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Things to do May 8-14: Lombard Lilac Time, Glow Wild, Mother’s Day events and more

By Luke Zurawski
May 04, 2026 9:37 am - Mark your calendar for Lombard Lilac Time, the final days of Glow Wild at Brookfield Zoo Chicago, Mother’s Day events and more.
The 2026 Academy of Country Music Awards are here. Here’s who’s nominated and how to watch.

By MARIA SHERMAN
May 04, 2026 8:43 am - It’s time to cowboy up, y’all. The 2026 Academy of Country Music Awards are Sunday, and they look different this time around.
What to know about the Eurovision Song Contest as it turns 70 with a Vienna extravaganza

By JILL LAWLESS
May 04, 2026 8:24 am - The Eurovision Song Contest is turning 70, with a few political clouds hanging over its glitter-drenched party. The annual musical extravaganza that has been likened to a pop music Olympics takes place in Vienna, Austria, May 12-16. Here’s a guide to all things Eurovision: What it is, who to watch for and how to take part.
Kacey Musgraves’ ‘Middle of Nowhere’ is where you’ll want to be, especially during Chicago stop Aug. 21

By MARIA SHERMAN
May 04, 2026 7:21 am - Kacey Musgraves’ sixth studio album isn’t so much a love letter to her home of the Lone Star State as much as it is a place for profundity — a celebration of sounds familiar, new, old and revived, delivered with her glassy vocal style and cheeky wit. She headlines Chicago’s United Center Friday, Aug. 21.
What to stream: ‘The Drama,’ MUNA, Rachel McAdams, Dan Stevens and ‘The Other Bennet Sister’

May 04, 2026 5:15 am - “The Drama,” a rom-com that goes bad starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, and the synth-pop group MUNA releasing their fourth studio album, “Dancing on the Wall,” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
Candy crush: Long Grove chocolate shop doubles as museum to iconic bridge’s mishaps

By Steve Zalusky
May 03, 2026 8:45 pm - Long Grove is well known, notorious even, for the frequency at which the town’s iconic covered bridge has been hit by vehicles too big to pass through. Now local store Broken Bridge Treats is paying tribute to that history with a minimuseum documenting the dozens of mishaps.
Art show season is blooming in the suburbs

Daily Herald report
May 03, 2026 3:46 pm - May flowers aren’t the only eye-catching beauty starting to pop up across the suburbs now that April showers are (hopefully) behind us. Art show season is underway, filling our local parks, town squares and other public gathering spaces with the work of the region’s finest creatives.
‘The Devil Wears Prada’ struts to first place with $77 million debut

By LINDSEY BAHR
May 03, 2026 1:47 pm - Twenty years after the original, the sequel to “The Devil Wears Prada” made a splash in its first weekend in theaters.
Oscars organization expands international film eligibility, addresses AI in new rules

By LINDSEY BAHR
May 03, 2026 8:57 am - The organization behind the Oscars is for the first time addressing the use of artificial intelligence in performances and scripts for the 2027 Academy Awards. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recently released updates across many categories, stressing the importance of human authorship while not banning AI.
O’Donnell: ‘Ted Lasso’ and Paul McCartney come together in Brendan Hunt’s one-man show

By Jim O'Donnell
May 02, 2026 10:22 pm - Editor’s note: This column has been updated to correct that Brendan Hunt’s character in “Ted Lasso” is Coach Beard and the owner of the Richmond Greyhounds is divorced. ...

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