Two groups share Broadway favorites, Carpenters tunes at Lumber Center
Lisa Rock grew up listening to the Carpenters — her parents played their albums and she loved hearing the deep voice of Karen Carpenter on songs such as “Ticket to...
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Waukegan Tour of Homes brings back memories: ‘This is very special. It’s emotional.’
Fred Buck stood on the original inlaid parquet floor of the Victorian-style home in Waukegan where he lived as a child more than half a century ago. Now 87 and...
Hawaiian poet laureate brings his brand of slam poetry to CLC
Standing on stage in his bare feet, Kealoha meanders via poetry, dance and movement through topics as diverse as the Earth’s origin and surfing. Considered the first poet laureate of...
Round Lake brings taste of Wisconsin with fish boil, combined with bluegrass concert
Fast fiddling, banjo strumming, songs about lost girlfriends, with cod, potatoes and onions cooked outdoors in large kettles over a wood stove. The scene hearkens to Wisconsin, but Illinois residents...
Folk artist Griffin House tells stories through music
Griffin House was set to attend college on a golf scholarship, but changed his mind and studied abroad instead. That trajectory changed his life — and today he’s recorded 10...
Thirty hours in a coffin? Great America puts out the challenge during Fright Fest
Hank Salemi says no way would he spend 30 hours in a coffin even if he got bathroom breaks. But the president of Six Flags Great America in Gurnee knows...
Three Brothers’ Sketch Comedy mulls life’s aberrations at ZumBier shows
Justin Shaffer recently mused about why he got a receipt at a drive-thru restaurant. “I’m not going to return this cheeseburger,” he thought, “so why do I need a receipt?”...
Antioch actress brings ‘Shirley Valentine’ to life on PM&L stage
Trish Jansta loves the character of Shirley Valentine, and she hopes the audience will, too, when she performs the one-woman full-length play by the same name at PM&L Theatre Oct....
Historical society celebrates 50th by opening 1870s era Waukegan homes to public
To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the Waukegan Historical Society is presenting its annual tour of homes Oct. 7 in grand style. Open to the public will be several Victorian era...
‘We believe in books’: Lake County’s Little Free Libraries encourage reading, friendly neighborhoods
Some of Dante Rivera’s classmates at Round Lake Senior High School have told him they can’t afford to buy books, and they don’t have a way to get to the...