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Insight with Marge Kullerstrand

INSIGHT: Festival of Trees will kick off the holiday season

INSIGHT: Festival of Trees will kick off the holiday season

It's that time of the year again. The ladies of WANISS have begun work on the annual Festival of Trees Luncheon and this year's theme is Sleigh Ride.

Nov 01, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

INSIGHT: Hundreds attend annual Breast Cancer Awareness Tea at Avalon Manor

INSIGHT: Hundreds attend annual Breast Cancer Awareness Tea at Avalon Manor

More than 650 guests attended the Eighth Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Tea at Avalon Manor in Hobart to honor men and women in the community whose lives have been touched by breast cancer.

Oct 25, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

OffBeat with Phil Potempa

OFFBEAT: Bill Clinton to speak next week at Chicago House luncheon

OFFBEAT: Bill Clinton to speak next week at Chicago House luncheon

I received a nice invitation earlier this month from publicist Gina Kremer asking me to attend a luncheon Nov. 11 at The Palmer House Hilton Hotel in Chicago featuring Bill Clinton.

Nov 07, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

OFFBEAT: Broadway's Chicago bow of 'Young Frankenstein' old, stiff and not too funny

OFFBEAT: Broadway's Chicago bow of 'Young Frankenstein' old, stiff and not too funny

As a "casual" (as opposed to die-hard) fan of Mel Brooks' 1974 film "Young Frankenstein," I was excited to finally see the Broadway musical stage variation opening at Cadillac Palace Theatre this week. It's the first national tour of this…

Nov 06, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Chicago Scene with Molly Woulfe

City axes mega tree to save moola

City axes mega tree to save moola

Chicago's trimming its budget by trimming a shorter Christmas tree in Daley Plaza.

Nov 06, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Move on up, next to the Obamas

Move on up, next to the Obamas

Here's your chance to live next door to the Obamas.

Oct 30, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Gaming with John Brokopp

'And they're off' in the World Series findal table

The nine players who survived the grueling two weeks of competition last July in the Main Event of the World Series of Poker will reconvene today in the Penn & Teller Room at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. They will battle for more than $27 million in prize money a…

Nov 06, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Couple logs 6,800 miles visiting Boyd Gaming Properties

For many of today's recreational gambling enthusiasts, their first casino experience likely took place during a Las Vegas vacation.

Oct 30, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Tom Lounges

Local Scene: Former broadcaster brews music, beans

Cornucopia Coffee, 210 E. Lincolnway, Valparaiso, plans to serve up more than just brewed beans.

Nov 06, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Chis & Lou get "fab" for Halloween

Given it's Halloween and all, one might want to spend the evening in a seance, trying to reach across the great beyond to communicate with the spirits of George and John in the hopes of prompting a Beatles reunion.

Oct 31, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Tim Shellberg

The boys of bummer?

If Don Henley's name would be said in a word association exercise here at Tunes & Tix, The Eagles, "The Boys of Summer" or "Hotel California" wouldn't be the immediate response.

Oct 30, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Carol Moore

Stylish 'Light in the Piazza' charms audiences

"The Light in the Piazza," is the last production of the 2009 season at Chesterton's 4th Street Theater. The play tells a delightful story of love. Margaret Johnson (Lisa Woodruff) thought her husband loved her, until they returned home f…

Nov 06, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Halloween's a brewin' on stage

It seems to me Mike Reinhart of M & M Productions must love Halloween.

Oct 30, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

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