A Chicago girl at heart, Dr. Rebecca Tilles has built a remarkable career at the intersection of American and French arts and culture—from the Latin School to Wellesley, the Bard Graduate Center, the MFA Boston, Hillwood Estate, and now Paris, where she serves as senior project manager of exhibitions at L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts, supported by Van Cleef & Arpels.
At the National Museum of Mexican Art in Pilsen, a new exhibition traces the little-known history of Mexican and Mexican-American railroad workers whose labor shaped Chicago’s infrastructure—and whose descendants built one of the city’s most vibrant communities.
How living arrangements shape the emotional reality of caregiving. Whether a parent lives alone, in memory care, or under your own roof, each choice carries its own weight—and asks something different of the people who love them.
Under the banner of “Facts and Froth,” Jill Lowe explores the surprisingly rich etiquette of dinner party seating — from the London embassy chalkboard custom to royal banquet protocols, the couple-separation debate, and the art of the place card.
Two Chicago women’s organizations—the International Women’s Forum and the Guild of the Chicago History Museum—present an exclusive behind-the-scenes evening celebrating the Aquí en Chicago exhibit on March 10th. Curator Elena Gonzalez shares the remarkable story of a student protest that became a landmark exhibition honoring Chicago’s Latina community.
What does the Lunar New Year Parade mean to Chicago’s Chinatown? In the Year of the Horse, CCM intern Jen Huang reports from the streets: lion dancers, dragon dancers, sixty groups, and a celebration that belongs to the whole city.
Galas, concerts, lectures, and celebrations — the essential guide to Chicago’s social season, from March through the holiday months ahead.
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