Feel like checking out a free concert in Barrington this weekend? Saturday is “Live & Unplugged” night at Cook Street Plaza. Local musicians set up in the courtyard, perform and share stories about
For the first time ever, the family that founded John B. Sanfilippo and Sons, Inc., the parent company of Fisher Nuts, is opening the doors of their Barrington Hills estate for a special series
She’s a student of Luciano Pavarotti. She’s one of the few sopranos to sing with “The Three Tenors.” She’s performed leading roles at every major opera house in the world. And very
The Horse Trials are underway in Barrington Hills this weekend. About 300 upper-level riders from around the country are competing with their beautiful horses today and tomorrow at the Barrington Countryside Park
Ever since the show, Glee, debuted on Fox a year ago, the idea of being in a high school choir has taken on a whole new meaning. Gone are the days of
Have you heard the buzz about the big Performing Arts reunion and “Musical Revue” coming up at Barrington High School? They’ve recently written about it in the Barrington Courier and the Daily
One thing I’ve learned since becoming a mom is that my kids seem to grow at warp speed. They’re still babies and I love to watch them change, but I sometimes feel
The sound man checks the mics. The audience anxiously fills the room. You’re backstage dressed in your skinny jeans and grungy t-shirt, feeling the pre-performance energy and waiting for your cue. You
The best thing about writing this blog is having an excuse to pick up the phone and call people. This website is far from fancy, but it is one way to strike
There will be so much more than just visual arts on display at this weekend’s Barrington Art Festival. One of the Village of Barrington’s festival planners says it’s an art festival and
One of the artists who will be displaying her work at this weekend’s Barrington Art Festival is a painter who lives in Lake Barrington by the name of Sue Daly. Her specialty
I have a few more details that you might find useful about this weekend’s Art Festival. The fest will take place, rain or shine, this Saturday and Sunday, May 29th and 30th,
***FOR 2011 AMDUR ART FESTIVAL INFO, CLICK HERE*** The summer art festival season kicks off right here in Barrington this Memorial Day weekend. And the word on the streets is that the
Do you ever wonder what it’s like to be an artist? Sometimes I do. How do they turn emotions into artwork? Is communicating with creativity more an inherited gift or is it
There’s something about photos of babies that makes me happy. To me, there is nothing sweeter than baby feet, baby folds and even baby drool. This sounds pretty pathetic, I know. But