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Paul Bunyan they’re not: Indoor ax throwing takes off in the suburbs; ‘Anyone can throw an ax’

April 30, 2021 at 2:52 p.m.

Lumberjack jokes may be plentiful, but the rapid growth in urban ax throwing is nothing to laugh at. Contributing to its exploding popularity is ESPN's broadcast of the World Axe...

Soundgrowler’s Doom Yoga offers stretching to a different kind of soundtrack

April 28, 2021 at 5:40 p.m.

This class definitely puts the Om into its yoga sessions. Just not in the way you'd expect. The almost-trance like sounds of doom metal band Om helps provide the soundtrack...

Lottons mark 50 years of making glass creations

April 23, 2021 at 11:57 a.m.

It was an encounter with Fenton Glass while Charles Lotton was working as a beautician that sparked his love of glass and launched his new career. At the time of...

Chamber Music on the Fox program tells ‘Her Story’

March 11, 2021 at 1:39 p.m.

When violist Amy Hess was asked last summer to assemble a program focusing on women composers for Women's History Month, she began planning right away. "I instantly went down this...

COVID funds help Elgin Theatre Company go virtual

March 3, 2021 at 3:28 p.m.

Thanks to the help of grant funds, Elgin Theatre Company will soon be able to stream some of its productions. "I think this may be a new horizon for us,"...

Storyteller takes on beloved Sherlock Holmes tale for Steel Beam livestream

February 11, 2021 at 4:29 p.m.

As a student, actress and storyteller Megan Wells found there's something about the tales of the world's most famous detective that benefits from being told out loud. "My brother for...

Side Street art exhibit celebrates Black history from slavery to now

February 4, 2021 at 3:01 p.m.

A variety of media is used in the piece "Jet Stream" by artist Lindsay Johnson, including acrylic, newspaper, latex and surgical masks. The work is among those featured in "Black...

Actress brings years of Jane Austen research into stage performance

January 20, 2021 at 4:01 p.m.

Actress Debra Ann Miller wasn't always a big fan of Jane Austen. When she was contacted about 10 years ago by the Jane Austen Society of North America — Greater...

Elgin Fringe Festival returns with winter mini-festival

January 14, 2021 at 5:23 p.m.

It's in with the new for the virtual mini fringe festival. The Elgin Fringe Festival's winter mini fringe, "Out with the Old," bids farewell to chaos of 2020, but also...

Aurora’s The Venue continues to expand livestream offerings

January 12, 2021 at 1:36 p.m.

After opening its doors June 1, 2019, the live music space in downtown Aurora dubbed The Venue was just finding it footing when the pandemic hit. "We were building all...

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