An alligator that appeared in numerous TV shows and films over three decades, most notably the 1996 Adam Sandler comedy “Happy Gilmore,” has died at a gator farm in southern Colorado.
There’s a lot to choose from this weekend: Lisle’s Morton Arboretum welcomes “Vivid Creatures,” Santa’s Village opens for the season in East Dundee, Parkway Bank Park hosts the annual Spring Fun Fest and more.
This year’s Cannes Film Festival has barely started, but it’s already been an attention-grabbing affair, from new rules for its red carpets, nerves about potential U.S. tariffs and the return of Tom Cruise.
The Conspirators reimagine Shakespeare’s Macbeth as a Chicago police officer in “Chicago Cop Macbeth,” Aurora’s Paramount hosts an in-progress reading of the new bilingual musical “Mija,” and Evanston’s Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre premieres “Honeypot.”
Gia Mia will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a new restaurant at Yorktown.
Mark your calendar for the Long Grove Chocolate Fest, Anime Central, the Autograph and Sports Card Show, Bill Bellamy, Car Fun on 21, Wheaton French Market and more happening this week.
Competition in the 69th Eurovision Song Contest kicked off Tuesday, with sauna-loving Swedish entry KAJ gaining a place in the final and five countries going home after the first of two semifinals of the pan-continental music extravaganza.