Chicago Fire FC Acquire 2023 MLS SuperDraft Pick from Seattle Sounders FC | Seattle receives College Protected Period Priority for defender Jackson Ragen

40th Annual Lubeznik Arts Festival | August 20-21, 2022 | Call for Artists

CHICAGO YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS HOSTS 2022 GALA “LISTEN TO THE FUTURE” MARCH 12th | Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center Honored in Evening Featuring Dinner, Live Auction and Inspiring Performances by CYSO Award-Winning Ensembles

American Blues Theater continues the monthly live reading series “The Room” with Origin Story by Nathan Alan Davis, directed by Ensemble member Manny Buckley | Friday, February 25 at 7pm Central

South Shore Arts begamn registration for its 2022 spring session of visual art classes on February 14. In-person visual arts classes will begin the week of March 14, 2022 and will include a variety of senior, adult, and youth art classes, such as multi-level ceramics, figure drawing, Japanese Manga illustration for teens, natural history illustration, and more. Classes will be held in Munster in the fully-equipped South Shore Arts studios at the Center for Visual & Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road.  

The South Shore Arts Art in Focus lecture series will continue virtually via Zoom webinar with special guest Maestro Kirk Muspratt on Monday, February 21, 2022, at 10am.

**** Recommended **** Marriott’s energetic production of "West Side Story" is an amazing dance spectacular – and Marriott’s in-the-round layout allows the audience to see the dance moves up close and personal – as they say in sports.  Combine Leonard Bernstein’s glorious music and Steven Sondheim’s amazing lyrics, and you have one of the best musicals ever written.  Although it premiered more than fifty years ago, “West Side Story” is continues to be relevant.  The star-crossed lovers, Tony (Jake David Smith) and Maria (Lauren Marie Median), just reach out and grab at your heart strings.  In fact, I was entranced whenever they sang together!   I had tears in my eye at the end, so I give “West Side Story” 4 Spotlights.   

**** Highly Recommended ****   Mercury Theater’s production of "Women of Soul" is nothing short of spectacular.  This revue has all the glitz, glitter and glamour anyone could ask for!  "Women of Soul" also has eight of the best voices in Chicago theater paying tribute to everyone from Mahalia Jackson to Janet Jackson, and more.  The voices are awesome, the costumes beyond gorgeous.  Angela Weber Miller’s elegant yet intimate set provides the perfect backdrop for all those sequins.  I was dancing in my seat!  4 BIG Spotlights

ALTERNATIVE ROCK BAND BODEANS RETURNS TO THE MAC TO PERFORM HIT SONGS “GOOD THINGS,” “CLOSER TO FREE,” “FADEAWAY” AND MORE MARCH 4

Northern Waters Casino Resort and the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians to Become the Official Resort-Casino of The Hodag Country Festival