Ongoing “Downton Abbey The Exhibition”: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays through March 31 at Westfield Old Orchard Shopping Center, 4905 Old Orchard Center, Skokie. See ne.
Beverly Arts FestOn Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Beverly Arts Fest takes over downtown from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Cabot, Judson to Bow streets, for pedestrians only.
Youâre a musician, so what do you do when locked down during a pandemic? Well, you certainly canât tour. In the case of many musicians, you make a record which is exactly what the two artists in this weekâs Ear Bliss spotlight accomplished. First up is the latest album from Sturgill Simpson called Cuttinâ Grass. If you are looking for the blues and rockinâ Sturgill Simpson shredding Hendrix-like on electric guitar, his latest will not be your cup of tee. Shredding on acoustic guitar, banjo, and fiddle is more like it with Cuttinâ Grass on which Simpson goes bluegrass reprising some of the best songs from his previous albums. From there we head to Sweden for an album by a newcomer to these ears named Christian Kjellvander. Titled About Love and Loving Again, it was recorded in May of 2020 at a time, when of course, much of Europe was under strict lockdown, with the famous exception of Sweden. The lack of COVID restraints allowed Kjellvander to enter a Sto