Festivals are one of the best parts of summer in Chicago, ranging from blowout concerts to small neighborhood parties.

Richard Kurin, now a distinguished scholar at the Smithsonian, remembers Long during the 1990 Festival of American Folklife. In one tent, Long was telling tourists, “We’re in a church in Mississippi, ...

Highlights for June 5-11 include Thee Sacred Souls, Dwight Yoakam, Alison Krauss, Samia, Prince Celebration and Surly’s 19th ...