NEW ISSUE: Inside the DNC

Plus: Amina Claudine Myers at the Jazz Festival. [View this email in your browser]( [READER Logo]( Daily Reader | August 29, 2024 [NEW ISSUE: Inside the DNC]( Joint illustration by [Don Colley]( (left) and [Anna Wagner]( (right) [The greatest show on earth?]( In a neighborhood where more than a quarter of the residents live in poverty, the DNC throws a multimillion-dollar party. by [Katie Prout]( | [Read more]( → [a woman standing in the aisles of a dry cleaner]( [Katie Chung honors the ordinary]( A chaekgeori of one’s own by [Amanda Dee]( | [Read more]( → [a man dressed as princess Diana performs on stage]( [Royal resurrection]( Alex Grelle dives into Princess Diana’s mystique in his latest show. by [Micco Caporale]( | [Read more]( → [a portrait of a woman with her hands clasped]( [Amina Claudine Myers bridges Black gospel and the avant-garde]( With her solo set at the Chicago Jazz Festival, this overlooked keyboardist and singer recapitulates her journey from her roots to the future. by [Joshua Minsoo Kim]( | [Read more]( → We’ll be tabling at Block Club Chicago’s first-ever Block Party—come say hello! They’ll have live bands, food, beer garden, local vendors, kids activities, games, and more. See you September 7! [LEARN MORE ABOUT BLOCK CLUB BLOCK PARTY]( Get the latest issue of the Chicago Reader Thursday, August 29, 2024 [READ ONLINE: VOL. 53, NO. 30]( [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