IHSA drops state marching band championship, it seems
Our coverage of a possible statewide marching band championship in Illinois, one sponsored by the IHSA, comes to an end, given the absence of any...
Fine Arts
Bach to blues, our emotions match music to color
Some work at the University of California, Berkeley, suggests that many people associate the same colors with the same emotions produced by music, depending on...
Fine arts festivals at all Indian Prairie SD 204 HSs
The high schools in Indian Prairie School District 204 will host fine arts festivals Saturday, May 18. The all-day affairs should be some of the...
Plainfield Central – Singin' in the Rain – April 19-21
Students at Plainfield Central HS were expected to perform in a musical this weekend, but the storms over the past week caused every school in...
Two musicals now playing in District U-46
"Joseph" at Bartlett HS and "Hairspray!" at Larkin HS are set for performances this weekend in Elgin-based School District U-46. [...]Read More... from Two musicals...
Naperville Central – The Wiz – April 26-28
Musicals this spring include The Wiz at Naperville Central High School. A 65-member cast is expected to sing and dance about courage, brains, heart, and...
Cahokia SD 187 may slash extracurricular activities
One southern Illinois unit district is preparing for the worst in next year's state cuts to schools, preemptively canceling extracurricular activities for the 2013-14 school...
Kids pick pockets, cause The Louvre to close
Pickpocket gangs caused The Louvre to close its doors Wednesday, keeping an estimated 25-30,000 visitors away. The museum will reopen Thursday to a great American...
FL Gulf Coast Univ is not just for basketball
A few weeks before the men's basketball team from FGCU advanced to the Sweet 16, a young pianist put the university on the map with...
Band teachers in Ill., Md. advocate for arts programs
Two band teachers explain what the big deal is about music education and why it is sometimes on the chopping block, looking a budget ax...