We sit down with Performance Artist Corey Smith to talk about his project The New Prairie School, The Great Lakes and The Midwest as environments for thought, Using ecology as…
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Photo by Jerry Alt of Alt Imagery On September 14, 2017, Scapi Magazine met with local photographer Caitlin Ruby Miller of Ruby Images. Due to Daniel having double booked, prior to…
This episode spans two separate days, the first twenty minutes is cat shenanigans, talking about the sounding board facebook group, and Chris Kennedy accusing Rahm Emanuel of a ‘strategic gentrification plan.’…
Sitting down to write an editorial for Scapi always feels like I’m wading into some controversial space to make a point when no one asked. That’s why I was so excited…
In 2015, there was an outbreak of Legionnaire’s Disease at an Illinois Veteran’s Home that killed 12 and infected over 50. The disease is rare, an atypical form of pneumonia,…
Chicago-based non-profit, The Strangers, is a powerhouse early music ensemble created in the summer of 2016. Spearheaded by Artistic Director Josh R. Pritchett and Co-Founder Allison Selby Cook, the ensemble…
The Vehicle of Coffee in Building Relationships: A Conversation with Eli Ramirez from Halfwit Coffee
The Vehicle of Coffee in Building Relationships: A Conversation with Eli Ramirez from Halfwit Coffee
On a chilly first of September, Daniel and Maureen met with Eli Ramirez from HalfWit coffee to speak about his experiences in the roastery and coffee business. As has been…
Back in October, Scapi Magazine sat down with Marcee Doherty-Elst and Eric Welch-Streisand to talk their Disney Villain extended makeup project K’Eric’ters. When Welch-Streisand approached Doherty-Elst for the first time,…
Q: Can you speak to the commodification of women in the performing arts? ie- needing to present yourself as a package? A: I think having a package or finding…
We sit down with composer Dana Kaufman after our holiday in New York to talk Cycle Kardashian and Opera Kardashian, the desire and fear of relevancy in Opera, writing music…
In the last few years, Chicago has seen an ebb and flow of grassroots Opera, and there are few who know that as well as Aaron Hunt of Transgressive Theatre-Opera.…
Meet Andre Vasquez, a community leader and organizer with Reclaim Chicago. Daniel, Maureen, and Andre met at a Reclaim Chicago Event this year. Reclaim Chicago is an organization comprised of…