Barbara Keer

Context Travel Louis Sullivan and the Gold Coast Tour Review – A Chicago Delight

November 12, 2019 Barbara Keer 0

If you have not experienced a tour with Context’s guide, Sally Kalmbach, you might well have missed the magic of Chicago. Sally who is a fourth generation Chicagoan knows and love the city and carves […]

Transcend and the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra Preview – A New work by Zhou Tian

November 11, 2019 Barbara Keer 0

A remarkable concert awaits the Orchestra Hall audience on November 17th when the work of Grammy-nominated composer, Zhou Tian will be performed. The piece commemorates the 150th anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad, bringing […]

A Vegan Holiday Season – Ask Elysabeth Alfano

November 7, 2019 Barbara Keer 0

I recently learned that November is World Vegan Month which surprised me, and also learned that 2019 marks 75 years since the foundation of The Vegan Society, which I found even more surprising. At this point […]

“Illinois Revisited” Art Exhibit at Berger Park – November 23 and 24

October 31, 2019 Barbara Keer 0

On October 19th Open House Chicago (https://openhousechicago.org)offered a visit to two of the houses in Berger Park, and my friend and I went to see these turn of the century homes. We stopped in to […]

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Preview – “Forge Forward” is Coming

October 31, 2019 Barbara Keer 0

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago offers an outstanding upcoming season. It begins when Hubbard Street Dance Chicago presents its fall program, Forge Forward, for three performances at the Harris Theater, 205 E. Randolph, Nov. 7, 9 […]

YOU ARE HAPPY Review – Captivating

October 29, 2019 Barbara Keer 0

How could I miss the opportunity to see YOU ARE HAPPY? Don’t I want to be happy? Don’t you? This is the Red Theater’s first production of the 19/20 season and I found it intriguing, […]

Tony Award-winning musical ‘Fun Home’ – Now a Northwestern University Wirtz Center Production

October 28, 2019 Barbara Keer 0

In September of 2017, Chicago Splash Magazine journalist, Suzanne Magnuson, reviewed “Fun Home”, which at that time was being performed at Victory Gardens Theater. In the review, she stated, “This play will put you through […]

Illinois Holocaust Museum Opens 4 New Immersive Galleries – Showcasing Jewish Resistance during the Holocaust

October 27, 2019 Barbara Keer 0

If you have never been to the Illinois Holocaust Museum or have not been there recently, plan to go on Tuesday, October 29, from 5:30-8:00 PM. for the grand opening of four new galleries. These […]

“The Chicago Nonet” Preview – A New Experience

October 26, 2019 Barbara Keer 0

I had the opportunity of seeing the War and the Human Heart concert produced by Jeffrey Gettleman in November, 2018 at St. James Cathedral. I thought it was wonderful. I recently learned that Mr. Gettleman is […]

Lyric Opera’s “Luisa Miller” Review – Beautiful, Romantic and Poignant

October 22, 2019 Barbara Keer 0

Who is “Luisa Miller”? – The protagonist of Giuseppe Verdi’s fifteenth opera of the same name. Verdi buffs are familiar with this opera because it marks the switch from Verdi’s early works to his middle […]