Chicago's Winter Fest

Wow..Chicago has the best winter fest! Last Sat. I saw Dr. John (a New Orleans icon) at Navy Pier FOR FREE. It was a Mardi Gras celebration with lots of wild people celebrating in New Orleans style.

Then yesterday saw a Blues tribute to Albert King at the Cadillac Palace Theater downtown. Big Time Sarah opened it and then a large (fabulous) band with horns came up. There were 4 guitarists that showed up individually that were unbelievable- I don't remember there names and they are'nt listed on the book!. The last person was the singer who did "Mustang Sally". A real show man, who closed with Mustang Sally. Wow-what a show! It was only $10! We paid double that for parking!

We picked up a book for "Chicago's Winter Delights". It started January 2nd and goes through the end of February. We missed lots of other events- Dance, Music Food, Ethnic, Family, History, Theater, Handmade, Opera.

http://www.winterdelights.com/ethnicCelebrations/index.html

Minneapolis has a Winter fest with lots of snow stuff. Chicago has a large city with lots of different interests and is showing it off during the "dark" months. Bravo!