Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Free ESO Family Concert, 'Fused Art with ESO Cellist Elizabeth Start' Feb. 26 at Gail Borden LibraryFeb 19, 2017 10:00 pm - The Elgin Symphony Orchestra Free Family Concert Series presents "Fused Art with ESO Cellist Elizabeth Start & Friends" at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, in the Meadows Communi...
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Black History Month play focuses on women's voicesFeb 19, 2017 10:00 pm - Though race relations are at the forefront of the national conversation, playwright and director Maurice D. Proffit became acutely aware that the voices and perspectives...
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Sunday picks: Catch Monster Jam before it rolls onFeb 19, 2017 6:18 am - Monster machines Cheer on daring drivers of monster trucks like Grave Digger, Maximum Destruction, El Toro Loco and more with the return of Monster Jam this weekend at t...
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CLC theater performing Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard"Feb 19, 2017 12:00 am - A family on the edge of ruin and a country on the brink of revolution is the setting for the College of Lake County's theater department production of "The Cherry Orchar...
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Marriott Theatre's 'Mamma Mia!' a spirited revival of a mediocre showFeb 18, 2017 6:00 am - "Mamma Mia!" is the musical theater equivalent of a conversation candy heart: a sugary, pastel-colored confection lacking nutritional value. But like the candy, "Mamma M...
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Weekend picks: Catch TV funnyman Mike Lawrence in RosemontFeb 18, 2017 5:45 am - Write to laugh Mike Lawrence has made a name for himself doing standup comedy and writing for TV shows like “Inside Amy Schumer,” “Black and White” and “The Jim Gaffigan...
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Midwest travel: See experimental artists take chances at Chicago's OnEdge seriesFeb 18, 2017 5:15 am - Chicago Edgy stuff Snag the opportunity to witness free experimental solo performances, live music, spectacles and dance by national and international artists and compan...
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Show choirs compete at Naperville North's Clash of the SequinsFeb 18, 2017 12:00 am - Naperville North High School show choirs sponsored their annual show choir invitational, Clash of the Sequins, an all-day competition between ensembles from around the M...
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Constable: Suburban musician, piano-tuner wins GrammyFeb 18, 2017 12:00 am - Years of piano lessons as a kid growing up in Island Lake taught Matt Ponio that he didn't yearn to make a living playing Beethoven concertos. So he turned his ability w...
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The top 10 songs and albums on the iTunes StoreFeb 17, 2017 6:00 am - iTunes' Official Music Charts for the week ending February 16, 2017: Top Songs 1. Shape of You, Ed Sheeran 2. I Don't Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker), ZAYN & Ta...