I celebrate Christmas, and I enjoy much of the preparation and anticipation that goes with it. I love driving through neighborhoods and seeing the outside of homes glittering with lights, the insides lit up by sparkling Christmas trees in the front windows, and — I’ll say it — I always hope for snow on Christmas.…
One of the conveniences I gave up when I moved to Hyde Park was easy access to shopping. And for the most part, I’ve learned to deal, since I’m pretty cool with Internet shopping or venturing out of my ‘hood from time to time. But Trader Joe’s is one of those places that sadly fell…
Dr. Seuss & The Art of Invention October 13, 2011 – January 8, 2012 General Admission + Exhibit = $20 for adults Last week I had family in town, and was caught with the proverbial dilemma of how to entertain them while we were here. So we went to an old Hyde Park standby –…
SHoP Open House: It Is What It Is Sat., Oct. 1 4pm – ? SHoP (Southside Hub of Production) 5638 S. Woodlawn Ave Chicago, IL www.southsidehub.org Some people create art, others appreciate art that others have created, and a few generous souls are patient enough to try to teach their art to others. But very…
Constantin’s Rule of Quality vs. Popularity states: 1. The higher the quality of something, the more closed and the less popular, or widespread it must become. 2. The more popular and widespread something is, the more limited in terms of quality, the more mediocre it becomes. In support of this rule, I give you: brick…
Perhaps inspired by Betty Loren-Maltese’s recent garage sale, the Renaissance Art Society is putting some hot art up for grabs on September 10 to raise money for their 2011-2012 exhibition season. Ok, to be fair, they’re taking a classier approach then dear old Betty. For starters, they aren’t calling it a garage sale – they’re…
I’ve already told you that I only have to walk one block to borrow a cup of sugar from Obama, but did I also mention that Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle lives close enough to take in my mail while I’m on vacation? Not that I’ve ever asked her to. Nor would I. But…
It’s amazing how small gestures can really brighten your day. I pass this every day on my home from work, and its kinda nice, you know? My knowledge of street art is limited mostly to what was covered in Exit through the Gift Shop. But I have a romantic imagination, and have built SAMO2 in…
I went camping up in Wisconsin last weekend (people usually stop me right here – evidently I don’t seem like the “camping type.”) The mosquitoes were brutal, but other than that it was great – The stars! The lake! That fresh Wisconsin air! That fresh New Glarus beer! We didn’t have to take my car on…
Recently, we RedEye bloggers got together for a very official meeting – secret handshakes were traded, hoods were donned, oracles were conferred, and our collective chants hung low in the room as a swirling mist curled around the hems of our mystical robes. (Note: This description may be somewhat exaggerated completely untrue.) Anyway, we had…
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