Drop the ball: Ideas for an entertaining New Year’s Eve
Sure, you could sit home watching the ball drop in Times Square on TV, but if you're looking to get out and about, here are some entertaining ideas for how...
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Box set gift ideas from ‘Carol Burnett’ to ‘Better Call Saul’
With all the digital streaming services available, it might seem there's not much in the way of DVD or Blu-ray gift sets to get excited about this year when it...
West Suburban Symphony celebrates 70th with holiday concert
It's not every volunteer arts organization that thrives for nearly three-quarters of a century, so the West Surburban Symphony is making a celebration of its 70th anniversary season, especially with...
Skokie playwrights create new writers workshop
One nice thing about belonging to a writers group is that it pretty much forces you to write. That's certainly one of the main reasons longtime playwrights Dan Zellner and...
Holiday housewalk and market support children’s health
Since it began 100 years ago as an informal group of women devoted to providing milk for Chicago's needy children, the Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfare Society has grown...
Talk looks at what made Marshall Fields so magical at Christmastime
After roughly 12 years as a successful historical author, lecturer and performer, Leslie Goddard has learned what to look for when it comes to choosing subjects for her books and...
North Shore Choral Society launches new concert season
After its extremely ambitious 80th-anniversary season last year, the North Shore Choral Society is back to its customarily high level of business as usual for the 2016-17 season — though...
New film critics group shows movies at Wilmette Theatre
Almost as soon as the group formed earlier this year, the Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle began making plans for its first film showcase, including two screenings Nov. 6 at...
Arlington Heights man teaches you how to survive a zombie apocalypse
If you've been asking yourself, "What the heck would I do in the event of a real-life zombie apocalypse," never fear. Robert Kraybill's got you covered. The 20-year-old Arlington Heights...
‘Atlas Obscura’ authors talk about the world’s weird and wonderful places
They say that travel broadens the mind, but — beware — in the case of many destinations recommended in "Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders," having...