Sneak a peek at Collaboraction Theatre’s new home in Humboldt Park at Sunday Family Magic Matinee with The Magical Myster AJ, Sundays at 1 p.m., November 30th - December 28th

OPERATION NORTH POLE RETURNS TO ROSEMONT’S DONALD E. STEPHENS CONVENTION CENTER SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20th || Beloved Holiday Tradition Returns for the First Time Since 2019 to Create a Day of Magic for Children Battling Life-Threatening Illnesses

Ballet Chicago’s celebrated production of The Nutcracker will return this December for two festive engagements: December 12-14 at the Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture and December 19-21 the Harris Theater for Music and Dance.

BY POPULAR DEMAND, A CAPPELLA GROUP VOCTAVE RETURNS TO THE MAC WITH THE “IT FEELS LIKE CHRISTMAS” TOUR
DECEMBER 14th

 The snowstorm that settled over Northwest Indiana during Thanksgiving weekend created challenging travel conditions and a high volume of calls for Lowell District troopers. Between Saturday at 10:00 a.m. and Sunday at 10:00 a.m., troopers handled a significant number of weather-related incidents across the region.

For theater fans, the best way to usher in the holiday season is to attend The Goodman Theatre's annual production of "A Christmas Carol."

**** Highly Recommended  Drury Lane Theatre’s new production of "Sister Act," one of my favorite musicals, is terrific. Drury Lane productions always include talented actors, beautiful costumes and sets, and really, really good, dancing-in-your-seat music; "Sister Act" fits that criteria perfectly. Kudos to Director E. Faye Butler for ‘hitting it out of the park’! 4 BIG Spotlights

The Indiana Arts Commission issued a Request for Expressions of Interest today for parties interested in partnering to deliver a localized version of the On-Ramp Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator, the agency’s training and fellowship program for creative entrepreneurs. 

Do312 Announces Do312 MORE Holiday Promotion, Offering a Year of Chicago Events for $50 || New Seasonal Campaign Offers One Year of Curated Monthly Ticket Drops to Concerts, Comedy and More Cultural Events Throughout the City

**** Highly Recommended  Steppenwolf Theatre’s production of Peter Shaffer’s 1979 play, "Amadeus," is just about perfect. Of course, I thought that about the 1984 movie starring F. Murray Abraham, too. No kidding, when I took my family to see that film, we all thought it was wonderful. In fact, my then seven-year-old son fell in love with Mozart’s music, which turned out to be a life-long love. Steppenwolf’s production of this masterpiece of clashing personalities and court intrigue is magnificent. Kudos to Director Robert Falls in his Steppenwolf debut. 4 BIG Spotlights