Halloween fun at Trucks, Trunks, Treats in Vernon Hills
Your kids will have a unique trick-or-treat experience at Trucks, Trunks and Treats, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11 at Sullivan Community Center, 635 N. Aspen Drive, Vernon Hills. “This is our sixth...
View ArticleArtist turns African female stereotypes into symbols of power
Block Museum Director Lisa Corrin describes the female characters in African-born Wangechi Mutu’s exhibit as “fierce, brave, with the ability to inhabit their own skin, and their independent space and...
View ArticleChicagoing: Lose yourself in the mirror maze exhibit at the Museum of Science...
ART THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO: 111 S. Michigan Ave. (312) 443-3600. “What May Come: The Taller de Gráfica Popular and the Mexican Political Print” through Oct. 12. “Magritte: The Mystery of the...
View ArticleHere & Now: Bonner Country Fair in Lindenhurst offers wagon rides, a petting...
Antioch Fundraiser: The Antioch Fine Art Gallery will hold a silent art auction fundraiser from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 10 at Anastasia’s Restaurant & Sport Lounge. The event is also a multi-chamber...
View ArticleDatebook: A presentation of ‘Doctor Dolittle’ at CLC
ART ART CENTER HIGHLAND PARK: 1957 Sheridan Road. (847) 432-1888; www.theartceterhp.org. “Voices and Visions IV: Standing on the Bridge between Health and Disease” will be on display through Oct. 25....
View ArticleCrafting art gallery has new Waukegan loft space to decorate
Normally, a ceremony marking the opening of a new business involves an oversized pair of scissors cutting a ribbon. But when it came time to welcome Wildwood Studios to the growing profile of art...
View Article5 Things to Do: Pork Chop Dinner and Auction Oct. 4 in Antioch
1. Dinner and auction The Rotary Club of Antioch will hold its primary fundraising event, the annual Pork Chop Dinner and Auction, Oct. 4 at St. Peter School, 900 St. Peter St. The event begins with...
View ArticleMaster host of horror films drops in at Volo museum
A couple hundred people were already lined up by noon Saturday to meet Rich Koz, aka Svengoolie, the 35-year horror host who uses his unique sense of humor to introduce classic horror movies that have...
View ArticleClockwise Theater presents ‘Impenetrable’ through Nov. 2 in Waukegan
“Impenetrable” will be performed Oct. 10 through Nov. 2 at Clockwise Theatre, 221 N. Genesee St. in downtown Waukegan. In a well-to-do Chicago suburb, a local spa sparks controversy with a billboard ad...
View ArticleOak Ridge Boys bring The King’s presence to Genesee Theatre
The voice at the other end of the phone — cavernously deep but also pleasant — could only be that of Richard Sterban, whose bass has formed the backbone of the Oak Ridge Boys for more than 40 years. “I...
View ArticleKISS tribute band to perform at Brat Stop
Four musicians from the Milwaukee area formed the KISS tribute band, Dr. Love, and will perform a Halloween kick-off party at 9 p.m. Oct. 4 at the Brat Stop, 12304 75th St. (Highway 50 and I-94),...
View ArticleLibertyville artist exhibits watercolors at Adler Center
The David Adler Center will host Libertyville artist Stephanie Toral’s exhibit: “Encounters: Recent Works on Paper” this October as part of its ongoing Exhibit Series. Toral’s collection of...
View Article‘Night of the Living Dead’ at Three Brothers Theatre in Waukegan
Three Brothers Theatre in Waukegan is celebrating the Halloween season with a stage adaptation of “Night of the Living Dead,” opening Oct. 17 and playing through Nov. 1. George Romero’s classic movie...
View ArticleDatebook: Violinist Tessa Lark kicks off Ravinia’s BGH Classics series Oct. 18
ART ART CENTER HIGHLAND PARK: 1957 Sheridan Road. (847) 432-1888; www.theartceterhp.org. “Voices and Visions IV: Standing on the Bridge between Health and Disease” will be on display through Oct. 25....
View ArticleTim Robbins narrates Ray Bradbury’s ‘Fahrenheit 451′
" 2="allowfullscreen" width="100%" height="480" scrolling="no" class="iframe-class" frameborder="0"> Oscar-winning actor, writer and activist Tim Robbins is the latest narrator behind an audiobook...
View ArticleZahn and Moretti in concert at In-Laws in Gurnee
The Lake County Folk Club will present Dan Zahn and Kate Moretti in concert at 7 p.m. Oct. 19 at In-Laws Restaurant, 720 Milwaukee Ave., Gurnee Zahn is first and foremost one of the finest guitarists...
View Article‘Living Dead’ rises on new theater marquee in Waukegan
Ten years ago this October, demolition workers taking down the marquee on the shuttered Fiesta Palace sparked a fire that consumed the entire building, sealing the fate of an 88-year-old venue formerly...
View ArticleAntioch artist has work featured in football movie ’23 Blast’
Antioch artist Dennis Downes is ready for his red-carpet moment Thursday in Lexington, Kentucky at the premiere of “23 Blast,” a new film about a high school quarterback who lost his vision but...
View ArticleDatebook: Carnival of Chaos Haunted House in Mundelein
ART ANTIOCH FINE ARTS FOUNDATION GALLERY: 41380 Route 83. (847) 838-2274; www.antiochfinearts.org. ART CENTER HIGHLAND PARK: 1957 Sheridan Road. (847) 432-1888; www.theartceterhp.org. “Voices and...
View ArticlePM&L presents Agatha Christie’s ‘Mouse Trap’ Oct. 31
The second show of PM&L Theatre’s 54th season, “The Mousetrap” by Agatha Christie, opens on Halloween, Oct. 31, and will run for three weekends at 877 N. Main St. in Antioch. “The Mousetrap,” the...
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