Cook County Entertainment
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Free Tuesdays in the Park concerts will be back next week in NorthbrookJun 18, 2024 11:36 am - The Northbrook Park District’s free concert series “Tuesdays in the Park,” which every summer draws thousands of spectators, will be back starting next week with a spectacular lineup of musical entertainment sure to please the whole family
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Native American Literacy event set for Saturday in SchaumburgJun 18, 2024 11:03 am - “Summer Youth Powwow: Read, Learn, Grow” is set for Saturday (June 22) and will celebrate the Native American culture and youth leadership through literacy.
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Seattle folk singer returns to Elgin folk stage June 28Jun 17, 2024 11:42 pm - Mike Stern, a Seattle folksinger and writer of songs about love and justice, returns to the folk stage at the Highland Avenue Church of the Brethren on Friday, June 28.
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‘Lombard at Night’ photo contest winners announcedJun 17, 2024 9:30 pm - The village of Lombard recently announced the winners of this year’s “Lombard at Night” photo contest.
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Festivals June 21-27: Geneva Swedish Days, Long Grove Strawberry Fest, Inferno Fest and moreJun 17, 2024 8:25 pm - Mark your calendars for the Long Grove Strawberry Fest, Inferno Fest in Highwood, Geneva Swedish Days, the Taste of Highland Park, Wauconda Fest and more happening this week.
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Spotlight: ‘Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil’ musical premieres at GoodmanJun 17, 2024 2:52 pm - The musical adaptation of the New York Times bestseller “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” premieres at Goodman Theatre, while Drury Lane revives the jolly jukebox tuner “Ain’t Misbehavin’.”
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Register for Northbrook’s Liberty Loop & Lap returning on the Fourth of JulyJun 17, 2024 11:03 am - Running the Northbrook Park District’s scenic Liberty Loop & Lap on the Fourth of July has become an annual tradition for the Schmidt family, children and adults included.
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Elmhurst Choral Union and Orchestra of the Macabre present ‘An Afternoon of the Macabre’ July 13Jun 14, 2024 8:24 pm - On July 13, works of “the macabre” by versatile composer Michael Karasis will be featured in a musical collaboration with the Elmhurst Choral Union, performing “Frankenstein,” his oratorio for chorus and orchestra.
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Life drawing class June 22 at Des Plaines libraryJun 14, 2024 12:21 pm - Learn to draw the human body in a life drawing class June 22 at the Des Plaines Public Library. The free class is scheduled to run from 10 a.m. to noon in the Commons are...
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‘A lounge, but for candy’: New gaming-themed candy store opens in West DundeeJun 14, 2024 11:25 am - West Dundee husband and wife Bill Platt and Michelle Wright are opening Candy Quest, a gaming-themed candy store, in West Dundee.