New Music Box Experience Center opens in July at Ravinia
To help build classical music audiences, Ravinia Festival opens in July its new Music Box Experience Center, free to patrons at all concerts. The multi-use building will open with the...
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World premiere ‘Reason for Return’ delves into aftermath of school violence
Josh Beadle recently sent Kyle David Perry a script to a contemporary play called “Reason for Return” by DC Cathro, about the aftermath of a violent tragedy at a high...
The Marion Consort presents songs of love from the 1600s
Amy Bearden couldn’t resist naming the concert she and her early music vocal ensemble will perform March 24 in Grayslake after a piece written way back in 1612. It’s called...
Visitors to Marvel artist’s Lake County exhibit ‘enter into such a different world’
The first thing Bruno Junqueira did when he left O’Hare International Airport at 5 a.m. Saturday after a long plane trip from Brazil was to drive to the Bess Bower...
CenterStage presents Oscar Wilde’s ‘Earnest’
Theater director Edward Kuffert said he’s learned a lot about humor in plays the past couple of decades — and that has endeared him even more to Oscar Wilde’s farcical...
Folk artist Lee Murdock performs Irish, Great Lakes tunes
Folk artist Lee Murdock is probably best known for performing and writing songs about the Great Lakes — but he also has a huge repertoire and knowledge about Irish folk...
‘A special habitat’: Audubon Society and Waukegan partner to protect rare birds at Municipal Beach
The 7-inch-long piping plover will have volunteers looking out for its welfare, hopefully daily, starting in May at Waukegan Municipal Beach. Volunteers also will share stories with beach-goers on Saturday...
Wind Ensemble concert pays tribute to American composers
Music lovers can wear their patriotic ensembles when they attend the March 10 College of Lake County Wind Ensemble concert. The musicians, led by Michael Flack, will showcase American composers...
One-man shows tackle Shakespeare, climate change
Stage actor and director Timothy Mooney will start his one-man show at Three Brothers Theatre March 21-24 with speeches from Shakespeare’s comedies and tragedies. He’ll end with a look into...
Acclaimed jazz artist will perform with CLC bands
Professional jazz trumpeter Dan Fornero will perform with the College of Lake County Jazz ensembles March 3 at the James Lumber Center. Fornero, who grew up in Kenosha, Wisconsin, lives...