Articles filed under Performing Arts
-
Muddy, Buddy and Oprah: Harper library exhibit celebrates decades of campus performancesDec 10, 2025 10:59 am - A Harper College library exhibit spotlights campus appearances by legendary performers, highlighting the college’s rich history of music, culture and community engagement.
-
Concerts Dec. 12-18: Matteo Bocelli, For King & Country, Lady A, Classical Blast and moreDec 10, 2025 9:25 am - Upcoming concerts include Matteo Bocelli at the Genesee Theatre, For King and Country at the Rosemont Theatre, Lady A at the Genesee, Classical Blast at the Raue Center for the Arts and Hey Nonny, The Lemonheads at Thalia Hall and more.
-
Spotlight: ‘Annie’ opens at Music Theater Works and Second City comes to the MetropolisDec 09, 2025 9:10 am - Music Theater Works revives “Annie,” Metropolis Performing Arts Centre hosts Second City’s “Jack Frost Roasting on an Open Fire,” and Manual Cinema stages its unique interpretation of “A Christmas Carol” at Chicago’s Studebaker Theater.
-
Best bets: Elgin Symphony brings ‘Holiday Spectacular’ to Raue Center, HemmensDec 08, 2025 1:28 pm - The Elgin Symphony Orchestra performs its “Holiday Spectacular” at Crystal Lake’s Raue Center and Elgin’s Hemmens, Naperville comedian Chris Ryan returns for a show at North Central, and the Ruth Page dancers perform their namesake’s “Nutcracker” in the city and suburbs.
-
McHenry’s snowy owl gets a musical coda: Where you can hear a song inspired by the birdDec 07, 2025 9:57 pm - The snowy owl seen in McHenry County last year prompted singer-songwriter and Crystal Lake native Cass Cwik to write a song in its honor.
-
Things to do Dec. 5-11: Tree lightings, Dickens in Dundee, Jingle Bell Jubilee and moreDec 05, 2025 12:51 pm - Make plans for Dickens in Dundee, tree lightings, Warrenville Holly Days, Jingle Bell Jubilee, Mundelein Winter Tree Lighting Festival, West Chicago Frosty Fest and more.
-
Holiday light shows dazzle across the suburbsDec 04, 2025 6:56 am - If you haven’t seen one of the many light shows happening across the suburbs this season, now is the time. Here are the shows currently on display.
-
‘Nutcracker’ takes center stage with classic and jazz-style productions across the suburbsDec 03, 2025 10:30 pm - Enjoy twists on the classic ballet, such as “Nutcracker All Jazzed Up” featuring a modern, up-tempo score, and “Duke It Out! Nutcracker,” pitting classical and jazz versions against each other.
-
Metropolis artistic director reflects on ‘A Christmas Carol’ and her ‘wonderful new community’Dec 03, 2025 3:26 pm - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre artistic director Johanna McKenzie Miller freshens up the Arlington Heights theater’s annual production of “A Christmas Carol” with a new adaptation taken from a first edition of Charles Dickens’ classic tale.
-
Swedish choir to present St. Lucia Festival with music, baked goodsDec 03, 2025 12:22 pm - Celebrate Christmas Swedish style when the Swedish American Children's Choir presents the 27th annual Swedish Christmas and St. Lucia Festival on Saturday, Dec. 6, in Batavia.