2021 PORTAGE SUMMER MUSIC SERIES OF FREE TUESDAY NIGHT CONCERTS AT WOODLAND PARK OPENS JUNE 1 WITH JIM BULANDA’S “SALUTE TO THE STARS!”

HYDE PARK ART CENTER CONTINUES FREE ALL-AGES INTERACTIVE CENTER SUNDAYS PUBLIC PROGRAM JUNE 6, 2021, 1-4 P.M. WITH OUTDOOR IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING | Latest installment in monthly series, now outdoor in-person, features three hours of artmaking

Free Fishing Weekend, June 5-6

SIX-TIME EMMY AWARD-WINNER, COMEDIAN, BROADWAY STAR AND CENTER SQUARE BRUCE VILANCH JOINS RETIRED CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION CEO RHONA FRAZIN FOR PORCHLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE’S MOVIE MUSICAL MONDAY, JUNE 7 AT 7 P.M. CDT FREE AND LIVE ON ZOOM | Open to the Public, Participants Must RSVP to Join Frazin and Vilanch Lead the Discussion About the Iconic Academy Award-Winning 1968 Movie “Funny Girl”

South Shore Arts leads Indiana Arts Commission On-Ramp Training Program for Artists in Northwest Indiana

The Schaumburg Boomers lost to the Gateway Grizzlies 6-5 in 10 innings

The Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks took both games of a doubleheader from the Gary SouthShore Railcats

Long Play Music Fest at Rockford’s Rivets Stadium Over July 4th Weekend To Include National-Touring Headlining Bands: Cheap Trick, Jeff Tweedy, and Gin Blossoms

PARAMOUNT THEATRE ANNOUNCES ARTISTIC STAFF PROMOTIONS | Paul-Jordan Jansen joins Paramount as new Associate Artistic Producer | Amber Mak promoted to Artistic Producer and New Works Director | Trent Stork promoted to Associate Artistic Producer and Casting Director

New artistic mini-golf course, Par Excellence Redux, invites families to tee off at Elmhurst Art Museum opening July 7th | Two exhibits—Front 9 and Back 9—introduce a playable 18-hole course, created by over 20 artists, designers and architects from the Midwest and beyond, pays homage to School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s original 1988 exhibition.