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Rendezvous Arts will present eight members of the renowned St. Charles Singers on March 13 at the Gorton Center in Lake Forest and at Dixon (March 11) and Chicago (March 15). (Courtesy of the St. Charles Singers)

Rendezvous Arts presenting first choral performances in its chamber music concerts

March 2, 2026 at 2:34 p.m.

Rendezvous Arts usually presents seven chamber music concerts each year but they are going in a different direction for their March 13 concert at the Gorton Center at 400 E....

Elmhurst native Andrew Scoville, talks with the cast of David Byrne’s “Theater of the Mind,” which opens March 11 at Goodman Theatre in Chicago. (Boris Martin)

Elmhurst native Andrew Scoville returns to Chicago to direct David Byrne’s ‘Theater of the Mind’

March 2, 2026 at 12:50 p.m.

Elmhurst native Andrew Scoville returns to Chicago to direct David Byrne's 'Theater of the Mind' at the Goodman Theater in March.

The Elmhurst University Jazz Band is one of over 40 student bands that will perform and be adjudicated by professional jazz musicians at the Elmhurst University Jazz Festival, Feb. 26-March 1. (Sarah Nader)

Elmhurst Jazz Festival features over 40 bands over four days

February 23, 2026 at 3:59 p.m.

Nearly 40 student jazz bands will have a chance to perform and be critiqued by professional jazz musicians at the 59th annual Elmhurst University Jazz Festival, Feb. 28-March 1, at...

Libertyville resident Mark Plotnick (right) and Jim Summaria from Algonquin share their love of rock music with their weekly 90-minute program, “That Rock Show with Jim and Mark.” (Jim Summaria)

Two men’s longtime friendship, love of Rock and Roll music leads to weekly 90-minute show

February 14, 2026 at 6:33 a.m.

Mark Plotnick has been a fan of rock music since he was a child. “My parents bought me a piano at the age of 8,” the Libertyville resident said. “After...

Jeff Perry and Kathryn Erbe are two of the stars of “The Dance of Death” at Steppenwolf Theatre Company. (Michael Brosilow)

Highland Park native Jeff Perry returns for Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s 50th season to co-star in The Dance of Death

February 12, 2026 at 2:53 p.m.

Fifty years ago, Highland Park native Jeff Perry was one of a group of young people who decided to start a theater company in the basement of a church in...

The Hemingway Birthplace Museum in Oak Park, home of the Hemingway Foundation, which is offering a series of writing contests this spring. (Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park)

Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park contests open to aspiring writers

February 10, 2026 at 5:04 a.m.

Recognition, publication and financial awards are among prizes in competitions offered by the Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park.

‘60s flower children would be jealous of the orchid-filled Volkswagen Beetle in “The Orchid Show: Feelin’ Groovy” at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, Feb. 7-March 22, 2026. (Jeff Carrion/Chicago Botanic Garden)

Revisit the 1970s with Chicago Botanic Garden’s ‘Feelin’ Groovy’ orchard exhibit

February 9, 2026 at 2:05 p.m.

A blast from the past is happening at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe. You can return to the ‘60s and ‘70s with “The Orchid Show: Feelin’ Groovy,” Feb. 7-March...

Visitors to the “For the Love of Pollinators” exhibit at the Dunn Museum in Libertyville, Feb. 14-May 31, will learn why the rusty patched bumblebee is federally endangered and what’s being done to support it. (Alma Schrage)

Dunn Museum’s exhibit uses art to showcase the importance of pollinators in ecosystems

February 7, 2026 at 5:56 a.m.

Pollinators are necessary to keep our ecosystems healthy. You’ll learn why and how you can help the cause in “For the Love of Pollinators,” an exhibit at the Dunn Museum...

The Academy Orchestra of the Music Institute of Chicago will perform Stacy Garrop’s “Repair the World,” about the tragic mass shooting in Highland Park, during its Feb. 21 concert. (Mike Grittani)

Academy Orchestra is performing musical piece honoring victims and survivors of July 4 parade shootings in Highland Park

February 2, 2026 at 10:06 p.m.

The mass shooting during Highland Park’s Independence Day Parade in 2022 is still fresh in the minds of those who were there that day. To honor the individuals who lost...

Girl Scout cookie volunteer Diana Zuver, at right, checks out the Exploremore cookie, new for this year's Girl Scout cookie sales, with Isabella "Izzy" Zuver, who holds the rank of Cadette, at left, and Olivia Zuver, who holds the rank of Junior in Girl Scouts. (Zuver family)

Girl Scout cookie sales teach digital marketing skills, Northbrook, Glenview leaders say

January 28, 2026 at 9:51 a.m.

Girl Scout cookie sales teach digital marketing skills, Northbrook, Glenview leaders say

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