11th Season Major Highlights Include: Two World Premieres by Julianna Rubio Slager including BareFace at Harris Theater for Music and Dance | New Commission and World Premiere from Choreographer Matthew Rushing | Ballet 5:8 Premiere of Tobin James’ Transcendence | New Site-Specific Works by Julianna Rubio Slager, The Living Room Series, Newest Custom-Curated Dance Experience | The Return of Fan Favorites from Julianna Rubio Slager including Día de Los Vivos, Dry Bones, Gospel Impressions, Interplay, Mi Familia and Todo Raba

ROE IS YOUR TEACHER, YOUR SISTER, YOUR MOTHER, YOUR COUSIN…ARTEMISIA THEATRE PRESENTS THE WORLD PREMIERE OF ROE V US, JULY 14-17 AT FILAMENT THEATRE

Celebrate summertime in Chicago with an evening of local music at Navy Pier’s Lake Stage.

Chicago Storefront Premiere! Kokandy Productions Presents CRUEL INTENTIONS: The ‘90s Musical | Created by Jordan Ross, Lindsey Rosin & Roger Kumble | Based on the film by Roger Kumble | Directed by Artistic Associate Adrian Abel Azevedo | Music Direction by Isabella Isherwood | Choreography by Laura Savage | June 9th – August 7th at The Chopin Theatre

American Association recaps for May 17th

The Gary SouthShore RailCats were powerless against the Kane County Cougars on a rainy Tuesday evening as they dropped a 3-0 contest. 

​​​​​​​The 2021 Frontier League Champion Schaumburg Boomers managed only three hits, but the pitching did the rest in a 3-2 win over the New York Boulders in the first ever meeting between the two teams.

NOW PLAYING! HARPER LEE’S TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | A NEW PLAY BY AARON SORKIN BASED ON HARPER LEE’S CLASSIC NOVEL |
FIRST NATIONAL TOUR OF CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, RECORD-BREAKING PRODUCTION | STARS EMMY AWARD® WINNER RICHARD THOMAS | PLAYING AT BROADWAY IN CHICAGO’S JAMES M. NEDERLANDER THEATRE MAY 17-29

**** Recommended **** Steppenwolf Theatre opened the new in-the-round Ensemble Theatre in Honor of Helen Zell with Seagull, a new version of Chekhov’s classic, The Seagull, adapted, translated and directed by Yasen Peyankov.  I’m not a Chekhov fan, so even though the production was very well done, the cast outstanding, I can’t get too enthusiastic.  Seagull is worth the trip.  3 ½ Spotlights

The Indiana Department of Education announced that the Gary Community School Corporation's Bailly STEM Academy is one of 15 schools newly certified in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). The recent addition brings the list of certified schools to more than 100 statewide.