entertainment
Barrington native goes up ‘The River’
Jeff Galfer is pretty upbeat for a dead guy. His character became the first casualty on ABC’s Feb. 7 premiere of the paranormal TV show, “The River.” “I knew I was going to die, but it didn’t matter to me because I was so excited …
New this week on video
Shakespeare turns out to have been a bit of a poser in the historical drama “Anonymous” and Santa Claus turns out to be a bit of a stoner in “A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas.”
Wine rules, but food holds its own at Cooper’s Hawk
With weekend table waits up to two hours, Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant in Arlington Heights has already become a destination restaurant for its wine, food and ambiance. Open since late November, Cooper’s Hawk remodeled the 26,000-square-foot former site of Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen in Arlington …
Poetry workshop in Palatine
Poet Andrea Witzke Slot will lead a a Second Saturday Poetry Workshop to be held 9 a.m.-noon, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, from 9 a.m.-noon. The program, “No Ideas But in Things,” will explore issues of imagery. Witzke Slot is a poet, scholar, teacher, and mother. …
Liberty Town celebrates life and love
Love songs, “Love Letters,” food and friendly people — Liberty Town Productions teams up with Mickey Finn’s to offer a Valentine’s Day program they hope will capture some heartfelt sentiments of the day in an entertaining evening. “We wanted to do something between our bigger …
Actors add extra zest to comedy’s debut
In “Sirens,” Deborah Zoe Laufer’s romantic comedy making its Midwest premiere at Citadel Theatre, a couple celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary bumps head-on into a midlife crisis as they take stock on the state of their marriage. The 90-minute play, directed by Will Casey, is …
Charlene Brooks offers a Streisand valentine
Barbra Streisand taught Charlene Brooks how to sing. That’s the multitalented Skokie performer’s story and she’s sticking to it. “I was a latchkey child so I was home alone a lot. My parents had their own business and they both worked all day,” Brooks related. …
Burning dialogue doesn’t warm up ‘Hesperia’s’ plot
Do a quick Google on “born again porn stars” and you’ll find there’s a surprising number of Evangelicals who gave up so-called sins of the flesh upon finding Jesus. Yet despite its grounding in an apparently not uncommon phenomenon, Randall Colburn’s “Hesperia” strains credulity. The …
Author finds Viking legacy in today’s America
Being born with Norwegian, Swedish and Danish blood pumping through his veins and living in Minnesota wasn’t enough for author Eric Dregni to convey the Scandinavian experience in America to readers. So, after having penned In Cod We Trust, a book about living in Norway …
Arts and entertainment calendar for Feb. 9
Stage
“The Complete History of America (Abridged),” through Feb. 12 at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell St., downtown Arlington Heights. Everything you know about American history is distorted through hilarious sketches, songs and parodies, from the birth of Bob Dole before Christ …
Buffalo Grove dancer brings her show home
New York dancer and Buffalo Grove native Mindy Upin returns to Chicago next week to perform her very own show. Described by friends as an electric dancer with a spontaneous and sometimes spicy style, Upin joins friend Lindsey Kelley for a performance of “The Ratio …
Cirque du Soleil brings ‘Quidam’ to Hoffman Estates
Family Friendly: a “special journey” comes to the Sears Centre, plus Daddy Daughter Date Night in Buffalo Grove, a library anniversary in Lake Zurich and much more.
Student actors join Kirk Players for ‘David and Lisa’
Two Mundelein High School students are sharing a unique acting experience. Freshman Emma Morton of Hawthorn Woods and senior Tim Trinka of Mundelein play the title characters in Eleanor Perry’s “David and Lisa,” a co-production between the high school’s theater department and Mundelein-based Kirk Players. …
Buffalo Grove Art League talent on display
Buffalo Grove and vicinity art enthusiasts will have the opportunity to check out top homegrown talent right in their own neighborhood. During the month of February, the Buffalo Grove Artist’s League will showcase work from approximately 20 member artists at the Indian Trails Public Library, …
