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USED VINYL AT PERMANENT We're always paying top dollar for quality used records!!! Swing by or make an appointment! Did you know roughly three-quarters of Permanent Records is made up of quality used vinyl? Anywhere from the essential classics to rare psych, punk, garage, krautrock, outsider, private press, jazz, and blues! We swap fresh stock each and every week into our Used Recent Arrivals section. Come by the shop and see for yourself. Need assistance finding that elusive record? Contact us!
OUR METHOD The New Colony develops all of our content with our own collaborative devised process. Starting with nothing more than a concept or brief outline, The New Colony draws from the ensemble's areas of expertise and begins each project by developing all of the moving parts before we put anything on paper. For our Mainstage productions, this starts in the form of a short story with rough character sketches. The production's ensemble and creative team are selected based on the needs of the story, and together they and the company embark on a four to six month process that will result in a full-scale production. Our process is grounded in the idea that there are three fields of creative expertise in any production: 1. The actors are experts in who the characters are and how they think and feel at any given moment. We believe that since the actor will be immersing themselves in the character every rehearsal and every performance, then they will inherently understand these characters on a level that even the playwright will never know. With that in mind, we begin the development process by empowering our actors to develop their characters and inform the playwright and director of who these people are. Once we enter the scripting phase, the actors are then charged with the responsibility of letting the playwright know when they have written something that isn't true for their character, or to give the playwright information that may help make scenes more true and result in the story arc necessary to the character's place in the story. 2. The playwrights are the experts on the story. They know what is being told, and how to shape it. As information is generated by the actors, they are able to pull out what they need to create the script. Similarly, they know what they don't know and can utilize the actors' deep understanding of their characters to fill in the holes in their story and script. Ultimately, the playwright becomes a sort of fictional documentarian. Using the actors, their research, and their characters, the playwright is able to pull together the data and reconstruct the events of the story in a way that will best be communicated to the audience. 3. The directors and designers are experts on the audience experience. They are the only ones who get to truly see the project from the outside. Their feedback and input is all based on how the experience would feel for the audience. For the director, that means helping the playwright to tell their story in a way that is compelling to the audience. Similarly, the director helps the actors to fully realize their characters on stage. So the director ends up being the facilitator between the story teller and their characters, moving back and forth between the two parties to help fuse them into the best audience experience possible. The designers then take on the role of finding the non-verbal needs of the story, and using their own expertise to help the playwright's story come to life in ways that even dialogue cannot express.
HIFIDELICS.com is an online music shop that sells vinyl records, cassette tapes & gig posters for emerging, independent, and/or unsigned artists with a personal touch. All artists and releases are hand selected based on talent and momentum to ensure our patrons they are presented with the undiscovered movers and shakers of tomorrow.
The best place in Chicago to find cards and supplies for Cardfight!! Vanguard and Future Card Buddyfight. The largest selection of singles in Chicago and some of the best cardfighters around (including world and regional champions!). Open Wed-Sat every week inside Groove Distribution, America's largest dance music vinyl distributor.
At Accolade Fireplace Artistry our aim is to enhance Chicago's Fireplaces by utilizing the very best in architectural design, material selection, custom fabrication, & installation techniques. Our approach to beautifying Chicago's fireplaces is holistic; from the beginning stages of design to the final steps of installation. By focusing strictly on decorative fireplace enhancements like wood mantels and mouldings, we have developed one of the most inspiring collections of architectural fireplace embellishments on the market today.
From birthdays, anniversaries to just because - our professional designers will help make your most important sentiments unforgettable! Celebrating a wedding or event? Call our Event Specialists including rentals, fresh flowers, and so much more!
Vic's Drum Shop offers the best selection and service anywhere. Dedicated to bringing people together to build, support, and promote the drum community by providing excellence in customer service, product offerings, and education.
Find great prices, amazing samples, and exclusive styles for any occasion! Our space is also available for hosting SHOPPING FUNDRAISERS! Any schools, non-profits, or chicago organizations... we'll give 20% back to you! Give us a call or shoot an email if interested :) Come on in and check us out. **All sales are final**
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The Painted Lady Chicago offers an ever-changing selection of furniture and home decor. We also carry bedding, curtain panels, lighting, wall decor, and women's clothing. If you are a lover of white, creams, and greys, sparkling chandeliers, and all things ruffly, The Painted Lady Chicago is an elegant wonderland of treasures for the home.
Our headquarters is the home of our offices and warehouse, and it's also a shop-light location. You can place and pick up an order here, but you can't try anything on, since our two Airstream trailers and mountains of fun get in the way. We also only accept credit cards and PayPal here.
Attention stylish Chicagoans seeking fashions, accessories, and house wares with unmatched pedigree and panache: There’s a new boutique in town that promises to deliver all that and more. Introducing Seek Vintage, located in Chicago’s trendy West Town neighborhood. A treasure trove of outrageous style and heirloom quality at accessible prices, every piece in the shop—from designer handbags and Bakelite jewelry to “Mad Men”-style barware and Martha-worthy cookery—is in pristine condition and always one-of-a-kind. Seek Vintage prides itself on its contemporary, eclectic, and design-driven approach to the vintage category. Founded by diehard vintage hound Chris Hunt, Seek Vintage’s inventory has been cherry-picked on countless cross-country thrifting adventures. The result is a carefully-edited selection of apparel and house wares spanning the 1930’s through the ‘80s. Fashionistas will swoon for the Halston gowns circa 1970; home cooks will revel in the Pyrex baking dishes from the ’50s; collectors of all kinds will delight in the shop’s extensive collection of Americana and other curiosities. The store is a goldmine—not just of vintage items, but of timeless inspiration. “A big part of Seek is about redefining ‘vintage’ for the consumer,” said Hunt. “To me, it’s about history and quality, style and sustainability, intrigue and integrity. I hope I’ve succeeded in communicating my excitement in every aspect of the store.” The 1,300-square foot space is carefully-organized, easy to navigate, and charming at every turn. True to his thrifting passion and philosophy, Hunt designed the space using mainly vintage materials. Tables and pedestals were acquired from a shop down the street and the pair has been collecting mannequins, displays, and hardware for years in preparation for this day. Even gift boxes have been carefully considered; they are handmade from vinyl record covers. While this may not have been the prime motivation—aesthetics and principle trumps here—the fact remains: Vintage is recycling at its most refined. Shoppers will leave Seek Vintage with extraordinary items they won’t find anywhere else; the reassuring knowledge that they made a very “green” choice in the process is just a bonus. If curating such a diverse collection of quirky, high-caliber goods feels like hard work, it was a labor of love for Seek’s founder. The shop is the result of their decade-long dream. “Let me travel, let me dig, leave the reconnaissance and restoration to me,” said Hunt. “I live for the moment when I spot something truly special in the most unlikely of places. If it didn’t stop me in my tracks, you won’t find it on the shelves at Seek Vintage.”