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One Earth Film Fest digs into environmental issues with 30 documentaries

May 15, 2019 at 1:20 p.m.

One Earth, the Chicago area's homegrown environmentalist film festival, is back for its sixth incarnation, bigger and presumably greener than ever. The all-volunteer fest, running March 3-12, will present 30...

Symphony to play Verdi, Beethoven’s final major works

May 22, 2019 at 5:19 p.m.

For the next concert in its 70th anniversary season, the West Suburban Symphony has programmed two particularly dramatic pieces with a programming bonus — both are the final works of...

Murder mystery afoot once again at Pleasant Home

May 8, 2019 at 11:43 a.m.

Pleasant Home Program Director Sarah Najera wasn't quite prepared for the success of her first interactive murder mystery last February. "Victim in Vaudeville," written by Najera and featuring a cast...

Pickwick goes for dark romance with ‘Vertigo’

May 23, 2019 at 4:41 a.m.

Sure, you can always play it safe for Valentine's Day (chocolates, roses, etc.) or you could try something somewhat unexpected. That's the sort of thing Pickwick Classic Film Series founder...

Wilmette native Will Tilson brings full-blown blues to Wilmette Theatre

May 10, 2019 at 4:34 p.m.

If you're a fan who got used to seeing Will Tilson playing regular Saturday morning blues sets a couple of years ago at the Rock House in Wilmette, you might...

Watch ‘Jurassic Park,’ then find out the science behind it

May 23, 2019 at 12:57 p.m.

Which do you think you'd be more likely to attend? A lecture on evolutionary history with an emphasis on dinosaurs or the same lecture preceded by, and perhaps interpolating, the...

FitzGerald’s serves up taste of Door County with fish boil

May 8, 2019 at 11:42 a.m.

For the most part, a decent-sized, full-fledged fish boil — a major element of the cuisine and social life of Door County, Wis. — is a summertime affair. Fresh-caught whitefish...

From baseball to bands, OPRF teacher covers all bases

May 8, 2019 at 11:41 a.m.

Even when he was playing professional baseball in the 1980s, Oak Park and River Forest High School teacher Ricky Baker usually found some band to play guitar with on the...

Step Afrika troupe shows the roots of modern stepping

May 8, 2019 at 11:41 a.m.

Step Afrika!, the renowned, internationally touring company, is bringing its stomping, clapping, highly energetic, intricately choreographed performance Jan. 28 to Dominican University in River Forest. "As a dance form, stepping...

Hidden talents revealed in ‘Blizzards and Beauty’ show

May 8, 2019 at 9:36 a.m.

You may not be feeling it at the moment, but there are those among us with an active appreciation of winter and its beauties and some of them are displaying...

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