People might forget today, but there was a time in the late 1970s and early 1980s when Midwestern rockers were heavyweights on the pop charts. Specifically, rock bands from my home state of Illinois.

PARADISE — Since its inception, Theatre on the Ridge has always been a labor of love, born from a group of theater parents who set out to open a live theater in Paradise. In 1975, this group of ...

PARADISE — Murder, mayhem and Mardi Gras — what more could you ask for in a fundraiser? The Paradise Symphony Orchestra presented a “Mardi Gras Mystery,” the symphony’s first murder mystery dinner ...

Everybody in the 313, put your motherfucking hands up and follow me — not to an Eminem concert, but to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Credit: Courtesy of the DSO The Detroit Symphony Orchestra ...

From bottom left: Christian Jimenez, Andrea Ramirez-Martinez, Génesis Ulloa, Guillermo Ornelas, and Stephanie Barajas in 'Fantasmitas,' from the San Francisco Youth Theatre. Credit: Sady Morales A ...