
Barbara Vitello
Theater Critic and Legal Affairs Writer at Daily Herald
Daily Herald theater critic and legal affairs writer
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Hanover Park gardening aficionado Kelly Bauer established The Little Blue Greenhouse where fellow enthusiasts can drop off and pick up free seedlings, bulbs and cuttings as a way to nurture hope and build community. Brian Hill/[email protected] Kelly Bauer spreads joy one seedling at a time. For the Hanover Park gardening enthusiast, cultivating seedlings is about nurturing hope.
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“Marvel's Spider-Man: Beyond Amazing — The Exhibition” is now open through Feb. 8, 2026, at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. Courtesy of Joseph Eley © 2025 MARVEL If there’s one event that’s sure to set spidey-senses tingling this summer, it’s “Marvel’s Spider-Man: Beyond Amazing,” the immersive exhibition celebrating the comic superhero opening later this month at Chicago’s Griffin Museum of Science and Industry. But that’s not museum-lovers’ only option.
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Stephanie Shum plays Jenny and Vivi, right, plays the titular character in “Gorgeous,” a new play by Keiko Green in a co-production between Raven and Rivendell theaters. Courtesy of Michael Brosilow Must like dogs.
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Wonder Woods Mini Golf returns to The Morton Arboretum for the summer. Courtesy of The Morton Arboretum Morton Arboretum happenings • Wonder Woods Mini Golf returns to the Morton Arboretum, 4100 Illinois Route 53, Lisle. The nine-hole tree-themed course for ages 4 and older features giant mushrooms and larger-than-life bugs and acorns. Guests must reserve an admission time. $10 for adults; $8 for kids in addition to regular admission of $17 for adults, $15 for seniors and $12 for kids.
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Assyrian Women and Their MothersFormer Niles resident and Maine South High School student Atra Asdou, a Lookingglass Theatre Company ensemble member, examines the relationship between Assyrian women and their mothers from the Ottoman Empire to current-day U.S. in the semiautobiographical, adults-only play "Iraq, But Funny." Dalia Ashurina directs Lookingglass' world premiere featuring Asdou, Susaan Jamshidi, Gloria Imseih Petrelli, James Rana and Sina Pooresmaeil.
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