Culture: ‘Sex Please We’re Sixty’
January 10, 2013 4:08PM
Updated: January 10, 2013 4:08PM
AUDITIONS
Fox Valley Festival Chorus: Rehearsals are at 7:30-9:30 p.m. Mondays. New members welcome. No auditions required for Chorus membership, only for solos. At St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, corner of Edgelawn and Galena, Aurora. Email foxvalleyfc@gmail.com or visit foxvalleyfc.org.
Heartland Voices: Not-for-profit choral arts organization based in Elgin seeks new singers for the upcoming season. Rehearsals are on Tuesday evenings from late September through late April. Anyone wishing to audition should either email heartlandvoices@yahoo.com or phone Dr. John G. Slawson, artistic director, at (847) 347-4584.
The Senior Suburban Orchestra: Rehearsals are at 1-3:15 p.m. Tuesdays at Oak Trace, 200 Village Drive, Downers Grove. New members are welcome. The orchestra needs players on violin, viola, cello, double bass, bassoon, and percussion. Call Lori Davis at (630) 935-7103.
Swedish American Children’s Choir: The choir is seeking new singers for the fall/holiday season. Children 4-17 years of age are welcome to join the midwest’s largest choir of its kind for children. The choir rehearses in Batavia. Call (630) 414-9700.
BOOKS
Anderson’s Bookshops: Melanie Benjamin, “The Aviator’s Wife,” Reading and Booksigning, 7 p.m. Jan. 15, Naperville. Clare Vanderpool, “Navigating Early,” Reading and Booksigning, 7 p.m. Jan. 16, Naperville. Eric Gale, “The Bully Book,” Reading and Booksigning, 7 p.m. Jan. 17, Naperville. Curtis Jobling, “Wereworld,” Reading and Booksigning, 7 p.m. Jan. 18, Naperville. Arielle Eckstut and David Henry Sterry, “The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published,” Discussion and Panel Critique, 2 p.m. Jan. 19, Naperville. At 5112 Main St. in Downers Grove and 123 W. Jefferson Ave. in Naperville. Anderson’s Two Doors East is at 111 W. Jefferson Ave. in Naperville. Call (630) 963-2665 or visit andersonbookshop.com.
Barnes and Noble: At the Promenade Center, 631 E. Boughton Road, Bolingbrook. Call (630) 783-0009 or visit barnesandnoble.com.
Barnes & Noble: Weekly story times take place at 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays. Store hours are 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. Events are free. At 47 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville. Call (630) 579-0200. Visit bn.com.
EXPOS
Kane County Flea Market: Flea markets take place the first weekend of the month from noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays and 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays at the Kane County Fairgrounds, Randall Road and Route 64, St. Charles. Featuring antiques, collectibles and hundreds of dealers. Admission is $5 each day; children under 12 are free. Call (630) 377-2252. Visit www.kanecountyfleamarket.com.
FILM
After Hours Film Society: Steve James’ documentary “Head Games,” Jan. 14, with guest speakers producer Steve Devick, featured athelete Mary Rounce and her mother, Laura Rounce. “The Sessions,” 7:30 p.m. Jan. 28. Screenings are at 7:30 p.m. At the Tivoli, 5021 Highland Ave., Downers Grove. Cost is $5 for members and $9 for others. Call (630) 534-4528. Visit afterhoursfilmsociety.com.
MUSIC
Elgin Symphony Orchestra: The ESO presents conductor and pianist Ignat Solzhenitsyn with Jennifer Frautschi featured on Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” Jan. 11 to 13. Concerts will be at the Schaumburg Prairie Center of the Arts at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 11, and in Elgin at the Hemmens Cultural Center at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 12 and 2:30 p.m. Jan. 13. Tickets are $28-$68. Call (847) 888-4000 or visit elginsymphony.org.
Larry Miller: The comedian’s one-man show will be at Raue Center at 8 p.m. Jan. 12. Tickets are $42-28. At 26 N. Williams, Crystal Lake. Call (815) 356-9212 or visit rauecenter.org.
Marc Cohn: The Grammy Award-winning, singer-songwriter will deliver a soulful performance at 8 p.m. Jan. 12 in North Central College’s Wentz Concert Hall at the Fine Arts Center, 171 E. Chicago Ave. Tickets are $30-$40. Call (630) 637-7469 or visit northcentralcollege.edu/showtix.
THEATRE
“Anything Goes”: The Fox Valley Park District’s Winter Stage production will be performed Jan. 11, 12 and 13 at the Prisco Community Center, 150 W. Illinois Ave., Aurora. Tickets are $7. Call (630) 859-8606.
“Deathtrap”: Steel Beam Theatre presents “Deathtrap” weekends Jan. 11 to Feb. 10. Tickets are $25 for adults and $23 for seniors. At 111 W. Main St. in downtown St. Charles Call (630) 587-8521 or visitSteelBeamTheatre.com.
“Sex Please We’re Sixty”: Elgin Theatre Company presents this comedy weekends Jan. 11-27 at the Kimball Street Theater in Elgin. The theater is at the northeast corner of Kimball Street and Dundee Avenue in downtown Elgin. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for seniors. Call (847) 741-0532 or visit www.elgin-theatre.org.
“Singin’ In The Rain”: Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace will present the musical to Jan. 13. Tickets are $20-$68. Some tickets include lunch/dinner. At 100 Drury Lane. Call (630) 530-0111, (800) 745-3000, or visit drurylaneoakbrook.com.
“The Underpants”: Buffalo Theatre Ensemble presents this comedy Jan. 17 to Feb. 3 at Building K Theater at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Thursdays to Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $25 to $33. Call (630) 942-4000 or visit atthemac.org.
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