Chicago Live! Some fav's from 02.24.11

02.24.11. Chicago, IL. Chicago Live! presentation @ the Chicago Theater Downstairs. General coverage of the 02.24.11show, including reherasals, signage, guests, staff, including:

Grant Achatz, Chicago chef, and Nick Kokonas, co-authors of Life, on the Line: A Chef's Story of Chasing Greatness, Facing Death, and Redefining the Way We Eat (Rick Kogan interview with Chris Borrelli)

Eric Zorn moderates a post-election panel with K. Sujata, president of the Chicago Foundation for Women, former alderman Dick Simpson and political strategist Don Washington

Puppeteer David Rudman and Cookie Monster discuss the Sesame Street star's Chicago roots

Will Durst, comedian/political satirist

Ava Logan, jazz singer

Michael Phillips looks ahead to the Academy Awards.

Comedy from The Second City. Photo by Glenn Kaupert, © 2011. 

Chicago Live ! some favorite images from 02.17.11

FEBRUARY 17 SHOW: Tribune columnist John Kass andRick Kogan break down the mayoral election Michael Patrick Thornton, Artistic Director of The Gift Theatre, appears on ABC's Private Practiceand in The Dilemma Kevin Mize, Chairman of the 2011 Chicago Auto Show (Michael Lev interview) Tammy McCann, jazz singer (performance and Howard Reichinterview) Karen Abbott, author of American Rose A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee (Rick Kogan interview) Michelle L'amour, burlesque dancer Comedy from The Second City

Play'in with CS5 @ Cantigny Youth Links in Wheaton, IL

Shooting through a chain link fence @ the Cantigny Youth Links in Wheaton, IL.

The darker areas of the image is actually the blurred portion of the chainlink fence, with the highlighted area being the unobstructed portion of the frame. The image's contrast and color has been altered among other enhancements. 

In the Snow

Just having fun in the snow, in the Forest Preserves of Cook County.

Fav's from Chicago Live! first show of 2011

02.10.11. Chicago, IL. General coverage of the Chicago Live! show, including Chicago Theater marquee, signage, guests, rehearsal and live show. FEBRUARY 10 LINEUP: Steve "Mongo" McMichael, member of the 1985 Bears and coach of the Chicago Slaughter (Rick Kogan and Dan Pompei interview) - Kevin Greene, outside linebacker coach of the Green Bay Packers in the audience. Michael Orlove, Artistic Programs Director for the Chicago Tourism Fund (Rick Kogan and Howard Reich interview) Tribune theatre critic Chris Jones interviews members of the Belarus Free Theatre, Psalm One, hip-hop artist (Greg Kot interview) Victoria Martin, astrologer and psychic entertainer Comedy from The Second City. Photo by Glenn Kaupert, © 2011.

And then the snow came, 02.02.11