Jean Collins News

Chicago Sinfonietta announced the date of its annual ball today. Titled 'One World. One Sound. Revelry!,' the concept strongly ties in to the 34th season theme. In a world composed of myriad languages, cultures, races and religions, nowhere does this rich tapestry show itself better than in Chicago. It is through the magic of a single sound that the world is truly united as one.

The popular event includes a cocktail reception, full orchestral performance with surprise guests, exciting live auction, and Bid-For-A-Cause. The annual ball is a large large source of funding for the organization's nationally acclaimed community and engagement programs and service initiatives that benefit thousands of individuals throughout the Chicagoland area each season.

"All the world's a stage..." ... and for their 80th anniversary Shakespeare production, the Theatre Guild is making the outdoors their stage, in Pfitzner Court.

Westport Country Playhouse will present a Script in Hand playreading of the romantic comedy "Lunch Hour" by Jean Kerr, on Monday, April 24, at 7 p.m.  The reading will be directed by Anne Keefe, Playhouse associate artist and curator of the playreading series. Tickets are $20 each. 

Casting is announced for the Script in Hand playreading of "Mary, Mary," a witty romantic comedy about a marriage gone hilariously awry, at Westport Country Playhouse, on Monday, February 10, 7 p.m. Tickets are $15. The play is written by Jean Kerr and directed by Anne Keefe.

The sun, the moon, the stars: It's a celestial evening on Saturday, March 20 when St. Petersburg Opera joins forces with the Science Center of Pinellas for a family fun-filled night of music, movies, and telescope viewing.

The sun, the moon, the stars: It's a celestial evening on Saturday, March 20 when St. Petersburg Opera joins forces with the Science Center of Pinellas for a family fun-filled night of music, movies, and telescope viewing.