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
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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,
If you never hiss and boo a villain, cheer for the manly hero, or sigh for the beautiful heroine, here is your chance. The Morrison Musical Theatre Association (MMTA) is putting on an old fashioned melodrama this summer, in both Prophetstown, and Morrison, IL. These light-hearted comedies became popular in the
Timber Lake Playhouse opens Friday, May 6, 2016, with a special entertainment event, not part of the playhouse’s summer subscription series. “Almost Heaven: The Songs of John Denver” celebrates the feeling of coming home, against a backdrop of stunning visual images of America’s landscapes and people in the late ’60s
Concluding its eight year run of Southern Gospel concerts, Emmanuel Reformed Church, 202 E. Morris Street, Morrison, IL, is thrilled to welcome one of the most beloved families of gospel music, The Perrys. They return in a final gospel concert on Friday, April 29, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. in the
Clinton Area Showboat Theatre (CAST) will hold auditions for its 2016 Main-Stage “Season of American Classics,” on Saturday, February 6, and Sunday, February 7, 2016, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Mullany Theatre at Ashford University, 400 N. Bluff Boulevard, Clinton, IA. Productions include “The Odd Couple,” “The
Beginning on Friday, December 11, 2015, area theatre-goers will have the opportunity to see the Iowa Premier of “Adam’s Gifts,” a play by Peter Filichia. Clinton Area Showboat Theatre is presenting this Community Production of “Adam’s Gifts.” Performances are at Ashford University’s Mullany Theatre, 400 N. Bluff Boulevard, Clinton, IA:
Clinton Area Showboat Theatre (CAST) will hold local auditions for their community holiday production. Auditions will be held on Saturday, November 7, 2015, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. and on Sunday, November 8, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., at Mullany Theatre on the Ashford University Campus, 400 N. Bluff Boulevard,