Record Store Day expands to 3 dates for COVID year
Rich Wagner, owner of Rediscover Records in Elgin, is among the area independent record store owners celebrating Record Store Day Aug. 29, Sept. 26 and Oct. 24 after it was...
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Heart’s Ann Wilson offers free taped performance in lieu of planned live Arcada show
Ann Wilson misses the in-person connection with fans that happens at live shows. To help bridge the time until they can be together again, the Rock and Roll Hall of...
Sweet Mary’s offers ice cream on the go from a bicycle
Curious and intrigued looks from passersby are common when Sweet Mary's Ice Cream bicycle is cruising through the neighborhood. "I'll ride down the street and people will be looking. And...
For some suburban theaters, reopening not feasible with fraction of audience capacity
The show will go on — just not quite yet. As some entertainment venues are starting to slowly welcome patrons back, others are finding it's not feasible to open under...
Brookfield Zoo reopens to members July 1; to the public July 8. Here’s what will be different
After what feels like three and a half months of hibernation, visitors will soon be able to once again enjoy the animals and grounds of Brookfield Zoo. The Chicago Zoological...
Side Street Studio exhibit features over 90 artists
The title of the virtual exhibition says it all: Come As You Are. At the nonprofit Side Street Studio Arts in Elgin, the two-month-old online exhibit offers a bit of...
Volo Auto Museum connects car clubs with celebrating enthusiasts
Outside the Shapiro family's Wheeling home May 16, they could hear the vehicles approaching. Led by an UTV driven by his grandparents Mike and Debbie O'Donnell, a parade of unique...
Fox Valley, Naperville museums offer videos as a way to keep in touch with history while sites are closed
Seventy-six years later, a piece of shrapnel remains lodged inside a ration heater used by Capt. Thomas E. Bennett of the 16th Infantry Regiment during World War II. "While that...
Small Fox Valley, Naperville theaters adjust to coronavirus closings, uncertain future
Small theater groups are used to working with thin budgets, limited cast availability and unforeseen problems. "The show must go on" is their mantra. But with the coronavirus pandemic shutting...
Arcada Theatre brings the music to you while venue is closed to the public
In times of uncertainty, music was always there to help people cope. "Now, with the closing of live music venues during this, one of worse periods in history, that's compounding...