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"This is the insider's guide for anyone looking to make it in the Windy City arts scene. Whether your field is art, poetry, dance, comedy, film, theater, literature, opera, jazz, or rock n' roll, this hitchhiker's guide to Chicago's arts galaxy tells you where to go, who to talk to, and how to get gigs, showings, auditions, productions, openings and more." Also contains interviews.

A history and guide to Chicago' oldest clubs. Without the contributions made by the members of the city's private social clubs, Chicago would be a very different place than it is today. Serving once as oases for the economically and socially privileged, this is your chance to enter this eclusive world. Find further insight into how clubs once restricted by sex, race, and birthright have adapted to modern society.