Old-school rockers join forces for Festival Park show
It's a tour that was, quite literally, years in the making. "Brian Setzer, I've known for years now. Whenever I'd run into him — I didn't know if it was...
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Eagles tribute Heartache Tonight returns to Pheasant Run
When Tom Carey got together with some friends in 2007 to explore the possibility of putting a band together, they didn't expect the song "Seven Bridges Road" to lead them...
Legacy Girls keep spirit of the Andrew Sisters era alive
After performing an uplifting "old-timey" big-bandlike number in choir at Naperville's Calvary Church in 2006, Renee Hein and Nancy Baumet kept hearing the same comments from those in the audience....
Vero Voce’s ‘Proof’ explores genetics and math
It's been said there is a fine line between genius and madness. It's a line Catherine is afraid she is going to cross. In David Auburn's Pulitzer and Tony award...
Memorial Day events around the Elgin area
Parades and ceremonies will be throughout the area in observation of Memorial Day. Batavia Ceremony: 10-11 a.m. Monday. Batavia VFW Overseas Post 1197, 645 S. River St., Batavia. 630-879-9630. East...
St. Charles Fine Art Show is for browsing and buying
You never know what you might find at the St. Charles Fine Art Show. "We always have something new. We have some artists that return year after year, very popular...
Memorial Day events around the western suburbs
Parades and ceremonies will be held throughout the suburbs in observation of Memorial Day. Communities throughout the western suburbs will honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country....
Step into the past at Naper Settlement’s Civil War Days
Mingle with President and Mrs. Abraham Lincoln. Watch Gens. Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant prepare for battle. And visit the shops of sutlers for your needed goods. "When...
Social farce ‘God of Carnage’ comes to Steel Beam stage
It goes without saying that parents are always older than their children. But are they always more mature? In "God of Carnage," which opens May 15 at Steel Beam Theatre...
Civil War re-enactors train May 9 in St. Charles
Members of the 8th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry are so dedicated to ensuring the accuracy of their reenactments — some even dine as the Union troops did. "It really is...