Teacher Peach! opens its new retail store in downtown Highland Park on August 22nd, offering affordable products for teachers of all kinds. That’s right, Teacher Peach! presents over 50 unique products for teachers, parents and grandparents who wish to support their students and help them grow. And the best part? Most are priced under $15, […]
Don Quixote takes up arms against a swelling tide of cruelty and mendacity in “Man of La Mancha,” now receiving a soulful revival under director/choreographer Rudy Hogenmiller. And though the politics of Miguel De Cervantes’ Spanish Inquisition-era novel seem far removed from the existing social landscape, his poetic tug-of-war between the dreamers and the pragmatists, […]
With the title, “Thinking with Your Head…Men Exposed,” it would be easy to dismiss the Metropolis’ original comedy as just another “Hangover” knock-off. But that would be a big mistake. This all-male cast will have you feeling just as good the morning after as you do at final curtain. Written by Metropolis resident writer, Scott […]
Ever walked into a restaurant and forgotten where you were? The interior of Union Pizzeria is so unexpected that for a moment I thought I was in some hipster West Loop locale.
For an edgier entertainment experience right here in the ‘burbs, get out of your Batcave…
Wow. And wow again.
“Summer is a great time to get a jump on your college applications.” Sounded great last spring, didn’t it?
Craving a cheesy good time? On a stick? Look no further than a 90-minute drive north, and the Wisconsin State Fair, open August 2 – 12. Full disclosure, here—I am a former Wisconsinite and therefore partial to this fair over its cousin here in Illinois. But if you’ve never been, you simply must go. Here […]
Ladies, leave the men at home. “Girls Night: The Musical” is in fact a girls night destination. Now playing at The Club (a basment venue located at Chicago’s Division and State), the crowd is nearly all women—bachelorettes and birthday girls, moms looking for a little fun, and even a grandma or two. The show is […]
Terra American Bistro, located in the long-vacant Café Luciano space off Green Bay in Evanston, opened in late May.
