TSA screens record 10.4 million individuals over Labor Day weekend || Summer of significant advancements at TSA

**** Recommended  Hersey Felder has returned to Writers Theater in another tour de force performance as Sergei Rachmaninoff in "Rachmaninoff and the Tsar." As we’ve come to expect from the longtime Chicago favorite, Felder combines acting with a concert-level piano performance. I loved the performance although I thought the premise – a dying composer resurrecting a long-dead tsar to get an apology – was a bit of a stretch. 4 Spotlights

Chicago a cappella opens 2025-26 season with CANTARÉ || A celebration of Mexican music || Featuring works commissioned from Mexican composers through CAC's ¡Cantaré! Program || September 27 – October 12 At various locations throughout Chicagoland, kicking off at the National Museum of Mexican Art

Invictus Theatre’s ANGELS IN AMERICA, PARTS ONE AND TWO extended to September 21st || Four-star production of MILLENNIUM APPROACHES and PERESTROIKA, performed in repertory, to play an additional two weeks

Calvin Estrada Named Player of the Year

Watch the 2025 Miles Wolff Cup Playoffs on www.AABaseball.TV

Hell in a Handbag Productions Announces 24th Season! || World Premiere! THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF THE NORTH POLE By Artistic Director David Cerda || World Premiere! THE GOLDEN GIRLS: THE LOST EPISODES – THE CHEESE PYRAMID By Artistic Director David Cerda || JOAN CRAWFORD GOES TO HELL By Artistic Director David Cerda || Season Subscriptions Now On-Sale!

Oil Lamp Theater, currently presenting the highly recommended Side by Side by Sondheim, through September 14, announces a new fundraising campaign, Light the Way.

A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL RETURNS BY POPULAR DEMAND FOLLOWING SELL-OUT RUN TO BROADWAY IN CHICAGO’S CADILLAC PALACE THEATRE || NOVEMBER 19th – 30th || BROADWAY STAR AND “AMERICAN IDOL” WINNER NICK FRADIANI PLAYS THE TITLE ROLE IN THE NATIONAL TOUR

Chesterton Art Center Exhibition 

Impresiones: Prints by Ramiro Rodriguez

September 4th – November 1st

Exhibition Events:

Third Friday Reception: Friday, September 19, 2025, 4–7 PM

Artist Gallery Talk: Thursday, October 9, 5:30–7 PM

Family Art Day: Saturday, October 11, 10 AM–2 PM (Free, Registration Requested)