The Noodle Small Plates & Market: Not Just Another Noodle
Don’t get me wrong. I’m a big fan of The Noodle, a Wilmette favorite of longstanding.
Happiness is FOUND in Evanston
You know when you see a really good movie or read a terrific book, and you can’t wait to share the experience with everyone? That’s how I feel about memorable restaurant experiences. Of course, it is my job and all, but still.
Royal George Theatre: "SPANK! The 50 Shades Parody"
“SPANK! The Fifty Shades Parody” has rolled into town and the Royal George Theatre might never be the same. Based loosely on the E L James bestselling novel, the play pokes fun at the “mommy porn” genre with song, dance, improvisation and even some audience participation (front row seats, you’ve been warned!) Written and directed […]
Writers' Theatre: "The Letters"
When you get called into the Director’s office in 1930s Russia, it probably isn’t to get good news. And from the first time the audience sees the nervous Anna, we know that she isn’t in her boss’ office to share a cup of tea and a little gossip. Yet when the Director, his only name […]
Metropolis: Second City's Holidays in the Heights
Good news to those in the suburbs, you needn’t fight the traffic and crowds downtown in order to catch some of Second City’s comedy this season.
Lyric Opera: "Pasquale"
Full of comic characters enmeshed in concealed identities, secret trysts in the garden and one disastrous (fake) marriage, “Pasquale” plays out at the Civic Opera House with broad humor delivered in elegant taste. The title character is well into his 70s and wants Ernesto, his nephew and only heir, to wed a wealthy woman of […]
Happiness is FOUND in Evanston
You know when you see a really good movie or read a terrific book, and you can’t wait to share the experience with everyone? That’s how I feel about memorable restaurant experiences. Of course, it is my job and all, but still. With that in mind, head over to Amy Morton’s FOUND Kitchen and Social […]
The 2012 Anti-Holiday Go Guide
The holiday season is magical. The holiday season is wondrous. The holiday season is … overwhelming! It doesn’t take too long to grow weary of mall Santas, festive bunting and the continuous chorus of “Ho ho ho!” You want to enjoy the season, so make sure you take a break from it once in a […]
Citadel Theatre: "Little Women"
Louisa May Alcott’s “Little Women” has never been out of print, which attests to the strength of its story: Four sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy March, living in Concord, Mass. with their mother while their father is away in the Civil War. Citadel Theatre Company of Lake Forest is presenting the tender, timeless tale […]
Emerald City Theatre: "Cinderella"
Here’s the entertainment appetizer to a holiday tea at American Girl Place—Emerald City’s “Cinderella.” Now playing at the Broadway Playhouse, this production is perfect for a gaggle of preschool-through-fourth-grade girls on a shopping field trip with their moms or their Brownie troop. The hour-long show captures all the highlights, from Cinderella’s wicked stepsisters, Grace and […]
