Hugh Hart

"I hate the term `outsider art' but I guess that's what they call what I do," concedes artist Andy Kane. The Chicago painter's colorful work was literally seen outside quite...

By day, he's a doctor at Cook County Hospital. By night, Bill Miller does standup comedy. Dr. Miller will take a break from his medical duties to perform Thursday through...

Instrumental in revitalizing the popularity of storytelling in America is Garrison Keillor. Recorded versions of his folksy reminiscences about growing up in the fictitious Lake Woebegone, originally broadcast on National...

Here are some of the storytelling festivals around the country: Wild Onion Storytelling Celebration, featuring 14 area performers, takes place Friday through Sunday at North Shore Country Day School, 310...

`Casino Evil" is the new revue at Second City Northwest, 1701 W. Golf Rd. in Rolling Meadows. The recently opened show puts a bittersweet comic spin on such topics as...

The music of Mario Lanza lives on this weekend when his son Victor appears with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra. "Be My Love," "Because You're Mine," "O Sole Mio" and other...

They may be made with beads, but the pieces hanging on the wall at the Suburban Fine Arts Center in Highland Park are anything but wearable. And the themes are...

These destinations lack bed and breakfast accommodations but are solid bets for enjoyable daylong visits. Aurora (Union Station): Four historical districts and eight museums, including the kid-pleasing interactive Sci-Tech Museum...

Singer-guitarist Tom Chapin will entertain children at 2 p.m. Saturday at Prairie Center for the Arts, 201 Schaumburg Ct., Schaumburg. Chapin, brother of the late Harry Chapin, specializes in sing-alongs...

It`s Christmas Eve, but for those who want to plan ahead for the next eve-New Year`s, that is-a number of venues are hosting parties on Dec. 31. Among the events:...