Monica Eng

In the coming week, Rachel Barton`s performance repertoire will range from Handel to heavy metal. She plays Governors State University Saturday ($25-$250; 708-235-2222) and her heavy metal violin adaptations will...

There are few more unfairly maligned genres of music out there than country and polka (OK, maybe smooth jazz, but that's not unfair). And when the two genres are mixed...

Meet Mexican figurative artist Aida Edmart at Bucktown's Casa Loca (1130 N. Milwaukee Ave.) when she comes to attend the opening of an exhibition of her work at 6 p.m....

You may not be able to make it to a presidential inauguration or the Oscars, but you can see the gems that made it there during Harrah's Diamond Tour, which...

We couldn't help but prick up our ears when the corn vendor (elotero) brewhaha started in City Hall last month. To think that certain alderpeople were trying to get rid...

Loosen your waist belts, here comes yet another Elvis-themed bash. This weekend, the Big E Party Club presents the Viva Las Vegas Summer Fest complete with the impersonation talents of...

You may know Kim Richey as the writer of Trisha Yearwood's `96 hit "Believe Me Baby (I Lied)," but her own songs, as shown on her fabulous new "Bittersweet" album,...

Has the downtown Blues Fest gotten too big for you? Never fear. The 43rd Street Blues Festival in Chicago's Bronzeville this Wednesday is likely to offer a much more home-grown...

Even if you're too poor to pay for "Rent" the Broadway musical, you can catch a free peek at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday on the Marshall Field's loading dock (Randolph Street...

American history buffs will go batty over Saturday's black tie Jefferson Gala at the Newberry Library. There, revelers can peruse displays of Thomas Jefferson's letters and even meet the third...