Live music by Bella Cain, Squeezettes, Matt Meyer, B Natural, Mitch Mayer and John Devlin will keep things lively. There's no need to wait until summer for a fine Midwestern food fest: The annual Dairy State Cheese & Beer Festival in Kenosha offers some of the most notable beer and cheese from around the state of Wisconsin.
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On April 19, there's free admission to the museum. Now through May 4 at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois. Highlights include a new exhibition of artifacts related to Lincoln's assassination and funeral showing at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield theater and music performances an outdoor ceremony on the anniversary of Lincoln's death and ceremonies at the Lincoln Tomb to mark the anniversary of his funeral. Illinois Historic Preservation Agency sites across the state commemorate the 150th anniversaries of the end of the Civil War and the assassination of Lincoln (which occurred less than a week apart from each other). Saturday, April 18 (a third day may be added on Sunday, depending on demand) at the UIC Forum, 725 W. A panel of judges bestows the Golden Rasher awards on chefs and guests for achievement in the land of crispy pork products. There are three separate sessions with different restaurants at each session: dinner on Friday and lunch and dinner on Saturday. Liquor sponsors provide adult beverages that pair with bacon and various bacon-y brands exhibit their wares. For a schedule, go to or call (773) 904-5035.īaconfest Chicago celebrates the cured meat with top Chicago chefs concocting and dishing up dazzling bacon dishes to thousands of ardent bacon lovers. Taking place at various venues around the city - from rock at the Abbey Pub to blues at Rosa's Lounge - the fest also screens fantastic music-related films, including a documentary "Don't Think I've Forgotten: Cambodia's Lost Rock and Roll" and "How Sweet the Sound: The Blind Boys of Alabama." Thursday through Sunday, April 16-19, at various venues. To celebrate that wonderful relationship, the seventh annual Chicago International Movies and Music Festival offers four days of 99 films and live bands. When you hear those first seven notes of the theme from "The Godfather," you can understand the considerable connection between film and music.
Metra offers an $8 weekend pass that includes unlimited rides for the weekend. Saturday, April 25, at Chicago French Market, 131 N. Try cheese and chocolate from Wisconsin and wine from California and Italy while watching demos on everything from curing meat to the raw food movement. Nearly 100 small-batch producers of craft food and beverages exhibit and share cheese, charcuterie, confections, beer, wine and spirits throughout the day. Take in Pastoral Artisan Cheese, Bread & Wine's fifth annual Artisan Producer Festival at the Chicago French Market, one of the largest free events of its kind in the Midwest.
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