The Chesterton Art Center is offering monthly children's art classes taught by Jennifer Aitchison throughout the school year. The Art Center will be Zooming live virtual classes beginning in September. (On-site classes may be added later when it is safe to do so.)
The Art Barn School of Art announced today that its Art Blitz will be live-streamed on Saturday September 19 from noon to 4:00 pm in place of the in-person festival. The 4th annual Art Blitz event helps the Art Barn highlight its educational art offerings with live demonstrations and exhibitions of regional art.
MEXICAN ROM-COM "AMERICAN CURIOUS BRINGS BIG SCREEN LOVE AND LAUGHTER TO DESTINOS AL AIRE LIVE, OPEN-AIR LATINO ARTS CELEBRATION, SEPTEMBER 17 AT CHITOWN DRIVE-IN
Last November, Lyric Opera of Chicago announced plans for a significant renovation and improvement project in Lyric's Ardis Krainik Theatre—one of the most ambitious improvement projects in the company's history. This project includes replacement of all of the theater’s seats, a restructuring of the sightlines on the main floor of the house, and greatly enhanced accessibility and overall guest experience.
"A Midsummer Night's Dream" | Fri Aug 28, 2020, 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Exclusive Benefit Reading - Limited Engagement! | Starring Nemuna Ceesay, Jason Goff, Susaan Jamshidi, Cameron Knight, and Sarah Scanlon | Proceeds Benefit the Paul Rathburn Fund
The Distressed Unit Appeal Board (DUAB) announced at its meeting today that it would drop the “emergency” part of the title for the Gary Community School Corporation’s manager as a sign of the progress being made across the district. The manager, who provides the day-to-day leadership, is career teacher and administrator Dr. Paige McNulty.
After Successful Runs in New York and Boston, the Friends Experience is Bigger, Better and Moving to Chicago | Tickets on Sale Wednesday, September 2, via www.FriendsTheExperience.com
Cedar Lake girls’ find leads to big day for Virginia Rails. They’re the talk of the town, the two Virginia Rail chicks found in a Cedar Lake window well. The species is endangered in Indiana. The chicks were released into the wild on August 14th.
Last night at approximately 9:23 p.m., the body of Mason Shuey, 18, of Ottawa, Ohio, was located and recovered at Hamilton Lake in Steuben County.
Chicago Fire FC will make its long-awaited return to Soldier Field and play its first home match in 2020 on Tuesday, Aug. 25, taking on FC Cincinnati on the lakefront. The match will begin at 6:30 p.m. CT and will be broadcast live on WGN-TV and ESPN+ and transmitted locally in Spanish on 105.1 WOJO-HD2. The pregame show, presented by CIBC, will begin at 6:15 p.m. CT on ESPN+.
