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EIGHT FORTY-EIGHT

Should I Stay or Should I Go?
The Local Artist's Lament

Airs during Eight Forty-Eight the week of January 26, 2004
  Musician Eldee Young performs on the Northwestern Campus January 16, 2004. Photo by Melisa Goh.
 
Musician Eldee Young performs on the Northwestern Campus January 16, 2004. All Photos by Melisa Goh.

Chicago Public Radio's week-long series, Should I Stay or Should I Go?, aims to get to the bottom of the local artist’s lament: “Should I stay in Chicago?”

The series presents actors, writers, painters, architects, and others opining about what the Chicago area offers the artist—in terms of fame, sales, inspiration, media exposure, and civic support.

We'll ask why the thought of leaving seems to be stuck in the back of so many local artists' heads and what we as a community can do to keep them here and keep them happy—or at least, as happy as artists can be.

 
Series Conclusion

Live Call-in Show

Sunday, February 1, 2004 @ 7 pm
Should I Stay or Should I Go? concludes with a listener call-in show hosted by Edward Lifson, Chicago Public Radio’s arts, architecture and culture editor.

Joining Edward are arts critics Terry Teachout and, in her very first public Appearance, the undercover critic known only by the name of "Our Girl in Chicago."

To participate, call 312.832.3124 during the broadcast.


Contact Us!

Let us know what you think of this series by e-mailing us at 848@wbez.org. Give us your hometown and tell us how to pronounce your name, and we may share your comments on the air.


Audio Library

Should I Stay or Should I Go? Series Overview
Dan Blumberg — Associate editor for Eight Forty-Eight
   
Friday: Film
 
Sergio Mims—Screenwriter, faculty member at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and a film critic for New City
Film: Roundtable
Gwen Macsai—Former writer for the TV sitcom, What About Joan?
David Sikich—President of ISA Releasing, a Chicago-based movie distributor who has worked with Chicago-area filmmakers during the last 10 years

Terry Green—Chicago filmmaker and the president of the Chicago-based Strata Productions
Sergio Mims—Screenwriter, faculty member at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and a film critic for New City

Screenwriter Sergio Mims, above, and writer Gwen Macsai, right, discuss Chicago's film industry.

   Gwen Macsai—Former writer for the TV sitcom, What About Joan?
   
   
Thursday: Music
Music: Rock and Hip-Hop Roundtable
 Steve Albini — Owner and recording engineer at Electrical Audio in Chicago, and a musician and singer in the Chicago band Shellac (ex-Big Black)
Bettina Richards — Owner and founder of Thrill Jockey Records in Chicago (rock, post-rock, avant-garde)
Christopher Baugh — Senior in journalism at Columbia College; his article "Are Other Cities Stealing Chicago's Soul?" will appear in the Spring issue of Echo Magazine
Music: Jazz Roundtable
 Dan Bindert — Music producer and host for Chicago Public Radio
Bob Koester — Owner of Chicago's Delmark Records (jazz) and the record store, Jazz Record Mart. Delmark recently celebrated its fiftieth anniversary.
Joanie Pallato — Co-owner of Chicago's Southport Records (jazz) plus Sparrow Sound Studios. Southport recently celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary.
Bruce Iglauer — Owner of Alligator Records (blues label) in Chicago
   
   
Wednesday: Writing and Publishing
  Writing and Publishing: Roundtable
 Gioia Diliberto — Author of the book, I am Madame X
Alexsandar Hemon — Recipient of the National Book Critic's Award for his novel Nowhere Man
Ellen Wadey — Writer and executive director of the Guild Complex of Chicago
John O'Brien — Publisher of Dalkey Archives Press and editor of the Review of Contemporary Fiction

Left: Author Gioia Diliberto sits in on the Writing and Publishing Roundtable.
  Writing and Publishing: Essay
Ana Castillo — Contributor, Chicago writer, and author of numerous books (audio for this segment is unavailable)
Writing and Publishing: Stuart Dybeck
Judy Valente — Contributor
Writing and Publishing: Skald
WNEP Theatre's 5th annual story telling competition, the next Skald event will be tonight at the Bailiwick. Produced for air by independent producers Rick Karr and Steve Zimmers.
   
   
Tuesday: Visual Arts

  Visual Arts: Roundtable
Carol Becker —Dean of faculty at the School of the Art Institute
David Clamen — Chicago artist
Cat Chow — Chicago artist and fashion designer
James Yood — Art critic and professor of contemporary art theory and criticism at Northwestern University

Left: Artist David Clamen, left, and fashion designer Cat Chow, right, listen as art critic James Yood talks.
Visual Arts: Essay
Bob Guinan — Artist shares his inspiration for creating art in Chicago
   
   
Monday: Theater
Theater: Roundtable
Mary Zimmerman — Tony Award-winning director, director at Lookingglass theater in Chicago, and professor of theater at Northwestern University
Martha Lavey — Artistic director, Steppenwolf theater in Chicago
Mick Napier — Founder of Annoyance Productions and former director at the Second City in Chicago		  
Steppenwolf Theater's Martha Lavey listens as Annoyance Productions founder Mick Napier speaks during the theater roundtable discussion.
Theater: Essay
Aaron Freeman — Comedian, journalist, and contributor
   

 
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