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Gov. Holcomb and First Lady Janet Holcomb dressed as characters representing iconic imagery and historic figures that represent Indiana.

**** Recommended **** When I think of the Court Theatre, I know I’ll see a well-staged, true-to-the-book production so I was surprised to learn I had ‘stage’ seating for The Tragedy of Othello the Moor of Venice.  Needless to say I wasn’t expecting an avant-garde immersive experience but there it was, right in the middle of everything.  Although Othello is my least favorite of Shakespeare’s plays, what with Iago being a bottom-feeding sociopath, compelling performances from a stellar cast drew me right in.  Unfortunately, in abbreviating Othello to one act, certain key speeches explaining nefarious behaviors were omitted.  3 ½ Spotlights 

**** Highly Recommended **** As You Like It might be my favorite of Shakespeare’s comedies.  All of the elements are here – young love, not-so-young love, good vs evil siblings, people wandering about in the forest, and … wrestling?  So, idea-guy (actually he’s the director) Daryl Cloran and Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival (Vancouver, BC) took those ingredients, moved the whole thing into the 60s, added Beatles songs and came up with a winner!  I loved everything about Chicago Shakespeare’s delightful production – the cast, the set, the musicians rocking on stage, the way the words in the songs seemed to fit right into Shakespeare’s dialog.  4 BIG Spotlights

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) offers a few “tricks” in advance of Halloween to help air travelers successfully navigate airport checkpoints if they plan to show Hallows Eve spirit during their flight.

3Arts awards nearly $1 million dollars in a single night to Chicago’s women artists, artists of color, and Deaf and disabled artists, marking largest award year in organization’s history | Virtual awards event on November 1 is FREE for the public to attend via YouTube and includes world premiere performances by past award winners | Plus, major expansion to signature artist-to-artist grant program “Make a Wave” announced

Chicago Fire FC fell 1-0 to New York City FC at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night.

BLUE MAN GROUP WELCOMES COLDER TEMPERATURES WITH EXPANDED FALL AND HOLIDAY PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE |
Schedule Includes First-Ever Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day Performance

Chicago Theatre Week marks its 10th year, celebrating the return of live theatre | League of Chicago Theatres, in partnership with Choose Chicago, announces dates for Chicago Theatre Week 2022 | February 17 – 27, 2022 | Tickets go on sale starting Tuesday, January 11, 2022

The Bishop Noll band has stayed busy with performances this fall, with more big plans for the coming weeks.