Steve Knopper

All the art you could ever want -- paintings, photography, sculpture, ceramics, woodworking, glassware, jewelry and graphics, although suits of armor are distinctly missing from the list -- are on...

The following Printers Row Book Fair advice comes from direct experience: Don't show up at 5:45 p.m. Sunday, or the only remaining books will be thin volumes like Rush Limbaugh's...

Rock 'n' roll laser shows were so 20th Century. These days, all the kids groove to high-definition video images of the Grand Canyon, the Las Vegas Strip and the recent...

Malt shops had the right idea -- fatten the customers with ice cream, then use jitterbug-friendly jukeboxes to help them sweat off the calories. The formula endures, even six decades...

Sue, a Tyrannosaurus rex who lived 67 million years ago near what became Faith, S.D., made her debut this week at The Field Museum of Natural History, 1400 S. Lake...

Son Seals Lettin' Go (Telarc) Despite prototypical Chicago bluesman Son Seals' personal problems--his now-ex-wife allegedly shot him in the face a few years back--he can do the 12-bar-blues-and-solo thing without...

Rumors that the Chinese dancers behind "Bian Dan" will attempt to hoist a Mack truck onto their shoulders using bamboo poles have proven completely false. But the show, featuring H.T....

It's Chicago in May, so why not take a leisurely stroll to Navy Pier? Say, there's an art exhibit at Festival Hall. And this painting looks pleasant. Wait -- it's...

Doesn't every mother just want peace and quiet, and maybe a refreshing bath, on Mother's Day? But on the off chance she needs more activity, try these events (for meal...

Combining the local events of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month-say, folding origami, meditating and undergoing acupressure while watching "The Wedding Banquet" movie-probably isn't a good idea even for devoted cultural-exchange aficionados....