I hear it every year as the last of the fireworks fade into the night on the Fourth of July, "that's it, summer's over." Seemingly premature, the sentiment is r...
History teachers looking for ways to make their classes more palatable might take a lesson from Mike Wyrostek: throw in a slice of pizza and some cookie dough i...
It played out like an episode of Criminal Minds: the husband of a true crime journalist embarks on an ambitious national book tour promoting an investigative tr...
While flipping through the paper, I came across an ad for Summer Place – Naperville's Community Theatre, a local organization I knew little about. Si...
Ask Neveen Michael, president of the Young Naperville Singers (YNS), "What's new?" and prepare yourself for an animated rundown of exciting activities on tap fo...
There was a Saturday Night Live skit in the early 80s about a mall store called the Scotch Tape Boutique. And all they sold was . . . Scotch Tape. Business was ...
For the past 16 years, the After Hours Film Society has been hosting an annual film festival that has grown in scope to attract attention from around the world....
I hustled my bustle through 2017 and am now ready to greet 2018 with vigor. My New Year's resolution? Make art a part of everyday life. Since art is already inc...
It was the summer of 1989 and a single phone conversation was about to change the lives of many local cinephiles. I called my brother Tony, who was living in Lo...
Naperville has a reputation of being an art-centric community with a robust appreciation for culture, history, and innovation. Home to state-of-the-art Wentz Co...
Arts DuPage invites you to celebrate the arts and humanities in DuPage County!
Americans for the Arts, the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advanc...
For 32 years, people from near and far have looked forward to attending Naperville Art League's Riverwalk Fine Art Fair. Scheduled this year for Sat. and Sun., ...
Gardens. Art lovers have been fascinated by them for years. From Hieronymus Bosche's Garden of Earthly Delights through Andy Warhol's Poppies, botanical depicti...
Driving down Chicago Avenue, one may notice North Central College's Fine Arts Center, but how many of us have actually been inside? Speaking from experience, I ...
Naperville Art League members were delightfully surprised when they found themselves to be the recipients of a call-for-artists from the gallery director of Nor...
I opened the refrigerator door and there it was: a one-gallon jug filled with Maraschino cherries of questionable age: 126 ounces of the original 128 of red spl...
When Naperville Art League (NAL) organizers announced the theme to their 14th annual public art competition, they could not have predicted the type of submissio...
Trying to stay positive in this news-centric world comes with its challenges. Despite the carnage and contention, alternative facts and false news, I am going t...
I was recently diagnosed with Ap-pre-hen-sion: a fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; dread. Overpowering and inescapable, this feeling took over and h...
For the 14th consecutive year, the Naperville Art League (NAL) is inviting individuals to enter an original work of art into their public art contest. This year...
