Things to do Feb. 3-9 in Lake County
Here are some events happening from Feb. 3 to 9 in Lake County. Life of Lombardi Presented by Three Brothers Theatre, "Lombardi" offers a glimpse into the man who led...
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Outdoors column: Active chickadees adapt to northern Illinois winters
On nearly every one of my daily walks in the neighborhood in January, a black-capped chickadee calls its name. It doesn't matter if it's snowing, cold, raining, gloomy or sunny,...
Bangs Lake Ice Fishing Derby gets folks outdoors, supports veterans
Three hundred or more folks likely will be out on Bangs Lake in Wauconda dangling fishing poles beginning at 1 p.m. Jan. 27 and ending at noon Jan. 29 for...
PM&L Theatre’s ‘Forbidden Broadway’ has some fun with beloved musicals
Jim Behr's favorite scene in "Forbidden Broadway Greatest Hits: Vol. 1? is when Annie, now 30, sings "Tomorrow," but with different words than originally written. "She complains she hasn't worked...
Husband/wife duo perform from their latest album at Lake County Folk Club
Nebraska natives Chloe and Noah Gose met when they were in middle school in 2012. Within two years they had formed a folk Americana group called the Wildwoods. Since then,...
Outdoors column: I am now officially a tree-hugger, and proud of it
This time of year can invoke a sense of darkness, gloom or sadness for some people. Admittedly, it affects me as well. But there is one way to combat it,...
Gorton Center hosts sound bath meditations
While vacationing at Zion National Park in Utah, Joi Hunt heard a sound that soothed her to the core. A woman was playing a Himalayan singing bowl. It was her first...
Outdoors column: Holiday colors tied to winter solstice
There's just one time annually when the Earth's axis is tilted the farthest from the sun in the Northern Hemisphere. It's called the winter solstice, which occurred at 3:48 p.m....
Lake County musician, Lt. Dan Band member likes staying in the suburbs
Nearly two decades ago Gina Gonzalez found herself singing and strumming her guitar at a jam session with actor Gary Sinise, creator of the Lt. Dan Band. "We had pizza...
Outdoors column: The fox sparrow kicks its feet for food
On a cold December day, a handsome sparrow with burnt reddish-brown tail kicked its feet in the leaves on the ground just outside the window. There's only one sparrow regularly...