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Violist Matthew Lipman, a University Park native who now lives in New York City, performs at Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra's Soaring Strings on April 15 in Palos Heights and for Suburban Youth Symphony Orchestra's Welcome Home on April 16 in Crete.

Illinois Philharmonic, Suburban Youth Symphony orchestra concerts feature violist Matthew Lipman

April 6, 2023 at 8:11 a.m.

University Park native Matthew Lipman travels from New York to the Southland to pay tribute to two people who shaped his life. The violist performs with Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra April...

Diana Martinez (left) and Zach Mitcheff are among the cast members rehearsing for "A View From the Bridge," which Joliet Junior College Theatre stages from April 13 to 16 in the Black Box Theatre. Set in 1950s New York, the Arthur Miller play follows a longshoreman's downfall.

Things to do April 6-13 in the Southland

April 4, 2023 at 6:20 a.m.

Here are some other events happening from April 7 to 13 in the Southland. Welcome Spring Bolingbrook Historic Preservation Commission presents activities including story time, the Easter Bunny and tours...

Get Happy: Angela Ingersoll Sings Judy Garland returns to Freedom Hall in Park Forest on April 11. She was nominated for an Emmy Award by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Chicago/Midwest Chapter for her debut TV special of the same name.

Emmy-nominated performer Angela Ingersoll brings Judy Garland concert back to Park Forest

March 30, 2023 at 12:31 p.m.

Judy Garland may be best known for starring in "The Wizard of Oz," which is the film that introduced Angela Ingersoll to the late actress and singer. "I was 3...

11-year-old Nayana Thompson, center, takes aim for a slapshot at "Winter Carnival" March 18, 2023, at the Elmwood Park Parks and Recreation Center in Elmwood Park.

Fun and games returned to Elmwood Park families with revival of the ‘Winter Carnival’ after COVID-19 pause

March 30, 2023 at 9:49 a.m.

After taking the last few years off, the annual Winter Carnival returned in Elmwood Park. The five-hour indoor fun fair on March 18 at the Elmwood Park Parks and Recreation...

Switchback, which consists of Martin McCormack (left) and Brian FitzGerald, returns April 6 to Moraine Valley Community College's Fine & Performing Arts Center in Palos Hills. Originally scheduled for April 8, the concert in Dorothy Menker Theater features songs that reflect the duo's Irish heritage.

Things to do March 31-April 6 in the Southland

March 28, 2023 at 5:01 a.m.

Here are some other events happening from March 31 to April 6 in the Southland. Quinn Dahle Entertainment returns with comedy at 7:30 p.m. March 31 at Hollywood Casino Joliet....

David Crane (standing), music director of Southwest Symphony Orchestra, conducts Fan-Club of the Opera on April 2 at Trinity Christian College's Ozinga Chapel Auditorium in Palos Heights. The concert features four soloists and two local choruses.

Southwest Symphony Orchestra features opera favorites

March 24, 2023 at 3:02 p.m.

Compositions by Georges Bizet, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Léo Delibes, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini and Giuseppe Verdi are part of Fan-Club of the Opera, Southwest Symphony Orchestra's next concert in Palos Heights....

Sammy Kershaw (pictured) performs with Aaron Tippin and Collin Raye as part of the Roots & Boots tour, which stops at Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet on March 26. Rescheduled from Nov. 10, the concert features what are billed as three voices that defined 1990s country music.

Things to do March 24-30 in the Southland

March 21, 2023 at 6:03 a.m.

Here are some other events happening from March 24 to 30 in the Southland. Lovin' the Blues Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames and Al Spears & The Hurricane Project...

Grande Prairie Singers accompanist Justin DeAngelo (from left) recently worked with Janette Peters, Christine Prete, Carole Fefferman and Warren Jernegan to prepare for the March 26 concert titled A Celebration of Women Composers: Past & Present at St. Veronica Parish in Flossmoor.

Flossmoor concert features Grande Prairie Singers program that honors Women’s History Month

March 16, 2023 at 11:38 a.m.

Grande Prairie Singers is doing something different for its second show of the 2022-23 season by celebrating Women's History Month in March. The community chorus presents A Celebration of Women...

Close to You: The Music of the Carpenters comes to Park Forest March 21. Lisa Rock leads what is billed as the longest-running Carpenters' tribute in North America. This 12-year anniversary tour stop includes the title track, "Rainy Days and Mondays" and "We've Only Just Begun."

Things to do March 17-23 in the Southland

March 14, 2023 at 6:11 a.m.

Here are some other events happening from March 17 to 23 in the Southland. Catch the Leprechaun High-speed go-kart racers may win prizes from 11 a.m. to midnight March 17...

The free Postcard Palooza on March 19 at Forest Preserve District of Will County's Isla a la Cache Museum in Romeoville is among the complementary programs for Journey Stories, a Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition, which continues to April 30.

Explore Smithsonian’s Journey Stories exhibit at Isle a la Cache Museum

March 10, 2023 at 7:11 a.m.

One of 10 complementary Journey Stories programs, March 19's Postcard Palooza at the Forest Preserve District of Will County's Romeoville Isle a la Cache Museum includes a hands-on activity and...

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