Christy Rosenthal

Pianist kicks off performance series

Arts councils team up to provide information

Arts events a way of creating community, traditions

Nontraditional materials featured in displays

The arts offer economic, aesthetic benefits

Festival to celebrate Japanese culture

'Word painting' offers creative approach

Conference offers chance to discuss programs

Irish theater, music, art to be shared

Survey gauges feelings about arts programs

Public art requires community's imput

Haiku writers can win up to $200

Hotel-motel tax helps keep arts alive

On the first day of Christmas...

Display features diverse styles of dolls

Come and brush up on your ceramics

Learn how to express yourself in verse

Business donations aren't always green

Learn how to express yourself in verse

Windy city milks public art for fun, profit

Many contributed to festival's success

Fest features Japanese-style laughs, music

Help celebrate spring with poetry, prose