Entries associated with the tag "Taste of Chicago":

Estelle, the British neo-soul songstress behind the hit "American Boy" (featuring Kanye West), performs a free concert Wednesday at 5:30 PM at Grant Park's Petrillo Music Shell. Call 312-744-3370 for more info.

If the cost, the crowds, and just the thought of salmonella-tainted hummus has you planning to stay away from this year's Taste of Chicago, you may want to reconsider, especially if you're a musical theater fan. Actors from a host of current and upcoming Broadway musicals -- Dirty Dancing, Jersey Boys, and Wicked, among others -- take the stage at Grant Park's Petrillo band shell tonight at 6 PM.

For more information, visit Broadway in Chicago's Web site or call 312-977-1717.

Although you'll need a hefty sum to enjoy the festival's main event (the tasting), the Taste of Chicago's free admission provides access to many other goodies: concerts by Chaka Khan, Angie Stone, Stevie Wonder, Elejandro Escovedo, Bonnie Raitt, and others; a fireworks show; cooking demos (followed by a few bonus book signings); face painting, caricatures, and cake decorating at the Family Village; plus a lot more. And, with over one million visitors annually, a weekend visit can promise a fair dose of midwestern perspiration.

In Grant Park; hours are 11 AM-9 PM except 7/3-7/4, till 9:30 PM, and 7/6, till 8 PM.