Arts and Entertainment
November 18, 2009
Northern Illinois University’s Public Relations Student Society of America is teaming up with Donate Life Illinois to host Life Rocks On, a benefit concert tonight.
For the 40th year, Gary Mullis of DeKalb is organizing a country music show and toy drive for The Salvation Army.
Bread & Roses, a DeKalb-based women’s choral group, will perform a concert, “The Peace of the Season,” this weekend that will feature a combination of songs of the season, as well as those of peace, justice and empowerment.
Beth Fowler Dance Company will perform its 16th annual “Nutcracker” ballet in December.
Country singer Leon Seiter of Michigan will perform with local singer Gary Mullis from 2-4 p.m. Nov. 29 at the House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb.
Sandwich Opera House stage is in the midst of a transformation into a magical toyshop for Indian Valley Theatre’s production of “The Christmas Toyshop.” A sign over the entrance identifies the proprietor as “Nicholas S. Claus.”
The Sycamore High School Madrigal Troupe will present its 36th annual Madrigal Dinners Dec. 4-5 at St. Mary’s Activity Center, Sycamore.
The NIU Choral Department, under the direction of Eric Johnson, will perform at its 12th annual Holiday Concert at 3 p.m. Dec. 6 at Northern Illinois University’s Boutell Memorial Concert Hall, 550 Lucinda Ave. in DeKalb.
Children’s Community Theatre will present a stage adaptation of the classic Hollywood Christmas movie, “Miracle on 34th St.,” Dec. 4-6 and Dec. 11-13 at Kishwaukee College.
Kishwaukee College Art Gallery is featuring and exhibition of the works of Lauren Evans, titled “Rhino Ideologies,” through Dec. 3.
NIU Steelband, Steelpan Studio and All University Steelband will present its 2009 fall concert under the direction of Cliff Alexis and Liam Teague at 3 p.m. Sunday at NIU School of Music’s Boutell Memorial Concert Hall, 550 Lucinda Ave. in DeKalb. The concert will showcase a wide variety of musical styles including classical, jazz, calypso and mazooka.
The Northern Illinois University Philharmonic, under the direction of conductor Lucia Matos will present its final concert of the fall semester at 8 p.m. Monday at Boutell Memorial Concert Hall, 550 Lucinda Ave. in DeKalb.
Stage Coach Players recently announced the cast for its annual production of the holiday favorite, Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” The production runs Dec. 3-6 and will again include a production dedicated to the DeKalb area Toys for Tots charity. All performances will be held at Stage Coach Theatre, 126 S. Fifth St., DeKalb.
The Huskie Marching Band will present its annual year-end concert at 7:30 p.m. today at the NIU Convocation Center in DeKalb; doors open at 7 p.m.
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November 11, 2009
The weather’s turning colder but the semester is heating up as the Northern Illinois Community School of the Arts offers three one-day classes in November. All three classes will be held in the NIU Art Building.
The Music In The Parlour (MITP) performance series has scheduled its next show for 7:30 p.m. Sunday. (November 15) This month’s installment will include some of the audiences’ favorite pieces from previous engagements.
The Genoa-Kingston High School Drama Department presents its fall production, "Strange Boarders," in the GK Auditorium this weekend. Friday and Saturday's performances begin at 7 p.m., while the Sunday curtain is at 2 p.m. Tickets are $6 for adults and $5 for students.
With their unique blend of contemporary and classical styles, The Da Capo Duo presents an innovative and eclectic afternoon of music to begin at 1 p.m. Sunday (November 15) at St. Gall Catholic Church in Elburn.
It may not merit the adjective in its title, yet the animated yarn "Fantastic Mr. Fox" offers some of the most goofy fun you'll have at a theater this season.
There are plenty of places you can go in DeKalb County for open mic nights and live bar entertainment. But there’s only one place you can go for a more collaborative musical experience, in which musicians and audience interact and talk about the music.
November 4, 2009
By JOHN PUTERBAUGH - jputerbaugh@daily-chronicle.comWhen Nirvana covered three Meat Puppets songs for the band’s MTV Unplugged session in the mid ’90s, the nation was introduced to an obscure punk/hardcore band that’s been around since the ’80s. While Meat Puppets have always had a strong cult following, not many might have guessed Kurt Cobain was among them.
The Northern Illinois University Huskie Marching Band will present its annual year-end concert at the NIU Convocation Center at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19.
The Three Musketeers were there, so were the Blues Brothers, as were representatives from Hogwart’s School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the casts of the Wizard of Oz and Gilligan’s Island – and they were on stage doubling as musicians.
The creative and thought-provoking music of Jenny Franck will rock the stage at 8:30 p.m. today at Otto’s Nightclub & Underground in DeKalb.
By DAILY CHRONICLEA woman’s role in the 1920s was mostly limited to wife and mother. The Northern Illinois University School of Theatre and Dance will present the story of one young woman who chose to escape from these limits by instead taking on the role of murderer. The next Studio Series production, “Machinal,” runs today through Sunday in the Stevens Building Corner Theatre in DeKalb.
October 28, 2009
Children’s Community Theatre has selected the cast for its upcoming stage production of the classic Christmas movie, “Miracle on 34th Street.”
Michael W. Smith will bring his “New Hallelujah World Tour” to the Northern Illinois University Convocation Center on Nov. 7.
The curtain has barely come down on “Seussical: the Musical” and Indian Valley Theater is already gearing up for its holiday production of “The Christmas Toyshop,” set to hit the stage this December.
