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Pilgrimage Festival/Facebook   It was nearly a week ago when myself and my photographer, Nicki made the long-distance road trip down to Franklin, Tennessee to experience the second annual Pilgrimage Festival.  This family-friendly festival was co-founded by Better Than Ezra frontman Kevin Griffin and produced by our pop RnB favorite, Justin Timberlake (side note: he […]

From a Single Mother.. To my growing beauty: The world is changing, and the things we face will make us uncomfortable and will likely hurt us. Know that my concern is your vivacious heart, your confidence, integrity, loyalty to people, and your view of the world. My goal is not to change the way you […]

Meghan Trainor made her way to the Rosemont Theater in August on her Untouchable Tour. The tour was to promote the album Thank You. She brought with her a band from Orange County called Common Kings and Hailee Steinfeld of Pitch Perfect 2 fame, and who will also be in a new film about teen […]

The Mac has been featuring some incredible talent for several months now with entertainment like the Moscow Ballet and Los Lobos (to name a few).  Just in time to get you into festival mode, I kicked off my spring fever (despite the crazy weather) tuning my ear to the soothing groove of gypsy jazz, with […]

Chicago friends, I do not consider myself a beauty or a fashion blogger…rather, a home grown, art-lovin’, urban adventurer, food crazy, mom-juggling, netflix-obsessed, overall power woman Chicago blogger.  I actually have been a licensed stylist for the last 9 years, practicing my craft on and off and just now mastering my contour.  So beauty maybe […]

The spirit of the gypsies was colorful and vibrant.  As was this weekends ballet performance of Day of the Gypsy at the Harris Theater in Chicago.  A live band supported the dancers in the foreground emitting the vibrancy of a culture from fables and fantasy.  I recently had the opportunity to speak with Day of the Gypsy‘s creator, Gordon Peirce Schmidt, […]

HalfStack was invited to the bi-annual Carnival showcase earlier this month to view Chicago’s top talent, once again, all on one stage. Different from other showcases, this show originated in LA and has been conquering other cities throughout the world.  The Choreographer’s Ball is known to have launched or boosted the careers of today’s well […]