What's happening now
Several Chicago-area publications make it easy for you to keep up with the local arts scene. Check both Time Out Chicago and the Chicago Reader for music, arts, culture, and film listings.
Online resources about art, literature, & performing arts in Chicago
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Encyclopedia of Chicago This link opens in a new window
Search for keywords such as music, blues, jazz, gospel, art, rhythm and blues, rock, literary, literature, fiction, art, library, opera, symphony, publishing, or dance.
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Art & Design (Academic Video Online) - Alexander Street Press This link opens in a new windowThis video collection features a diverse range of artists and their artforms, including but not limited to fashion, architecture, film, painting, and visual and fine arts. Search for "Chicago" to pull up a great assortment of videos about art and architecture in the Windy City. (Oakton username and password required.)
Search for keywords such as music, blues, jazz, gospel, art, rhythm and blues, rock, literary, literature, fiction, art, library, opera, symphony, publishing, or dance.
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Chicago Literary Hall of Fame"The Chicago Literary Hall of Fame’s mission is to promote and celebrate Chicago's rich and proud literature tradition by honoring the authors whose words have best captured the essence of our city."
Books from Oakton's Library
Find more in O.W.L.
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O.W.L. Oakton's Whole LibraryO.W.L. is your Oakton Library catalog and discovery service for books, articles, journals, and multimedia.
Top picks for subject searches in O.W.L.
- Chicago (Ill.) - In literature
- Chicago (Ill.) - Intellectual life.
- American literature - Illinois - Chicago
- Art, American - Illinois - Chicago
- Art, Modern - 20th century - Illinois - Chicago
- Arts and society - Illinois - Chicago
- Popular music - Illinois - Chicago
- Blues musicians - Illinois - Chicago
- African Americans - Illinois - Chicago - Music
- Blues (Music) - Illinois - Chicago
- Popular culture - Illinois - Chicago
- Jazz - Illinois - Chicago