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Above : Mike Nussbaum in the role of Albert Einstein in Relativity at Northlight Theatre in Skokie this spring ( photo courtesy of Northlight Theatre ). by Gisela Schenker ).

10 Luminary : Lucy Kaplansky

Fred Cummings sits down with singer and songwriter Lucy Kaplansky and talks up her intriguing career , the incredible collaborations she has enjoyed with some of the biggest artists in folk music and her upcoming performance at Old Town School of Folk Music this spring .

40 Almanac Preview : It ' s All Relative

Chicago theater icon Mike Nussbaum discusses the challenges of taking on one of the greatest minds of our age and in the process shares a little wisdom about the vitality he has enjoyed in his enviable career on the live stage .

50 Shall We Dance ?: Vantage Point

Known for her bold interpretations and dance making , Jessica Lang returns to the Harris Theater stage with The Wanderer , a new evening-length ballet that quite literally melds the music of Franz Schubert with her own innovative choreography onstage , just one of the unique ideas Lang has employed that advance new realms of modern dance .

56 Curator ' s Corner : Objects of Science

A new exhibition at The Field Museum takes a probing behind-the-scenes look at the impact of the museum ’ s incredible collection of specimens accumulated over the past 95 years of scientific investigation .
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