Librarian storyteller Megan Battle added an exclamation point to about 100 children's "super sparkly summer," by reading several books from popular author Mo Willems.

Librarian storyteller Megan Battle added an exclamation point to about 100 children's "super sparkly summer," by reading several books from popular author Mo Willems.

Ken Perlman can't quite put his true passion into words. The 61-year-old Bloomington, Ind. native has been playing the guitar and banjo for more than 40 years - right about the time he first discovered folk music.

Kemado (2010) Releasing a concept album is one of the diciest games a band can play — there's a thin, frail line between ambitious, intelligent storytelling and haplessly overdoing a bad idea.

At its final 'Tuesday Tunes and Tales' concert of the summer, the North Suburban Child and Family Resource Network hosted entertainer ‘Big Joe,’ who enthralled Melrose children and their families on Aug. 24.