Nancy Maes

As part of the "Hunters of the Sky" exhibit at the Nature Museum of the Chicago Academy of Sciences, the museum is holding a program called "HONORING THE EAGLE," which...

In Shakespeare's "MACBETH" witches make predictions that lead to tragic acts, a ghost appears, a lady sheds her own blood and woods move in mysterious ways. These are all compelling...

When Sadako Saski was 2 years old the atomic bomb was dropped on her hometown of Hiroshima. The toddler was no doubt too young to remember the horror of the...

"The First": Apple Tree Theatre's production of "The First" depicts the obstacles that Jackie Robinson faced as the first African-American to play major-league baseball. He would soon find out that...

"Macbeth": Young people flocked to see the 1996 film version of "Romeo and Juliet" with Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes as the young lovers. The dialogue was Shakespeare's, the setting...

E.L. Konigsburg was awarded the prestigious Newbery Medal on Monday for her children's book "The View from Saturday" (Jean Karl/Atheneum). Illustrator David Wisniewski was awarded the Caldecott Medal for the...

Children can find out what Chicago was like long before there were video games and VCRs. At the Chicago Historical Society, the HISTORY HANDS-ON program will transport them back to...

Gaia, a singer who is known for interpreting many of her lyrics in sign language, joins up with Jonnie, a deaf actress who recently played Jesus in a sign and...

Those who believe that the groundhog is a meteorological psychic and even skeptics who think he's a trickster are willing to see if he casts a shadow on GROUNDHOG DAY...

When the Children's Theatre Fantasy Orchard presented "Rapunzel" several years ago, the company's artistic director Dana Low got some phone calls from the teachers of children who had seen the...