Articles filed under Performing Arts
-
O, say, she can sing: Elgin woman will perform national anthem at Sears CentreDec 13, 2019 12:00 am - Gloria McCarthy has the kind of throaty, exuberant laugh that instantly makes you like her. The Elgin woman gets especially animated, and a touch emotional, when she st...
-
Valerie Profit, founder of Schaumburg's Powerhouse Productions, diesDec 13, 2019 12:00 am - Updated Dec. 14 to correct that services are on Sunday Valerie Profit, a 38-year Schaumburg resident who won the village's Volunteer of the Year award in 2008 for f...
-
Schweikher House to host Dec. 19 concertDec 13, 2019 12:00 am - The Schweikher House Preservation Trust invites the public to an exclusive a cappella concert from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19, at the Schweikher House at 645 S....
-
Local trio to highlight STARS benefit this springDec 12, 2019 10:00 pm - Well-known and popular Christian artists The Musical Moms will headline the spring benefit for STARS Family Services, a 501(c)(3) organization designed to help families ...
-
Metro concert featuring Bowie tribute band to benefit NorthShore Kellogg cancer programDec 12, 2019 10:00 pm - Sons of the Silent Age, a David Bowie tribute band, will be performing "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust" and "Station to Station" on Saturday, Jan. 11, at Metro Chic...
-
Grove Players & Off the Cuff bring 'A Night of Improv' to Downers Grove Dec. 20-21Dec 12, 2019 10:00 pm - Grove Players debuts its inaugural improv performance with Off the Cuff's "A Night of Improv." "A Night of Improv" will be produced to the tune of the smash hit "Whose ...
-
Grammy-winner Anderson .Paak supports hometown arts centerDec 12, 2019 6:00 am - VENTURA, Calif. (AP) - Rapper and singer Anderson .Paak is lending his support to an arts center facing closure in his Southern California hometown of Oxnard. The Gramm...
-
Janus Theatre serves up family drama in 'The Long Christmas Dinner'Dec 12, 2019 5:00 am - Christmas dinner with the family is as relatable as decorated trees and wrapped gifts to those who celebrate. The tradition will be brought to life in Janus Theatre Comp...
-
Improv Playhouse actors stage radio version of 'It's A Wonderful Life'Dec 12, 2019 5:00 am - Come and see how live radio was performed way back when. The Libertyville-based theater company Improv Playhouse is performing the professional, live staged radio drama...
-
Spotlight: Wilder's 'Christmas Dinner' in Elgin; lyrical 'Light in the Piazza' in ChicagoDec 12, 2019 5:00 am - Family matters Janus Theatre Company presents "The Long Christmas Dinner," Thornton Wilder's family drama that chronicles the history of the Bayard family over 90 years ...