Chocolate Babies Screening at Lefferts in NY
Alfreda’s Cinema presents Chocolate Babies (1996) directed by Stephen Winter. The screening takes place at 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 12, 2026 at Lefferts Historic House, 452 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, […]
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The Jackie Shane Story
A life too bright for closets, borders, or anyone’s small imagination. In Any Other Way, the new film tracing Jackie Shane’s improbable, shimmering, defiantly self‑authored journey, the screen finally catches […]
Jason and Shirley Revisited
Stephen Winter’s film will be screened at the Spectacle Theater on May 1 and May 2, 2026. This updated version of Winter’s 2015 film unearths the ghosts of Jason and […]
House Music: Chicago Testimony
An Oral History Podcast Series with DJ Lori Branch and Hannah Viti. Chicago house music built a world. Every story about Chicago house music starts somewhere different. A record, a […]
THING Reviewed in the Whitney Review of New Writing
by Umesi Michael Louis, in the January 2026 issue of the Whitney Review of New Writing Personified, THING is that cool older cousin who blows into town with stories to […]
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Scenes from City in a Garden
On Saturday, March 28, 2026 from 2-3:30 p.m. at Chicago’s MCA, several short films were shown, including Stephanie Coleman’s 1992 film, Having a Ball! with the House of Avant Garde. […]
Having a Ball! with the House of Avant Garde
Stephanie Coleman’s 1992 documentary includes amazing footage of ballroom performances. Established in the 1980s, the House of Avant-Garde was the first Chicago ballroom house. It served as a safe haven […]
Chicago Home of House Exhibit at O’Hare Airport
Travelers moving through O’Hare International Airport are being welcomed into Chicago by more than runways and terminals—they’re stepping directly into the city’s musical soul. The new “Chicago: Home of House” […]
The MAGA-fication of Nicki Minaj
A Bob the Drag Queen Cultural Investigation – Bob The Drag Queen examines the MAGA-fication of Nicki Minaj, tracing the rappers journey from queer icon and pop culture juggernaut to […]