Penrose Brewing in Geneva recently won six medals at the 2025 U.S. Open Hard Seltzer Championship. Plus, a new McAlister’s Deli is opening in Naperville Aug. 11, and Old Town Pour House is serving up new seasonal menu items.
It’s a wonder that director Akiva Schaffer didn’t replace Liam Neeson in “The Naked Gun” the moment his hit-and-miss-and-miss-and-miss movie revealed that the Irish actor’s particular set of skills didn’t include a command of comic timing or any sense of playful, self-aware mirth.
John Lodge, bass player and vocalist for the legendary British band The Moody Blues, brings his “Singer in a Rock and Roll Band” tour to St. Charles Aug. 6 and Des Plaines Aug. 7.
Upcoming concerts this week include Cyndi Lauper, Train, Lollapalooza, Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone, Death Cab for Cutie, Toad the Wet Sprocket with The Jayhawks and Sixpence None the Richer and more.
Mark your calendar for Lollapalooza, National Night Out events, North Aurora Days, Hampshire Coon Creek Country Days, Warrenville Summer Daze, Festival of the Arts in Libertyville and more happening this week.
Towns across the suburbs are hosting National Night Out celebrations with family activities, food and emergency vehicle displays.
David Moreland and Isabelle Muthiah play two people who fall in love through letters they write each other during World War II in Metropolis Performing Arts Centre’s production of the epistolary dramedy “Dear Jack, Dear Louise.”