Three Brothers takes on musical for first time
When Three Brothers Theatre decided to add a musical to its slate of productions, it chose, in typical style, not a familiar Rodgers and Hammerstein show, but "Bloody Bloody Andrew...
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American English’s Ringo continues to study Beatles style
Tom Gable, who plays the part of Ringo in American English, admits when he first got the gig he thought since he loved the Beatles, he already knew all about...
Lake Zurich offers one of first brew fests on tap this season
Lake Zurich recreation manager Bonnie Caputo thinks her village's annual brew fest is just a bit different from others. For one, it's among the first this season in the area...
Spider Saloff brings Peggy Lee music, story to Lumber Center
Growing up in Philadelphia, Spider Saloff didn't listen to pop music like her classmates did, she said. "I was listening to my Dad's 'Benny Goodman' records. This is what spoke...
Five cool bat facts
Trivia about nature's nocturnal flying mammals provided by the Lake County Forest Preserves, The Nature Conservancy and the Bat Conservation Trust: At birth, a young bat weights 25 percent of...
Lake County bat monitoring program hopes to prevent fungus killing critical mammal
On a cold mid-April night with snow patches still on the ground, 15 children and adults gathered around a picnic table at Grant Woods Forest Preserve, shivering. They were there...
Lobster lovers: Patrons in a frenzy about food at annual fundraiser
It was all about the lobster. The moment the Exchange Club of Grayslake opened the gates to the second-annual Food Truck Frenzy at the Lake County Fairgrounds Saturday, the line...
Folk duo to perform sad, funny tunes in Grayslake
Married duo Cindy Mangsen and Steve Gillette most likely will perform one of their cat tunes when they come to Grayslake April 29. After all, Mangsen has written an album...
WindSync debuts at Ravinia with unique concert experience
WindSync comes to Ravinia's Bennett-Gordon Hall April 28 to show off their instrumental playing skills and do a little bit of dancing and acting. The five-member ensemble consisting of flutist...
Femmes of Rock perform on electric classical violins
Nina DiGregorio always wanted to play rock and roll — but doing that on the violin wasn't much of an option when she was growing up in upstate New York,...