicago premiere of Year of the Rabbit by Justin Peck and two audience favorites: Christopher Wheeldon's Fool's Paradise and Wayne McGregor's INFRA.
After a seven-year hiatus, Jay-Son Tisa Dance Company returns to the Chicago stage February 10. The company plans on making a splash with its return, presenting 15 pieces over the course of two nights. Company members have been rehearsing the show for two years, occasionally presenting pieces at dance festivals throughout the Midwest.
In celebration of February's Black History Month and Valentine's Day, Deeply Rooted Dance Theater presents an exploration of love during its debut at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie Saturday. "Deeply Rooted Dance Theater: Aspects of Love" depicts six pieces, each reflecting love in a different form.
If you're feeling political fatigue in the last week on the 2016 presidential election, choreographer Tere O'Connor has the perfect show for you. Tere O'Connor Dance presents two pieces, Undersweet and Transcendental Daughter, running together at The Dance Center at Columbia College Chicago November 3 through the 5.
What happens when you combine dance and architecture, marrying movement and structure? How does an audience, empowered to choose its own way, react to the journey of two dancers as they move through space and around structures, drawing viewers into the work's vignettes?
Performers threw themselves against the wall, stood nearly motionless practically balanced on their heads for minutes on end, carried each other across the stage and moved deeply and intricately. But the most meaningful takeaway of the Saturday aMID festival show at Links Hall was the power and beauty of the older performers.
Thodos Dance Chicago's New Dances 2016 program, which ran Saturday and Sunday at the Anthenaeum Theater, delivered a mixed bag of performances as eight company members and one guest artist tried their hands at taking the choreographic reins. While the conceptual thought and hard work of the choreographers shone through in each piece, the pieces...
The best of Chicago dance and the best of Chicago comedy joined together on the Harris Theater stage this June for the second installment of The Art of Falling, a collaboration between Hubbard Street Dance and The Second City. The show demonstrates the versatility and brilliance of these two Chicago establishments, weaving their mastery into one...
On Saturday, the Auditorium Theatre closes its "Made in Chicago" series with a company that has made this city home for more than five decades--Giordano Dance Chicago. "The 'Made in Chicago' Dance Series is an opportunity for the Auditorium Theatre to showcase some of the country's best dance companies that just happen to be right...
The second annual Stomping Grounds series, a celebration of Chicago's percussive dance community, comes to a close this weekend with the last of six performances. The series, presented by Chicago Human Rhythm Project, turns the spotlight on rhythmic dance and its continuity across diverse communities. Lane Alexander, Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Chicago Human Rhythm...
This past weekend, choreographer Kyle Abraham brought his work back to Chicago with Abraham.In.Motion's stunning When the Wolves Came In at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Abraham's work was inspired in part by a trip to the Hector Pieterson Museum in South Africa. Pieterson died during an anti-Apartheid protest when police shot him.
Ballet and experimental dance collide this weekend with Emily Stein Dance's Secret Experiments in Ballet #4: Phantom Dance at Dovetail Studios. While not normally two dance forms that go hand-in-hand, Stein is uniquely positioned to provide this intriguing dance experience. Stein was classically trained in ballet before being drawn to more experimental forms of dance.
If you celebrate the first anniversary with paper and the fifth anniversary with wood, is digital the new 20th anniversary gift? On March 8, Chicago's The Dance COLEctive will broadcast live two dance performances in honor of the company's 20th anniversary. While The Dance COLEctive company members have their own anniversary performances beginning March 11,...
This weekend marks the sixth annual Joffrey Ballet Winning Works program, which recognizing African, Latino, Asian, Arab and Native American emerging choreographers. This year, Jeffrey Cirio, Christian Denice and Mariana Oliveira were recognized as the Winning Works competition winners, which awards each recipient $5,000 and a chance to work with Joffrey dancers and academy artistic...
This past weekend, the New York-based Urban Bush Women dance company went on an explorative journey through the music, spirit and life of John Coltrane-and took Chicago audiences along for the ride. In keeping with the musical tenor of the show, Walking with 'Trane ran in two sections-Side A and Side B during its stay at The Dance Center at Columbia College.