Entertainment
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Ron Onesti: Accordions, watermelons and comedy iconsNov 18, 2022 5:00 am - For the most part, my place in the entertainment biz is surrounded by music. From jazz age, Prohibition-era tunes to the big bands of the 1940s, doo wop of the 1950s, ps...
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'Slumberland' aims for enchantment, but gets lost
Nov 18, 2022 5:00 am - “Slumberland” - ★ ★ An early 20th-century weekly comic strip created by Winsor McCay about Little Nemo's dream world and adventures provides the very loose inspiration ...
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How former St. Charles mayor, Geneva lawyer joined forces for 'Just a Coupla Guys' podcastNov 18, 2022 5:00 am - After years of teaching business classes at St. Charles (East) High School and later serving as mayor of St. Charles from 2013 to 2021, Ray Rogina has built a reputation...
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Shop Small Business Saturday in LibertyvilleNov 17, 2022 10:00 pm - Small Business Saturday, Nov. 26, is a day to celebrate and support small businesses and all they do for their communities. More than 20 businesses are participating in...
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ECC Arts Center hosts scholar Clay S. Jenkinson on 'Shakespeare: The Magic of the Word' on Nov. 19Nov 17, 2022 10:00 pm - On Saturday, Nov. 19, the Elgin Community College Arts Center will host humanities scholar Clay S. Jenkinson at 7 p.m. Jenkinson will present "Shakespeare: The Magic of...
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Crystal Lake church to host annual family Christmas concert Dec. 11Nov 17, 2022 10:00 pm - The First Congregational Church of Crystal Lake presents its annual Family Christmas Concert, "Light of the World" on Sunday, Dec. 11. The concert will begin at 4 p.m. a...
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Calendar: Nov. 17-23 in Glenview and NorthbrookNov 17, 2022 10:00 pm - Submit your event listing at www.dailyherald.com/share; deadline is two weeks prior to event date or registration deadline. Plan ahead Friends of the Northbrook Li...
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Northwest Choral Society to present annual Christmas concert in Arlington HeightsNov 17, 2022 10:00 pm - Northwest Choral Society to present annual Christmas concert in Arlington Heights
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Abundance of enthusiasm makes up for so-so material in Drury Lane's 'Elf- The Musical'Nov 17, 2022 10:00 pm - "Elf the Musical" -- ★ ★ ★ The four girls sitting in front of me Thursday night at Drury Lane Theatre's opening of “Elf - The Musical” were absolutely giddy during “Happ...
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On 'The Menu,' black comedy, conformity and death blend in a sumptuous cinematic stewNov 17, 2022 5:00 am - “The Menu” - ★ ★ ★ ★ By now, we can assume that the majority of America's film critics have exhausted all the truly clever, extremely good and moderately mediocre food ...