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La Porte Community Concert Association presents acclaimed Steinway artist Charlie Albright

May 23, 2019 at 8:20 a.m.

Pianist Charlie Albright said he enjoys improvising compositions from musical notes the live audience provides and playing unique pieces. La Porte Community Concert Association, which opened its 2018-19 season Oct....

Musical version of ‘A Christmas Story’ comes to Oak Lawn

May 21, 2019 at 11:20 p.m.

Get into the holiday spirit early and enjoy some laughs during Oak Lawn Park District Theatre’s upcoming production. “A Christmas Story, The Musical” runs Nov. 9-18 at Oak View Center...

Asparagus puts the emphasis on creativity

May 23, 2019 at 8:20 a.m.

Running a restaurant can be a challenge, but chef Tammy Pham and her husband, Sam Chung, have managed to do that in two states. The couple celebrated the 11-year anniversary...

Murder mystery dinner ‘Midnight at the Masquerade’ set for Schererville

May 23, 2019 at 8:20 a.m.

After a Villa Cesare event specialist from Crown Point attended a Murder Mystery Co. production, she suggested having the Schererville venue where she works host one of the shows. “Midnight...

Sephira brings vocals and violins from Ireland to Oak Forest

May 21, 2019 at 11:18 p.m.

Some siblings are just in tune with each other. That can be said for Irish rock violinists Joyce and Ruth O’Leary. The sisters who comprise Sephira perform Oct. 27 at...

Premier Performance presents kids version of ‘Fiddler’

May 23, 2019 at 8:20 a.m.

A high school production of “Fiddler on the Roof” got Daniel Evan Castro into theater. Now he is working with young people on another version of the musical. Premier Performance...

Reimagined ‘Alice in Wonderland’ in University Park tackles sexual abuse and trauma

May 21, 2019 at 11:17 p.m.

Entertainment is often an escape from reality but Patrick Santoro, artistic director of Governors State University’s Theatre and Performance Studies, challenges people with the work the program produces. “Theater is,...

Fan favorite ‘Evil Dead: The Musical’ returns to Palos Hills

May 21, 2019 at 11:17 p.m.

When scheduling Moraine Valley Community College’s Academic Theater season, organizers turned to fans to see what show should be reprised. “Evil Dead: The Musical” from Nov. 2-11 at the school’s...

Author John Everson will sign copies of ‘The House by the Cemetery’ in Tinley, Orland

May 21, 2019 at 11:16 p.m.

Horror author John Everson, like many who grew up in the Southland, had heard the stories about haunted Bachelors Grove Cemetery. His 10th novel offers a new take on old...

Front Porch Music in Valparaiso features SongSisters’ acoustic, folk show

May 23, 2019 at 8:20 a.m.

Before social media exploded with several services, MySpace had the music market cornered and that is where two SongSisters members first connected. Award-winning singer-songwriters Amy Dixon-Kolar from Fox River Grove,...

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