*** 1/2 out of ***** Throughout the film Alice in Wonderland, the heroine is never the right size. Alice either drinks potion and becomes too small, or she eats a magical cake and becomes too big. Only...

Elaine Kahn thinks writing poetry is often like collecting stamps — an obscure and isolated hobby. She would rather perform her poetry with keyboard plunks and a hand drum in front of an audience. The...

In Sarah Ballema’s version of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, the characters slip on banana peels as they are walking out of the Underworld. Along with a few classmates, Ballema wrote and performed the...

Tucked away in the back corner of an interactive children’s museum, after walking past a grocery store and tables that stand a foot high, Scot Hughes is sitting center stage as the character Sidney Bruhl...

Do you suffer from cough, cold, nausea, liver dysfunction, stress, or high blood pressure? Instead of collecting pharmaceuticals, why not try a spice-stocked plate of tandoori chicken? “Coriander seed,...

An adage of rock music says it takes merely three guitar chords to start a band and write songs. With a little more than that, and some equipment, electric guitarists David Daniell and Douglas McCombs...

The world has had its eyes on Chile since an 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit on Feb. 27. Professor Steve Stern, the vice provost for faculty and staff, as well as an Alberto Flores Galindo, professor of...

Poignant guitar licks, expressive lyrics, and improvisation are the basis of Chicago soul music, which is embodied by the band JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound. The group will perform at the Blue Moose...

Just as the religious figure Abraham is incorporated into Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the band Abraham Inc. uses a blend of funk, hip-hop, and klezmer-style music. While Abraham Inc. (named after...

Some say Leslie Jamison started writing before she was literate. Growing up in Los Angeles, Jamison often told stories to her two older brothers, who would in turn transcribe her imaginative tales. This...

Move your feet and shake your hips — it’s time to get down. Dancers in Company will take the stage at 8 p.m. today through Saturday in North Hall’s Space/Place. Admission ranges from $5 to $20....

Wearing a polo shirt and khaki pants with a legal pad in one had and a No. 2 pencil in the other, playwright Sean Christopher Lewis stepped into the realm of prison. Unbeknown to him, however, the inmates...