This week see rock royalty Heart, Cheap Trick and Neil Young in concert and experience PBS favorite Donkey Hodie at the Elmhurst Art Museum.
Suburban teens from Park Ridge and Flossmoor will represent Illinois next month at The National High School Musical Theatre Awards competition in New York City.
Lou Malnati’s in downtown Naperville is celebrating its 30th anniversary and is taking the party outside. The location at 131 W. Jefferson Ave. will unveil a new outdoor dining area on May 23 during a grand opening celebration and ribbon cutting.
Feisty performances by leading ladies Melissa Crabtree, Janelle Sanabria and Savannah Sinclair animate Metropolis Performing Arts Centre’s revival of the workplace musical “9 to 5.”
“Back to Black” as a movie is a tame and mediocre affair. A conventionally told biopic about a talented artist — Amy Winehouse — who became famous, struggled with drugs, depression and bulimia, and died early.
“Beetlejuice” the musical and a Beatles tribute return to Chicago for brief runs. Plus, local theater divas unite for a Season of Concern concert to benefit theater artists dealing with major health crises.
Mark your calendars for the Long Grove Chocolate Fest and Aurora Greek Fest and performances by Wanda Sykes, WAR’s 50th Anniversary Tour, the Decemberists and more happening this week.