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Arlington Heights native and Broadway star returns to celebrate new album with concerts at Davenport's Nov. 13-16

Submitted by Dave Gallagher
Oct 24, 2024 12:21 pm - Arlington Heights native, award-winning vocalist, Broadway star and recording artist, Karen Mason, returns in concert to celebrate the release of her new CD “Karen Mason … And All That Jazz!” at Chicago’s premier cabaret Davenport’s, from Wednesday Nov. 13 through Saturday, Nov. 16.
Al Roker and his oldest daughter, Courtney, team up on a cookbook that celebrates their family

By MARK KENNEDY
Oct 24, 2024 11:51 am - Al Roker and his oldest daughter, Courtney, are naturals to collaborate on a food project, and they’ve done just that. Roker often leads the cooking segment on the “Today” show. Courtney is a professional chef.
Ron Onesti: M&Ms used to be my favorite candy!

By Ron Onesti
Oct 23, 2024 10:27 pm - It’s been a whirlwind!!! We have had soooo many shows recently, even more than normal! And once again in October we have one stretch of 15 shows in 11 straight days! Live music is back … and people are loving it!
Tom Hardy’s double act can’t save ‘Venom: The Last Dance’

By JAKE COYLE
Oct 23, 2024 4:41 pm - For three films now, Tom Hardy has smushed Jekyll and Hyde into one strange and slimy double act. If “The Last Dance” is the swan song for this spun-off, half-formed franchise, it confirms that the “Venom” films never quite figured themselves out.
DuPage Symphony Orchestra to host free open rehearsal Nov. 14

By Mari Ullrick, DuPage Symphony Orchestra
Oct 23, 2024 4:00 pm - The DuPage Symphony Orchestra invites the community to experience a special behind-the-scenes look at a classical music performance during a free open rehearsal on Thursday, Nov. 14.
Music Review: Rare hometown recordings, ‘Bird in Kansas City,’ capture Charlie Parker’s playful mood

By STEVEN WINE
Oct 23, 2024 3:28 pm - Listening to Charlie Parker’s saxophone gymnastics on a new album of rare recordings is like watching Simone Biles stretch during warmups. A new collection, “Bird in Kansas City,” captures Parker’s grace and greatness in casual settings.
‘Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage’ expands ‘Big Bang Theory’ universe

By KAITLYN HUAMANI
Oct 23, 2024 3:15 pm - Chuck Lorre is responsible for some of the most successful sitcoms of all time. “The whole thing boils down to great actors and great scripts,” which he feels he has on “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage,” airing Thursdays on CBS.
Highbrow drama: Smart, savvy Vatican thriller presciently parallels U.S. politics in ‘Conclave’

By Dann Gire
Oct 23, 2024 2:52 pm - If the Academy Awards ever created a special Oscar for “Best Performance by a Furrowed Brow,” Ralph Fiennes would handily win for his lively and versatile forehead wrinkles in Edward Berger’s elegantly staged, unpredictable and extremely timely drama “Conclave.”
A fairy tale gone sideways, ‘Anora’ is a wild ride

By LINDSEY BAHR
Oct 23, 2024 2:52 pm - Things are going a little too well in “Anora” until a call from Russia and a knock at the door changes the trajectory of the movie. This sequence, deeply stressful and riotously funny at the same time, is reason enough to see Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or winner.
Get in the spirit: Halloween-themed specials on tap at suburban bars, restaurants

By Rick West
Oct 23, 2024 2:32 pm - Halloween falls on a Thursday, which means there’s an opportunity for an extra long week of celebrating. Suburban bars and restaurants are offering spooky events and specials to get you in the spirit.

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