Lights, Camera, Action!

Imagine spending summer school making award-winning films. Fifteen Chicago public school students get the opportunity each year, with help from the Independent Feature Project.

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Freebop Now!

Combining the playful spirit of "free-jazz" with the musical discipline of hard bop, Malachi Thompson's Freebop Band was one of the most exciting bands in Chicago jazz.

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Bluegrass Basics

Singer-songwriters Roberta and Gary Gordon are a veritable Smithsonian collection of American music.

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Divine Dance

Hema Rajagopalan's dancers cast a spell on audiences with their mesmerizing dances of devotion, rich in the religious and mythological heritage of southern India.

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Her Favorite Things

Margaret Carlson might just be Julie Andrews' doppelganger.

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A River Runs Through It

For Blooming painter James Butler, bridges and tunnels and levees and locks are no match for the awe-inspiring greatness of the Mississippi River.

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