NEW ISSUE: July 4th, Chicago-style

Plus: Stop stealing glassware at bars! [View this email in your browser]( [READER Logo]( Daily Reader | July 4, 2024 [NEW ISSUE: Happy 4th]( Illustration for the Chicago Reader by [Anna Wagner]( [Savannah songs]( Taylor Mac and J. Harrison Ghee talk about the Goodman’s Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. by [Kerry Reid]( | [Read more]( → [a group of people sitting around a table working on sewing machines]( [Quilting into queer ritual]( Community and freedom are found in improvisational patchwork workshops guided by interdisciplinary teaching artist Eliza Fernand. by [Amanda Dee]( | [Read more]( → [Broken glass and sticky fingers]( Glassware at local bars is often carefully curated for a certain aesthetic and drinking experience, so think before you thieve. by [Andy Vasoyan]( | [Read more]( → No corporate overlords. As a nonprofit, the Reader counts on donors like you to produce the paper that brings Chicago together. Chip in today to support our work. [GIVE $20](  [Give a different amount]( [a group of women dressed up posing for the camera at a party]( [MaXXXine is an electrifying return to form]( The conclusion of Ti West’s trilogy draws inspiration from 80s horror, giallo, and the deadly ambition of its own protagonist. by [Maxwell Rabb]( | [Read more]( → [a group of people standing around a firework]( A look through the archives | In 2017, the Reader featured photographer [Rick Majewski]( images of Pilsen’s spectacular Independence Day parties, complete with Mexican food, American flags, and amateur fireworks displays on blocked-off streets. He began the series in 2010—while he’s based in Portland now, he moved to Pilsen in 2014 and documented the neighborhood’s celebrations every July 4th. [LIGHTS OVER PILSEN: CELEBRATING WITH A BANG]( Get the latest issue of the Chicago Reader Thursday, July 4, 2024 [READ ONLINE: VOL. 53, NO. 22]( [VIEW/DOWNLOAD ISSUE (PDF)]( [Facebook icon]( [Instagram icon]( [Twitter icon]( [LinkedIn icon]( [YouTube icon]( [Website 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