Published Jan. 22, 2009
First Stage Children's Theater presents "Witness," a play based on the Newberry Award-winning book by Karen Hesse. The show runs Jan. 23-Feb. 22 at the Todd Wehr Theater in the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 929 N. Water St.
Published July 1, 2008
Last night was the fifth night of Summerfest, and the 29th birthday of Hasidic reggae musician Matisyahu, who headlined the Miller Lite Oasis in front of a massive crowd.
Published Dec. 31, 2007
Every year around this time, I find myself reading and tweaking this piece. Here’s the updated version for ‘08.
Published June 27, 2007
When a friend told me that Matisyahu, a Jewish reggae rapper who kicks it Old-Testament style, was performing at the Pabst Theatre, I knew I had to check it out.
Published March 20, 2007
Step inside Jake's Deli and you might as well be entering a time machine. The clientele is different than it was 50 years go. But the booths are the same, and more importantly, so is the corned beef. And that's exactly how the owners like it.
Wednesday July 7th, 2010 - Chicago, IL I said I wanted to make Wednesdays my booking day each week, but this is ridiculous. I ended up running around most of the day trying to make deadlines, and the level of stress I was operating under was somewhere between conniption fit and full t...
The “Triumph of the Spirit” program will begin with a 22-minute film about Jungreis’s life in the Bergen-Belsen camp. This film is packed with the horrors of the Nazis, yet full of faith, hope and the triumph of the Jewish spirit. Jungreis is a consummate storyteller...
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