Chicago Craft Mafia DIY Trunk Show Set 11/19
by Lauren Wolman - October 22, 2011 The DIY Trunk Show, featuring 129 area artists, presented by the Chicago Craft Mafia, is one of the longest-running indie, craft shows in Chicago, now in its ninth year. Admission is FREE. The DIY Trunk Show will partner with Wishcraft to provide a kids crafting area, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for ages...
Disney's Bridgit Mendler & R5 Play Aurora's RiverEdge Tonight
by BWW News Desk - August 18, 2013 Teens and tweens today love Bridgit Mendler, who rose to fame on Disney Channel's kid com Wizards of Waverly before landing her own top-rated show, Good Luck Charlie. Now she's touring the U.S. promoting her debut album Hello My Name Is featuring the single Ready or Not, voted best acoustic perf...
STAGE TUBE: Promo Video of Chicago Fringe Festival
by Stage Tube - August 09, 2012 The Chicago Fringe Festival announces its line up for the 2012 Festival. Performances in the third annual Chicago Fringe Festival take place in a variety of venues in Pilsen, August 30 - September 9. Tickets are on sale now. Entrance to the Festival is a one-time button purchase of $5, after that al...
ASC Presents Saturday Workshop on Tumbling
by BWW News Desk - January 22, 2011 Adventure Stage Chicago (ASC) presents the next installment in their Family Workshop Saturday Series, a succession of engaging workshops designed for the entire family to share....
ESPN to Broadcast 10 Races in Chase for NASCAR Sprint Cup, Beg. 9/16
by TV News Desk - September 11, 2012 ESPN will televise the 10 races that make up the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, beginning with the Sunday, Sept. 16, GEICO 400 at Chicagoland Speedway and ending Nov. 18 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. NASCAR's version of the playoffs, the 10 races will determine the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup champion....
Volunteers Needed for 80th McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade; Deadline 10/18
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2013 The Chicago Festival Association, producer of Chicago's Thanksgiving celebration, is now recruiting volunteers to assist during the 80th McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade, which marches up State Street from Congress to Randolph Thursday, November 28, 2013, 8 - 11 am(CST). Volunteers are an essential pa...
First Tier of Performers Announced for Electric Daisy Carnival in Chicago
by Tyler Peterson - March 08, 2013 Insomniac announces the first tier of its line-up for this year's highly anticipated debut of the 2013 Electric Daisy Carnival, Chicago. Celebrated electronic acts and theatrical performers from across the globe will gather at the Chicagoland Speedway during Memorial Day Weekend on May 24-26, 2013, ...
Cast Set For The Absolute Best Friggin' Time of Your Life
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 21, 2011 The Second City Mainstage cast has begun rehearsals for the 99th revue with new cast members and a new director, Billy Bungeroth....
Johnny Rockets Celebrates 25th Anniversary With 99 Cent Shakes May 18
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 09, 2011 Shake it up! Join Johnny Rockets' 25th Anniversary Celebration Wednesday, May 18, all day long, and indulge in a Vanilla, Chocolate or Strawberry Milkshake for ONLY 99 cents (reg. $4.99) at four Chicagoland locations....
Monique B. Martin Releases Children's Book, THE MOON IS BROKEN!
by Christina Mancuso - August 07, 2013 Children learn in layers. Every day they are building upon their primary foundations of understanding. Monique B. Martin charmingly demonstrates how children view, process and learn from the world around them in 'The Moon is Broken!,' a rhyming story written for children ages 3 to 8, yet easily rela...
Writers' Theatre to Present YELLOW MOON, 4/16-8/4
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2013 Writers' Theatre continues its season with Yellow Moon, by David Greig and directed by Associate Artistic Director Stuart Carden. The production runs April 16 - August 4, 2013, performed at Books on Vernon - 664 Vernon Ave, Glencoe. Press Openings are Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 7:30 and Thursday, ...
Actors Gymnasium Presents Circus in Progress: An Evening of... New Work
by Gabrielle Sierra - September 15, 2011 The Actors Gymnasium will present Circus in Progress - An Evening of Daring New Work on October 15, 2011 - 4:30pm & 7:30pm at Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes St., Evanston, IL....
CNN Picks Up Robert Redford Original Series CHICAGOLAND
by Caryn Robbins - May 08, 2013 Executive produced by Robert Redford and Laura Michalchyshyn of Sundance Productions, and award-winning filmmakers Marc Levin and Mark Benjamin of BCTV, CHICAGOLAND is a non-scripted, eight-part original series about a heartland American city....
Anthony Kearns Featured in Wolf Trap 40th Anniversary Celebration Video
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 27, 2011 Anthony Kearns was among a group of performing artists in a video montage produced for the 2011 Wolf Trap Ball: 'Celebrating 40 Years - Where Culture and Community Take Center Stage,' on Sept. 17, 2011....
Faith & Whiskey to Throw Awesome 80s Aspen Ski Lodge Party 1/29
by BWW News Desk - January 29, 2011 Faith & Whiskey (1365 W Fullerton Ave), the premier whiskey bar and party spot in Lincoln Park, will host an "Awesome 80s Aspen Ski Lodge Party" celebrating winter, skiing, bad 80s fluorescent ski outfits, and 80s music and movies from 9pm-3am on Saturday, January 29....
Writers’ Theatre Adds Week of Performances for Stoppard’s The Real Thing
by BWW News Desk - December 04, 2011 Artistic Director Michael Halberstam and Executive Director Kathryn Lipuma announce the second extension of The Real Thing by Tom Stoppard, directed by Michael Halberstam. The production, which opened the Theatre's 20th Season, now runs through December 4, 2011 at Writers' Theatre, 325 Tudor Court i...
Writers Theatre to Present PigPen's THE OLD MAN AND THE OLD MOON, 9/3-11/10
by BWW News Desk - July 30, 2013 Writers Theatre opens its 2013-14 season with the Midwest Premiere of The Old Man and The Old Moon, a new play with music by PigPen Theatre Co., directed by Associate Artistic Director Stuart Carden and PigPen Theatre Co, and presented by Writers Theatre and TOMATOM LLC. The show runs September 3 - ...
Oak Park Festival Theatre Presents Family Days July 24, August 7
by BWW News Desk - July 24, 2011 Oak Park Festival Theatre presents three Family Days on Sundays, June 26, July 24, and August 7, 2011, at 4:30 p.m. in Oak Park's Austin Gardens....
Paramount Theatre Names Chi/Broadway star Jim Corti as Artistic Director
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 20, 2011 The Paramount Theatre and Aurora Civic Center Authority announced today the appointment of Jim Corti, the celebrated Chicago director, choreographer and Broadway actor as the first-ever Artistic Director in the Paramount Theatre's 80-year history....
League of Chicago Theatre Launches CHICAGOSPACES.ORG
by Erik Smith - November 16, 2011 The League of Chicago Theatres announces the launch of ChicagoSpaces.org, a comprehensive, searchable database of performing arts venues and rehearsal facilities in Chicagoland. The website serves as a free, public and centralized resource connecting artists and performing arts organizations with re...
Writers’ Theatre Hires Studio Gang Architects For New Theatre Building
by Kelsey Denette - July 11, 2011 Writers' Theatre Artistic Director Michael Halberstam and Executive Director Kate Lipuma announce the hiring of the award-winning, internationally renowned Studio Gang Architects, led by principal Jeanne Gang, FAIA. Chicago's own Studio Gang has been hired to design a new home for Writers' Theatre b...
St. Patrick’s Day Parade Queen Contest Held In Chicago 2/20
by Gabrielle Sierra - February 17, 2011 St. Patrick's Day Parade Queen Contest held Sunday, February 21, 2011 starting @ 12:00 PM (Noon). Queen will be crowned at approximately 3:30 P.M....
Writers' Theatre Presents YELLOW MOON, Now thru 8/4
by BWW News Desk - April 16, 2013 Writers' Theatre continues its season with Yellow Moon, by David Greig and directed by Associate Artistic Director Stuart Carden. The production runs tonight, April 16 - August 4, 2013, performed at Books on Vernon - 664 Vernon Ave, Glencoe. Press Openings are Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 7:30 and T...
4000 MILES, CHAPATTI and LOST IN YONKERS Set for Northlight Theatre's 2013-14 Season
by BWW News Desk - February 25, 2013 Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, announces three of the five productions of the 2013-14 season: Amy Herzog's award-winning play 4000 Miles; the World Premiere of Christian O'Reilly's Chapatti, featuring John Mahoney; and N...
Chicago 2nd-12th Graders to Perform at Symphony Center, 4/22
by Kelsey Denette - April 10, 2013 Amid national cuts to music education in schools, Merit School of Music's in-schools program not only maintains quality instrumental education, it offers Chicago students the unique opportunity to perform live at the renowned Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Ave. The two-day public... |
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