Elgin Fringe Festival goes back to — mostly — live shows
The reviews will soon be in. After the Elgin Fringe Festival went all virtual last year, it returns with live performances Sept. 3-12, which means audience members will once again...
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Violinist Rachel Barton Pine the star performer at Sunday’s ‘Welcome Back, Elgin!’ event
There's nothing like performing before a live audience, says acclaimed violist Rachel Barton Pine, who will be doing just that Sunday for the "Welcome Back, Elgin!" celebration. "Just having that...
Aurora Uke Festival returns Aug. 22
There's just something about the ukulele — the small, four-string instrument — that inspires legions of fans. "It's almost a cult," said Mark Strausberger, co-chair of the Aurora Uke Fest....
Step into a fantasy land at South Elgin World of Faeries fest
Perhaps it's the perfect time for a little faerie magic. The World of Faeries Festival, now in its 17th year, returns to the western suburbs Aug. 7 and 8 for...
Get your Italian on at Naperville Festa Italiana
After a year hiatus, Festa Italiana returns to Naper Settlement with lower admission prices, lots of food and a lineup of popular bands. "We've had some exciting changes this year....
Learn about Afro-Brazilian music, dance at Elgin’s Acromusical
While studying contemporary classical music at Manhattan School of Music in the late '90s, Greg Beyer, who was playing a lot of jazz at the time, made the pilgrimage to...
USO-style Pinups on Tour show comes to Joliet VFW post
Think Andrews Sisters with a bit of Gypsy Rose Lee. Pinups on Tour: Operation Joliet — a World War II-style vaudeville and burlesque show — will stop in Joliet at...
Remodeled, expanded Arcada fully reopens in July
When visitors return to the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles in July, Ron Onesti is hoping they experience a bit of movie magic. "What I'm trying to achieve is when...
Going Dutch Festival, celebrating females in art, returns with live performances, workshops, visual exhibition
Sophie Allen, one of the two commissioned artists-in-residence for the 2021 Going Dutch Festival, will perform and host the workshop "finding what you have/dancing what you find" during the festival....
New Philharmonic pays tribute to upcoming Kahlo exhibit with ‘A Salute to Frida’
The music is as vibrant and varied as her paintings. In honor of the highly anticipated exhibit "Frida Kahlo: Timeless," which opens in June at the McAninch Arts Center at...