Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Bissell's luminous performance animates First Folio's 'Silent Sky'Apr 05, 2017 6:00 am - At the Harvard College Observatory early last century, Henrietta Swan Leavitt helped catalog the cosmos. And she did it without looking through a telescope. Her gender ...
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Kinks guitarist Dave Davies out with new album, solo show at ArcadaApr 05, 2017 6:00 am - Here's a news nugget for Kinks obsessives: Turns out that Ray and Dave Davies, the perpetually feuding brothers at the heart of the defunct classic-rock band, actually r...
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Weekend picks: Comedian Brandon Vestal, music and egg huntsApr 05, 2017 6:00 am - Sooner or later Comedian and Oklahoma native Brandon Vestal ("Last Comic Standing," "Laughs") returns for another run of standup gigs starting Thursday at Zanies at Phea...
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Scorpions to sting Rosemont on 'Crazy World Tour'Apr 05, 2017 1:00 am - The Scorpions are set to sting Rosemont. The German metal rock band will bring its "Crazy World Tour" to the Allstate Arena at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23. Tickets ra...
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'American Stories tour,' Ambrosia heading to Arcada TheatreApr 05, 2017 1:00 am - The "American Stories Tour," with country music star and TV host Craig Morgan, and the double bill of Ambrosia and Player are two of six newly announced shows at the Arc...
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Annual Kaneland Community Fine Arts Festival returns SundayApr 04, 2017 11:00 pm - The 18th annual Kaneland Community Fine Arts Festival will delight the eyes, excite the ears, and inspire the heart to experience the arts. The Kaneland Arts Initiative...
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Sessions Jazz Quartet to perform Sunday at MCCApr 04, 2017 11:00 pm - The Sessions Jazz Quartet will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 9, in the Luecht Conference Center at McHenry County College, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake. Sessions Jazz Q...
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MCC Chorus to join Voices in Harmony in 'Reflections' anniversary concertApr 04, 2017 11:00 pm - McHenry County College students will join in with Voices in Harmony for "Reflections - 30 Years of Community in Song" Concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 9, at the Raue Cent...
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Music notes: El Famous releases 'Regret' at Beat KitchenApr 04, 2017 2:00 pm - El Famous release El Famous is not known for being subtle. Performance videos of the metalcore band show it at its best - Streamwood resident Kevin Singleton aggressivel...
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Theater events: Improv Playhouse remounts 'The Gathering' for ninth timeApr 03, 2017 11:00 pm - 'The Gathering' For the ninth consecutive year, Improv Playhouse remounts "The Gathering," Josephine Raciti and Rolf Forsberg's modern take on The Last Supper. Shah...