Towle Theater opens 2024 season with ‘Story of My Life’
Artistic Associate Jeff Casey said he has learned “to be ready for anything” during the course of two decades of programming at Towle Theater. As Towle Theater in downtown Hammond...
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Of Notoriety: Meeting ‘Mrs. Johnny Carson’ was a missed opportunity for Truman Capote chatter
In February 2007, I was in Los Angeles at the home of the late and wonderful friend Phyllis Diller to have her autograph some cases of the original 2004 “From...
Valpo council wrangling over need for dual attorney representation
Valparaiso City Council members disagree about an item on Monday’s meeting agenda for possibly securing additional legal representation in addition to the salary of Valparaiso City Attorney Patrick Lyp. Lyp...
From the Farm: Week ahead filled with calendar culinary opportunities
In addition to a weekend heralding the Sunday arrival of Super Bowl LVIII, and the start of the Chinese New Year on Saturday, the new week ahead is stacked with...
Gary Black Film Festival celebrates 13th year
Mark Spencer realizes in his role as arts advocate in Northwest Indiana, he is most often associated with producing live theater for the Gary West Side Theatre Guild. “But I’ve...
Potempa: Marriott’s ‘In the Heights’ celebrates community and neighborhood
The first time I saw a production of “In the Heights” was in December 2009 after the national Broadway tour launched just two months earlier, and it arrived to Chicago...
From the Farm: Neighborly notable passings, but recipe connection remains
The year 2023 had many wonderful highlights but also marked some passings, a trend that continued into the new year. Last week we lost Bill Hine, 89, on Sunday, Jan....
Chicago Street Theatre brings back the old days in ‘A Christmas Story’
Director Mary Bird Matern of Valparaiso describes "A Christmas Story," Northwest Indiana holiday claim-to-fame tale, as being akin to the stage equivalent of "an old family friend." "I played one...
Inaugural PravdaFest saluting Chicago record label comes to Skokie
Sheila Sachs, art director for Pravda Records, never expected she'd be dreaming up the design for a beer can as a project assignment, she says, "landed on her plate earlier...
Six Flags opening day visitors greeted by thrills and chills; ‘The weather’s really not too bad, just brisk’
Brett Friedman and his family described his special day Friday as "a brisk birthday." "I'm here with my daughter and son and their friends today because they are off from...