Linda Solotaire

June is Pride Month, a time when we celebrate the courage, creativity, resilience, and contributions of the LGBTQ+ community. It is a time for joy, visibility, and connection. But it is also a time to remember that many of the rights and freedoms LGBTQ+ people enjoy today were hard won through decades of activism, advocacy, and personal sacrifice. For many of us, Pride has always been about more than a parade or a rainbow flag. It is about affirming the dignity and humanity of every person....

On March 8 — International Women’s Day — the room was full. By the time the evening began, every chair at the Second Sunday Salon had been claimed. Conversations rippled through the space, glasses clinked, strangers became neighbors. That familiar hum before a performance — anticipation, curiosity, a sense that something meaningful is about to unfold — filled the room. The theme of the evening was Chicago Women in the Arts , and the program brought together photography, jazz, and...

I’m Linda Solotaire, Founder and Artistic Director of True Muse Arts. My life in the arts has always lived at the intersection of disciplines and communities — music, theater, movement, words, and the spaces where people gather to share them. I’ve spent decades as a performer, teacher, and collaborator, and if there’s one thing that has remained constant, it’s my belief that art is not something we should only consume — it’s something we should live inside of, build together, and share . True...