Nancy Maes

The more than 12 million kids who watch "Arthur" on PBS every week know him as an animated character. Now they can see the 8-year-old for real when he visits...

The exploits of men have long filled the pages of history books, but women have made important contributions too. Kristin Lems will tell some true stories about a number of...

During a special event for families, children and their parents can take a short guided tour of "Grandes Maestros del Arte Popular Mexicano" at the Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum...

`Meowzart' music At a concert called "Do Re Meowzart," everyone will get into the act. Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago Symphony Chorus will perform. Maia Wilkins...

The Film Club of the Alliance Francaise will present "L'humanite," which won two Cannes Film Festival awards. It follows a police superintendent who is investigating the rape and murder of...

Families can explore the various elements of African heritage at a festival at the Field Museum. In a workshop on Saturday they can find out about African dance and percussion...

Films scheduled for February in the Global Flicks 2002 program at the College of DuPage include "The Surrogate Woman" from Korea (Wednesday), "Run Lola Run" from Germany (Feb. 13), "The...

In conjunction with an exhibition at the Block Museum of paintings by Jacob Lawrence depicting the life of Toussaint L'Ouverture, who helped found the Republic of Haiti, the office of...

Films scheduled to be screened in February as part of the latest Block Cinema series include the 1970s neo-noir detective movies "Bullitt" (Friday), "Klute" (Saturday; see Screen Gems column) and...

Upcoming films in the Block Cinema series represent four themes. Programs on Thursdays feature screwball comedies, including "Easy Living," from 1937, starring Jean Arthur, on Thursday; and "Midnight," a 1939...