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Review: George Strait plays honest, old-school country at Soldier Field, joined by Chris Stapleton
Backed by his fantastic Ace in the Hole band, the country legend needed no ego-boosting fireworks to deliver a full concert of traditional standards.
![Moviegoers ran toward the tornadoes this weekend, propelling “ Twisters ” to a blockbuster opening. Moviegoers ran toward the tornadoes this weekend, propelling “ Twisters ” to a blockbuster opening.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CTC-L-TWISTERS-REVIEW-PHILLIPS-01_c169b9.jpg?w=554)
‘Twisters’ whips up $80.5 million at box office, while ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ looms
Moviegoers ran toward the tornadoes this weekend, propelling “ Twisters ” to a blockbuster opening.
![Ernest Hemingway spent the 1930s in Key West, Florida, and more than six decades after his death, fans, scholars and relatives continue to congregate on the island city to celebrate the author’s award-winning novels and adventure-filled life. Ernest Hemingway spent the 1930s in Key West, Florida, and more than six decades after his death, fans, scholars and relatives continue to congregate on the island city to celebrate the author’s award-winning novels and adventure-filled life.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CTC-HemingwayFla200291960.jpg?w=525)
Ernest Hemingway fans celebrate the author’s 125th birthday in his beloved Key West
Ernest Hemingway spent the 1930s in Key West, Florida, and more than six decades after...
Arts
![More than 100 years after the riots, the first five of 38 planned commemorative glass markers — one for each person killed — will be unveiled. More than 100 years after the riots, the first five of 38 planned commemorative glass markers — one for each person killed — will be unveiled.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ctc-race-riot-5jpg-CT0020918748.jpg?w=472)
‘Not the end point’: Markers commemorate lives lost in Chicago Race Riot of 1919
More than 100 years after the riots, the first five of 38 planned commemorative glass markers — one for each person killed — will be unveiled.
Books
![“The Work of Art: How Something Comes from Nothing” is a gorgeous book with hundreds of full-color photos and illustrations. “The Work of Art: How Something Comes from Nothing” is a gorgeous book with hundreds of full-color photos and illustrations.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CTC-L-ENT-SUMMER-BOOKS011.jpg?w=525)
Biblioracle: Where does art come from and can I be a genius? Adam Moss has written the gift book of the year.
“The Work of Art: How Something Comes from Nothing” is a gorgeous book with hundreds of full-color photos and illustrations.
Movies
![Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell and Anthony Ramos star in director Lee Isaac Chung's movie about chasing digital weather events. Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell and Anthony Ramos star in director Lee Isaac Chung's movie about chasing digital weather events.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CTC-L-TWISTERS-REVIEW-PHILLIPS-01.jpg?w=525)
‘Twisters’ review: A hint of romance, but mostly just one tornado after another
Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell and Anthony Ramos star in director Lee Isaac Chung's movie about chasing digital weather events.
TV and Streaming
![EA Sports College Football 25, among the most highly anticipated sports video games of all time, has flooded the market as gamers who waited more than a decade for the franchise’s next installment rush to play. EA Sports College Football 25, among the most highly anticipated sports video games of all time, has flooded the market as gamers who waited more than a decade for the franchise’s next installment rush to play.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/TNS-SPORTS-FBC-VOREL-COLUMN-MCT.jpg?w=620)
EA Sports College Football 25 — among the most anticipated sports video games in history — hits the market
EA Sports College Football 25, among the most highly anticipated sports video games of all time, has flooded the market as gamers who waited more than a decade for the franchise’s next installment rush to play.
Music and Concerts
![Pitchfork Music Festival opened in Union Park Friday with the kind of July weekend NASCAR can only dream about. Pitchfork Music Festival opened in Union Park Friday with the kind of July weekend NASCAR can only dream about.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CTC-L-ENT-PITCHFORK-OPENS-2024-25_200264276.jpg?w=519)
Pitchfork 2024: Black Pumas, Sudan Archives and 100 Gecs top a glorious Day 1
Pitchfork Music Festival opened in Union Park Friday with the kind of July weekend NASCAR can only dream about.
Entertainment
![Photos: Pitchfork Music Festival 2024 Photos: Pitchfork Music Festival 2024](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CTC-L-ENT-PITCHFORK-OPENS-2024-25_200264276.jpg?w=519)
Photos: Pitchfork Music Festival 2024
The Pitchfork Music Festival 2024 fills Chicago's Union Park with music three days starting July 19, 2024.
Theater
![This warm-centered show has a strong lead performance from Rachel Guth as it tells the story of a high school senior facing down choices. This warm-centered show has a strong lead performance from Rachel Guth as it tells the story of a high school senior facing down choices.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CTC-L-ENT-MAD-ONES-01.jpg?w=525)
Review: ‘The Mad Ones’ by Blank Theatre is a small coming-of-age musical with a big heart
This warm-centered show has a strong lead performance from Rachel Guth as it tells the story of a high school senior facing down choices.