Catch up on Scapi’s stories from Chicago and beyond, published from November 8, 2026 to November 15, 2026. Select a headline to read the full story.
Nate Otto’s imagined city can change with the next mark
Following “City by Moonlight,” Nate Otto describes how marks, imagined buildings and decisions change a painting while he works.
In Agata Derda’s “Dark Roads,” a cut tree takes the stage
Carved foregrounds and constructed photographic landscapes suggest human presence without showing a person.
Paul Bobrowitz keeps looking after a sculpture finds its place
At his outdoor gallery, moving a piece and revising its form are separate decisions, and either can be reconsidered over time.
To Leave You Lets the Audience Follow the Dance at Chicago’s Salt Shed
At Three Top Lounge on November 9 and 10, Robyn Mineko Williams & Artists give audiences room to follow a moving performance, with seats scattered throughout the venue.
How Live Translation Works at Chicago’s Lit & Luz Festival
Friday’s Live Magazine Show at the MCA debuts work by artists from Chicago and Mexico. Here’s how to use live translation, captions and visual description.
PRESIDENT’s Radio City Presale Starts Wednesday. Here’s How Face-Value Resale Works
PRESIDENT’s Radio City Music Hall artist presale opens November 11. The May 2027 show has a four-ticket limit and a face-value resale exchange.
MC Abdul Brings the What We Carry Gaza Benefit to New York and D.C.
MC Abdul plays Riverside Church on November 12, where Mo Amer will be honored, and joins Alana Hadid in Washington on November 13.
Rich Stewart lets Cereal Killer change while he walks past it
The hand sickle came first. Rich Stewart wanted it to give Cereal Killer a late-1800s Western sense, a starting point for a sculpture in his manifest destiny series that would eventually bring together forge tongs, a horseshoe, glass and an upside-down doll's head.
Hell in a Handbag marks 25 years with Golden Girls, prison-film and Star Trek musicals
The Chicago company’s 2026–27 season opens with a musical Golden Girls parody and continues with Caged Dames and KHAN!!!
At Flyleaf, a book request starts a conversation
Lani Martin follows readers' plans and preferences from the counter back to the shelves.
Ella Flavell carves the places she remembers
In her linocuts, a church beyond a traffic junction can become more prominent because of the memory it holds.
GTA 6 Launches Next Week. Rockstar Workers Start a Union Vote Tomorrow.
Rockstar's UK employees vote November 12-26 on union recognition, with pay, overtime and job security among the issues workers want a voice on.
Coachella 2027 Puts Madonna in the Dance Tent. Here’s the Lineup.
Madonna plays both Fridays alongside a lineup led by Dua Lipa, Tame Impala and SZA. Passes go on sale November 13 at noon Pacific.
Lauren Marie Nitka listens for a portrait’s direction
In Heirs & Heiresses, a recorded faith testimony guides the photograph she chooses to paint.
Brigham Nurses’ Strike Is Off. Here’s What the Tentative Deal Would Change.
More than 4,000 Brigham nurses have a tentative agreement covering staffing, insurance and pay. Members still need to ratify it.
Angela McElwain gives a solitary glove something to hold
A solitary silk glove was the beginning of Angela McElwain’s “Elegant Rebuttal (wo ai ni).” Its missing partner suggested lost love, and a love letter from a World War II sailor serving in the Pacific became the next material she added.
Scott Rubin builds sound around a dancer’s movement
The Chicago composer describes how shared recordings, wrist sensors and a performer’s growing confidence shape his movement-to-sound mappings.
Tomas Co lets a material change the story
A digital print and an alabaster sculpture give Father and Child different relationships, each worth keeping on its own.
Josh Moulton keeps a SoHo street scene intact in On Break
Light, repeated shapes and color gave Moulton a composition he says needed no rearrangement.
CPS Rehired Them. Now About 280 Jobs Could Be Cut in December.
CPS could cut rehired teachers and support staff in December if state funding does not arrive. Its budget assumes money lawmakers have not approved.
The FAA Ground Stop Ended. A Router Swap Is Now Under Scrutiny.
Officials are examining a router replacement during maintenance after Friday's nationwide FAA ground stop. The precise fault remains under investigation.
Ethel Cain’s Werwulf Song Is Out, Sung in Middle English
Ethel Cain and Robin Carolan released “Wynter Waxeth” on November 13. The song precedes Robert Eggers’ Werwulf, opening December 25.
Arkansas Library Board Reopens Book Restriction Rules After Reversing Vote
Arkansas library officials reversed an initial vote, revised proposed book restrictions and reopened public feedback after librarians raised access concerns.
Chicago’s South Side Has a New Crisis Respite. Here Are Its Weekday Hours.
Thresholds' South Side Living Room offers free peer-led crisis respite at 734 W. 47th St. Its current schedule is 24-hour support Monday through Friday.
For Life Streams November 15-29: DOC NYC Dates and Access
Ahmet Seven’s documentary For Life has a November 15-29 U.S. online window through DOC NYC and a November 18 screening in New York.
Joshua Wentz Lets the First Idea Give Way
From instruments bought in Japan to a melody rebuilt around a keyboard solo, Wentz describes composition as choosing a starting point without becoming attached to it.
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