Timber Lake Playhouse opens its 56th Summer Season with Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s “Mary Poppins.” The production is one of the largest and most ambitious in the history of the company. Featuring songs like “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,” “Mary Poppins” will begin Thursday, June 1, and run through Sunday, June 11, 2017. For
Drive a ways out of town, somewhere between Frog Level and Smyrna, NC, and you’ll come to a filling station run by L. M. and Jim. Next door, is the Double Cupp Diner, operated by Rhetta and Prudie Cupp. To look at it, you wouldn’t know this little stop on
Central Memorial Park in the heart of downtown Sterling, IL, once again becomes the home for Sterling Main Street’s 6th Annual Music Fest, on Saturday, July 22, 2017. With presenting sponsors Midland States Bank and CGH Medical Center, this all-ages festival will be a “can’t miss” event of the summer.
The Clinton Area Showboat Theatre (CAST) will hold a fundraiser at the Clinton Hy-Vee Market Grille, 901 S. 4th Street, Clinton, IA, from 4:00 to 10:00 p.m., on Friday, April 21, 2017. The Market Grille will donate 25% of their sales during this time to CAST, with all bar tips
During this spring semester at Clinton Community College, the Student Senate has a variety of unique events planned for their students and members of the community to enjoy. Mark sure to mark your calendar for these upcoming programs. Comedian Adam Grabowski, Monday, April 3, 2017, at 11:30 a.m., CCC Auditorium,
The Black Box Theatre, 1623 5th Avenue, Moline, IL, hosts its first musical production, begnning at 7:30 p.m., Friday, March 10, 2017. “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” is an ever-popular choice. The performance will be repeated at the same time on Saturday, March 11, and at 2:30 p.m., Sunday,
Clinton Community College is pleased to announce upcoming performances for the 2017 Visiting Artist season. This is the 43rd year that CCC has offered such performances for the community, as part of the Quad Cities Arts. This program strives to make art accessible to people of all walks of life, including students, seniors, and
Clinton Community College students will soon be traveling to Ireland to see it’s beauty and learn about the culture. To get into the spirit of the Irish and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, Ramblin’ House, a four-piece acoustic band, will entertain with traditional Irish music. The concert is on Friday, March
Clinton Area Showboat Theatre (CAST) is excited to announce local auditions for the 2017 “Hooray for Hollywood” Season, on Saturday, January 28, 2017, and Sunday, January 29. The location for auditions is Ashford University’s Mullany Theatre in Clinton, IA. Actors are asked to prepare 16 bars from a musical theatre
Black Box Theatre, 1623 5th Avenue, in Moline, IL, opens its inaugural season with the comedy “Murderers” by Jeffrey Hatcher. The new 60-seat theatre is co-owned by Lora Adams and David Miller. The play is told through three stories: “The Man who Married his Mother-in-Law” with Brent Tubbs; “Margaret Faydle
Timber Lake Playhouse, the professional summer theatre of northwest Illinois, presents the acclaimed psychological thriller, “Gaslight,” through Sunday, August 21, 2016. Patrick Hamilton’s play was so popular, it gave rise to the term “gaslighting.” The story is of a husband who presents his wife with false information, to make her
Set in the infamous Los Angeles, CA, Sunset Strip in 1987, “Rock of Ages” tells the story of Drew, a boy from South Detroit, and Sherrie, a small-town girl. Each is in L.A. to chase their dreams of making it big and falling in love. “Rock of Ages” takes you
After hit runs on Broadway and in Los Angeles, CA, and Las Vegas, NV, “Rock of Ages” hits stages of regional theatres for the first time. Timber Lake Playhouse is one of them. TLP is located at 8215 Black Oak Road, in Mount Carroll, IL. The New York Times called
Timber Lake Playhouse presents “Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years”, by Emily Mann, based on the bestselling memoir by Sadie and Bessie Delany with Amy Hill Hearth. Chuck Smith will direct the production that runs Thursday, June 16, through Saturday, June 25, 2015. Newsday wrote of the
The Illinois Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts have awarded Timber Lake Playhouse a grant to create a paid apprentice program for area teens interested in pursuing careers in the theatre arts. TLP is accepting applications for the apprenticeship program through Friday, June 17, 2016. Timber Lake Playhouse,