Entertainment

Cellist and composer Lia Kohl holds toy instruments on May 5, 2025, at Union Station, for her “Mars Williams' Toy Story,” a tribute to the late saxophonist Mars Williams. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Cellist Lia Kohl finds music in the everyday. She’ll soon take a Union Station rush hour by surprise.

The cellist and composer says she thrives on collaborations, even if that means with train announcements. Plus, look for her soon at Constellation and Hungry Brain.

Senior Lecturer, UIC Classics and Mediterranean Studies, Krishni Burns, hosts Hadestown cast members, Jaylon Crump, center, Katelyn Crall and Julia Schick, as they take part in a discussion on Greek mythology with cast members from Hadestown, at the National Hellenic Museum in Chicago, May 8, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

Talking about mythology in the musical ‘Hadestown’: ‘It’s a sad song / But we sing it anyway’

In a panel discussion at Chicago's National Hellenic Museum, cast members share what's on their...

Adisa Williams, Adonis Holmes, Hannah Ingle, Bill Letz, Leila Gorstein and Jordan Stafford in "This Too Shall Slap" on the Second City mainstage. (Timothy M. Schmidt)

Review: ‘This Too Shall Slap’ at Second City taps into our current anxiety — and our sometimes apathy

Not every sketch works, but there's a spectacular Act 1 closer set in an anger-management...

Arts

Cultural and architectural historian Michael Henry Adams poses for a portrait on Thursday, May 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Gary Gerard Hamilton)

The Met Gala is over, but dandyism isn’t. Here’s how to dress like a dandy in everyday life.

As the menswear-focused exhibit — the Costume Institute’s first to exclusively display Black designers — opens to the public, here are tips from dandies on embracing the style in everyday life.

I have a bit of a hot and cold relationship with our big celebrity book clubs: Oprah, Reese and Jenna. On one hand, anything that gets people into books is A-OK with me, and each of these women has a...

Movies

Gary filmmaker Jessica Renslow poses for a photo in her home office on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Gary bike documentary to premiere Saturday

From 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, “Take Bike the Streets” will premiere at the Marshall J. Gardner Center for the Arts in Gary’s Miller neighborhood.

TV and Streaming

James Downey, who wrote for over 30 seasons of Saturday Night Live, walks to the subway in Brooklyn, NY, to visit the show's studio in Manhattan on May 3, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)

Meet Jim Downey, the Joliet guy who had the secret sauce to transform 50 years of ‘SNL’

Bill Murray was his roommate. Dennis Miller says he shaped the show more than anyone except Lorne Michaels. Conan O'Brien says his signature style is “the comedy of over-explaining everything.”

Theater

Stephanie Shum and Tara Mallen, with Vivi, in "Gorgeous" by Raven Theatre and Rivendell Theatre Ensemble. (Michael Brosilow)

Review: ‘Gorgeous’ by Raven and Rivendell Theatres begins with the love between pets and people

This world premiere co-production has plenty of twists and turns — some of them touching, some dark and some unlikely.

Restaurants, Food and Drink

People attend the James Beard Foundation Awards after-party at Union Station on June 10, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

James Beard Foundation announces 2025 media award nominees, next cohort of Taste America chefs

Local media nominees include Eater Midwest Editor Ashok Selvam, plus Bar Sotano chef Jacqueline Hernandez named in Taste America series.

Music and Concerts

Roger Daltrey, left, and Pete Townshend of The Who perform at TQL Stadium on May 15, 2022, in Cincinnati. (Amy Harris/Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

The Who announces farewell tour including a Chicago concert

The British rock band The Who has announced a farewell tour that will bring them to the United Center in Chicago for a concert on Sept. 7. Tickets will be available starting with a Citi card presale and through the...

Travel

A new Disney theme park, created with Miral, will have a waterfront location on Yas Island of the United Arab Emirates.(Walt Disney Co.)

Disney planning theme park resort in Abu Dhabi

Walt Disney Co. is planning a theme park resort for Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, the company confirmed Wednesday. The attraction will be on the waterfront of Yas Island, already a leisure travel destination.