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Articles by Mayan Darbyshire
I need a jacket
When you are as unmotivated as I am, anything that happens feels like God’s blessing.I joined The Chronicle team as a second-semester senior. At that point, almost three years into college, I had betrayed my school’s narrative and paid for it. I did not network. I did not take opportunities. I did not write at my own behest. Instead, I slept, and because of that, I became somnolent. My body was a bag that I held at arm’s length.
Dancing with digital death
+1 “Gun Ballet,” an exhibit that demonstrates the aestheticism of violence in games, will be on display March 2–June 24 at VGA Gallery, 2418 W. Bloomingdale Ave. Kevin Tiongson | CHRONICLE Through a nondescript set of doors, down a drab side street lies “Gun Ballet,” an explosive art exhibition nestled neatly inside the Video Game Art Gallery.The gallery, located at 2418 W.
Restaurant event aids in HIV awareness
At Heaven on Seven, 111 N. Wabash Ave., a portion of every meal’s cost will be donated during Dining Out For Life April 26 to TPAN in the hopes of preventing HIV.
The EPitome of vinyl success
International Record Store Day offers vinyl aficionados an opportunity to salute those unique, beloved brick-and-mortar establishments immortalized in the day dreams of hipsters and fogies alike.The April 21 celebration will feature exclusive deals and unique offerings at more than 17 participating Chicago record stores, according to Carrie Colliton who co-founded the holiday in 2008. Stores such as Dave’s Records, 2604 N.
Art exhibition highlights underrepresented voices
Work by Juliana Huxtable(above) and other artists will be featured April 27 at Gallery 400 at the UIC, 400 S. Peoria St. Courtesy Gallery 400 Chicagoans will soon have the opportunity to take a dive into the abstract works of women of color with “Out of Easy Reach.”This multi-venue exhibition opens April 26 and will display the abstract works of black and Latina artists from 1980 on.
No Crying In the House: How Abuse Falls Through The Cracks and the Masons Who Want to Fix It
Hollywood is on its heels.
Meme-themed feminist’s dream screams into Chicago theater scene
“Women Laughing Alone with Salad,” opening March 23 at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave., takes the classic stock image meme and turns it on its head. Courtesy Theater Wit Audiences, prepare to be challenged with the Chicago premiere of “Women Laughing Alone with Salad,” a feminist deconstruction of a popular internet meme put to stage. The play began previews March 9 with an official opening March 23 at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave.
Daphne 2018 severs the boys-club setlist
Daphne 2018 seeks to educate as well as entertain and runs March. 1–31 at SmartBar Chicago, 3730 N. Clark St. Courtesy SmartBar This year’s Daphne series—a month-long collection of shows and talks dedicated to underrepresented artists in the electronic music scene—is a reminder to EDM fans of the need for cultural diversity in the genre.This will be the fourth year of SmartBar Chicago’s Daphne series, 3730 N.
Divvy’s Winter Medalist campaign is a tour de frigid
As winter weather leaves snowdrifts on streets and sidewalks, Divvy wants to see whether its riders have what it takes to brave the blizzards and go for gold.The launch of Divvy’s first annual “Winter Medalist” campaign, a four-week-long competition which began Feb. 5, has riders earning medals and bragging rights with each cold weather trip they take.
Chicago Black Restaurant Week brings bucks to black businesses
Black restaurant owners are gearing up for the third annual Chicago Black Restaurant Week, a celebration of black-owned restaurants.The celebration runs Feb. 11–18—the second week of Black History Month—and features 26 black-owned restaurants across the city. The event week falls on what was once known as “Negro History Week” founded by Dr. Carter G.
Hump! Film Festival rides raw into Chicago’s Music Box
Hump! Film Festival features 21 curated sex flicks made by amateurs, coming to Chicago Feb. 16–17 at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave. Courtesy Hump! Fest Sex lovers can stand proud, for over that oddly asymmetrical horizon rides the 13th annual Hump! Film Festival.The festival will take place Feb. 16–17 at Chicago’s Music Box Theatre, 3733 N.
MassVR opens virtual reality experience a gamer could love
MassVR’s proprietary technology will allow players to move untethered in the virtual battlegrounds of “VR Champions,” a competitive first-person shooter.
Femme FATales transform burlesque in big way
The Femme FATales, a body-positive burlesque troupe, will be bringing its show to Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted St., Feb 10. Courtesy Femme FATales Expect transformative glitz and glam when Femme FATales, an intersectional, body positive burlesque troupe, comes to Chicago Feb. 10. The troupe, made up of plus-sized performers, will bring its show to Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted St. in Lakeview.
Logan Square gallery puts ‘Process’ on a podium
“Process: what it was when it wasn’t” will put the minds of its artists on full display with work from Barbara Polster, Sarah H. Reynolds, John Steck, Jr., and more, starting Feb. 3 at The Overlook, 3323 W. Armitage Ave.
‘The Antelope Party’ pits ponies against Trump-era politics
“The Antelope Party” will run until Feb. 24 at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave., and tells the story of a small group of adult “My Little Pony” fans in the midst of violence and growing authoritarianism in their small town. Mackenzie Crosson | CHRONICLE Bronies take center stage in Eric John Meyer’s “The Antelope Party,” a play that looks at authoritarian politics through the eyes of adult fans of “My Little Pony.”The play, which opened Jan. 19 at Theater Wit, 1229 W.
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