Things to do and see around Lake County.
ART
ANTIOCH FINE ARTS FOUNDATION GALLERY: 41380 Route 83. (847) 838-2274; http://www.antiochfinearts.org. April featured artists are Daisy C. Perez and her art students.
ART CENTER HIGHLAND PARK: 1957 Sheridan Road. (847) 432-1888; http://www.theartcenterhp.org. “Winter 2015 — Art In City Hall” on display through May 15. The city of Highland Park has partnered with TAC to bring a wonderful outreach opportunity to local artists at Highland Park’s Historical City Hall building.
BRUSHWOOD CENTER: Ryerson Woods, 21850 N. Riverwoods Road, Riverwoods. (847) 968-3343; http://www.brushwoodcenter.org. Exhibit titled “The Bobolink Proposition,” artwork of Ginny Krueger and Ann Blaas, will be on display through May 13. Each spring, male Bobolinks of black, white and gold give their conspicuous display flights for prospective mates over open grassy fields, fluttering their wings while they sing. Birds of farmland and prairies, these once common relatives of the Oriole and Blackbird have been declining in numbers.
DANDELION GALLERY: 109 S. Genesee St., Waukegan. (224) 494-4804; http://www.dandeliongallery.org. A juried show for artists in the Lake County area on display through May 9. Twenty-eight artists were accepted to this inaugural event. The winner of the juried show was awarded to Erick Anderson. He will be the featured artist at the Gallery at a future ArtWauk. Second place was awarded to Lorinda Murphy. She received a three month membership to the gallery. Third place was awarded to Darlene Bock with a one month gallery membership. Honorable mentions were given to Mike Litewski, Gary G., Sue Thomson and Tom Biegalski.
DAVID ADLER MUSIC AND ARTS CENTER: 1700 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville. (847) 367-0707; http://www.adlercenter.org. Artist Jeri Pollock’s exhibit “Stitched: The Art of Fiber” will be on display through May 10. Pollock’s embroidery, needlepoint, crewel work and trapunto will be on display. Pollack is a member of the Studio Art Quilters Association. Her pieces are recognized for their complexity and intuitive craftsmanship. Hours are 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays.
DEER PATH ART LEAGUE & GALLERY: 400 E. Illinois Road, Lake Forest. (847) 234-3743; http://www.deerpathartleague.org. The exhibit titled “Awakening” on display through May 29.
JACK BENNY CENTER FOR THE ARTS: Bowen Park, 39 Jack Benny Drive, Waukegan. (847) 360-4740; http://www.waukeganparks.org.
LAKE COUNTY DISCOVERY MUSEUM: Lakewood Forest Preserve, Route 176 and Fairfield Road, near Wauconda. (847) 968-3400; LCFPD.org. “Exhibit titled “Growing up in Lake County: Exploring History through the Stories of Children” will be on display through Dec. 31. The exhibit shares the everyday and extraordinary stories of children who grew up in the county. Through real artifacts, historical accounts and hands-on experiences, children connect the stories of the past to their own lives in this new exhibition for families. “A Picture is Worth a Thousand Yards: Sports Photography of Walter Payton” will be on display through Dec. 31. Celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Bears Super Bowl victory with sports photography by some of the nation’s top photographers, featuring some of the best images of Payton on and off the field.
PATTY TURNER CENTER: 375 Elm St., Deerfield. (847) 940-4010; http://www.PattyTurnerCenter.org.
RE-INVENT GALLERY: 202 E. Wisconsin Ave., Lake Forest. (847) 494-4804 or (224) 544-5961; reinventlf.com.
ROBERT T. WRIGHT COMMUNITY GALLERY OF ART: College of Lake County, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake. (847) 543-2240; gallery.clcillinois.edu. A huge variety of artwork by CLC students will be on display from through May 16. The 34th annual CLC Student Art Competition is a juried exhibit featuring painting, drawing, computer graphics, photography, ceramics, jewelry, digital media and sculpture. The exhibit’s juror is Brad Coleman, a lecturer in art at Lake Forest College.
SIDECAR STUDIOS: Historic Karcher Lofts, 405 Washington St., Waukegan.
UNDERCROFT GALLERY: Lower level of Christ Episcopal Church, 410 N. Grand Ave., Waukegan. (847) 662-7081 or (847) 367-5308.
WAUKEGAN PUBLIC LIBRARY: 128 N. County St. (847) 623-2041; http://www.waukeganpl.org
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. The Waukegan Public Library children’s learning exhibit, “Once Upon a Fairy Tale,” is the sixth year of rotating exhibits in the children’s department. It is funded exclusively by North Shore Gas, and features 2,200 square-feet of interactive learning centers right out of the pages of well-known fairytales. Hands-on elements will immerse children in fantasy stories and promote literacy by fostering a love of books, reading, and storytelling.MEDLEY
DOWNTON GRAYSLAKE: Center Street. (847) 289-7138; grayslakefarmersmarket.com. The Spring Farmers Market is held Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. through May 23.
LAKE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS: 1060 E. Peterson Road., Grayslake. (847) 680-7200; http://www.lcfair.com.
LAMBS FARM: I-94 and route 176, Libertyville. (847) 990-3760; http://www.lambsfarm.org. Farmyard open daily through Nov. 1. Meet Miss Wiggles, the 600-pound pig, and climb into the petting zoo with goats, sheep and lambs. Check out the llamas, alpacas, cows, horses, ducks and more. Enjoy a ride on the old-fashion carousel or the train. Then challenge friends and family to a round of mini golf. Farmyard memberships are available. Day passes for all activities available for $8 and $12 for children ages 2-12.
WAUKEGAN MAIN STREET: 214 Washington St. (847) 623-6650. http://www.waukeganmainstreet.com. ArtWauk event will be the third Saturday of each month. All the local art galleries are open up and down Genesee Street. Stroll up and down the street and view the art in the galleries and talk to the artists in person while enjoying complimentary beverages. Enjoy dinner in one of multiple local restaurants. Many venues will also have local bands playing.
MUSEUMS
THE ANSEL B. COOK HOUSE AND VICTORIAN MUSEUM: Milwaukee Avenue, between Cook Avenue and Church Street, Libertyville. (847) 362-2330 or libertyvillemundeleinhistoricalsociety.com. The house was built in 1878 by its namesake on the site of the first permanent dwelling in Libertyville. In 2001, the Home was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Due to the 1921 facade reconstruction, it is listed as Cook Memorial Library.
THE BUTTON ROOM MUSEUM: 4072 Old Grand Ave., Gurnee. (224) 399-9870. Special exhibit features Sam Biern and his buttons. Visitors will be given an opportunity to view beautiful buttons on display and learn more about beautiful objects and historical artifacts.
FORT HILL HERITAGE MUSEUM: Lion’s Field, 601 E. Noel Drive, Mundelein. (847) 566-8122; http://www.mundeleinparks.org. Outside, an 1890s caboose takes center stage where visitors can get an up-close, exterior view. Offerings include a host of exhibits, railroad artifacts, a replica 1900s Lake County schoolhouse, Mundelein’s first fire hose cart, 19th-century quilts, photographs and veterans’ uniforms, fashions of various eras, to the oldest item, a 1774 Flintlock musket. Open Saturdays from 1 to 4 p.m. Drop-ins are welcome however large groups are encouraged to call to arrange a time.
GREAT LAKES NAVAL MUSEUM: Building 42, 610 Farragut Ave., Great Lakes. (847) 688-3154, http://www.history.navy.mil/glnm.
GRAYSLAKE HERITAGE CENTER AND HISTORY MUSEUM: 164 Hawley St., Grayslake. (847) 223-7663. The award-winning exhibit “Embracing Change: The Growth of Grayslake”‘ is in the permanent gallery.
HIGHLAND PARK HISTORICAL SOCIETY: 326 Central Ave. (847) 432-7090; http://www.highlandparkhistory.com.
LAKE BLUFF HISTORY MUSEUM: 127 Scranton Ave. lakebluffhistory.org. Collection of photographs, documents and memorabilia relating to Lake Bluff are on display.
MOTHER RUDD HOME MUSEUM: 4690 Old Grand Ave., Gurnee. http://www.motherrudd.org. The museum, which houses the Warren Township Historical Society, is the oldest structure in Warren Township, built in 1841 as an inn, and one of the oldest structures in Lake County.
THE RAGDALE HOUSE: 1260 N. Green Bay Road, Lake Forest. (847) 234-1063; http://www.ragdale.org. Located on the former country estate of Arts and Crafts architect Howard Van Doren Shaw.
VOLO AUTO MUSEUM: 27582 Volo Village Road, (815) 385-3644; volocars.com.
WAUKEGAN HISTORY MUSEUM: Bowen Park, 1917 N. Sheridan Road, Waukegan. (847) 336-1859; http://www.waukeganhistorical.org. Waukegan-themed exhibits are dispersed throughout the house museum, which portrays life in Waukegan during the late Victorian period.
MUSIC
RAVINIA FESTIVAL: Lake Cook and Green Bay roads, Highland Park. (847) 266-5100; Ravinia.org. BGH Classics Series through May 16. Tickets are $10, parking is free.
THEATER
CITADEL THEATRE: West Campus, 300 S. Waukegan Road, Lake Forest. (847) 735-8554; http://www.citadeltheatre.org. “Don’t Dress for Dinner,” by Marc Camoletti, translated by Robin Hawdon, will be performed April 24 through May 24. Bernard’s plans for a romantic rendezvous with his mistress are complete with a gourmet caterer and an alibi courtesy of his friend Robert. But when Bernard’s wife learns that Robert will be visiting for the weekend, she decides to stay in town for a surprise tryst of her own … setting the stage for a collision course of assumed identities and outrageous infidelities. Performances are 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays and at 11 a.m. May 6 and 13. Tickets are $35-37.50.
CLOCKWISE THEATRE: 221 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. (847) 775-1500; http://www.clockwisetheatre.org. “Constant State of Panic,” by Patrick Gabridge and directed by Richard Shavzin, will be performed through May 10. This darkly comic love story follows two people trying to stay together, despite the insanity of the world around them — the story of a man afraid of everything, and a woman afraid of nothing other than losing her husband. A fresh, new play with a surprising surreal style, the production takes a twisted look at how a couple survives in a modern society thriving on fear. Lines between reality and fantasy become blurred as we journey through the looking glass of our modern NSA-era Wonderland. Performances are at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and at 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $20. Group rates (prepaid, 10 or more) are also available.
DR. LYNN SCHORNICK THEATRE: Jack Benny Center for the Arts, 39 Jack Benny Drive-Bowen Park, Waukegan. (847) 360-4740; http://www.waukeganparks.org. “More Fun Than Bowling” will performed at 8 p.m. April 24-25, and at 3 p.m. April 26. Jake owns the bowling alley in a small Midwestern town. He is sitting on a hilltop where two of his three wives are buried. In his younger days, he was a promising concert musician but a foul tip baseball broke his fingers, which subsequently healed into a perfect bowler’s grip. Jake replays the key frames of his life and, from time to time, is visited by his daughter Molly, who has become adept at talking women into marrying her father for love and free lane time. Tickets are $20, $15 for seniors and military, and $10 for students.
GENESEE THEATRE: 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. (800) 982-2787; http://www.geneseetheatre.com.
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IMPROV PLAYHOUSE THEATRE: 735 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville. (847) 968-4529; http://www.improvplayhouse.com. Improv Comedy at 7:30 and 9 p.m. every Saturday night. Tickets are $12, and $8 for students, and $20, and $12.50, respectively, for both shows.
JAMES LUMBER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS: College of Lake County, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake. (847) 543-2300; jlcenter.clcillinois.edu. A variety of dance, music, poetry and art created by students and faculty will be the focus of the CLC’s 17th Fear No Art festival, April 24-26. The ballet’s score was composed by CLC music faculty member and drummer David Jennings, with choreography by CLC dance faculty. Jennings’ score, which contains elements of jazz and classical music, will be played by an ensemble that includes Dr. Michael Flack, CLC music professor and jazz pianist, and other members of the David Jennings Acoustic Ensemble. Performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. April 24 and 25, and at 2 p.m. April 26 . The music, dance and poetry portion of the program will include original choreography by CLC students and faculty, set to music by artists ranging from Tracy Chapman to Henry Mancini. Original poetry will be presented by North Rory Homeward. The second half of Fear No Art will feature four of eight movements of “My Sense of Everything,” a ballet composed by Jennings. The ensemble consists of 12 musicians, five of which form a traditional jazz quintet. In the lobby, two visual artists, Caitlin Cone and Daniel Konieczny, will display their creative works. Tickets are $8-10 and $3 for ages 12 and under.
KIRK OF THE LAKES CHURCH: 1500 W. Hawley Street, Mundelein. (847) 521-6192; http://www.kirkplayers.org.
MARRIOTT THEATRE: Ten Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. (847) 634-0200; http://www.marriotttheatre.com. “The Princess and the Pea” will be performed through May 3. Most performances are at 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Tickets are $17.23. Cole Porter’s “Anything Goes” will be performed through May 31. All aboard for one of the greatest musicals in theater history and winner of three 2011 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Revival. It’s non-stop laughs and madcap fun on the S.S. American with an unusual array of passengers including a gangster, a wealthy debutante, a charismatic nightclub singer and a lovesick stowaway. Enjoy spectacular dance and a boatload of Cole Porter tunes. Most performances are at 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, 1 p.m. Wednesday, 4:30 p.m. Saturday and 1 and 5 p.m. Sundays, Tickets are $50-55 with dinner theater package available Wednesday and Thursday.
MUSIC THEATRE COMPANY: 1850 Green Bay Road, Highland Park. (847) 579-4900; Themusictheatrecompany.org.
PARK SCHOOL CAMPUS STAGE: 400 W. Townline Road, Round Lake. (847) 546-8558; http://www.rlapd.org.
PM&L THEATRE: 877 Main St. (847) 395-3055; http://www.pmltheatre.com. “Boeing-Boeing” by Marc Camoletti (translated by Beverly Cross and Francis Evans) will be performed through April 26. It’s the swinging ’60s, and bachelor Bernard (Dean J. Griffiths) couldn’t be happier: a flat in Paris, a housekeeper that came with the place (Delores “Dee” Finley) and three gorgeous, international air hostesses (Lindsey Yates-Badtke, Jessica Augustine, and Rebecca Zellar) all engaged to him without knowing about each other. But Bernard’s perfect life — “one up, one down, and one pending” — gets bumpy when his friend Robert (Terry O’Brien) comes to stay and a new, speedier Boeing jet throws off all of his careful planning. Soon, all three stewardesses are in town simultaneously, and catastrophe looms. Deane Jones directs this hilarious farce, which received the 2008 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play. Performances are at 8 p.m. April 24-25; and at 2:30 p.m. April 26. Tickets are $11-13.
ROUND LAKE BEACH CULTURAL AND CIVIC CENTER: 2007 Civic Center Way. (847) 546-8558; http://www.rlapd.org
THREE BROTHERS THEATRE: 115 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. (319) 621-0024; [email protected]; 3brostheatre.com.
VIKING PARK DANCE HALL: 4374 Old Grand Ave., Gurnee. (847) 623-7788 or http://www.gurneeparkdistrict.com. Gurnee Park District Family Theatre presents “Enchanted Sleeping Beauty” at 2 and 7 p.m. April 25, and at 2 and 5 p.m. April 26. Tickets are $10 and children ages 3 and under are admitted free.
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