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The stories on wttwartsonline were developed by WTTW11 producers and featured on our award-winning productions: Chicago Tonight, Artbeat, Arts Across Illinois and Arts Across Illinois: Centerstage.
Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms
Bluegrass was born in Kentucky, but it's certainly got a home in Illinois.
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Fine Midwestern Folk
Chris Vallillo's songwriting has often been compared to the poems of Edgar Lee Masters, whose famous "Spoon River Anthology" depicted the complex struggles of Midwestern life in simple verse.
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Rockford Renaissance
Illinois' second largest city takes a back seat to none when it comes to the arts.
A Public Treasure
With the wave of an artistic wand – and lots of elbow grease – Archi-treasures helps Chicagoans brighten up their communities.
Art, Politics and Media
You don't have to look to Hollywood for powerful films that inspire and provoke. This is standard fare from David E. Simpson, Chicago's documentary dynamo.
Turbo-Charged Folk
Sons of the Never Wrong stretch the range of three-part harmony, representing the future of folk music.
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