Chicago Choral Artists present beloved ‘Candlelight Christmas’
Is there anything that exudes a warmer glow over the winter holiday season than candlelight, and in its way, casts the brightest light? Which is why Michael D. Costello, artistic...
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Carrie Fisher talks ‘Star Wars’ and Harrison Ford in new memoir ‘Princess Diarist’
It would not take a genius to discern how Carrie Fisher's memoir, "The Princess Diarist" would be received by the uber-nerds on "The Big Bang Theory." Sheldon's haughty derision comes...
Maria’s Bakery in Highwood features authentic Sicilian food
Here's a tip if you're studying Italian and you want to impress your teacher. Take her to Maria's Bakery in Highwood. It worked for Andrea Spitzer and Judith Molinaro, two...
A bit of ‘Bling’
Of the approximately 40 art and neighborhood food and music festivals produced in 2016 by Amy Amdur Productions, "Bling" just might be the jewel(ery) in the crown. The second annual...
Treats await at America’s Baking and Sweets Show
Do you love to bake, love baked goods, love anything that is sweet or enjoy being in the kitchen? All of the above? Then America's Baking and Sweets Show might...
Teriyaki Box serves Japanese street food
Teriyaki Box, which Suzuki family members opened in September in the space of their former Lake Forest restaurant, Seasoned, is a return to the siblings' restaurant and cultural roots. Teriyaki...
Chicago Master Singers taking on ambitious piece
Chicago Master Singers opens its 2016-2017 season on Nov. 4 and 6 with an ensemble-premiere performance of one of the most challenging and ambitious works in its almost 40-year history,...
Burgers, breakfast and more at Cherry Pit Cafe
The re-opening in May of downtown Deerfield's iconic storefront diner formerly known as Kevin's Place — rechristened the Cherry Pit Cafe — is a testament that sometimes you can go...
A peek at the mudslinging, muckraking of elections past
Just when you thought the presidential campaign could not get any nastier, the candidates, once professed to be friends, upped the ante on ugly insults and slurs. Just a few...
Dr. Demento returns for Arcada live show
Are you sick of Halloween parties that are the same old thing? Dr. Demento, whose real name is Barry Hansen, has the prescription. He is hosting the "Dr. Demento Halloween...