August 2017 – Page 2 – Splash Magazines

Chicago Jazz Philharmonic “Best Of” Review – A Treat for Chicago

August 24, 2017 Keith Gerbosi 0

The Chicago Jazz Philharmonic (CJP), under the direction Orbert Davis, is one of Chicago’s treasures. Founded in 2004 by Davis and Mark Ingram, the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic provides rich, accessible, multi-cultural music experiences that bridge […]

Richard Marx in Limited Run at Flamingo Las Vegas

August 19, 2017 Dianne Davis 0

Richard Marx in Limited Run at Flamingo Las Vegas It was obviously a friendly audience at the Flamingo Las Vegas on August 15th when Richard Marx opened his engagement “Satisfied: Only The Hits.” The show, […]

Sitting Down With Robbie Klay – South African Actor & Singer

August 19, 2017 Splash Magazines Contributor 0

By: Ashley Thompson Robbie Klay is an internationally known Singer, Songwriter, and Actor from South Africa born on June 20, 1986. He began his singing career early in his life and has recorded twelve studio […]

Practical Meets Pretty – Fresh Herbs at Your Fingertips, Even in Autumn

August 19, 2017 Splash Magazines Contributor 0

The end of summer doesn’t have to mean the end of your gardening enjoyment, even if you don’t have the time or climate for a full plot of food plants. Herbs are perfect fall crops; […]

A Legacy of Spies Book Review – Thoughtful Throwback

August 18, 2017 Gerald Jones 0

A Legacy of Spies by John Le Carré is not for newbies to the world of master-spy George Smiley. You will need the deep background of the Circus, a fictionalized service of British Intelligence. Primarily, […]

North Coast Music Festival Preview – Everything You Need to Know

August 18, 2017 Keith Gerbosi 0

The summer of 2017 in Chicago has been filled with great concerts, but summer is slowing slipping away. In order to give summer a fond farewell, we need a big bash. And that’s what the […]

Machinal Review – Brilliant and Horrifyingly Relevant

August 17, 2017 Jessie Bond 0

Greenhouse Theater Center opens its 2017-18 season with Sophie Treadwell’s critical play Machinal, which draws loose inspiration from the life of murderess Ruth Snyder to explore the crushing external forces limiting a young woman’s choices […]

Into The Woods Review – Do You Know The Whole Story

August 17, 2017 Kathy Carpenter 0

By Kathy Carpenter “Storybook characters, toe tapping music, and all of the drama that the woods can possibly hold… the beloved musical Into the Woods runs at Kit Carson Amphitheater from August 11 through 26h.” […]

Revisiting Germany – A Holocaust Survivor Returns

August 16, 2017 Ginger Lane 0

Germany Revisited 2017 Thomas Wolfe once wrote, “You can’t go home again,” and he’s mostly right. I did, however, and it was a remarkable, powerful journey The trip was inspired, a little, by a dancework […]

“Monticello” Review – It Doesn’t Work

August 16, 2017 Ellen Beth Gill 0

A young, cheerful, sober Edgar Allen Poe, a student at the University of Virginia founded by Thomas Jefferson, visits Monticello, Jefferson’s Virginia estate, on the last night of Jefferson’s life, and walks out a somber, […]