DuPage County Entertainment
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Regal revival: Uniformly excellent acting animates Drury Lane’s ‘The Audience’Sep 07, 2024 3:54 pm - The supremely talented Janet Ulrich Brooks, who played Queen Elizabeth seven years ago in a Chicago production of “The Audience,” revisits the role in Drury Lane Theatre’s revival of “The Audience” by Peter Morgan.
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Andretti Indoor Karting groundbreaking signals start of Schaumburg entertainment district constructionSep 07, 2024 9:28 am - Construction on Andretti Indoor Karting & Games will begin after a ceremonial invitation-only groundbreaking Friday, ultimately becoming the anchor of the first phase of Schaumburg’s forthcoming entertainment district around the village’s convention center.
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Public reception for art display in Des PlainesSep 07, 2024 9:25 am - A new art display at the Des Plaines History Center will kick off Sept. 19 with a public reception.
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Norris Gallery Concert Series presents ‘Strings, Songs and Steelpan Music’Sep 06, 2024 11:55 pm - Concerts honoring composers Giacomo Puccini and Gabriel Faure will highlight the fall season of “Music in the Gallery” events in the art gallery of the Norris Cultural Arts Center in St. Charles.
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Lisle Heritage Society to host 40th annual ‘Depot Days’Sep 06, 2024 11:50 pm - On Sept. 14-15, Lisle Depot Days will be brimming with activities and demonstrations that entertain and educate visitors of all ages about local history.
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Lombard’s Maple Street Concerts welcomes Sage Christie and Heather Styka Sept. 15Sep 06, 2024 9:43 pm - Maple Street Concerts’ 40th year begins with a co-bill of two singer-songwriters: Sage Christie and Heather Styka. Both are two-time finalists in Kerrville's Grassy Hill New Folk Competition for Emerging Songwriters (Christie in 2022 and ’23; Styka in 2015 and ’17).
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Proposed 4,000-seat theater a ‘game changer’ for AuroraSep 06, 2024 5:42 pm - Officials say a 4,000-seat theater proposed for downtown Aurora would attract bigger acts and be a key piece in keeping the Aurora Civic Center Authority’s other venues afloat.
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Des Plaines officials paving way for food trucksSep 06, 2024 11:50 am - With food trucks increasingly popular, Des Plaines officials are taking steps to make it easier for mobile kitchens to operate in town.
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Painting the Fox River — and keeping it cleanSep 06, 2024 4:00 am - Anna Cherkashina’s “Fox River at Sunset” painting earned Best of Show in the recent Plein Art event hosted by the St. Charles Arts Council. The painting could serve as a motivation for volunteers who participate in upcoming Fox River cleanup events.
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Woodfield Mall offers Girls Night Out Paint & Sip Soiree Sept. 19Sep 05, 2024 1:49 pm - Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg is inviting the community to a Girls Night Out featuring a guided Paint & Sip experience with Pinot’s Palette from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19.