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We enjoyed an afternoon listening to some music, eating crepes and bratwurst, drinking a new beer, and talking with a few Chicago artists exhibiting at the 15th Annual Lakeview East Arts Festival on Broadway between Belmont and Hawthorne. Including a guy who makes mosaics with beer caps, a ceramic artist, avant garde artist and more.

You will not be disappointed. A beautiful venue for this production. I definitely recommend this version of “The Fantasticks” for anyone who has never seen the show before or anyone who is in another phase of life since the last time you saw it.

I was curious to see how this epic story that features a soaring gothic cathedral in the heart of Paris would be portrayed on stage but from the moment the curtain was raised, at the Cahn Auditorium in Evanston for Music Theater Works production of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” the audience was thoroughly captivated.

A review of Gurinder Chadha's movie "Blinded by the Light" with a Chicago spin.

Javed wants to bust out of his working class town in the outskirts of London, and become a writer but feels reined in by an overbearing father whose traditional values are in conflict with Javed’s own desire to experience life on his own terms.

After his friend introduces him to the songs of Bruce Springsteen Javed finds the inspiration he has been seeking that helps him discover his own voice.

Classic cars, food, and entertainment at this year's Retro on Roscoe three day festival and street fair. Hear what you missed and what you have to look forward to next year.

Agency Theater Collective and End of the Line Production Presents “International Falls” by playwright Thomas Ward at the Nox Arca Theater in Chicago near Irving Park and Ravenswood through August 31st.

“There’s a whole lot of rhythm goin’ round” in this energetic journey through the history of funk aboard the “Mothership.” This show is something of a “Love Rollercoaster” but I say “Let’s Groove.” Chicago theater review by Reno Lovison.

Theater review of a play about love and commitment that speaks to anyone who might appreciate and value the benefits of a life well lived that is based on mutual support and true love.

An update of events we visited or experienced in the first part of July 2019 to inspire listeners to get involved in some of the fun things going on in Chicago this summer.

Jazz operetta written in 1931. The storyline is farcical, campy and largely inconsequential. Individual performances are what is important and this talented cast does not disappoint. Through July 14, 2019 at Stage 773.