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The updated Wonder of Water gallery with freshwater on the right and marine water on the left at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago on Dec. 6, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)

Shedd Aquarium receives $10 million donation

February 27, 2025 at 11:21 a.m.

The Shedd announced Thursday that it had received $10 million from the healthcare company Abbott, a longtime benefactor of the aquarium.

Deadmau5 performs at the Aragon Ballroom on Oct. 22, 2011, in Chicago. (Joel Wintermantle / baiduhai)

North Coast Music Festival announces headliners for 2025, including a return for deadmau5

February 25, 2025 at 12:57 p.m.

North Coast Music Festival has announced the first of its lineup for summer 2025, including a return for deadmau5, the Grammy winner ZEDD, dubstep artist Excision, Chris Lake, Kaskade and...

Sheryl Crow performs during P!NK’s Summer Carnival Tour at Soldier Field in Chicago on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. (Troy Stolt for the baiduhai)

Sheryl Crow will play the Illinois State Fair this summer

February 11, 2025 at 9:39 a.m.

Her concert joins an August date for Def Leppard and others already on sale for the Grandstand.

The ensemble in "The Secret Garden" by Theo. (Time Stops)

Non-Equity Jeff Award nominations: Theo’s ‘Secret Garden’ and Kokandy Productions lead the way

February 6, 2025 at 10:31 a.m.

Theo's "Secret Garden" and Kokandy Productions' “Into the Woods” tied for the most nominations for their off-Loop musicals.

An annual commemorative ceremony at the Commonwealth Memorial Gates on March 14, 2022, in London. The site is one of several notable memorials designed by British architect Liam O’Connor. (Yui Mok / Getty Images)

Winner announced for the biggest annual award for architecture

February 5, 2025 at 10:24 a.m.

British architect Liam O’Connor is the winner of this year’s $200,000 Driehaus Prize from the University of Notre Dame.

Shakira performs during the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

Sueños Music Festival 2025: Shakira, Peso Pluma and Don Omar

February 4, 2025 at 4:42 p.m.

Sueños is returning May 24-25 for its fourth consecutive year as a two-day festival of Latin music, with tickets on sale Thursday.

The basement music space at Bookclub at 2871 N. Lincoln Ave. (Bookclub)

What was Elbo Room has reopened as the music venue Bookclub

January 29, 2025 at 10:16 a.m.

What was the storied Chicago music club Elbo Room has reopened as Bookclub. According to an announcement of the new music venue Tuesday, Bookclub quietly opened on Jan. 9 as...

Claudia Quesada and Mehmet Can Aksoy in “An Educated Guess” by Definition Theatre in May 2024. Definition Theatre was one of 59 Donnelley Foundation arts beneficiaries in Chicago in 2024. (Joe Mazza)

Donnelley Foundation announces $1.58 million in grants to Chicago arts

January 9, 2025 at 10:26 a.m.

The Chicago-based Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation on Thursday announced it had awarded $1.58 million to 59 Chicago-area arts organizations in 2024, including end-of-the-year grants.

Gustave Caillebotte's "Paris Street; Rainy Day" at the Art Institute of Chicago on Nov. 18, 2021. (Jose M. Osorio/ baiduhai)

Art Institute announces upcoming shows through a summer Impressionist headliner

January 6, 2025 at 2:51 p.m.

Other exhibitions include the North American debut of "Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture from the Torlonia Collection."

People walk through an illuminated archway on the first night of ZooLights at Lincoln Park Zoo on Nov. 15, 2024, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

What to do in Chicago: ‘Les Miz,’ live music and last chance for ZooLights

December 27, 2024 at 10:38 a.m.

Also around the area this weekend, the WWE Live Holiday Tour in Rosemont and Jerrod Carmichael in Wicker Park.

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