DeKALB – At 7 p.m. on Saturday, The Egyptian Theater will present “The $30,000 Bequest,” a movie that took more than 10 years to create. Based on the book of the same name by Mark Twain, the NIU School of Theater and Dance retells the beloved short...
By Nick Glover, Lifestyle Editor
| December 13, 2022
As the holiday season spurs into action, a local museum put up its Christmas decorations and rang in the holiday cheer this weekend.
The Ellwood House Museum, 420 Linden Place, hosted its annual Holiday Event Weekend on Dec. 2.
Changing its interior...
DeKALB – The Egyptian Theatre will be showing a holiday favorite over winter break.
“National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” will be shown at 2 p.m. Dec. 18 at the theater. Tickets can be purchased online or in person. Tickets for students...
By Nick Glover, Lifestyle Editor
| November 30, 2022
Kick-off December right by ringing in the holiday cheer this weekend. Throughout DeKalb, holiday-themed events will be taking place.
SANTA VISITS IN DEKALB
Santa Claus will be visiting downtown DeKalb from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday. The visit...
By Sarah Rose, Managing Editor
| November 29, 2022
DeKALB – The Celebration Chorale invites the public to their Christmas cantata concert “The Promise of Light." At 7 p.m. on Dec. 2 and 3 and 2 p.m. on Dec. 4, longtime Chorale members and those new to the group will perform at First United Methodist...
DeKALB – The Apollo Strings Quintet will be performing on Saturday at the DeKalb Public Library. The quintet will be performing classical holiday songs that are a mix of classical music and holiday tunes.
The Apollo String Quintet was formed by student...
By Sarah Rose, Managing Editor
| November 28, 2022
DeKALB – Dancers from Dimensions Dance Academy invite the public to the Dance Down Gingerbread Lane event. From 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, downtown DeKalb will have dancers performing in downtown merchant windows.
The downtown strip will be decked...
By Nick Glover, Lifestyle Editor
| November 16, 2022
With fresh snow on the ground, you may want to go out and spend the day somewhere warm doing something fun. This Saturday, there are many great things to do in DeKalb.
OPEN ART WORKSHOP AT THE DEKALB PUBLIC LIBRARY
From 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m....
DeKALB -- Singer Ashlie Amber is coming to DeKalb on Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N 2nd St., to perform a tribute to the late singer Whitney Houston while telling her own personal story.
Amber has been a full-time professional...
By Sarah Rose, Managing Editor
| November 15, 2022
DeKALB – From Wednesday, Nov. 16 through Friday, Dec. 18, the Ellwood House located at 420 Linden Place will be offering Christmas tours to visitors. More than a dozen rooms in the 1879 mansion will be decorated by volunteers, community organizations...
DeKALB – The NIU Art Museum will host a “Stories From My Childhood” exhibit Nov. 29 through Dec. 17 and Jan. 10, 2023 through Feb. 17, 2023.
“Stories From My Childhood” is made up of pieces made by artists asked to depict transformative...
By Nick Glover, Lifestyle Editor
| November 14, 2022
Editor’s note: This piece contains spoilers and discusses events that take place in “Clue: On Stage.”
On Friday night, the Stage Coach Players put on a great version of “Clue: On Stage,” rivaling more prestigious and even professional theaters...
