Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Congressional award winning art work from area schools will adorn government offices, halls.
Acts of Congress are passed for a variety of reasons and for three award winning North Shore high school artists it means exposure for their creativity. Nicole Otake of Glenbrook North High School, Cullen Casey from Lake Forest High School and Vernon Hills High School’s Kayla Guo were this year’s Congressional Art Competition winners from the 10th District. Earlier: Lake Forest High School Artist’s Work To Be Displayed in Hall of Congress The three winners along with the work of 41 other artists were on display Friday in the office of Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Deerfield) who personally handed out the awards and told the gathering of students, parents, teachers and friends how the contest became a law. “This is an act of Congress,” Schneider …
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Congressional award-winning artwork by a Vernon Hills High School student and other local artists will adorn government offices and halls.
Acts of Congress are passed for a variety of reasons, and for three award-winning North Shore high school artists, it means exposure for their creativity. Vernon Hills High School’s Kayla Guo, Nicole Otake of Glenbrook North High School and Cullen Casey from Lake Forest High School were this year’s Congressional Art Competition winners from the 10th District. The work of the three winners, along with the work of 41 other artists, was on display Friday in the office of Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Deerfield) who personally handed out the awards and told the gathering of students, parents, teachers and friends how the contest became a law. “This is an act of Congress,” Schneider said of the 1982 bill which created the contest and turned an …
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Check out the 14th annual 4x5 art show featuring the works of District 127 students at Fremd High School in Palatine April 23-May 1.
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Wednesday, April 17
Thirteen Community High School District 128 art students received honors in the 14th annual 4x5 Show held at Fremd High School in Palatine. More than 35 schools participate in the show with 1,300 pieces of artwork that are just 4 inches by 5 inches in size. The show will be on display at Fremd High School April 23-May 1, with an awards presentation and reception scheduled for May 1. The following D128 students received honors in the show: Vernon Hills High School: Libertyville High School: Information supplied by District 128
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Liberty Town Productions will present the musical version of the Louisa May Alcott classic this weekend.
Editor's Note: Liberty Town Productions will present the Broadway musical version of "Little Women" April 12-14. The cast of 15 will present performances of the musical version Louisa May Alcott's classic at 7:30 p.m. April 12 and 13 and at 2:30 p.m. April 13 and 14. Performances will be at the Libertyville High School Studio Theatre, 708 W. Park Avenue, Libertyville, via the building’s north entrance. Tickets for the Friday and Saturday evening performances are $25 for adults; adult matinee tickets are $20. Tickets for students under 21 with ID are $15 for all performances. Available tickets will also be sold at the door. All seating is general admission with doors opening approximately 30 minutes before curtain. Tickets can be purchased …
Scary Movie V, 42, Disconnect and To the Wonder all will hit box offices this weekend.
If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, check out one of the new films hitting the box office on April 12. Read the movie storylines below, and click on each movie title to view the trailer. 42 (PG-13) Jackie Robinson's story is told in this iopic from writer/director Brian Helgeland. Robinson paved a new road for minorities by being the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball since the racial barrier was put in place in the late 1800s. Chadwick Boseman stars as Robinson, with Harrison Ford heading up the rest of the cast as MLB executive Branch Rickey. Disconnect (R) A hard-working lawyer, attached to his cell phone, can't find the time to communicate with his family. A couple is drawn into a dangerous …
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Liberty Town Productions will present the musical version of the Louisa May Alcott classic this weekend.
Editor's Note: Liberty Town Productions will present the Broadway musical version of "Little Women" April 12-14. The cast of 15 will present performances of the musical version Louisa May Alcott's classic at 7:30 p.m. April 12 and 13 and at 2:30 p.m. April 13 and 14. Performances will be at the Libertyville High School Studio Theatre, 708 W. Park Avenue, Libertyville, via the building’s north entrance. Tickets for the Friday and Saturday evening performances are $25 for adults; adult matinee tickets are $20. Tickets for students under 21 with ID are $15 for all performances. Available tickets will also be sold at the door. All seating is general admission with doors opening approximately 30 minutes before curtain. Tickets can be purchased …
Austin's Fuel Room in Libertyville will host several artists, including The Breakfast Club, for a breast cancer fundraiser Saturday night.
Austin's Fuel Room in Libertyville will host "Breastfest 4," a fundraiser for the fight against breast cancer, starting at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 13. Artists will include Michael McDermott and Heather Horton, The Breakfast Club (performing at 10 p.m.) and Rock Band Karaoke. Contact Austin's at (847) 549-1972 or visit their website for more information. Click on these links for a virtual tour of Austin's Fuel Room and Austin's Saloon & Eatery
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Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Liberty Town Productions will present the musical version of the Louisa May Alcott classic this weekend.
Editor's Note: Liberty Town Productions will present the Broadway musical version of "Little Women" April 12-14. The cast of 15 will present performances of the musical version Louisa May Alcott's classic at 7:30 p.m. April 12 and 13 and at 2:30 p.m. April 13 and 14. Performances will be at the Libertyville High School Studio Theatre, 708 W. Park Avenue, Libertyville, via the building’s north entrance. Tickets for the Friday and Saturday evening performances are $25 for adults; adult matinee tickets are $20. Tickets for students under 21 with ID are $15 for all performances. Available tickets will also be sold at the door. All seating is general admission with doors opening approximately 30 minutes before curtain. Tickets can be purchased …
Monday, April 8, 2013
Liberty Town Productions will present the musical version of the Louisa May Alcott classic this weekend.
Editor's Note: Liberty Town Productions will present the Broadway musical version of "Little Women" April 12-14. The cast of 15 will present performances of the musical version Louisa May Alcott's classic at 7:30 p.m. April 12 and 13 and at 2:30 p.m. April 13 and 14. Performances will be at the Libertyville High School Studio Theatre, 708 W. Park Avenue, Libertyville, via the building’s north entrance. Tickets for the Friday and Saturday evening performances are $25 for adults; adult matinee tickets are $20. Tickets for students under 21 with ID are $15 for all performances. Available tickets will also be sold at the door. All seating is general admission with doors opening approximately 30 minutes before curtain. Tickets can be purchased …
Thursday, April 4, 2013
After a long battle with cancer, Ebert died Thursday, according to media reports.
Roger Ebert, the popular film critic who could weigh a movie's fate with a thumbs up or thumbs down, has died at age 70, according to media reports. The Chicago Sun-Times, the publication where Ebert reviewed movies for 46 years, reports Ebert died Thursday in Chicago following a long battle with cancer. Referring to Ebert as the nation's most influential and prominent film critic, the Sun-Times writes of Ebert's decades with the newspaper and also about the 31 years he spent reviewing movies on T.V. In a Sun-Times blog post on Tuesday, Ebert wrote he would be taking a "leave of presence" to deal with his health issues. The "painful fracture" that made it difficult for me to walk has recently been revealed to be a cancer," Ebert wrote in …
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