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Art Basel 20090 performance art by Katie Stirman

Waiting for the Art Deco Tour turned out to be more fun than the tour.

Getting good parking for the Miami Science Museum's Big Bash Fundraiser is easy - just get there early.

Part of the 2009 Big Bang fundraiser at the Miami Museum of Science.

Brazilian Dancers performing on a warm summer afternoon on Navy Pier in Chicago.

Taj Mahal and Bonnie Raitt doing a great duet at Ravinia, just north of Chicago. Picnic on the graas, great music, great company - what could be better.

George Thorogood doing Bad to the Bone at Ravinia, August 2009

Short clips of George Thorogood rockin' at Ravinia, August 2009.

Boredom got the best of us so we sang along with Jonny Lang at Ravinia

Weak opening act that went on far too long by a former prodigy. Ravinia, August 2009

Great latin music on the Botanic Garden esplanade, just north of Chicago

Got busted by security so couldn't film her but got a few seconds of sound down.

Pat Benatar in concert just north of Chicago. And just before security busted me and made me turn off the camera.

Huge crowd for the Pat Benatar and Blondie concert at Ravinia, just north of Chicago.

August 2009 Chicago Air and Water Show.

Bolivian dancers on Navy Pier, Chicago, summer of 2009.

A dancer at the Turkish World Festival, August 2009, on Navy Pier, Chicago

A Turkish marching band on Navy Pier in Chicago. This was the August, 2009 World Turkish Festival.

Seared tuna prepared by chef from Karma, an upscale Asian fusion restaurant north of Chicago. The demo was in the Chicago Botanic Garden, summer 2009.

More great, free summertime entertainment in Chicago

Botanic Gardens concert