A year after moving to Chicago, there are still shows on Broadway I wish I'd seen while I had the chance. Though I resolved my major miss in never getting to Hamilton, I still regret not seeing Fun Home (though I did see Hugh Jackman in a play at that same theater just before it took over), and ...
For posterity’s sake
[I recently rediscovered my Tumblr, that mess of a social media channel that I all but abandoned in the last year. In revisiting it, I realized how kick-ass I am. That space is unmistakably ME. It's this chaotic, beautiful mix of images, videos, quotes and blog posts that are all exactly what I ...
Inside Van Gogh’s Bedroom
Next week, The Art Institute of Chicago closes what has proved their most popular special exhibition in 15 years - Van Gogh's Bedrooms. It's hook is the convergence of three Van Gogh paintings that have never before been exhibited in one place. A potentially obscure conceit - this is not Van Gogh's ...
What a difference five years makes
On April 29, 2011 my alarm buzzed at some stupid early hour and I stumbled downstairs to curl up on my couch and watch a fairy tale play out on live TV. I was living in a duplex in Indianapolis, working for a tech company and managing a film festival in my "free time." My life was pretty consistent, ...
Feet Ten Feet Off of Beale
Back in March, I got word that my BFF's husband was planning something special for her birthday at the end of April, and would I be around to join the fun? Um, yes. Yes I would. This is one of the best parts of being home again, the chance to be a part of these adventures without a moment's ...
Spring into Chicago
According to the calendar, Spring 2016 officially began on March 20. It never got warmer than 45* that day; the low was 33* (just one degree above freezing!). With few exceptions, the weather has stayed much the same in Chicago as the season rolls on. Early in April, one weekend saw an entire day of ...
A Date with NYC: Post-script
A year after moving away, I got myself back to New York for a weekend and anticipation was high, to say the least. I am happy to report that the trip not only lived up to expectations, it surprised and delighted in ways I never could have guessed, making it all the more memorable. I flew out after ...
SXSW: the Good, the Bad, the BBQ
In 2009, I was working full-time at a tech company building some serious client-facing experience and learning the digital marketing ropes while I toiled away at the Indy Film Fest on nights and weekends. Sometime late that year, it occurred to me that I could take advantage of the company's ...
History is Happening
In 1996, I was a freshman in high school. A freshman in a new high school in a new town in a new house. That year I discovered RENT with the rest of the world and nothing was ever the same again. I've loved musicals since I was small, when my mom took me to see CATS when I was seven. Six? Either ...
One Expensive Spill
When this year's Oscar nominees were announced, I was understandably disappointed that MERU did not make the cut among the Documentary nominees. A long road and a lot of work went into lobbying for that nomination, and when it didn't happen the whole team grieved in their own ways. But the ceremony ...
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