In the genre of Midwestern strip mall Chinese, our food from #1 Chop Suey was pretty good: the vegetables – broccoli, carrots and mung bean sprouts – seemed fresh and were not overcooked: they were crunchy and had surprisingly good color. And the meat was…velveted.

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See the Shakespeare classic set in post-WWII. $35; $28, seniors; $15, students; free, children under 12 and dogs. Tickets/more: oakparkfestival.com, 708-300-9396. 167 Forest Ave., Oak Park.

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Gail Mancuso's feature film directorial debut, A Dog's Journey, is available on Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand, Aug. 20.

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Life is hard. Sometimes things don't go your way. Sometimes those setbacks are big and sometimes not so much.

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This weekend's garage sales.

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Education and Enrichment Opportunities

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This weekend's garage sales.

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Kara Jackson, the Oak Park and River Forest High School graduate who was named National Youth Poet Laureate earlier this year, now has a book of poems out titled Bloodstone Cowboy.

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There's a giant black pineapple that's been growing in Oak Park for the last several months, right next door to the main post office on Lake Street.

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The Book Table is hosting a forum on Sept. 25 at the 19th Century Club at 7 p.m. with Oak Park cartoonist Chris Ware and celebrated graphic designer Chip Kidd. 

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