The Wednesday leading up to Chicago’s 2016 Art EXPO weekend, Naomi Huffman of Featherproof Press lead a Storytelling Session with Chicago-based Artist Tony Fitzpatrick – a household name in Chicago’s art scene and beyond.  

Chris Connelly – best known for his participation in the 80’s & 90’s industrial scene including bands such Revolting Cocks, Ministry & Pigface, impressive discography as a solo artist, and published author – sits down with Chicago-based musician and 15 years+ Reckless Records manager, Matt Jencik, to talk music among many other markers and milestones in the […]

Largely credited with launching Brooklyn’s artisanal food movement, Andy Tarlow (Diner, Marlow & Sons, Reynard, Wythe Hotel, and more) has grown a restaurant empire on the simple idea that a meal can somehow be beautiful and ambitious, while also being unfussy and inviting. For this conversation, curated in conjunction with Land and Sea Dept., we invited […]

Stephen Eichhorn and Cincinnati curator Austin Radcliffe joined for a discussion about Eichhorn’s artist practice and his exhibition “The Flower Knows”, while it was on view in Chicago Athletic Association hotel’s Drawing Room during Fall 2016.

In the first half of a conversation led by publisher Tim Kinsella, writer Keegan Jennings Goodman reads an excerpt of his most recent book “The Tennessee Highway Death Chant,” and then talks in depth about his specific writing style, especially related to the esoteric-nature of his book.

In the second half of a conversation, Robert talks with publisher Tim Kinsella about his practice, career and complete dedication to the process of making the 160-page monograph, covering two decades of stunning paintings & tattoos, interviews with art and music luminaries about his work and subject matter, detailing Ryan’s personal journey and progression as an […]

The day after their Lollapalooza 2016 performance, the Philadelphia-based rock band sat down with Kevin Warwick (Chicago Reader, AV Club) for stripped down, intimate conversation about the trials and tribulations the band faced in their past that ultimately paved the road to recent big successes they’ve found in the present. 18+ please note this podcast […]

Bethany Claus Widick received her Master of Science in Historic Preservation from the School of the Art Institute (SAIC) in Chicago, with her master’s thesis is entitled, “Inside the Cherry Circle: The History and Restoration of the Chicago Athletic Association,” which examined the successful restoration and adaptive reuse of the CAA as well as provided […]

In celebration of the first anniversary of opening our doors to the public, the Chicago Athletic Association hotel was very pleased to present Mrs. Cindy Pritzker – one of the most distinguished women in Chicago today –  as keynote speaker, with the talk in Cindy’s Rooftop, the crown jewel of the Chicago Athletic Association hotel.  Mrs. Pritzker’s Storytelling Series […]

Honoring the hotel’s collaboration with Ship To Shore Productions on Cherry Circle Yacht Club – a pop-up bar experience that debuted at Chicago Athletic Association hotel during the America’s Cup sailing competition on Lake Michigan – STS co-founder and sailing photographer Zachary James Johnston and fellow Great Lakes surfer/photographer Mike Killion share tales of surfing in the freezing winter […]