Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Weekend picks: Wheeling International Festival brings food, art, performancesAug 18, 2019 7:24 am - Global fun The family-friendly Wheeling International Festival returns with performances by 25 different arts troupes, on-site food trucks, handicrafts and more on ...
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Weekend picks: Comedian Dave Coulier plays the Raue CenterAug 17, 2019 7:24 am - 'House' comedian Actor and comedian Dave Coulier ("Full House," "Fuller House") performs a standup comedy set on Saturday at the Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Wil...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsAug 16, 2019 9:00 am - Bernadette Peters performing Broadway show tunes at Aurora's Paramount Theatre and comedian Dave Coulier doing standup at Crystal Lake's Raue Center are just two of many...
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Review: Drew Holcomb holds on to sincerity on 'Dragons'Aug 16, 2019 7:00 am - Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors, "Dragons" (Thirty Tigers) Drew Holcomb has slotted himself as the dad next door type, one who writes love songs to his children and wife ...
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What keeps Dierks Bentley going? His family and the great outdoors.Aug 16, 2019 6:00 am - Country music star Dierks Bentley is living the best of both worlds. His seventh chart-topping album, “The Mountain,” has three No. 1 hits so far and earned him the high...
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Theater events: The Lovettes wax nostalgic at Metropolis; Theatre Y stages a pilgrimage in ChicagoAug 16, 2019 6:00 am - • "Mixtape," a 45-minute improvised drama chronicling the evolution of a relationship through the songs on a mix tape, opens Friday, Aug. 16, at Theatre Momentum, a comp...
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Smoked meat, roasted corn and blues artists highlight Little Bear RibfestAug 16, 2019 1:00 am - The Vernon Hills Park District opened its ninth annual Little Bear Ribfest Friday night. The event continued from 4 to 11 p.m. Saturday in Century Park, 1001 Lakeview P...
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Carol Stream teen wins Champion award at Illinois State FairAug 15, 2019 11:00 pm - Hunter Hayden, 14, of Carol Stream received the Champion award for Theatre Arts at the Illinois State Fair, which wrapped up its 166th year on Sunday, Aug. 11. She scor...
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Fresh off Lolla, Buffalo Grove drummer, Magic City Hippies release breezy debut albumAug 15, 2019 4:00 pm - Coming home to visit Chicago after living in Miami is always a treat for Buffalo Grove's Pat Howard. But when the trip includes an invitation to play two sets at Lollapa...
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Director Gary Griffin goes 'Into the Woods' at Writers TheatreAug 15, 2019 11:00 am - “Into the Woods,” Stephen Sondheim's fairy tale-inspired musical opening next week at Writers Theatre, wasn't a show director Gary Griffin wanted to direct. “It wasn't...