Paarlberg Heritage Festival offers look at early South Holland life
It may be 2018 but one does not need a time machine to see what life was like in the 1800s. Paarlberg Heritage Festival on Sept. 3 in South Holland...
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Hairbanger’s Ball brings its brand of 1980s covers back to Frankfort
People still love the ‘80s. Hairbanger’s Ball, a 1980s cover band, returns to CD & ME in Frankfort for an Aug. 30 show filled with the music and look that...
Woofstock brings dog-friendly event to Valparaiso
Sherri Christopher was among the people who believed pit bulls were dangerous until May 7, 2011, when one of those dogs changed her life. “I found this little dog. I...
Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger one-man tribute shows coming to Cedar Lake
When a Lake Central High School class reunion was going to bring alumni Randy Noojin to Northwest Indiana, it offered him the opportunity to also perform in the region. The...
BACinema welcomes another ‘Chicagoland Shorts’ volume to Beverly Arts Center
More independent, classic and international movies are on their way to BACinema thanks to new film programmer Damon Griffin. Next up is “Chicagoland Shorts Vol. 4” on Aug. 22 at...
History of Homewood heralded at village’s Giant Block Party
Homewood’s 13th annual Giant Block Party on Aug. 18 celebrates the history of its neighborhoods in commemoration of the village’s establishment in 1893. “This is a very exciting year for...
Barolo Ristorante serves ‘authentic Italian dishes’ in Joliet
When naming his restaurant in Joliet, Gaetano “Guy” Turi chose a moniker that paid homage to Barolo, a red wine. “It’s the name of a very important wine in Italy....
Southern California’s PettyBreakers pay tribute to Tom Petty at Beverly Arts Center in Chicago
Ozzie Mancinelli has seen Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in concert hundreds of times so it is no surprise that Mancinelli formed a project to pay tribute to the band....
2 actors perform more than 20 ‘Gutenberg’ characters in Valparaiso
When no one showed up for Ensemble Theatre Company’s open auditions for “Gutenberg! The Musical!” a pair of Chesterton High School alums took on the production’s roles. The musical comedy...
Chautauqua in the Dunes offers community education experience
An inaugural event in Chesterton immerses attendees in the way some people learned during the 1880s-1920s. Chautauqua in the Dunes takes place from Aug. 16-19 at Indiana Dunes State Park....