Entertainment
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Elgin architect captures Fox Valley’s historic charm in watercolorsApr 17, 2025 11:46 am - After successful architecture career, Chuck Cassell started to paint detailed watercolors of Fox Valley's historic houses and donating over 100 paintings to local museums.
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Fluent ‘Translations’: Writers Theatre delivers eloquent revival of provocative dramaApr 17, 2025 9:33 am - Writers Theatre’s season continues with the resonant, gracefully acted revival of “Translations,” a rustic drama by Irish playwright Brian Friel.
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Actor Michelle Trachtenberg died of complications from diabetes, says NYC medical examiner
Apr 17, 2025 7:34 am - Actor Michelle Trachtenberg died as a result of complications from diabetes, New York City’s medical examiner said Wednesday.
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Bowen Yang leads a heartfelt dramedy about found families in ‘The Wedding Banquet’
Apr 17, 2025 5:30 am - In this modern-day remake set in and around Seattle, two gay couples decide to embark on one fake straight marriage to get what they need in Andrew Ahn’s modern update of “The Wedding Banquet.”
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‘Sinners’ a winner: Coogler’s stylistically audacious musical movie reinvents the horror genreApr 17, 2025 5:00 am - It takes a long time before the gross and gory stuff creeps into writer/director Ryan Coogler’s stylistically audacious and belligerently original musical horror tale “Sinners.” When it does, the film confirms that we’re witnessing a bold reinvention of the horror genre.
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Warrenville’s Community Baptist Church hosts renowned pianist Mateus FurtadoApr 16, 2025 2:42 pm - Pianist Mateus Furtado will showcase his virtuosity in an intimate solo piano recital at Community Baptist Church, performing masterworks by Beethoven, Chopin, and Prokofiev.
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Nate Bargatze will host the 2025 Emmy Awards
Apr 16, 2025 12:55 pm - Stand-up comedian Nate Bargatze will host the 77th Emmy Awards, CBS announced Wednesday.
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Northwest Bible Baptist to host annual ‘Hallelujah Chorus’ for EasterApr 16, 2025 12:09 pm - On Easter Sunday, the 180-voice combined choirs of Northwest Bible Baptist Church and its Providence Baptist College will perform “Hallelujah Chorus.”
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Celebrating 150 years: Trinity Episcopal Church presents Music and Spoken Word ConcertApr 16, 2025 11:21 am - On April 27, Trinity Episcopal Church in Wheaton invites the community to "150 @ 130, A Celebration in Words and Music," showcasing performances by talented choirs and guest musicians.
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A music lover’s feast: Virtuoso violinist Itzhak Perlman promises audiences a magnificent concert in ChicagoApr 16, 2025 8:12 am - Acclaimed violinist Itzhak Perlman, whose career spans more than 60 years and includes countless honors, performs with pianist Rohan De Silva Monday, April 21, at the Chicago Theatre.