Ravinia Festival

James Conlon plans to stay at the Los Angeles Opera through 2018

2013-02-20 18:30:00

James Conlon is a born and bred New Yorker but sunny Los Angeles apparently agrees with him. The 62-year-old conductor has renewed his contract with the Los Angeles Opera for five more years, and will remain music director at least through the end of the...

Metropolitan Opera competition winners include L.A. Opera singer

2012-03-19 16:33:02

The 5 Browns' sibling wizardry

2011-07-16 00:00:00

For the 5 Browns, a quintet of sibling piano virtuosos who will play Mozart, Saint-Sa�ns and Mussorgsky in Irvine, classical music skill is all in the family. Many parents dream of their children mastering a serious instrument — middle-class...

Dispatch from Washington: Is this full-scale 'Follies' bound for Broadway?

2011-06-14 16:33:18

Monster Mash: Stonehenge skeleton from Mediterranean area; Pace Gallery nabs de Kooning

2010-09-30 16:33:01

James Conlon extends contract with L.A. Opera through 2012-13 season

2010-11-15 16:32:35

Bill T. Jones takes on Lincoln

2009-10-03 16:32:37

Dance review: Bill T. Jones' 'Fondly Do We Hope...Fervently Do We Pray'

2009-10-08 04:32:35

Gather the family for a fun-filled outing

2013-05-22 12:35:00

Family outings make memories and there are a wide variety of options for fun throughout the North Shore. Want to give bowling a try? There are several alleys in the vicinity that have a long history. Maybe you went to one as a child and want to give...

Arts and entertainment venues reveal a behind the scenes look

2013-05-22 14:38:00

The North Shore presents a wide range of entertainment whether it's on stage, a concert hall or in a gallery.� So much of what we see is in the spotlight, but did you ever wonder what makes a production, performance or an exhibit come alive? Some of the...

Being numb to it all no longer big shock

2013-05-17 10:19:00

Sometime in the next few weeks, if you're walking down Fullerton Avenue around DePaul University and have 15 minutes to spare, duck into the tidy brick building alongside the CTA station. Here you will find the DePaul Art Museum, an institution so...

Duke Ellington rarity to launch Chicago Opera Theater season

2013-05-16 22:02:00

With one opera (Verdi’s “Giovanna d’Arco”) wrapping up its 2013 season in September, Chicago Opera Theater has announced its schedule for 2014. Once again, general director Andreas Mitisek is venturing off the beaten track to...

The Silk Road Ensemble members (left to right): Viola player Nicholas Cords, cello player Yo-Yo Ma and cello player Mike Block perform at Ravinia Festival in Highland Park.

2012-10-10 14:52:00

Mary Jane Drews has joined the Old Town School of Folk Music as director of institutional advancement. She will hold primary responsibility for fundraising, including completion of the School's capital campaign, events, and relationship management with the organization's donors and constituents.

2012-09-18 14:12:00

When Tony Bennett played here last summer, he was a mere 85-year-old, marking his birthday with a characteristically expansive performance that showed virtually no concessions to the passage of time.

2012-08-16 13:22:00