Wildwood is a stop-motion epic that deserves every superlative. bit.ly/4i2A9pt

B.Z Florida’s world premiere at the Factory Theater is ambitious and often charming but needs stronger emotional connections. chicagoreader.com/performing…

The former home of Teatro ZinZanni gets a burlesque update with Kermess’s inaugural Chicago offering. chicagoreader.com/performing…

MPAACT’s show weaves real stories from across the African diaspora. chicagoreader.com/performing…

Curtis Matzke created a documentary about Thomas Reilly-King’s first feature when both were college students. Nearly two decades later, Matzke’s film will screen in Chicago. chicagoreader.com/film-tv/mo…

This fall Heavens to Betsy are on tour, playing shows for the first time in more than 30 years. bit.ly/47wNccK

“Errantry" through 10/31 at Patron bit.ly/4ial047

Wicker is a horny, charming fairy tale that goes hard for partnership and community. bit.ly/4eP3qBQ

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Eric Coble's one-act at Tin Drum Theatre Company traces the aftermath of a fascist purge through the experiences of three siblings. bit.ly/4idjxKv

Mathilda Zeller draws on local lore and her own family history in her horror novel, which expands on short story “Kushtuka." bit.ly/3W18Wed

Piñatta's fourth annual Luna Negra, an Indigenous-inspired Day of the Dead celebration, returns for the next Monday Night Foodball. bit.ly/4enoOOo

Dani Robles throws shows and runs a recording studio at DIY space Ericka's House, leads the band CalicoLoco, and works for Ur Mom Records. bit.ly/4BjAnQr

The Moviegoer is the diary of a local film buff, collecting the best of what Chicago's independent and underground film scene has to offer. bit.ly/4eKFPCe

On November 13, Sleepwalk will release their debut for New York indie MNRK Heavy, View From the Outside. bit.ly/4BkPp8y

A triptych of pieces from the groundbreaking company's repertoire, including John Taras's revelatory Firebird, lit up the Auditorium. bit.ly/4zHOYnc

Sen Morimoto grounds their new album in sure-handed gentleness, newly minted Chicagoan Greg Freeman comes through town on tour, and more. bit.ly/3VXPyid

Artist Mue Wu's work with sound raises fundamental questions: who, what, where, when, how, and why are those sounds? bit.ly/4BiIOf2

Family and friends reminisce about Jimmy Boyce, the ferocious drummer and kindly soul from one of the great bands of Chicago's 1960s garage-rock boom. bit.ly/4jqQSUw

A new oral history takes a deep dive into the birth, evolution, and enduring influence of the off-Loop troupe created by Stuart Gordon. bit.ly/4i6x5Hs