Vintage Chicago bands come together for big rock show
Personally and professionally, veteran Chicago manager, concert promoter and now theater owner Ron Onesti is still enamored, not only by the pop music of the 1960s and '70s he grew...
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Nineteenth Century Club marks 125 years of service
For 125 years now, learning and giving have been at the heart of Nineteenth Century Club's mission. And it's something universally appealing about those core values, according to new Executive...
Novel Affair: Ragdale benefit a chance for cozy sit-downs with authors, artists
Author Thomas H. Cook doesn't really consider himself a crime novelist, and in fact his his latest book, which he'll discuss at the 10th annual Ragdale Novel Affair fundraiser April...
Classic Film Series having a ‘Thunderball’ at the Pickwick
Pickwick Theatre Classic Film Series host Matthew Hoffman planned to kick off his third season last year with a special 50th-anniversary screening of "Thunderball" — Sean Connery's fourth outing as...
Woman’s Club of Evanston supports Curt’s Cafe South
Having gotten showbiz out of its system temporarily, with its "It's a Matter of Taste" annual musical-comedy revue, the Woman's Club of Evanston is ready to move on to a...
Magician Jeanette Andrews rematerializes at Pleasant Home
In most magic shows, the magician stands on stage, does his tricks and leaves his audience suitably amazed. Passively, yet suitably amazed. Not so for the audiences participating in a...
Re-vinylizing: Indie music shops gearing up for Record Store Day
Nine years ago, with illegal downloads crippling the music industry in general, things were looking grim for independent record stores. In fact, the situation is still far from rosy and...
Some of Chicago’s top musicians mentor to keep jazz alive
In addition to doing their utmost to keep the flame of jazz alive in Chicago Public School students for the last 21 years, the Ravinia Jazz Mentors get together to...
North Shore Choral Society celebrates peace in 80th anniversary season
International friendship isn't a bad place to start when you have world peace in mind, so it's only natural it would be the emphasis of the second concert in the...
Duo performs Simon and Garfunkel albums back to back
If you're a Simon & Garfunkel fan who wasn't lucky enough to secure a seat for last summer's sold-out performance/recreation of the "Sounds of Silence" and "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and...