Courtney Kueppers

1 week ago | wbez.org | Courtney Kueppers

In Montgomery, Alabama, a statue of Rosa Parks stands just blocks from the State Capitol. At her feet, granite markers memorialize four other women, but the monument offers little else about them. These women have largely been forgotten, until now. The lesser-known figures who powered the Civil Rights Movement are the subject of a brand-new opera, set to make its world premiere next week in Chicago. Green Room Newsletter You’re subscribed!Please check your inbox for your confirmation.

2 weeks ago | wbez.org | Courtney Kueppers

Chicago’s former cultural commissioner, who now runs the nation’s leading arts advocacy organization, says she remains “strangely optimistic” even as President Donald Trump’s administration moves to zero out the budget for the National Endowment for the Arts, claw back grants from cultural organizations across the country and commandeer programming at the Kennedy Center. Erin Harkey was tapped to lead Americans for the Arts just weeks into Trump’s second term.

2 weeks ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Courtney Kueppers

Chicago does not appear to have substantially expanded safety protocols for its busy calendar of events and festivals this summer, despite deadly attacks this year in New Orleans and Vancouver and calls from at least one alderman to bolster protections for big gatherings. Chicago’s summer festival season effectively kicks off this weekend with Sueños, the Latin music festival, which draws tens of thousands of people to Grant Park over two days.

2 weeks ago | wbez.org | Courtney Kueppers

Chicago does not appear to have substantially expanded safety protocols for its busy calendar of events and festivals this summer, despite deadly attacks this year in New Orleans and Vancouver and calls from at least one alderman to bolster protections for big gatherings. Chicago’s summer festival season effectively kicks off this weekend with Sueños, the Latin music festival, which draws tens of thousands of people to Grant Park over two days.

3 weeks ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Courtney Kueppers

After performing in Chicago in February, the esteemed German violinist Christian Tetzlaff decided: He’s not coming back to the United States. At least not anytime soon. That boycott will include a show that was scheduled for Chicago in October, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra announced Tuesday.