WFMT's Sarah Zwinklis talks with Goodman Theatre Chief Makeup Designer and Depaul Theater School professor Nan Zabriskie about stage makeup and a do-it-yourself recipe for fake blood to use this Halloween.Nan's Fake Blood Recipe:-1 cup dark

John Berryman

Oct 19th, 2014 5m 6s

October 25th of this year marks the centennial of twentieth-century American poet John Berryman, whose works earned him a Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, and the Bollingen Prize. In this weeks Arts Feature, Barryman reads his poem "Whethe

CSO’s New Release

Oct 12th, 2014 7m 13s

The fall concert season is underway, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra welcomed back its music director Riccardo Muti for the opening weeks of concerts. The CSO has just released a new recording of a suite from Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet on

CHGO DSGN

Oct 5th, 2014 6m 4s

CHGO DSGN, a major exhibition of recent object and graphic design (curated by Rick Valecenti with displays designed by Tim Parsons) is up through November 2 at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington in downtown Chicago. Admission is fre

David Bowie Is

Sep 28th, 2014

David Bowie Is features a massive collection of artifacts from the cultural icon's 50-plus year career, and is up through 1/4/2015 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. WFMT's Sarah Zwinklis brings us the story in this week's Arts Feature

2014 Ravenswood Art Walk

Sep 21st, 2014 6m 31s

This week, WFMT's Daniel Goldberg visits Manifold, just one of the numerous artists and art businesses whose work will be on display as part of the 13th Annual Ravenswood Art Walk, which runs October 4-5 and kicks off with an opening reception

Truman Capote Reads from “Breakfast At Tiffany’s”

Sep 14th, 2014 44m 33s

The great American writer Truman Capote was born in 1924, died just shy of 60, and would have turned 90 on September 30th. To mark the occasion, we found a real gem in WFMT's reel-to-reel archives to mark; Capote reading the first chapter of a

The Poetry of John Cage

Sep 7th, 2014 15m 59s

September 5th marked the 102 anniversary of the birth of the American avant-garde composer, artist, and writer, John Cage.The man, who said, “I have nothing to say, I am saying it, and that is poetry,” received much acclaim for his poetic wor

Tribute to Wicker Park’s Queen Bee, Sophie Madej

Aug 31st, 2014 8m 26s

In honor of the passing of Wicker Park's Queen Bee, Sophie Madej, and inspired by Dave Hoekstra's post on his website, WFMT's Critic at Large, Andrew Patner, takes us on the journey to Chicago's West neighborhood, through the words and voice of

Nick Freeman’s “The Wine of Life”

Aug 24th, 2014 7m 1s

After thirty years in the Chicago advertising industry, longtime Fox Valley resident Nick Freeman is dedicating all of his time to doing what he loves--painting local scenes that catch his eye, and also documenting Chicago-area neon signs--an a

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