The Creole Choir of Cuba perform at the Chicago World Music Fest

Visit the Windy City this week and you can grab the added bonus of traveling around the world without any extra cost. The annual Chicago World Music Fest presents rhythms from around the globe , transporting listeners to  exotic places like Mali, Cuba, Finland and Egypt.  The 13th annual event takes place city-wide in multiple venues including museums. parks, theaters and clubs. Read More »

The festival underway

The spirit of Montreal, Canada is vibrant and electric. It grabs you immediately and inspires you to explore this lovely and complex city. Although Montreal hosts scads of festivals, the one that truly embodies the free-spirited vibe is the Mount Royal Tam Tam Festival or Les Tam Tams  Du Mount Royal. Tam Tam means drum in French, which is the main language you’ll hear in Montreal, although most people speak English as well.  You’ll see very version of this percussive instrument played by every kind of person at this weekly Summer festival. Read More »

Prince Poppycock performs at North Halsted Market Days

You can always find a party on any weekend in Chicago but few come close to the unbridled revelry of Chicago’s annual North Halsted Market Days.  This  festival marks the last few rowdy drops of Summer for many visitors who flock to this two-day street festival in the heart of Chicago’s legendary Boys Town neighborhood.  The event attracts more than 150,000, groomed, stylish and often barely-clothed attendees who cram into four blocks of Halsted between Belmont and Addison. Read More »

Chicago Summerdance

Summer in Chicago brings so many events that you could try something new everyday and never get bored. One of my favorites is the annual Summerdance,  an extravaganza of live music, dance lessons and old-school good times against the lush backdrop of Grant Park’s Spirit of Music Garden. Read More »