One small step, one giant leap The Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra celebrates the 50th anniversary of the moon landing with a space-themed concert in May. It will feature the Symphony Chorus and retired astronaut and Crown Point-native Col. Jerry Ross. Cinema and symphony meet as videos and photos from the historic 1969 moon landing accompany […]
Out & about in Northwest Indiana: Feb.-March 2019
Northwest Indiana Discover interesting events, exhibits, performances to see and do International Film Festival Valparaiso University’s annual International Film Festival continues this quarter with two films followed by group discussion with foreign language professors. Each is free and open to the public. The 2017 French film “Jeannette, the Childhood of Joan of Arc,” will be […]
Things to see and do in Northwest Indiana – Dec-Jan 2018
An update on art and entertainment options across the Region Northwest Indiana Urban ruins “Haunts,” the second exhibit in the two-part “Urban Ruins” series organized by South Shore Arts, runs Feb. 8 through April 21, at the Center for Visual and Performing Arts in Munster with an artist reception from 1-3 p.m. March 3. The […]
Things to See and Do in Northwest Indiana – Oct-Nov 2018
An update on art and entertainment options across the Region A night of Russian music Superstar cellist Richard Hirschl from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra performs three pieces with the Northwest Indiana Symphony on Oct. 26, on the stage of the Auditorium at Living Hope Church, Merrillville. The cello takes the place of the human voice […]
Things to Do and See in Northwest Indiana – Aug-Sep 2018
An update on art and entertainment options across the Region Warhol: Icon and Influence Michigan City’s Lubeznik Center for the Arts presents original works by Andy Warhol on loan from the Drew and Wendy Levenfeld collection, as well as the Brauer Museum of Art at Valparaiso University, through Oct. 13. More than 50 works spanning […]
Things to Do and See in Northwest Indiana – June-July 2018
Acorn Concert Series at Gabis Arboretum The former Taltree Arboretum presents its summer-long concert series beginning June 2 with Echoes of Pompeii, a ten-piece band that will give fans the sound of Pink Floyd. Also on the concert: Obsessive Compulsive Distortion. June 30 brings Chicago-born blues singer Wayne Baker Brooks to the stage. A Chicago […]
Things to do and See in Northwest Indiana – Apr-May 2018
An update on art and entertainment options across the region Before they were a team, Rodgers and Hammerstein had their own successful writing partnerships. Rodgers and Lorenz Hart collaborated on over 30 productions filled with classic songs like “My Funny Valentine,” “Bewitched Bothered and Bewildered,” “ Mimi,” “This Can’t Be Love” and “Little Boy Blue,” performed […]
Things to do and See in Northwest Indiana – Feb-Mar 2018
An update on art and entertainment options across the region Lost in the fog, a stranger seeks refuge in a nearby house only to find a man shot dead and his wife standing over him with a smoking gun in Agatha Christie’s “The Unexpected Guest.” The woman’s dazed confession is anything but convincing and the […]
Things to do and See in Northwest Indiana – Fall 2017
An update on art and entertainment options across the region “A Christmas Story, The Musical” celebrates Jean Sheperd’s beloved regional favorite and movie classic. Set in the fictional 1940s town of Hohman, Indiana, the story follows 9-year-old Ralphie and his quest for the Holy Grail of Christmas gifts, an official Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot Range […]
Things to Do and See in Northwest Indiana – Summer 2017
An update on arts and entertainment options across the region The 2017 South Shore Summer Music Festival will feature free concerts by the Northwest Indiana Symphony in Lake and Porter counties during July and August. Everyone is welcome to come early; bring lawn chairs and blankets, relax and enjoy the music. Concerts kick off in […]