Nancy Maes

When visitors got to do a test run of the Field Museum's new permanent exhibit "DNA to Dinosaurs" before its Saturday opening, children had one idea in mind as they...

Last call: On Saturday, the Chicago Stadium will continue its tradition of flying ice and flying athletes, but without the Blackhawks or the Bulls. The 1994 Tour of World Figure...

On your mark: Celebrating his 40th year playing Mark Twain, actor Hal Holbrook will reprise his one-man show "Mark Twain Tonight!" at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Rialto Square Theatre, 15...

Oscar night: The Du Sable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th Pl., presents the Oscar Brown Jr. Family in concert at 7 p.m. Friday. Oscar Brown Jr. will...

Illustrator Eric Beddows used to keep a list of books he liked and didn't like when he was a child. At the top of the "like" list were illustrators Walter...

Big picture: In an effort to attract that elusive espresso-sipping crowd, the Museum of Science and Industry Omnimax Theater, 57th St. at Lake Shore Dr., is presenting a foursome of...

Tale bearing: Fasten the seatbelt on your feelings. Renowned storyteller Jay O'Callahan is in town to take listeners on an emotional roller coaster ride with a rich cast of imaginary...

It's easy to buy a Disney recording. The music from the soundtracks of the animated films is familiar and you know whether you can tolerate Mickey Mouse singing. A recording...

When Jacques St-Surin was in 2nd grade in Haiti, he remembers, he went into a kind of dreamlike state. With a small knife blade he started carving images into the...

Self-taught artist Mr. Imagination (born Gregory Warmack in Chicago 46 years ago) was walking to the store to buy a newspaper and he took a shortcut through an alley. All...