Angel Idowu
Arts Correspondent at WTTW-TV (Chicago, IL)
Art Correspondent on #ChicagoTonight @wttw #ArtWithAngel•@MedillSchool Alumna•NABJ👼🏾
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Aug 2, 2024 |
news.wttw.com | Angel Idowu |Emily Soto |Marc Vitali
Jul 24, 2024 | Angel Idowu As the Paris Olympics prepares to kick off on Friday, Chicagoans can explore the connections and contrasts between their city and the French capital in a multi-venue art exhibition. “Opening Passages” explores the social dynamics of the two cities. Jul 9, 2024 | Angel Idowu Downtown Day on July 13 aims to expose young people to art and design, using the city as a backdrop.
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Jun 19, 2024 |
news.wttw.com | Angel Idowu
A former Chicago White Sox second baseman turned artist is partnering with White Sox Charities for a one-of-a-kind Juneteenth collaboration. Micah Johnson worked with student athletes who are part of the Amateur City Elite program to design custom Juneteenth artwork that the boys will wear on their jerseys this weekend. The T-shirts feature a patch in the middle surrounded by designs created by the students.
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Mar 28, 2024 |
news.wttw.com | Angel Idowu
Chicago native Arionne Nettles pens a love letter to Chicago in her newest book titled, “We Are the Culture: Black Chicago’s Influence on Everything.”In the book, she couples her family’s experience with the city’s history, celebrating the facets she feels often go unrecognized. “This book is the story of just some of those magic-makers — some we talk about, but many don’t.
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Feb 15, 2024 |
news.wttw.com | Angel Idowu
The newly renovated Ramova Theatre in Bridgeport reopened late last year. Celebrations officially begin this weekend with the theater’s first major show, featuring Chance the Rapper. For more than 35 years, the once bustling Ramova Theatre at 35th and Halsted streets sat vacant, deteriorating in condition. But in 2017, the building was purchased for exactly $1.
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Oct 18, 2023 |
news.wttw.com | Angel Idowu
Black Theatre United is an organization aimed at creating more diversity and inclusion in theater. With the help of that group, actress Vanessa Williams is making her producorial debut for the new musical “A Wonderful World.” It tells the story of jazz legend Louis Armstrong and stars James Monroe Iglehart. The musical is told through the perspective of Armstrong’s four wives. The production intentionally imitates Armstrong’s musical journey from New Orleans to Chicago.
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