Taste of Chicago kicks off this week. I forsee myself completely undoing my attempts to eat healthy. Thanks a lot, Chicago.

Not being from Canada, I'm not exactly clued in to the musical going-ons of our gigantic neighbor to the north. But the Winnipeg Folk Festival, scheduled for July 7 through 11, is definitely something I should know about, despite the fact that it's far away... oh, wait, Winnipeg is only a two-hour flight away. Never mind, it isn't that far. Huh.