Tune in this week. Scott Faingold of the Illinois Times and Rachel are joined by Yona Stamatis, a professor of ethnomusicology at UIS and violinist for the Illinois Symphony Orchestra and her student, Christina Shao, who will play the song of the week:
Events & other items discussed this week include:
- Pride Fest is Saturday night and day - celebrating the local LGBTQ community with food, entertainment, and over 60 vendors. More info is here.
- There's a comic book convention coming to town on Sunday. More info here.
- The Old State Capitol Art Fair is this weekend. More info here.
Culture Corner:
- Scott's pick: A book about a conspiracy to kill Bob Marley, with a historical fiction angle. Need we say more? Check it out here.
- Rachel's pick: uber-talented singer-songwriter Anna Fermin has cool events planned at the Fullton Street Collective in Chicago. Her music here. Info about the collective, here.
