Lake Forest Civic Orchestra turns to the movies for music
Lake Forest Civic Orchestra audience members will learn some movie trivia and enjoy a bit of humor when the ensemble performs its Mach 12 concert at the Gorton Community Center....
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Health department seminar to focus on improving county lakes, watersheds
Lake County residents live within one of four watersheds — and what they do in these watersheds affects county lakes, many of which are impaired, said Alana Bartolai, water quality...
Recorder quartet premieres at Colby Barn
Perhaps those who come to hear the Chicago Recorder Quartet March 19 in Grayslake will recall learning to play the flute-like instrument when they were in grade school. It was...
Gospel choir to sing Ray’s Gospel Mass at CLC
Charles Thomas Hayes, director of the College of Lake County's gospel choir, said he "had the privilege" of performing piano while Robert Ray directed his original gospel Mass. Ray wrote...
Jazz ensembles to play swing, samba, Latin, blues
It finally came together. A piece Michael Flack chose for the College of Lake County's Monday Night Jazz Ensemble has been "a beast to learn," he said. After weeks of...
Military veterans reveal their creative sides at Lake County arts festival
To the backdrop of several handmade Native American drums playing a slow, steady beat, Richard Simmons read his poem about the Vietnam War. It asked the question, "Was it worth...
One Earth Film Festival at CLC includes virtual-reality film of Indonesian reefs
Participants in the One Earth Film Festival in Lake County can experience a virtual reality movie in which they feel as if they are underwater with some of the 600...
One Earth Film Festival screenings around Lake County Saturday-March 11
The One Earth Film Festival, sponsored by the Green Communities Initiative, includes free film screenings in Grayslake and Waukegan. Walk-ins are welcome, but the festival producers suggest participants obtain tickets...
Art show features contour drawing demo, student clay art
Art lovers can peruse a contour sketching demo, clay art created by students and myriad drawings, paintings and photography to the background of jazz music at the Grayslake Art Alliance's...
Waukegan choir to sing a tribute to evening
For decades, Randy Casey has loved "Six Evening Hymns" written by Australian composer Malcolm Williamson. Casey, director of the Waukegan Concert Choir, recently introduced them to the members of the...