Marc Vitali

From Architectural Gems to ‘Secret Conversations,’ Here Are 6 Arts Picks for the Week The Chicago Architecture Biennial runs through Feb. 28, 2026. (Tom Harris) After 37 years, I’m leaving WTTW (amicably, I’m glad to say), but my relationship with PBS started much earlier. In fall of 1969 I was in kindergarten. The teachers gathered all classes into the one room with a TV, and we watched “Sesame Street” early in its first season.

From Film Festivals to a Ukrainian Band, Here Are 6 Arts Picks for the Weekend “Carmen” runs Sept. 18-28. (Courtesy of Joffrey Ballet) “Like painted kites, those days and nights went flyin’ by…” – “Summer Wind” by Heinz Meier and Johnny Mercer (1965) Summer is nearly gone with the wind. “Endless Summer” may be a fine name for a Beach Boys record; it’s not an option in Chicago’s latitude. Summer ends.

Elizabeth Catlett, a Master Artist With a Message, Gets Her Due at the Art Institute of Chicago Elizabeth Catlett’s “Target Practice” sculpture and “Sharecropper” linocut. (Courtesy of the Catlett Mora Family Trust) In 2003, the 85-year-old artist Elizabeth Catlett told NPR: “I, a Black woman artist, have been invisible in the art world for years.” Over a long career, Catlett depicted the character and strength of Black women.