Down in Southland Theater program now seeking actors for ‘Alice in Wonderland’
Taking the stage as the Cheshire cat or Mad Hatter, Princess Jasmine or Aladdin, or other characters can be fun for any young actor. The stage can also be a...
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Lake Katherine program helps children learn how animals survive winter
How do animals survive the cold without puffy parkas and hot cocoa? The “Brr, It’s Cold” nature program at Lake Katherine Nature Center & Botanic Gardens in Palos Heights will...
At Plum Creek Center, learn make-it, take-it holiday crafts inspired by nature
For the fifth year, the Plum Creek Nature Center outside Beecher will be hosting Holiday Nature Crafts, a day of sticks and stones and cocoa and creativity open to people...
Tinley Park presents a Neil Simon classic, ‘The Odd Couple’
Neil Simon brought the humor of everyday life and relationships to both stage and screen for decades. Just two months after he died at the age of 91, one of...
Mallory Lewis brings beloved sock puppet Lamb Chop to Moraine Valley for two shows
Lamb Chop, the 62-year-old 6-year-old lamb sock puppet who tours with her “sister,” Mallory Lewis, brings her sass and songs to the Moraine Valley Community College’s Fine and Performing Arts...
Musicians and dancers perform while artists paint during interactive Artrageous, coming to Moraine Valley
Artrageous is more than a little song-and-dance number. It’s more like a song-and-dance-and-painting-and-light number with the occasional puppetry-or-juggling number. And it’s coming to the Dorothy Menker Theater at Moraine Valley...
Will, Cook nature centers host hummingbird events
August is a great time to spot hummingbirds in the area, as some are spending their final days in their local summer homes, and others are passing through from northern...
Go for strength, go for flexibility, go for yoga
Cleansing breaths. Long stretches. Strong holds. An hour or so of yoga can make the body stronger and more flexible while clearing and calming the mind. Independent studios and park...
Ahoy, paddlers: Local lakes and rivers beckon
Whether you want to spend a couple hours angling for crappie or walleye, paddling through the water for exercise, or gliding peacefully as you look for the wildlife that call...
Get ready to ‘grip, twist, peel and slurp’ during Maple Tree Inn’s 18th annual Crawfish Fest
For four decades, Blue Island’s Maple Tree Inn has been a place for those seeking gumbo, ettouffe, and crawfish (or as some around here say, “crayfish”) done just the way...