Splash Magazines

May 19, 2019

Vegas Uncork’d By Bon Appétit 2019 – Four Days of Food Heaven

May 17, 2019 0

The 13th annual Vegas Uncork’d by Bon Appétit, presented by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, kicked things off on May 9th as Chef Bruce Bromberg sabered a magnum of champagne at Boulevard Pool […]

Pylaia Boutique Hotel Review – On The Island Of The Gates

May 14, 2019 0

One of the many islands in the Aegean Sea is the island of the “Gates” or “Pyles”, as the Ancient Greeks used to call them. Its special morphology and particularly the many coves surrounding its […]

Four Days in Taos

May 11, 2019 0

Stephanie Colburn WHERE OLD TRUCKS BECOME ART Cravings manifest themselves in wondrous ways. Some folks admit there can never be too much chocolate in their lives. For my husband Bill and I, there can never […]

“In the Spirit” preview-Kahil El’Zabar and David Murray on tour for Black Music Month

Music & Arts

May 14, 2019 0

The Legendary Murray/El’Zabar Duo! These two modern music masters have been at the forefront of creative exploration and compositional diversity over the past four decades. Murray and El’Zabar are recognized by their peers to be [...]

“West Side Story” Review – See it Now

Music & Arts

May 7, 2019 0

Do yourself a favor. See West Side Story. This coproduction of Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Houston Grand Opera and Glimmerglass Festival is remarkable, and it will be gone before you know it, on June 2nd. It was [...]

Music & Arts

Sergei Babayan at Bach Week review- Baroque music as spiritual experience

May 3, 2019 0

The 46th annual Bach Week Festival concerts continued on April 28, 2019 with a program entitled Virtuoso Soloists at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Ave. in Evanston. This third event of the Festival, an eagerly awaited series that has delighted audiences since its inception in 1974, [...]

Music & Arts

Bach Week preview- The beloved Festival returns

April 19, 2019 0

The 46th annual Bach Week Festival concert programs will be held in Evanston and Chicago on April 26, April 28 and May 3, 2019. The festival is a partnership between the Bach Week Festival and [...]

Film, TV & Books

“The Soft Lunacy” – In Conversation with author Vincent Francone

April 18, 2019 0

Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to speak with Chicago-based author Vincent Francone, author of The Soft Lunacy (Blue Heron Book Works, 2019), which is, in essence, a collection of essays about collecting books [...]