Celebrate Easter with egg hunts and brunches around Chicago and the suburbs. You can also discover local and sustainable foods at an annual festival, enjoy music from around the world, laugh with a WGN Radio host and see a hit show with the entire family. Good Food Festival & Conference March 24-26 Chicago This annual event celebrates local, sustainable […]
Glenview’s Kaitlin Roseman and John West are ready to say “I do” in front of their closest family and friends … and millions of “Today“ show viewers. Last week, the pair was one of three couples vying for viewer votes in the My Big Fat Today Wedding contest to win a free dream wedding. Now, Kaitlin and […]
Writers Theatre’s new show, Adler Planetarium’s latest temporary exhibit and the Macy’s Flower Show all open this weekend. You can also celebrate Irish-American Heritage Month and St. Patrick’s Day with a concert in Evanston or join in a celebration of Iceland throughout Chicago. “Arcadia” Opens March 16 Glencoe The first production in the new Writers Theatre […]
The James Beard Awards are coming back to Chicago this May and three Chicago chefs received semifinalist nods in the Rising Star Chef category. (Jenner Tomaska of Chicago’s Next was named a finalist on March 15.) Here, they tell us what moves them and how it feels to be recognized on the restaurant industry’s biggest […]
Goodman Theatre is bringing the play that inspired “Hello, Dolly!” to life with the help of a Northwestern grad. Kristine Nielsen, who plays Dolly Gallagher Levi in “The Matchmaker,” hasn’t been back to the Chicago area in more than 30 years, but says she “leapt at this chance” to work with the Goodman. “I credit […]
The Museum of Science and Industry’s new exhibit, JCC Chicago’s Jewish Film Festival, Northlight Theatre’s latest production and the Chicago Flower & Garden Show all open this week. Plus, the DuSable Museum of African American History begins a new series on race and the media. “Brick by Brick” Opens March 10 Chicago This new temporary […]
Duck Duck Goat, Stephanie Izard’s third highly anticipated restaurant, is expected to open in March, before Izard gives birth to her first baby in May. Izard is the talented chef at the helm of West Loop hot spots Girl & the Goat and Little Goat Diner. You may also remember her as the delightful “Top Chef” […]
There would be no spectacular new home for Writers Theatre, which will put this location firmly on the national theater map, without Michael Halberstam, the theater’s artistic director. His artistry, passion and charm led the organization from small community theater in the back of a bookstore to national prominence. Any time spent with Halberstam is quality time indeed. […]
In the world of local theater, the most anticipated opening in March and April isn’t a play — it’s a new venue. Writers Theatre opened the doors of its new Jeanne Gang-designed building in Glencoe in February. The beautiful structure features two performance spaces and promises to be an accommodating home for this consistently outstanding […]
Along with more hours of sunlight and — did we just hear a bird chirping? — you know it’s spring in the Midwest when the real estate market starts to pick up after the long freeze of winter. According to Kristine Menas, a broker with Dream Town in Chicago, she expects this spring and summer in […]
