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Things to do April 26-May 2: Tulip fests, Long Grove Craft Beer Fest, Natasha Leggero, Arbor Day events and more

By Luke Zurawski
Apr 23, 2024 3:02 pm - Mark your calendars for the Long Grove Craft Beer Festival, performances by Natasha Leggero and Victor Manuelle, Arbor Day events in Arlington Heights and Lisle and more happening this week.
Music review: Neil Young delivers appropriately ragged, raw live version of 1990’s ‘Ragged Glory’

By SCOTT BAUER
Apr 23, 2024 3:00 pm - The venerable Neil Young offers a ragged and raw live take of his beloved 1990 album “Ragged Glory” with a new album.
Taco restaurant to open in Wheaton, from the family behind a toda madre

By Katlyn Smith
Apr 23, 2024 1:22 pm - The Bien Trucha restaurant group is developing an entirely new concept in downtown Wheaton. “This is going to be our first fast-casual restaurant,” Julio Cano said. “We've been planning this since before COVID.”
Still rocking: After 4 decades in music and major vocal surgery, Jon Bon Jovi remains optimistic

By ALICIA RANCILIO
Apr 23, 2024 12:21 pm - This year has been a turning point for Jon Bon Jovi. In February, he performed for an audience for the first time since his major vocal surgery. The band's next album, “Forever,” hits stores June 7, and the four-part “Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story" debuts Friday, April 26, on Hulu.
Best Bets: Meet and greet fan favorites at C2E2 this weekend

By Barbara Vitello
Apr 23, 2024 12:13 pm - The pop culture convention C2E2, featuring film, TV and wrestling celebrities, comic artists, anime and video game creators takes over McCormick Place, and Chaka Khan and El DeBarge join Frankie Beverley for his farewell tour at the United Center.
Theater spotlight: Buffalo Theatre Ensemble stages first world premiere

By Barbara Vitello
Apr 23, 2024 11:51 am - Buffalo Theatre Ensemble stages its first world premiere and “Death Becomes Her” begins its pre-Broadway run this week in Chicago-area theater.
'Lady Churchill,' Winston's mother, to visit Mount Prospect Historical Society

Submitted by Amanda Marcus, Mount Prospect Historical Society
Apr 23, 2024 11:44 am - Lynn Rymarz, a well-known and talented portrayer of historic women, will visit the Mount Prospect Historical Society’s historic Central Schoolhouse, 103 S. Maple St., at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 1, for a first-person presentation on the life of Lady Churchill.
Book review: Emily Henry is still the modern-day rom-com queen with ‘Funny Story’

By SOPHIA ROSENBAUM
Apr 23, 2024 9:41 am - “Funny Story” isn’t a funny story at all. But it is a good one. Emily Henry's new romance novel starts with dueling breakups that have rocked the two main characters’ worlds — and forced them to bond over their shared broken hearts.
New interactive sculpture commissioned for Mundelein park

By Russell Lissau
Apr 23, 2024 9:31 am - A large, interactive sculpture of an upturned, oversized hand is coming to Mundelein’s Courtland Commons park. The village board on Monday voted to hire Kentucky artist M...
Drury Lane’s sparkling revival reminds us why we love ‘Guys and Dolls’

By Barbara Vitello
Apr 23, 2024 7:59 am - Frank Loesser’s marvelous score, Abe Burrows’ witty book and director/choreographer Dan Knechtges’ first-rate cast make for a stellar “Guys and Dolls” revival at Drury Lane Theatre.

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