NEW ISSUE: Spring Theater & Arts

Featuring the Puppetqueers and Oro Chocolate Cafe! [View this email in your browser]( [READER Logo]( Daily Reader | March 21, 2024 [Spring Theater & Arts]( Photography by Yijun Pan Pictured: The Puppetqueers at the Bramble Arts Loft’s Beatrice Theater [a group of people in costumes posing for a group photo]( [‘The misfit toys of the misfit toys’]( Puppetqueers creates space for all kinds of people and objects. by [Micco Caporale]( | [Read more]( → [Stages in bloom]( Our critics offer some of the most promising live performance picks of the season. by [Kerry Reid]( [Irene Hsiao]( and [Salem Collo-Julin]( | [Read more]( → [a neon light in the window of a white house]( [Midwest emo becomes a meme]( Shitposts riffing on 90s emo can’t teach you what the music actually is now, but their in-jokes might put more new fans on the trail of the vital present-day scene. by [Leor Galil]( | [Read more]( → [A spring full of film in Chicago]( From Palestinian stories to climate justice, from experimental to silent film, explore some of the city’s upcoming series and festival offerings. by [Andrea Thompson]( [Arieon Whittsey]( [Donald Liebenson]( [Kyle Logan]( [Daniella Mazzio]( [S. Nicole Lane]( [Maxwell Rabb]( [Jonah Nink]( [Nora Paul]( [Noah Berlatsky]( and [Kylie Bolter]( | [Read more]( → [Meet barefoot businessman Muffadal Saylawala and his Oro Chocolate cafe]( The cocoa trafficante brought bean-to-bar chocolate from the Nicaraguan rainforest to Chicago—via house arrest. by [Mike Sula]( | [Read more]( → The Sit Down hosted by Shawnee Dez On episode 5 of The Sit Down, Shawnee Dez speaks to Bridget Botchway about how she found her way to film, her childhood being a Ghanaian-American growing up in Chicago and PG County, and how her nuanced experience impacts her work. With new episodes dropping twice a month, Shawnee has engaging conversations with the individuals who embody community, and help make this such a dynamic place to call home. [LISTEN TO EPISODE FIVE OF THE SIT DOWN NOW!]( Get the latest issue of the Chicago Reader Thursday, March 21, 2024 [READ ONLINE: VOL. 53, NO. 11]( [VIEW/DOWNLOAD ISSUE (PDF)]( [Become a member of the Chicago Reader.]( [Facebook icon]( [Instagram icon]( [Twitter icon]( [Website icon]( [YouTube icon]( [LinkedIn icon]( [Logo] You received this email because you signed up for newsletters from the Chicago Reader. Want fewer emails from us? [Click here to choose what you want us to send you](. Or, [unsubscribe from all Reader emails](. We’ll miss you! [Sign up for emails from the Chicago Reader]( | [Forward this e-mail to a friend]( © 2024 Chicago Reader. All rights reserved. Chicago Reader, 2930 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 102, Chicago, IL 60616