Jessi Virtusio

Pianist, composer and improviser Matt Piet is preparing for a concert in the village where he was raised. He is back at McCord Gallery & Cultural Center in Palos Park...

It can be tough to keep a small business going but EggCetera Cafe has two Mokena locations. "We opened the first one in 2003. There weren't very many restaurants in...

As the 50th anniversary of Woodstock Music & Arts Festival in New York approaches, Fox Pointe and Lansing Public Library have partnered for a big party. The free Woodstock --...

Blues may be part of the moniker but Joliet Blues Festival features several musical styles. The second annual fest is on Aug. 10 at Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park in Joliet....

So many actors auditioned for Orland Park Theatre Troupe's first all-children production that "Cinderella" is being presented by two full casts. Blue Cast stages the show on the evening of...

Guitar and flute can make quite the marriage. Those instruments have been the foundation of what John Devens and his wife, Julia Dusek-Devens, have performed together for nearly three decades....

After opening with the drama "Dying City" and world premiering the musical "Flight," the inaugural season of Beverly Arts Center's Black Box Series concludes with a romantic comedy. "Same Time,...

Lin-Manuel Miranda may be best known for creating the Broadway hit "Hamilton" but he started his career with the musical "In the Heights." "We saw the show originally on Broadway...

Less than a year after launching, Strange Brew Cafe plans to open its second Palos Hills location. "We're going to be opening on campus at Moraine Valley Community College right...