Outdoors column: The fox sparrow kicks its feet for food
On a cold December day, a handsome sparrow with burnt reddish-brown tail kicked its feet in the leaves on the ground just outside the window. There's only one sparrow regularly...
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Masters of Sketch Comedy promises to beat winter blues in Waukegan
A hungry cat thinks a burglar is the pizza delivery man. Baron von Sterile runs a drive-through vasectomy clinic. These scenes are among the many written and improvised comedy sketches...
Stevenson High School Baroque Ensemble returns to Colby Barn
The Stevenson High School Baroque Ensemble debuted as the youngest performers in the early music series held each year at the Byron Colby Barn in Grayslake. They were so well-received,...
Outdoors column: This season, be thankful for natural experiences
Rain was pouring in a Peruvian cloud forest as we made our way to a large wooden blind to seek an amazing creature. Would it be there, even in this...
Professional choreographers work with CLC dance students to present winter concert
Some 30 CLC dance students and community members take the stage on Dec. 2 and 3 to present a variety of professionally choreographed theatrical dances ranging from hip-hop to jazz...
Citadel Theatre presents British farce ‘It Runs in the Family’
Local actor and director Pat Murphy has for years suggested that Citadel Theatre include the British farce "It Runs in the Family" in one of their seasonal lineups. Murphy got...
Songwriter, clawhammer banjo picker to perform old-time style music for folk club
Jonas Friddle grew up listening to classic rock, Creedence Clearwater Revival, for example. He also heard a lot of folk musicians, including John Prine and Doc Watson, while growing up...
Outdoors column: November walks in the woods a good way to distract us from the approaching bleakness of winter
After the first full week of November with 40-50 mph winds gusting most of one day, it seemed all the leaves had fallen, the colors had faded and a gray...
CLC presents a Shakespearean romp through all his plays
Shakespeare lovers and haters alike — and even those who think they don't know a thing about the 16th century English playwright — will leave the stage laughing when CLC...
Outdoors column: Birdsong returns in the fall
Sometime before Halloween, some birds in my neighborhood do a curious thing. They start to sing. Birds sing mostly in spring and early summer to attract mates and defend territories...