Express joy at Naperville Festival of Colors
Every year during Holi, Naperville resident Sarita Sharma takes a break from working in the food court and stands in the middle of the festival grounds just to observe. Adults,...
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It’s a swingin’ time for Chicago a cappella in latest concerts
Lindy hop into the spring with help from Chicago a cappella. The vocal ensemble will perform its spring concert "Swing, Swing, Swing: Music of the Big Band Era" at 8...
Steel Beam’s new production is just for laughs
It's simply 90 minutes of laughter and fun. After postponing the production in January, Steel Beam Theatre's production of "Hilarity Ensues: an evening of one act plays" will finally take...
Children’s Theatre of Elgin’s ‘Ella’ tells a modernized princess tale
This modern day princess knows what she likes, and it's definitely comfort over couture. "There's no high-heeled glass slipper," Director Allison Cherry said. "It was funny when we said that...
Sparkling Diamond Satine from Broadway in Chicago’s ‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’ has Elgin theater roots
The first show on Broadway Courtney Reed saw was the one she was cast in. "I auditioned in Chicago, and I thought it was for the touring company of 'Mamma...
Black Film Summit comes to Naperville’s NIU campus
Greg Turner has always been a movie fan. "Back in the day when I was a kid, me and my buddy used to go to the old dollar theater out...
Kiefer Sutherland, coming to Arcada for a concert, would love to play Jack Bauer again
Kiefer Sutherland knows what your first question is for him. "I have said, and I mean this from the bottom of my heart, I absolutely loved playing Jack Bauer. I...
Steel Beam’s ‘Me and Jezebel’ tells incredible story of when Bette Davis went to a fan’s house — and wouldn’t leave
Heidi Swarthout (left) plays Liz and Julie Bayer plays screen legend Bette Davis in "Me and Jezebel," which runs March 4-20 at Steel Beam Theatre in St. Charles. The play...
U-46 TalentFest scouts out best from area high schools
When Elgin High School junior Jonathan Miranda performed with dance partner senior Yasmin Rodriguez in the school's talent competition, it was the first time he performed a Mexican folk dance...
Yes keyboardist Rick Wakeman will perform, tells stories at Des Plaines show
Nothing gets in the way of a Rick Wakeman solo. Not even a world famous surrealist. "I was playing with (English rock band) Strawbs and I was just about to...