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FEB. 16
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KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE editorial@kcchronicle.com Michael Krebs and Debra Miller appeared as Abraham Lincoln and his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, during Meeting the Lincolns on Feb. 5 at the Dellora A. Norris Cultural Arts Center in St. Charles. The Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra’s acclaimed Maud Powell String Quartet and Earl Clemens Wind Quintet will perform a set of classical chamber music Feb. 19, and the new Elgin Master Chorale Children’s Chorus will appear the same day. Visit norrisculturalarts. com for event information.
RIGHT: Debra Ann Miller portrays Mary Todd Lincoln. Lincoln talks to the crowd Feb. 5 during Meet the Lincolns at the Dellora A. Norris Cultural Arts Center in St. Charles.
FEB. 17
TWO DIFFERENT GENESIS TRIBUTE CONCERTS BY THE MUSICAL BOX: 8 p.m. Feb. 17 and 18, authorized by Peter Gabriel, Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. See CALENDAR, page 52
Thursday, February 16, 2017 • Kane County Chronicle / KCChronicle.com
Photos by Karen Naess - For Shaw Media
Michael Krebs portrays Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln shows the notes he received from his generals Feb. 5 at the Dellora A. Norris Cultural Arts Center in St. Charles.
PECHAKUCHA: 7 p.m. Feb. 16, Ramsey Auditorium in Wilson Hall at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Kirk Road and Pine Street, Batavia. Food and beverage sales begin at 5:30 p.m. Tickets in advance cost $6.50 at ptix. co/2k8Wy4F, and $5 cash at the door. Learn about the speakers at pechakucha.org/cities/batavia. “SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET”: Through March 19, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora. The Sondheim musical is described as a Victorian-era, pitch-black comedy filled with thrills and terrors. Rated PG-13, it is staged and choreographed by Artistic Director Jim Corti, who staged last season’s Jeff Award-winning best musical “West Side Story.” Shows run Wednesday through Sunday. Tickets cost $44 to $59 at ParamountAurora.com and 630-896-6666. THE WORLD PREMIERE OF AN ORIGINAL DARK COMEDY BY SEAN GRANEY: The Jeff Award-winning artistic director of The Hypocrites theater in Chicago, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16 to 18, Aurora University in Aurora, opening its new black box studio space in Stephens Hall. “Fuller (and Edgar) in the House of Usher” features five actors, Poe stories and poems and a central narrative about the relationship between feminist writer Margaret Fuller and Poe. Admission is free and there are no reservations. For details, call 630-844-7594. Visit aurora.edu/arts/theatre. BOOKS BETWEEN BITES: Noon Feb. 16, Batavia Public Library, 10 S. Batavia Ave. The 90th anniversary of Route 66 will be saluted by Susan Croce Kelly, who wrote two books about the famed highway. People can drop by with their lunch at the free event, and items may be bought at Chapters Coffeehouse & Café in the library. For information, call Becky Hoag at 630-482-9157 or visit booksbetweenbites.com.