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Salon Artists Gallery exhibit features scratchboard art

September 30, 2020 at 4:20 p.m.

At first glance Dixmoor artist Victor Simmons' work may appear to be paintings, but upon closer inspection one can see the technique involved in his scratchboard pieces. Approximately 12 of...

Illinois Philharmonic schedules another outdoor small group concert for Oct. 3

September 24, 2020 at 11:28 a.m.

With restrictions to slow the spread of COVID-19 continuing to limit large gatherings, the number of musicians in most orchestras prevents many of these groups from performing together in person....

Joliet Junior College kicks off theater season with ‘The Ulysses Blanket: A Zoom Play’

September 17, 2020 at 1:26 p.m.

Academic theater productions may be at a minimum while education is being done mostly virtually but Joliet Junior College has found a way to present a play. The free world...

Portrait artist Tom Curtis featured in Vogt Visual Arts Center exhibit

August 27, 2020 at 5:19 p.m.

A longtime friendship with retired Brig. Gen. Patrick E. Rea, a Tinley Park native, led Thomas Pelham Curtis II of Wisconsin to exhibit artwork in the Southland. Vogt Visual Arts...

50 hot dogs in 50 days: Beverly author reviews some of the best hot dogs in Chicago in his newest book ‘No Ketchup’

August 23, 2020 at 9:46 a.m.

Chicago stand Don's Drive In is listed as one of the top 5 South Side hot dogs in Dennis Foley's book "No Ketchup: Chicago's Top 50 Hot Dogs and the...

Meet the artists at Salon Artists Gallery event in Park Forest

August 13, 2020 at 12:53 p.m.

The Colours of Our Journey exhibit through Aug. 29 at Salon Artists Gallery in Park Forest features art such as a piece on a log (right, from bottom) by Sandra...

Warrior Wrestling welcomes fans to Friday Night Lights outdoors in Chicago Heights

July 30, 2020 at 2:19 p.m.

It has been quiet in local independent professional wrestling for nearly five months due to large gatherings having to be postponed or canceled amid coronavirus concerns. That changes when Warrior...

Joliet Drama Guild switches gears to stage ‘You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown’

July 23, 2020 at 10:30 a.m.

In the early days of ever-changing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations amid coronavirus, people often said it felt like living in a movie. When it looked like staging...

Union Street Gallery gears up for its first exhibit since reopening in Chicago Heights

July 10, 2020 at 2:03 p.m.

Many art galleries already offered plenty of space but that did not mean that places such as Union Street Gallery were not affected by ongoing calls for social distancing. Gov....

Association exhibits Hot Wheels, transforms Beaux Arts Ball into online auction

July 9, 2020 at 11:21 a.m.

Tall Grass Arts Association was preparing for Beaux Arts Ball, its biggest annual fundraiser, when venues had to close to comply with restrictions to curb the spread of coronavirus. The...

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