IU Comes in at No. 2 in First CFP Ranking || IU Football is well-positioned for a second straight trip to the College Football Playoff.

Ballet 5:8’s Beyond the Nutcracker Returns to the South Suburbs || Live Orchestra, Community Cameos, and a Story That Inspires Peace and Goodwill

My DNR - Let the adventure begin || Hunting Licenses Nov 14-16 || Free Youth Hunting Days || Sandhill Crane Saturdays || Thanksgiving at the Indiana State Parks

Northlight Theatre adds dates to Steven Dietz’s Gaslight || Based on the original play by Patrick Hamilton || Directed by Jessica Thebus || November 28th – January 4th

Manual Cinema’s Christmas Carol returns to Chicago’s historic Studebaker Theater for limited run this holiday season December 12th – 28th || Tickets now on sale for Manual Cinema’s imaginative rendition of the Charles Dickens classic; audiences invited on stage after each performance for a special interactive holiday experience

THEATER OF THE MIND, CHICAGO’S NEWEST DOWNTOWN CULTURAL ATTRACTION, CREATED BY TALKING HEADS FRONTMAN DAVID BYRNE & WRITER MALA GAONKAR AND PRODUCED BY GOODMAN THEATRE, ANNOUNCES INITIAL DATES FOR SPRING ENGAGEMENT AT THE REID MURDOCH BUILDING: MARCH 11th - MAY 31st || **TICKETS FOR THIS ONE-OF-A-KIND IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE GO ON SALE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7 AT 10 AM**

***WITH MORE THAN 124 THEATER OF THE MIND PERFORMANCES/WEEK, THE GOODMAN OFFERS NEARLY 4,000 OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPERIENCE THEATER DURING ITS 100TH SEASON, SERVING NEARLY 300,000 PEOPLE***

LCAC presents: Futurecast: 2026 Economic Outlook || Friday, November 21 || Avalon Manor | Merrillville

Join us for the 10th Annual Festival of Owls at Humane Indiana Wildlife November 15th! Experience an exciting day full of activities, live owl encounters, and more!

THE BELOVED HOLIDAY CLASSIC, “RUTH PAGE’S THE NUTCRACKER,” CELEBRATES 60 YEARS AT THREE CHICAGOLAND LOCATIONS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON: THE CENTER AT GOVSTATE, NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, AND THE COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTRY || A Tradition for More Than Half a Century Continues in 2025, with the Additional Premiere of “Ruth Page’s Nutcracker Suite” at the Beverly Arts Center

2nd Annual LESS THAN FIVE: A Group Invitational 

Munster, Indiana

October 28th – November 29th