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Dr. Irene Bradshaw and John Bradshaw of Glenview

Casino Night raises $200,000 for cancer research

May 12, 2019 at 9:26 p.m.

Event: 'All In For A Cure' Annual Gala and Casino Night Hosted by: University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation Auxiliary Board Supporting: Work of University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation...

GreenMan Theatre spins tales in ‘Arabian Nights’

May 10, 2019 at 11:36 p.m.

One might wonder what the well-known tale of "The Arabian Nights" based on "The Book of The Thousand and One Nights," has to offer a contemporary theatre audience in the...

Tom and Layla Jirgal, from left, Caroline and Lee Betsill and Justine and David Hourihane, all of Winnetka

Wine tasting raises $20,000 for WCH

May 10, 2019 at 5:11 p.m.

Event: 6th Annual, Wine and Beer Tasting Hosted by: Woman's Board of Winnetka Community Featured: 80 wines, beers and liquors poured by The International House of Wine & Cheese Location:...

Oil Lamp stages Pulitzer Prize-winning ‘Proof’

May 14, 2019 at 10:52 a.m.

Glenview's Oil Lamp Theater is performing the Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning "Proof" by David Auburn for a limited engagement March 3 through April 3. "Proof" will be the first...

Patty Coghlan, Board member, from left, Jean Lauri, Design volunteer, Karen Thomson, Executive Director, Literature For All Of Us, and Joan Gunzberg, The Evanston Community Foundation Board member, all from Evanston

Mardi Gras Ball raises $48,000 for Literature for All of Us

May 12, 2019 at 9:21 p.m.

Event: 2nd annual Mardi Gras Magic Ball Supporting: Literature for All of Us, which offers book groups and other literacy programs to disadvantaged youth Location: Standard Club in Chicago Date:...

‘Marnie & Phil,’ explores love, circus through letters

May 12, 2019 at 9:20 p.m.

For most of us, the circus conjures up iconic images inherited from generations of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, the romanticism of the Dust Bowl-era sideshows, and Hollywood depictions...

Theatre projection system transforms Winnetka shows

May 10, 2019 at 5:11 p.m.

Recently the Winnetka Community House purchased a professional theater projection system, a digital backdrop screen and a projector that has placed the community theater at the cutting edge of production...

Ellie Lipsey, 11, of Wilmette wrote valentine notes for veterans.

Volunteers aid 20 nonprofits at MLK Day of Service

May 10, 2019 at 5:10 p.m.

Event: Annual Martin Luther King Day of Service Sponsored by: The Kindness Connection, Wilmette, and The Volunteer Center, Winnetka Date: Jan. 18 Location: Winnetka Community House Volunteers: 600 Event coordinators:...

Marianna Kosaya leads the Campanella Concert Choir during a Jan. 16, 2016, performance at St. Giles Church in Northbrook.

Campanella Children’s Choir tries something new in jazz exploration concert

May 14, 2019 at 10:51 a.m.

On Jan. 16, the Campanella Children's Educational Center and Children's Choir presented a concert at St. Giles Church in Northbrook, where children age 3-18 performed in five member choirs, along...

Light Opera Works seeks audience input on new name

May 10, 2019 at 4:22 p.m.

The Light Opera Works' 35th season came to a close recently with the December performances of the musical "Guys and Dolls," and officials announced that the Wilmette-based company will begin...

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