April '26 Edit
Spring has sprung. Here are places to be, books to read, and art to see.
01 — The Mood. It’s Aries Season, make it happen!
02 — Where to Be.
New York — Ballet. Balanchine’s Firebird & Agon. Apr 21 - Apr 24. Ticket here: NYCB. Dressed in Chagall's exquisite sets and costumes, Firebird illustrates the fantastical creatures of its strange world.
Chicago — Magic, maybe? The Hand and the Eye opens Saturday, April 18. Intrigued, let’s see what they’ve got in their hat.
Los Angeles — CLAY LA Ceramics Market. April 24. Marks the 9th edition of Craft Contemporary’s signature ceramic marketplace and fundraiser, source your next dinner party’s eye catching pieces.
Houston — Fences at Alley Theatre . April 17-May 10. Tony Award-winning drama, this classic play struggles with the realities of life and the pursuit of happiness.
…if you’re traveling…
Europe - Amsterdam. Danh Vo at Stedelijk Museum. Acclaimed for his choreography of space, he brings together his own work, collected objects, and pieces by other artists. On view through Aug 02.
South America - Buenos Aires. Pagliacci / Cavalleria rusticana at Teatro Colón, April 14-24. Opera’s most famous double bill, uniting two intense, one-act verismo (realism) tragedies.
Africa - Nairobi. Afro Topia Music Festival. April 24 · Kasarani Aquatic Stadium – a showcase of Afrobeats, Amapiano, and global urban sounds converging in East Africa’s most dynamic city.
Asia - Seoul. Visit a centuries old Kisoondo farm. Kisoondo is a Korean food heritage brand preserving a 370-year family legacy of handcrafted fermented pastes and sauces - soy sauce, doenjang, gochujang, bamboo salt, and more - made using traditional slow-fermentation methods in ceramic pots.
Australia – Alice Springs. Parrtjima, A Festival in Light, through April 19. The only Aboriginal festival of its kind celebrating the arrival of autumn in Arrente Country with nightly projections against the MacDonnell Ranges.
03 — Who’s in the Room. Edgar Calel - Calel is a Maya-Kaqchikel visual artist and poet from Chi Xot, San Juan Comalapa, Guatemala. Calel is known for multimedia contemporary art that explores the complexities of indigenous experiences and engages with the Maya-Kaqchikel cosmic worldview, traditions, and rituals to new audiences internationally.
04 — The Month’s whereabouts. Chicago #424 — April 24. 7 - 9 pm. QUANTUM & COCKTAIL.
05 — What we’re reading. Classics. Possession, A.S. Byatt. Contemporary. Largess of the Sea Maiden. Denis Johnson.
06 — Playlist. Spotify link to March’s whereabouts playlist.
07 — Takeaway. Avoid the extremes.