Entertainment
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West Chicago Food Festival to offer tasty treats and musical delightsAug 23, 2024 9:12 am - The West Chicago Food Festival will be offering sweet and savory delights on Saturday, Aug. 24, in the historic downtown district.
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Book Review: In ‘The Slow Road North,’ a New York writer finds solace in a Northern Irish town
Aug 23, 2024 8:12 am - Can what looks like running away from grief and sadness actually be a way to heal? In “The Slow Road North,” writer Rosie Schaap chronicles her circuitous route from being a New Yorker to finding herself settling down far away in a small town in Northern Ireland.
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Book Review: Former Pentagon insider says U.S. unwilling to release all its UFO info
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The Great Orb Hunt continues this SeptemberAug 22, 2024 9:22 pm - Last year, the Fine Line Creative Arts Center and the Forest Preserve District of Kane County joined forces to create the Great Orb Hunt.
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Ron Onesti: My ‘Rock and Roll Roots’Aug 22, 2024 8:51 pm - Who are your music heroes? When it comes to “Rock and Roll Roots,’ one of my favorite “Simple Pleasures” is to listen to Bob Stroud’s Sunday morning feature on WDRV radio.
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Addison Center for the Arts to host ‘Our Wonderful World’ exhibitAug 22, 2024 4:44 pm - This fall, the Addison Center for the Arts is hosting a solo exhibition by Iryna Shkrobach titled “Our Wonderful World.” Her show will run from Sept. 4 through Oct. 5.
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Trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ recalled over fabricated critics’ quotes
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Six Flags Fright Fest promises scary (and not so scary) funAug 22, 2024 3:59 pm - Six Flags Great America’s Halloween festivities include new haunted houses, children’s activities, and an Oktoberfest food and beer celebration starting Sept. 14.
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Crowds at Rosemont's Fan Expo bought top dollar comics and a Swiftie, met celebrities, learned of opportunitiesAug 22, 2024 2:39 pm - Yes, there is a Taylor Swift comic book. While this proved to be a popular item many of the estimated 75,000 people attending last weekend’s three-day Fan Expo Chicago at Rosemont’s Donald E. Stephens Convention Center were plunking down thousands of dollars for rare comics including $8,000 in cash for X-Men Number 1.
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Local musicians invited to join Senior Suburban OrchestraAug 22, 2024 2:35 pm - The Senior Suburban Orchestra is looking for musicians to join their ranks. They currently have openings for all strings, oboe, clarinet, trumpet, French horn, and percussion/drums.