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 […]

If anyone has been following me along on my Halfstack journey, you may have read briefly about my adventure in dance.  Since hanging up my performance jersey several years ago, I volunteered to help my friends out put on their annual showcase. My participation in this has been paramount to who I was and what […]