Just as food tastes better when eaten with your fingers outside, the NEW YORK CITY BALLET is somehow more fun to watch at the outdoor theater of the SARATOGA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER , which has housed the company’s annual summer season since 1966. In keeping with the downsized times City Ballet is performing for two weeks rather than three.

From the Taste of Chicago to the Naperville Ribfest and all of the neighborhood festivals in between, the upcoming holiday weekend is packed with fun.

Downtown Committees annual meeting concentrated on the union of arts and economics with four dynamic participants and three words. Three words: More