AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoChicago Film: “Ana the Cleaner,” a comedic thriller filmed around Chicago, sold out its Chicago International Film Festival premiere. The locally made film screens again Wednesday and Saturday at AMC Newcity. Opera: Lyric Opera hosts the long-awaited Midwest debut of “Omar,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning work by Rhiannon Giddens and composer Michael Abels, inspired by the story of an enslaved Muslim scholar. Music History: Evanston-raised photographer Jim Newberry’s new book, “Chicago Music, Seen,” gathers portraits of local artists from five decades of blues, rock, hip-hop and house. Fashion: Chicago Fashion Week’s first Queer Couture Runway show spotlighted nine LGBTQ+ designers in a sold-out Wicker Park event. Live Music: Edwardsville’s Marching Tigers perform for the community at 8 p.m. Oct. 22 before heading to their season finale competition.**
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