McHenry County Entertainment
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Everclear’s Art Alexakis has a thing for Chicago: ‘More direct, more honest’Oct 21, 2025 5:24 pm - Veteran rock band Everclear comes to one of its favorite spots, Chicago, for what promises to be a packed concert Oct. 31 at The Vixen in McHenry and a sold-out show Nov. 2 at Thalia Hall in the city.
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‘Big nostalgia’: MCC instructor to share Marshall Field’s legacy on WTTW’s ‘Chicago Stories’Oct 19, 2025 6:43 pm - McHenry County College instructor Sarah Sullivan will give a presentation on the history and legacy of Marshall Field’s on an upcoming episode of “Chicago Stories” on WTTW.
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The Lord Chamberlain’s Men brings its ‘Twelfth Night’ tour to Elgin on Oct. 24Oct 15, 2025 4:22 pm - The Lord Chamberlain's Men, an all-male theater company from the U.K., is performing William Shakespeare's romantic comedy "Twelfth Night" on their first U.S. tour.
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Volo Museum continues paranormal train tours with stories, mystery and history through early NovemberOct 15, 2025 12:00 pm - The Volo Museum in Volo invites guests to step aboard its train for an extraordinary journey into the paranormal, where history and mystery intertwine.
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MCC’s Black Box Theatre to present ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’Oct 15, 2025 11:54 am - The Black Box Theatre at McHenry County College is proud to announce its fall 2025 production of “Arsenic and Old Lace” by Joseph Kesselring, directed by Jay Geller.
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Dining out: BOGO Rainbow Cone for Sweetest Day, fall cocktails, Wicked dinner and moreOct 14, 2025 1:50 pm - Saturday is Sweetest Day and you can grab a BOGO sliced cone from The Original Rainbow Cone locations in the suburbs. We also have a pair of Orin Swift wine dinners, fall cocktails in Oak Brook, a Wicked-cocktail dinner at Bonefish Grill and more.
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Art of the Land show and fundraiser returns to McHenry CountyOct 13, 2025 11:11 am - Attendees will experience art inspired by the local landscape, live music and more at the Art of the Land art show and fundraiser. Proceeds from the event support land preservation in McHenry County.
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Crystal Lake’s Raue Center receives ‘game-changer’ grant, explores satellite theater in East DundeeOct 13, 2025 10:49 am - The Crystal Lake-based Raue Center for the Arts has received a multiyear, $150,000 grant that could support a possible expansion into East Dundee.
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Brotherhood of Harmony to offer free singing lessonsOct 13, 2025 10:45 am - The Brotherhood of Harmony is offering a free five-week program of singing and voice lessons beginning Oct. 23 in Palatine.
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Getting the band back together: Garage rockers from St. Viator to perform in suburbs for first time since ’60sOct 12, 2025 7:10 pm - The Huns — a garage band that formed at St. Viator High School in the 1960s — is reuniting and performing publicly for the first time since their teenage years.