On Sept. 12, 1940, the Lascaux cave paintings, estimated to be 17,000 years old, were discovered in southwestern France.
Today in History: Lascaux cave paintings discovered
Category: Arts
‘Boom X’ at Governors State to feature music, story of Generation X
Rick Miller, writer, performer and director of the Governors State one-man show, said there are 100 characters and over 50 musicians.
On Printers Row and beyond, Chicago is a literary playground
Printers Row Lit Fest over the weekend was so alive with activities and punctuated our vitality as a literary center.
Writers, artists collaborate to celebrate Lemont history
Members of the Lemont Writers and Lemont Artists guilds agreed to collaborate on a compendium of stories about the village.
Singing a hit: Oak Lawn choir joins Foreigner on stage in Tinley Park
The band that scored a hit with “I Want to Know What Love Is” welcomed the Oak Lawn Community High School choir to help them sing it.
Eisenhower student’s portrait earns spot in US Capitol Building
A self portrait by Ani Yarber, a senior at Eisenhower High School in Blue Island, won the Congressional Art Competition.
I know what you stole last summer: Beg that national park for forgiveness and send it back. Better yet, write a letter.
An art professor has made it his passion to collect what he calls “conscience letters,” the packages that park rangers sometimes receive with natural artifacts that had been swiped as souvenirs. They’re touching reminders of people trying to do the right thing.
Judge narrows Anna Netrebko lawsuit against Met Opera to gender discrimination
Anna Netrebko’s lawsuit against the Metropolitan Opera was narrowed to gender discrimination claims by a federal judge, who agreed to dismiss the star soprano’s allegations of defamation, breach of contract and discrimination because of national origin.
Landmarks: Marshall Field’s Christmas automatons heading to auction block
Marshall Field’s automated window displays were an iconic Chicago holiday experience, and now a part of them can be yours.
Today in History: Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Mona Lisa’ stolen
On Aug. 21, 1911, Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” was stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris. (It was recovered two years later in Italy.)