Articles filed under Performing Arts
-
Review: Joan Shelley's self-titled album is simply lovelyMay 03, 2017 7:00 am - Joan Shelley, "Joan Shelley" (No Quarter) "Joan Shelley" reflects the beauty of simplicity. On her self-titled fourth album, Shelley is often accompanied only by acousti...
-
Singer Alessia Cara added to 2017 Taste of Chicago line-upMay 03, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO - Singer-songwriter Alessia Cara will perform at this year's Taste of Chicago as part of a line-up that also includes a variety of rock, Latin, country and R&B a...
-
Orchestra makes Lyric's 'My Fair Lady' an experience like no otherMay 03, 2017 6:00 am - The Lyric Opera of Chicago might well have spoiled musicals for theater fans when it began giving beloved Broadway tuners the opera house treatment five years ago as par...
-
Weekend picks: Arlington International throws open the gates for racing seasonMay 03, 2017 6:00 am - Out of the gate Horse racing season begins again with Opening Day & Kentucky Derby Day events this weekend at Arlington International Racecourse, 2200 W. Euclid Ave., Ar...
-
Weekend picks: Doug Benson shares standup, podcasts at Zanies in RosemontMay 03, 2017 6:00 am - Comedy bud Comedian Doug Benson returns to town for a Cinco De Mayo Celebration standup show and two podcast tapings of “Doug Loves Movies” starting on Thursday at Zanie...
-
Chamber Music on the Fox's season finale featuring ESO Maestro Andrew Grams on violinMay 02, 2017 11:00 pm - On Monday, May 22, the Chamber Music on the Fox will present a program in which Andrew Grams, maestro of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra, trades in his baton for a violin a...
-
Hear the story of 'The Other Mozart,' Amadeus' sister and fellow prodigyMay 02, 2017 11:00 pm - Fermilab Arts & Lecture Series will present "The Other Mozart" at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 13, at Fermilab's Ramsey Auditorium, off Pine Street in Batavia. Tickets are $25 o...
-
Encore Youth Choir to host auditions May 11-13May 02, 2017 11:00 pm - Encore Youth Choir, led by the artistic team of Ann Tucker, Alison Rohrbach and Carol Munn, welcomes all students who love to sing from age 7 to high school to audition ...
-
Review: Garland Jeffreys toasts NYC on "14 Steps to Harlem"May 02, 2017 7:00 am - Garland Jeffreys, "14 Steps to Harlem" (Luna Park Records) Garland Jeffreys salutes his New York City youth and roots on "14 Steps to Harlem," the neighborhood as signif...
-
Review: Robert Cray takes a Memphis stroll with Hi RhythmMay 02, 2017 7:00 am - Robert Cray, "Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm" (Jay-Vee Records) Robert Cray teams up with the Hi Records rhythm section for a Memphis stroll of soulful sounds and evocative son...