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Waukegan Chorus holiday concert features beloved composer Mark Hayes

October 29, 2019 at 4:24 p.m.

One of Waukegan Chorus Director Randy Casey's favorite choral anthems is "And the Father Will Dance," written by American composer, pianist and arranger Mark Hayes. That piece and others arranged...

Black Tulip returns to Colby Barn to honor women in baroque music

October 29, 2019 at 3:40 p.m.

The idea of women and power is in the air, according to soprano Josefien Stoppelenburg. That inspired her and the other three members of baroque ensemble Black Tulip to create...

PM&L presents thought-provoking, rarely performed musical ‘Chess’

October 29, 2019 at 4:26 p.m.

Those who've never seen "Chess" may think it will be "a boring show where the audience just sits and watches people play the game of chess," said Director Lorrie Ferguson....

Teenagers wear scary costumes while getting treats in Grayslake Saturday, Oct. 26.

Families go for group costumes, including ‘Toy Story’ characters, at annual Trick-or-Treat Walk in downtown Grayslake

October 28, 2019 at 5:50 p.m.

Peter Pan, a pair of unicorns, Little Debbie, a scary clown, Jasmine, Woody, Mrs. Bo Peep and a gallery of other characters walked Center Street in Grayslake Saturday to get...

Clowns are popular both as costumes and decorations for Halloween this year. This clown decoration is hanging from the eaves of a Lake County home.

The ‘it’ Halloween costume in 2019? Retailers say kids and adults alike want to dress as clowns

October 28, 2019 at 2:17 p.m.

Nearly all the clown masks were sold at JJ Blinkers in Antioch by mid-October. Halloween City in Vernon Hills is selling plenty of clown costumes, too. And Google lists Pennywise...

Dungeons and Dragons factors into CLC’s ‘She Kills Monsters’

October 24, 2019 at 10:15 a.m.

When Brian Gill learned a scene in a play he's directing features a monster with a dagger in one hand and a large tree in another, he thought, "that'll be...

Spend ‘One Night in Memphis’ with legendary quartet

October 18, 2019 at 5:51 p.m.

It was just one night in Memphis and it happened more than 60 years ago. But the impromptu jam session of four legendary musicians — some just starting out their...

Indoor Oktoberfest comes to Lake County Fairgrounds

October 15, 2019 at 5:20 p.m.

Last year's first Oktoberfest at the Lake County Fairgrounds attracted 600 attendees — and that cleared the way for a larger stand-alone event this year, said Lauren Kaplan, the Lake...

Lake Forest Symphony to perform resident composer’s new work

October 11, 2019 at 5:12 p.m.

Vladimir Kulenovic's conducting style is all about collaboration, he said. And the Lake Forest Symphony's Oct. 26 and 27 concerts at the James Lumber Center particularly focus on teamwork, said...

Young folk musician performs original songs in Grayslake

October 8, 2019 at 4:26 p.m.

Singer-songwriter Noah Derksen calls himself a contemplative folk musician. "My music is about introspection and lyricism," said Derksen, a professional folk musician not even yet 30 years old. He's 24....

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