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Chicago Tribune
21-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Chicago Tribune
Metea Valley Theater in Aurora to present ‘Legally Blonde the Musical'
Metea Valley Theater will present 'Legally Blonde the Musical,' an award-winning musical based on the hit movie, in four performances this spring. A preview show featuring the understudies will take place at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 24, in the Metea Valley High School auditorium, 1801 N. Eola Road, Aurora. Three other performances will be held at 7 p.m. May 1-3 at the school. The show follows the transformation of Elle Woods and her journey to Harvard Law School after she breaks up with her boyfriend. Seats are assigned and can be ordered online starting March 29 at Tickets are $15 for general admission and $10 for students and seniors. Jazz vocalist to perform at St. Charles Public Library Chicago jazz vocalist Petra van Nuis will perform at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 30, at the St. Charles Public Library, 1 S. Sixth Ave. in St. Charles. She will be singing with pianist Dennis Luxion, who was jazz legend Chet Baker's pianist in Europe in the 1980s, according to a press release about the event. They will be performing Great American Songbook standards, both familiar and obscure, officials said. For more information about the free performance, go to or call 630-584-0076. Kifowit plans online session State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, invites community members to join her for a live online Zoom session at 9 a.m. on Monday, streamed on Facebook and Spotify, that will feature Jaemie L. Neely, executive director of the Federation of Women Contractors and an advocate for women- and minority-owned businesses in the construction industry. The discussion will touch on legislation impacting labor and business diversity in Illinois, efforts to increase vendor diversity and economic opportunities for small and minority-owned businesses and the importance of advocacy in shaping inclusive policies, according to a press release about the session. Residents can watch live on Facebook: @RepKifowit and on Spotify: Coffee with Kiffy Podcast. For more information about the event or to participate, contact Kifowit's office at 217-782-8028. Art exhibition planned at Farnsworth House An art exhibition called 'Movement: Water Into Wood,' celebrating the legacy of nationally acclaimed Ho-Chunk artist and teacher Truman Lowe, will open soon at the Edith Farnsworth House, 14520 River Road in Plano. The exhibition will open to the public at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 30, with a reception in the Edith Farnsworth House Visitor Center and Barnsworth Gallery. The program will include remarks by Rebecca Trautmann, author of 'Water's Edge: The Art of Truman Lowe.' The March 30 exhibition opening is free, but those who want to attend are asked to RSVP at 'Movement: Water Into Wood' will run from March 30 to Aug. 31, 2025, and is available with the purchase of Edith Farnsworth House tour tickets or grounds passes. Bunny Burrow Express trolley rides offered Fox River Trolley Museum's Bunny Burrow Express will be making runs to a secret rabbit warren on three Saturdays, April 5, 12 and 19, at the Jon J. Duerr Forest Preserve, 35W003 Route 31, South Elgin. The antique trolley car rides will include egg hunts and other seasonal fun, according to the museum's website. Children will receive souvenir baskets to collect eggs. Train trips last about 75 minutes and depart at 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Tickets cost $30.
Chicago Tribune
20-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Chicago Tribune
Elgin News Digest: Bunny Burrow Express trolley rides offered April 5, 12 and 19; Elgin HS alum receives prestigious martial arts honor
Program on '70s women singer-songwriters planned at museum Elgin Public Museum Director Sharry Blazier will present a program on 'Women Singer-Songwriters of the 1970s: Their Lives, Their Music' from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 27. Among the artists Blazier will discuss are Joni Mitchell, Carole King, Carly Simon and Janis Ian, according to a news release. She will share the personal stories of the major artists of that era and discuss how they crafted their music. Admission is $3 for museum members, $5 for nonmembers. The museum is located at 225 Grand Blvd. in Lords Park. For more information, call 847-741-6655. Dundee Township Park District holding youth pickleball clinics Dundee Township Park District will present youth pickleball clinics from 3 to 5 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, March 31-April 1, in the Rakow Center gym, 665 Barrington Ave., Carpentersville. The two clinics are open to ages 8 through 17 and will focus on eye-hand coordination, pickleball equipment, footwork, drills and games, according to a social media post. The clinic costs $30 per session for Dundee Township residents and $45 for nonresidents. To register, go to For more information, call 847-428-7131 x2206 or email svarvil@ Bunny Burrow Express trolley rides offered April 5, 12 and 19 Fox River Trolley Museum's Bunny Burrow Express will be making runs to a secret rabbit warren on three Saturdays, April 5, 12 and 19, at the Jon J. Duerr Forest Preserve, 35W003 Route 31, South Elgin. The antique trolley car rides will include egg hunts and other seasonal fun, according to the museum's website. Children will receive souvenir baskets to collect eggs. Train trips last about 75 minutes and depart at 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Tickets cost $30. For more information, go to call 847-380-6121 or email foxtrolleytickets@ Elgin HS alum receives prestigious martial arts honor David Lee Garrison, Elgin High School class of 1975, has received the Living Legend Pioneer Grandmaster award from the World Mudo Federation. The federation was formed in 1993 by 75 martial arts masters from around the world to unify the community and work together toward world peace, according to the group's website. Garrison is the owner and operator of Barrington Tiger Academy, a traditional, family-focused mixed martial arts school that opened in 1984. He is an 11-time black Belt Grand Champion, whose career includes induction into the Asian Martial Arts Hall of Fame in 2016, Action Martial Arts Hall of Fame in 2015, USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame in 2008 and World Mudo Federation Hall of Fame in 2006.
