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CRACKS and holes break out across the Sydney Opera House, its surface is peeled back like skin and giant humans stretch out across its sails. The testing of 3D projections transforming the structure for the Vivid Sydney festival has begun.

I often remind myself how lucky we are to live in Medina for a variety of reasons, but one of the main benefits is the county park system.

May 21 Xiu Xiu w/ Dirty Beaches Waiting Room Lounge, 6212 Maple St. 9 p.m., $10 in advance/$12 day-of-show, onepercentproductions.com

"I suppose that it's the end of an era for us," Scars on 45 frontman Danny Bemrose says just weeks before his band's self-titled debut arrives April 10 on Atlantic's Chop Shop imprint.

I almost didn’t bother going.

Creative and imaginative play often comes naturally from the ever-learning-and-exploring minds of children, so there’s oftentimes no need to spend a whole lot of money on costumes or accessories. Here’s a simple guide to gathering resources for a costume and scene-setting trunk that will keep your little ones’ play time running wild even if there’s a return to indoor play with Chicago weather ...

2012 marks FILTER Magazine ’s tenth year in print. To celebrate, we are looking back at some of our favorite magazine features, from July 2002’s Issue #1 all the way up to this coming November’s Issue #50. Below you will find Issue #9’s cover story, in full, where we sat down with Lou Reed & The Strokes . The outcome was basically one of the biggest bands at the time, sitting and conversing with ...

Filmmaker John Varty is doing fine in intensive care after being attacked by a tiger, his brother David has said.

Margaret Gray reviews Troubadour Theater Company's "Two Gentlemen of Chicago" at the Falcon Theatre.

Stephanie Igharosa recites poetry with so much enthusiasm and fluidity it’s surprising she’s only 14-years-old. What’s not a surprise is the Randolph High School freshman recently became a statewide poetry champ and is headed to a national competition in May.

All sorts of fun stuff to get you through the weekend, and not all of it has to do with drinking green beer. [ more › ]