Bruce Ingram – Page 8

‘The Institute’ recalls another era of national division

May 12, 2019 at 9:49 p.m.

The name of Evanston playwright John Frank's relatively new theater company, 2nd Act Players, is also indicative of its mission — exploring the turning points in people's lives. Which is...

Park Ridge Civic Orchestra tunes up for Halloween

May 23, 2019 at 4:37 a.m.

Calling it "an instant community tradition," Park Ridge Civic Orchestra Executive Director Mary Wynn Ryan said she expects this year's annual Halloween concert to come close to filling the 900-seat...

Jessie Close speaks on mental illness at Skokie benefit Nov. 6

May 14, 2019 at 11:06 a.m.

Jessie Close, sister of Golden Globe- and Emmy-winning actress Glenn Close, went through decades of estrangement from her family. For years, her undiagnosed bipolar disorder and alcoholism wreaked havoc in...

Poe program throws a scare into Pleasant Home mansion

May 8, 2019 at 11:31 a.m.

It seemed perfectly natural to create a Halloween show at Oak Park's Pleasant Home, since people tend to wonder if there might be a ghost or two hanging around the...

Exhibit honors unsung architect Marion Mahony Griffin

May 20, 2019 at 3:51 a.m.

Unless you're an architecture buff, chances are good you've never heard of Marion Mahony Griffin. If the Elmhurst History Museum has its way, however, that injustice will be corrected after...

90th Rush Fashion Show benefits veterans

June 12, 2018 at 10:29 a.m.

There are two good reasons why at 90, the annual Rush Woman's Board Fashion Show is being held for the first time in the United Club of Soldier Field. For...

Oil Lamp Theatre gets presidential with ’44 Plays’

May 14, 2019 at 11:05 a.m.

You don't have to be a political junkie or a history buff to enjoy Oil Lamp Theatre's "44 Plays for 44 Presidents" — though it probably wouldn't hurt. "Some of...

Front Porch Concerts series pops up at Oak Park house

May 8, 2019 at 11:30 a.m.

Show Carisa Marconet a nice empty front porch anywhere in the Chicago area and chances are good she'll have a some musicians in mind who would be right at home...

TV director Michael Engler speaks at Glenkirk benefit

June 12, 2018 at 12:07 p.m.

Northbrook's Glenkirk Foundation, which has been helping children and adults with intellectual disabilities since 1954, has landed a North Shore native turned veteran TV director as guest speaker for its...

Pulitzer Prize winning author Elizabeth Strout coming to town

May 20, 2019 at 3:50 a.m.

Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Elizabeth Strout ("Amy & Isabelle," "Olive Kitteridge," "The Burgess Boys" and her current New York times bestseller "My Name is Lucy Barton," among others) says she's believed...

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