Last Call for Fall Theater and Arts Preview

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Advertising From Amber Nettles, VP of Sales & Business Development  Just wanted to send a quick note today to remind you that we're accepting ad reservations for the September 15 Fall Theater and Arts Preview issue! Additionally, our September 29 issue will feature a guide to the World Music Festival! From our managing editor, Salem Collo-Julin:  "World Music Festival Chicago brings more than 30 artists and ensembles to 11 stages throughout the city. All the events are free to the public, courtesy of the city of Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. It's a chance for Chicagoans to hear music from musicians representing over 20 countries and world regions. Many of the musicians on this year's roster have never played in Chicago before. WMF presents them at several of the city's most loved music venues, like Schubas Tavern, Martyrs', the Promontory, and Constellation, along with public spaces like Navy Pier and the Chicago Cultural Center. The Reader is proud to have been tapped by the city of Chicago to create this comprehensive guide to each musical act and festival concert, which will be distributed for free at all of our distribution sites and at the sites of each of the WMF concerts. Contact us for advertising information for these two amazing issues! P.S. We're hiring! We posted new jobs this week, including Development Associate, Sales Associate, and Director of People and Culture.  Request Print and Digital Advertising Rates Advertising and Marketing Best of Chicago is Coming! Time to consider your campaign strategy This might sound wild, but we're already thinking about November. Best of Chicago nominations start up in November, and we'll be sharing timelines and dates in the coming weeks, along with sponsorship opportunities! Tell us if you want to be given a heads up when rates and sponsorships are available! YOU get a prize! And YOU get a prize! After a long break, the contests page is back in full swing. As the pandemic drastically affected live events, we saw our giveaways and contests page dwindle. But now, we're BACK! There are currently ELEVEN different giveaways available on our page and promoted through our social media channels! From film festivals to dance, bowling to theater, and our own merchandise giveaways (plus national contests from our partner, Upland), we feature all types of prizes. Remember to check chicagoreader.com/contests for new contests every week! Want to get in on the fun? Contact us about getting included, or even creating a custom campaign, which can help you generate email opt-ins, social follows, and more!  The Reader, en español Sponsors sought to support Spanish translations To better serve our Spanish-speaking communities, the Reader is now translating and publishing some of its stories into Spanish. We're seeking sponsors to help underwrite the cost of this endeavor. Sponsorship packages (click here to view) include print and digital tags, as well as additional media placements. Contact us today to partner in this project.  Branded content in 2022 Tell Your Story to our Readers The Reader loves to work with businesses and individuals with great stories to tell, and we're happy to discuss the various options for branded content series! For an example, check out Cityscape, a branded content partnership of the Chicago Architecture Center, Chicago History Museum, and Wrightwood 659, along with the Reader's architecture coverage. You can also see examples from LaLaMove, DuPage Convention & Visitors Bureau, and the Tourist Office of Spain in Chicago, along with our Bull Horn series (sponsored by Red Bull in 2021) and our Poetry Corner (created in partnership with the Poetry Foundation). Contact us to talk about telling your story! The solution for small business: The Platform Your business, in every issue Looking for a way to be in every issue? Get your business or service printed in 60,000 copies across Chicago, every other week, which means that Reader readers never forget your name. Click here for information. (PDF) Top Stories from the Chicago Reader The cop who would be mayor Frederick Collins is not shy about his troubling record as a Chicago police officer. The 53-year-old second-time mayoral candidate flaunts his nearly 30 years on the force and publicly embraces the decades-long list of complaints on his file. They're merely accusations to him.  According to records obtained by the Reader, 42 complaints have been filed against Collins with police oversight agencies since 1995. Collins, however, denies all the allegations. MORE Disability takes center stage with Babes With Blades A man who murders children, abuses his wife, and usurps the throne, Shakespeare's Richard III is the epitome of villainy—and usually shown as a limping hunchback othered because of his disability. Babes With Blades, in collaboration with University of Illinois Chicago's Disability Cultural Center, challenges that portrayal in a current production at the Edge Theater. MORE Shifting priorities Tiara Déshané's parents sacrificed their aspirations as musicians in order to raise her, making a choice that any parent, especially those from marginalized backgrounds, can relate to. Now, after becoming a mother in her own right two years ago, she intends to break that cycle by raising her daughter while blossoming more into herself as an artist. MORE View the Chicago Reader Editorial Calendar Issue of September 1 - September 14, 2022 Vol. 51, No. 24 (PDF) Advertise in the Chicago Reader View this e-mail as a web page Copyright © 2022 Chicago Reader, All rights reserved. You were subscribed to the receive emails from Chicago Reader Our mailing address is: Chicago Reader, 2930 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 102, Chicago, IL 60616 Want to change how you receive these emails? 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