West Side blues, soul and R&B will be proudly displayed among the many music genres and foods at the annual Taste of Chicago Festival.

FREE ALL AGES community festival featuring seniors and youth at Bethel New Life nonprofit center, Thursday afternoon.

The Popup Spot in Douglass Park (Approx 14th St. and Central Park Dr) has been hosting Sundays on the Boulevard, a street fair for all ages with food, arts and crafts and neighborhood organizations outside the historic Stone Temple Church.. Larry Taylor grew up in this neighborhood and always loves to return to share the blues with local fans. FREE ALL AGES.

Bethel offers programs for resident seniors and community youth. They all come together for a free fun intergenerational afternoon! Blues makes everything go better.

Come to the free community festival for all ages

Real West Side blues, soul and R&B at this over 21 club. No admission charge.

Soul buffet and blues jam to celebrate Larry's 69th birthday and honor all the unsung West and South Side musicians. Bring your voices, instruments and songs. FREE All Ages. Donations are welcome to FOUR Blues Inc. our nonprofit to restore blues and soul to the neighborhoods

Hour-long, all ages concert under the greenhouse at Garfield Park. Free with reservations, follow directions in the link.

The actor Leon and director/producer Darryl Pitts lead an evening of music and film to support the upgrading of the movie, based on Larry's life story of the Taylor family, into a full length feature. Today's professional Taylor family musicians will have an act in the show: Larry, brother Tim on drums, and sisters Brenda and Demetria, singers.

Three-day FREE festival on the Chippewa River.

Budding West Side musical, poetry and spoken-word talent will step up for an open mic and jam backed by Jerry Hamlin's blues band. This is a fundraiser to finish the upcoming movie, The Rhythm and the Blues starring Leon as Larry's father Eddie Taylor Sr. Donations requested: $20 adults, $10 for students 12-17. Larry will be a special guest.

Soul City Blues and R&B Fest, sponsored by ABNA, free outdoors all ages from noon to 6 p.m. It features community performers plus DJ Daddio, TC Express, Larry Taylor, Kjaz, a Tribute to soul singer Cicero Blake, and Theo Huff.

Larry Taylor and Soul Blues Healers return to play free for all ages in North Lawndale's Unity Park.

Larry and the Soul Blues Healers perform for a senior lunch in Garfield Park.

Larry and his Soul Blues Healers play as part of North Lawndale's Sunday on the Blvd. summer series at the south end of Douglass Park.

Austin is Chicago's farthest-west West Side neighborhood. Austin Public Library celebrates its 95th anniversary with games, activities, speakers AND Larry Taylor and the Soul Blues Healers! If you're visiting, get off the Green Line at the Central stop and walk north on Central to Race Ave. FREE ALL AGES

Sold-out NY Festival premiere of The Rhythm and the Blues, with Q&A by Leon and Producer/director Darryl Pitts

Experimental private VIP showing of the movie "The Rhythm and the Blues" based on Larry's live story, written by Bonni McKeown and produced/directed by Darryl Pitts

In the bio/feature film The Rhythm and the Blues, showing at the Pan African Art and Film Fest in L.A. on Feb. 14 and 17, guitar blues legend Eddie Taylor Sr. ( played by Leon) is challenged by a corrupt industry, family drama, and British rockers' appropriation of his music. He fights to prove his genius before the industry discards him. NYC actor/bluesman Guy Davis appears as Jimmy Reed--racked harmonica and all. Toni Belafonte plays Eddie’s songwriting wife Vera. Darryl Pitts is the producer and director. Bonni McKeown wrote the original script based on Larry Taylor's family story and Larry's music is featured in the film.