Lake County wildflowers leave nature lovers ‘awestruck’
The curtains are rising to a free colorful show in local woodlands — and the pageantry won't last long. Call it the spring ephemeral wildflower show. Native plants are emerging...
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American English keeps Beatlemania alive
Tom Gable played drums in local bands as a youngster, but rarely did the group perform Beatles songs. "We did Rolling Stones, Tommy and the Shondells," he said. "I'm not...
Children of military members to celebrate at inaugural ball at Waukegan Yacht Club
Nina Liverpool, 12, sat in a circle with some younger children at a recent Kids Rank meeting at Naval Station Great Lakes. "Some of the kids were going through a...
Music appreciation
National Record Store Day, held in mid-April for the past eight years, has proved a boon to local participating record stores — a day when vinyl lovers who want limited...
FullScore tribute concert features Bernstein, Basie
Mark Rymer wanted to be the principal trumpet player of the FullScore Chamber Orchestra, but he had some work to do before he auditioned, said the ensemble's artistic director and...
Fear No Art Fest combines music, dance, poetry, visual art
Four tap dancers will perform while someone sings and plays the guitar in a unique collaboration of students during the annual Fear No Art Festival to be held April 22...
Discovery Museum’s Wauconda site to close this summer
Lake County Discovery Museum visitors have until Aug. 31 to visit the space in its longtime home, situated in a quaint collection of farm buildings among oak trees and a...
Grief and a goshawk: Helen Macdonald to talk about her bestselling memoir, ‘H is for Hawk’
For author Helen Macdonald, a recent March morning in Miami brought her both sorrow and joy. March 20 marked the ninth anniversary of her father's death, but on that day...
CLC choirs to sing works ranging from Renaissance to gospel
The College of Lake County choir department continues its tradition of presenting all four of its singing ensembles in a spring concert that one of the group's directors Jeffrey DeLay...
CLC’s sStudent-directed plays tackle social issues
When two College of Lake County students were selected to direct plays at the sixth annual Play On! Theatre Student Showcase opening Friday, both said they were interested in plays...