Welcome to autumn and all of its gorgeous chill! Even though many of us are still trying to observe a measure of caution while socializing and traveling through public spaces, the world keeps turning and there’s a bevy of events and exhibitions scheduled for the coming weeks. One way to feel good about going out is making sure that you’re taking health precautions as you need to, and one path to health is getting tested for the presence of COVID-19. As Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote in his 1963 book Strength to Love, “Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” Take care of yourselves so you can enjoy the falling leaves and sweater weather to the fullest.
- Bandcamp Day has become a semi-regular event as the digital retailer spends those Fridays passing along their cut of revenue made from digital music sales back to the musicians that use their services. My colleague Leor Galil has written about this several times since it started in March, and compiles links to records available for purchase on Bandcamp that the Reader has reviewed. A bunch of great listens in these articles!
- I just discovered that my Chicago Public Library branch offers fishing poles to borrow (it’s near a lagoon that the Park District keeps stocked with fish). Here’s a 1990 article about Sherman Park’s history.
Events coming up:
