Seeking to fill a void in UChicago’s existing student publications, “Firebird Magazine” will tackle all things music starting spring quarter.

At the roomy, rococo City Center theater (converted from an old Shrine auditorium), the curtain went up on Marc Chagall’s Firebird sets, and the audience gasped with pleasure.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Where: New York City Center, 55th Street between Sixth and Seventh avenues When: 7 p.m. Tuesdays; 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays; 7:30 p.m. Sundays, with ...