The Colors of Christmas features Peabo Bryson as emcee
The Colors of Christmas, produced by Stig Edgren, comes to Genesee Theatre Dec. 2, and will feature Peabo Bryson, Taylor Dayne, Jon Secada and Deniece Williams. Bryson serves as emcee...
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Wonderland Express chugs back into Botanic Garden for holidays
A magical railroad returns to the Chicago Botanic Garden Nov. 23, when at least seven model locomotives run on tracks around miniature Chicago landmarks like the Navy Pier Ferris wheel,...
Antioch’s Kringle’s and Dickens villages get bigger, better for another holiday season
Two villages, one expanded and the other spruced up, are returning to Antioch to delight visitors during the holiday season, and it took a third village to make it happen,...
Early music series presents chamber music in intimate, 19th century style
To lead off the 2018/2019 season of the Early Music Series at the Colby Barn in Grayslake, Windy City Camerata will present Classical Kammermusik — in the style for which...
Blind Squirrel plays old-time music at heritage center
Members of Blind Squirrel sing, play fiddle, guitar, bass, banjo and tin whistle — and they’re partial to old-time music, although they do perform an eclectic concert. They’ll be at...
Waukegan Chorus celebrates Bernstein centennial, welcomes holiday season
Randy Casey said his trademark is introducing the choir and audience to something they may never have heard before but decide they “really like.” That will be true for the...
Trombonist who played with Woody Herman to perform with CLC jazz band
When John Fedchock was 9 years old, he had long arms, which made him the perfect candidate to play trombone in the school band. As time passed, said Fedchock, who...
Tommy James heads into sixth decade of career with new album, movie, radio show
Still a teenager when he signed on with Roulette Records in 1966, Tommy James had no idea the recording company was associated with the Mob. He found out later, of...
Chamber Music Society invites public to concert series in Waukegan
Ellen Keirnan sang in the high school chorus, did some folk singing in college and took piano and guitar lessons. When she was introduced to the Waukegan Chamber Music Society,...
Lake Forest Symphony celebrates Illinois bicentennial concert
The Lake Forest Symphony not only celebrates Illinois’ bicentennial at its Nov. 10 and 11 concerts, but also the 100th anniversary of Leonard Bernstein’s birth, the 100th anniversary of Claude...