Sweet music will be made all day long Thursday in Chicago -- and around the world. We have the details from the Creative Director of Make Music Chicago.
Cultural Connections
CSO Mead Composer-in-Residence
A nightclub setting will host members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. We speak with the composer and DJ who is bringing the two worlds together.
A Chicago blues guitarist stages a comeback with a little help from his friends.
Brian Henson joins us to talk about the R-rated stage show he created with world-renowned Jim Henson puppeteers.
Scientists from The Field Museum join us to talk about a new "extreme" exhibit that opens on Friday.
Tony Award-winning actor Ian McDiarmid is starring at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater. We talk to him about the obscure play, Timon of Athens, and his famed villainy as Emperor Palpatine in the Star Wars film saga.
Second City legend Andrea Martin joins us to talk about her days on SCTV, her award-winning Broadway work, and her latest touring show.
Art conservator Barry Bauman discovers fraudulence in a 19th century portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln. We shine a light on his detective work.
An Evanston native with a growing reputation as a songwriter is here to play songs from his solo debut.
Celebrated British stage and film actor Simon Callow joins us to talk about his new role in Being Shakespeare.
The Civil War as seen through art and images in Chicago collections. We have the story about a new online effort to illustrate the great conflict.
New WFMT Radio Show
Mozart. Beethoven. Radiohead? What is modern classical music, and what are its influences? We talk with one of today's modern classical composers.
The Tony-award winning musical Fela! is in town. The show's lead producer tells us how love for Fela's music led to a triumphant stage production.
Lovers of used and rare books are mourning the impending loss of a celebrated and unusual neighborhood bookstore. Jay Shefsky has the story.
The flag of Chicago re-imagined by artists; plus rock posters and other prime examples of the city's rich printmaking history.
The Ravinia Festival is on its way again, with 15 weeks worth of classical, pop and jazz programming. We talk with the president and CEO.
