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All content by May Huang
Gwendolyn Brooks's daughter, Nora Brooks Blakely, gave a speech at the opening night of "Centennial Brooks" last Thursday.

Communities Bond Over “Centennial Brooks”

By May Huang, Arts Editor
April 10, 2017
Kapwani Kiwanga's exhibition explores the connection between interior design and institutional control.

Palette Control: Kapwani Kiwanga Adds Color to Authority

By May Huang, Arts Editor
January 26, 2017
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Frankenstein Sans Dialogue: A Twist on the Classic Story

By May Huang and Sanjana Venkittu
November 15, 2018
Coetzee spoke at the Regenstein Library last Tuesday.

J. M. Coetzee on Growing Up, Reading, and the Importance of Doubt

By May Huang, Arts Editor
October 15, 2018
Hozier's North American tour includes stops in New York (pictured here), Chicago, LA, and more.

Hozier Cried Power at the Riviera Theatre

By May Huang, Arts Editor
September 23, 2018
Students with artwork from the "Art to Live With" collection.

Smart Museum Matches Students With World-Class Art

By May Huang, Arts Editor
August 29, 2018
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Cecilia Vicuña Arms her Art with an Artillery of Words

By May Huang, Arts Editor
April 9, 2018

58th Annual Folk Festival Plucks Heartstrings in Mandel Hall

By May Huang and Kevin Trickey
February 15, 2018
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Playing with Paint: Lewis Achenbach Tells a Sonic Story

By May Huang, Arts Editor
January 25, 2018
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Obituary: Willie Pickens

By May Huang, Arts Editor
December 14, 2017
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Gone Shopping: Hyde Park Grocers

By Hannah Edgar and May Huang
November 27, 2017
“La Poétesse(The Poetess)” by Joan Miró

Art Finds Students to Live With Through Smart Museum’s Art Match

By May Huang, Arts Editor
November 13, 2017
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Obamas Return to Chicago for Star-Studded Concert

By May Huang and Alexia Bacigalupi
November 6, 2017
Krista Tippett (left) interviews Ta-Nehisi Coates (right) for her podcast "On Being."

Catching Up With Ta-Nehisi Coates

By May Huang and Brooke Nagler
October 23, 2017
From left to right: Stephen Allen as Nomax, Lorenzo Rush Jr. as Big Moe, A.D. Weaver as Little Moe, James Earl Jones II as Eat Moe, Eric Andrews Lewis as No Moe, and Kelvin Roston Jr. as Four-Eyed Moe.

Court Theatre Opens Season with Moe Songs and Moe Heart

By May Huang, Arts Editor
October 2, 2017

Campus Dining

By May Huang, Arts Editor
September 14, 2017
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Welcome Blanket and Smart Museum Knit Fabric of Community

By May Huang, Arts Editor
July 20, 2017
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JC Rivera on Being a Champ and Rolling with the Punches

By May Huang, Arts Editor
June 29, 2017
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Laura Marling Strums Heartstrings at the Metro

By May Huang, Arts Editor
May 11, 2017
From left to right: pianist Ben Waltzer, saxophonist Geof Bradfield, bassist Clark Sommers, and drummer Dana Hall performed at Logan Center last Sunday afternoon.

Musicians Mine for Jazz Gems and Strike New Chords

By May Huang, Arts Editor
May 4, 2017

Voices in Your Head Sings Outside the Cube

By May Huang and Alexia Bacigalupi
April 17, 2017

Voices in Your Head Sings Outside the Cube

By May Huang and Alexia Bacigalupi
April 17, 2017
CSO bassist Rob Kassinger took over JLCO bassist Carlos Henriquez’s instrument for the encore.

JLCO and CSO Join Bands to Jazz Up the Classics

By May Huang, Arts Editor
March 6, 2017
Robert Grosvenor’s "Untitled" dominates the Renaissance Society exhibition space.

Robert Grosvenor’s “Untitled” Evades Concrete Answers

By May Huang, Arts Editor
February 24, 2017
From left to right: Jane Dailey, Ghenwa Hayek, Paola Iovene, Ada Palmer, and David Perry participated in the Chicago Journal of History's panel discussion, "History & Fiction: Narrative, Contexts and Imagination"

Who Tells Your Story: Fiction Has Its Eyes on You, History

By May Huang, Arts Editor
February 20, 2017
The first public reading of Writers Resist Chicago will be held at Open Books in the West Loop at noon on Sunday, January 15.

Words Take Action at Chicago Writers Resist

By May Huang
January 9, 2017
The sculpture in January 1970, the month during which it was encased in concrete.

History of Art, University Cemented in Concrete Cadillac

By May Huang
November 3, 2016

History of Art, University Cemented in Concrete Cadillac

By May Huang
November 3, 2016

USO Concert Casts Spell on Audience

By Zeke Gillman and May Huang
October 31, 2016
The CSO performed its annual free concert to an enthusiastically vocal crowd.

Fraternité and Free Music Ring With CSO

By May Huang
October 17, 2016
A girl peruses donated books.

Finding Value at the 10th Annual Hyde Park Used Book Sale

By May Huang
October 10, 2016
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Smart Exhibits Snapshot of History and Humanity

By May Huang
October 3, 2016

UChicago Clothesline Project Gives Voice to the Unheard

By May Huang
May 30, 2016

Finding Art in Empty Spaces: Between the Ticks of the Watch at Renaissance Society

By May Huang
May 16, 2016
Tradition and modernity come together in Navarasa: Reimagined, Exploring Classical Emotions through Pure Dance.

Apsara Reimagines Classical Indian Dance With Navarasa

By May Huang
May 9, 2016

From Saved to Savior: Jimmy Santiago Baca Gives Back Through Poetry

By May Huang
May 2, 2016

Inaugural Campus—South Side Festival Puts the “Art” in Partnership

By May Huang
April 28, 2016

Returning to Her Roots, Sarah Howe Finds Poetry in Pilgrimage

By May Huang
April 25, 2016

“GATSBY: The Musical” a Roaring Good Time

By May Huang
April 18, 2016

UChicago Alum’s Musical Charity Pareto Optimal

By May Huang
April 4, 2016

9 Book Recommendations for the Ninth-Week Free Time You Don’t Have

By May Huang
March 4, 2016
The cover of Amy Kucharik's new album, Cunning Folk.

Kucharik’s Cunning Folk Transcends Genre

By May Huang
March 3, 2016
Comedian Felonious Munk, a Newport News native, has been making waves in national political circles through his series of YouTube commentaries.

Second City’s Afro-Futurism Delivers Comedy With a Conscience

By May Huang
February 29, 2016
Viewers encounter Wächtler’s central clothesline immediately upon entering the Renaissance Society.

Renaissance Society Exhibit Trumpets Works by Wächtler

By May Huang
February 23, 2016

Poetry Foundation Opens Doors Downtown and Beyond

By May Huang
February 15, 2016
The UChicago Folklore Society jams out to celebrate its 50th anniversary in Ida Noyes.

Where Fun Goes to Jam: UChicago’s Chapter in American Folk

By May Huang
February 8, 2016
On Friday, January 29, the Riviera Theatre played host to both Elephant Revival and Josh Ritter, currently on his Sermon on the Rocks tour.

Ritter’s Riviera Show Feels Like “Homecoming”

By May Huang
February 1, 2016

Greetings from yesteryear: Exhibit showcases postcards from University’s history

By May Huang
November 19, 2015

Macedonian director ties together disparate tales in Mothers triptych

By May Huang
November 16, 2015

Acoustics, queer identity collide in Sexing Sound

By May Huang
October 29, 2015

New Poetic Associations exhibit highlights rare poetry from 1800s

By May Huang
October 15, 2015
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