Holiday Spectacular – Elgin Symphony Orchestra

Sunday, December 12, 2021

Hemmens Cultural Center
45 Symphony Way
Elgin IL, 60120

Concert Program Andrew Lewis, conductorElgin Master Chorale, chorus Single tickets available to the General Public starting Monday, August 16.

Winterfest at Randall Oaks Zoo

Sunday, December 12, 2021

Randall Oaks Zoo
1180 N Randall Rd
West Dundee IL, 60118

It’s the most magical time of the year! Experience the zoo all dressed up in holiday lights! Open weekends on December 4-5, 11-12, and 18-19 from 12-7 pm. Enjoy holiday lights and decorations around our barns and animals, a bonfire, community tree sponsorships and the Big Guy himself visits from…

Bears Sunday Football

Sunday, December 12, 2021

Chicago Street Pour House
1350 E Chicago St
Elgin IL, 60120

2 Large Video WallsFree Pizza at HalftimeBloody Mary Bar* 11am-2pmBears Game Day Swag Raffle$3 Coors & Miller Lite Drafts*$3 Pink Whitney shots**Valid ID required

Cheers to Buckets at Dream Hall

Monday, December 13, 2021

Dream Hall 51
51 S Grove Ave
Elgin IL, 60120

Celebrate a night off or after a long day of work with a bucket of beer with friends! $25 import buckets$20 Domestic buckets Comes with 6 beers each

Tuesday Summer Vibes

Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Dream Hall 51
51 S Grove Ave
Elgin IL, 60120

It might be cold outside but come to L51 to taste a bit of summer! Special: $6 drinks. Margaritas, Pina coladas and Daiquiris.

Side Street Open Mic

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Side Street Studio Arts
15 Ziegler Court
Elgin IL, 60120

The Backspace Open Mic is now the Side Street Open Mic!Why? Because we are moving our formerly hybrid open mic to a fully in person in event in Side Street Studio Arts' Gallery - located at 15 Ziegler Ct. in downtown Elgin. Come out and perform whatever you want for…

Live Trivia Wednesdays at OR

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Old Republic Kitchen + Bar
155 S. Randall Rd
Elgin IL, 60123

Live Trivia is BACK at Old Republic Elgin! Join us every Wednesday night at 8pm!FREE TO PLAYGreat Prizes! FEATURING:- Burrito Republico Special- $4 Modelo & Corona BottlesBring out your team and WIN!!

Cheers to Buckets at Dream Hall

Thursday, December 16, 2021

Dream Hall 51
51 S Grove Ave
Elgin IL, 60120

Celebrate a night off or after a long day of work with a bucket of beer with friends! $25 import buckets$20 Domestic buckets Comes with 6 beers each

Lever + Broken Robots + Authentic Pines

Saturday, December 18, 2021

RocHaus
96 W Main St.
West Dundee IL, 60118

Grunge + Indie Pop + Alt Punk + Local Rockers Power Trio Lineup!!Join us as we welcome Chicago favorites Lever, Broken Robots and Authentic Pines to our 117 year old West Dundee stage! LEVER! BROKEN ROBOTS! AUTHENTIC PINES!

JINGLE BELL ROCK with Michael Ingersoll and Christopher Kale Jones

Saturday, December 18, 2021

The Blizzard Theatre at ECC
1700 Spartan Dr.
Elgin IL, 60123

Join fellow Jersey Boys and PBS stars Michael Ingersoll and Christopher Kale Jones for a holiday party that rocks! Ingersoll and Jones' hilarious and heartfelt camaraderie creates a festive concert full of good cheer. The duo also co-starred in multiple television specials and toured internationally as founding members of the…

Winterfest at Randall Oaks Zoo

Saturday, December 18, 2021

Randall Oaks Zoo
1180 N Randall Rd
West Dundee IL, 60118

It’s the most magical time of the year! Experience the zoo all dressed up in holiday lights! Open weekends on December 4-5, 11-12, and 18-19 from 12-7 pm. Enjoy holiday lights and decorations around our barns and animals, a bonfire, community tree sponsorships and the Big Guy himself visits from…

Full Moon Ride- December

Saturday, December 18, 2021

It's the Full Moon Ride! This will be a moderate pace ride for 7 to 8 miles throughout the core neighborhoods of Elgin. Join us for this social night ride! Reminder: Illinois State law requires bike riders to have a clear light on the front and a red reflector or…

JINGLE BELL ROCK with Michael Ingersoll and Christopher Kale Jones

Sunday, December 19, 2021

The Blizzard Theatre at ECC
1700 Spartan Dr.
Elgin IL, 60123

Join fellow Jersey Boys and PBS stars Michael Ingersoll and Christopher Kale Jones for a holiday party that rocks! Ingersoll and Jones' hilarious and heartfelt camaraderie creates a festive concert full of good cheer. The duo also co-starred in multiple television specials and toured internationally as founding members of the…

Winterfest at Randall Oaks Zoo

Sunday, December 19, 2021

Randall Oaks Zoo
1180 N Randall Rd
West Dundee IL, 60118

It’s the most magical time of the year! Experience the zoo all dressed up in holiday lights! Open weekends on December 4-5, 11-12, and 18-19 from 12-7 pm. Enjoy holiday lights and decorations around our barns and animals, a bonfire, community tree sponsorships and the Big Guy himself visits from…

The Anvil Club’s Santa Brunch Buffet

Sunday, December 19, 2021

The Anvil Club
309 Meier St.
East Dundee IL, 60118

Enjoy a meal with the bug guy himself at The Anvil Club! Seating times are at 10am, 12:15pm and 2:30pm. Reservations are required. REGISTER HERE→

Poses N’ Pints at Black & Gray Brewing Co.

Sunday, December 19, 2021

Black and Gray Brewing Co.
311 Barrington Ave
East Dundee IL, 60118

This class, lead by Colleen Davidson, will begin with a Guided Mindful Beer Tasting that uses your senses, including taste, to ground you in the present moment. After the tasting, Colleen will take you an All-Levels 50 minute yoga class that will leave you feeling refreshed and centered. After class,…

Tuesday Summer Vibes

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Dream Hall 51
51 S Grove Ave
Elgin IL, 60120

It might be cold outside but come to L51 to taste a bit of summer! Special: $6 drinks. Margaritas, Pina coladas and Daiquiris.

Live Trivia Wednesdays at OR

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Old Republic Kitchen + Bar
155 S. Randall Rd
Elgin IL, 60123

Live Trivia is BACK at Old Republic Elgin! Join us every Wednesday night at 8pm!FREE TO PLAYGreat Prizes! FEATURING:- Burrito Republico Special- $4 Modelo & Corona BottlesBring out your team and WIN!!

Bears Sunday Football

Sunday, December 26, 2021

Chicago Street Pour House
1350 E Chicago St
Elgin IL, 60120

2 Large Video WallsFree Pizza at HalftimeBloody Mary Bar* 11am-2pmBears Game Day Swag Raffle$3 Coors & Miller Lite Drafts*$3 Pink Whitney shots**Valid ID required

Tuesday Summer Vibes

Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Dream Hall 51
51 S Grove Ave
Elgin IL, 60120

It might be cold outside but come to L51 to taste a bit of summer! Special: $6 drinks. Margaritas, Pina coladas and Daiquiris.

Live Trivia Wednesdays at OR

Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Old Republic Kitchen + Bar
155 S. Randall Rd
Elgin IL, 60123

Live Trivia is BACK at Old Republic Elgin! Join us every Wednesday night at 8pm!FREE TO PLAYGreat Prizes! FEATURING:- Burrito Republico Special- $4 Modelo & Corona BottlesBring out your team and WIN!!

Bears Sunday Football

Sunday, January 2, 2022

Chicago Street Pour House
1350 E Chicago St
Elgin IL, 60120

2 Large Video WallsFree Pizza at HalftimeBloody Mary Bar* 11am-2pmBears Game Day Swag Raffle$3 Coors & Miller Lite Drafts*$3 Pink Whitney shots**Valid ID required

First Fridays Improv with GreenRoom Productions

Friday, January 7, 2022

The Hemmens Cultural Center
45 Symphony Way
Elgin IL, 60120

Come on in, sit back, relax and prepare to laugh! 100% clean. 99.27% hilarious. Imagine 90 min of complete improvisation, a la Whose Line is it Anyway? GreenRoom’s improvisers take audience suggestions & true-life audience stories & turn them into hilarious theatre pieces right before your eyes! GreenRoom Productions, a…

Brahms Symphony No. 2 – Elgin Symphony Orchestra

Saturday, January 8, 2022

Hemmens Cultural Center
45 Symphony Way
Elgin IL, 60120

Concert Program Lidiya Yankovskaya, conductorSchaghajegh Nosrati, piano Wagner: Overture to Flying Dutchman WWV 63Schumann: Piano Concerto, op.7, A minorBrahms: Symphony No 2, op.73, D major

Brahms Symphony No. 2 – Elgin Symphony Orchestra

Sunday, January 9, 2022

Hemmens Cultural Center
45 Symphony Way
Elgin IL, 60120

Concert Program Lidiya Yankovskaya, conductorSchaghajegh Nosrati, piano Wagner: Overture to Flying Dutchman WWV 63Schumann: Piano Concerto, op.7, A minorBrahms: Symphony No 2, op.73, D major

Bears Sunday Football

Sunday, January 9, 2022

Chicago Street Pour House
1350 E Chicago St
Elgin IL, 60120

2 Large Video WallsFree Pizza at HalftimeBloody Mary Bar* 11am-2pmBears Game Day Swag Raffle$3 Coors & Miller Lite Drafts*$3 Pink Whitney shots**Valid ID required

BritBeat ~ A Tribute to The Beatles

Saturday, January 15, 2022

Hemmens Cultural Center
45 Symphony Way
Elgin IL, 60120

Take a trip back in time with a fantastic journey through the days of Beatlemania with BritBeat’s multimedia concert journey through Beatles music history. See why this nationally acclaimed Beatles show is captivating audiences and generating rave reviews from critics and Beatles’ fans from around the world. Step into time…

First Fridays Improv with GreenRoom Productions

Friday, February 4, 2022

The Hemmens Cultural Center
45 Symphony Way
Elgin IL, 60120

Come on in, sit back, relax and prepare to laugh! 100% clean. 99.27% hilarious. Imagine 90 min of complete improvisation, a la Whose Line is it Anyway? GreenRoom’s improvisers take audience suggestions & true-life audience stories & turn them into hilarious theatre pieces right before your eyes! GreenRoom Productions, a…

Beethoven’s Eroica – Elgin Symphony Orchestra

Saturday, February 5, 2022

Hemmens Cultural Center
45 Symphony Way
Elgin IL, 60120

Concert Program Ankush Kumar Bahl, conductorRandall Goosby, violin Montgomery: StarburstMendelssohn: Concerto, Violin, op.64, E minorBeethoven: Symphony No.3, op.55 E-flat major (Eroica) Single tickets available to General Public starting Monday, August 16

Beethoven’s Eroica – Elgin Symphony Orchestra

Sunday, February 6, 2022

Hemmens Cultural Center
45 Symphony Way
Elgin IL, 60120

Concert Program Ankush Kumar Bahl, conductorRandall Goosby, violin Montgomery: StarburstMendelssohn: Concerto, Violin, op.64, E minorBeethoven: Symphony No.3, op.55 E-flat major (Eroica) Single tickets available to General Public starting Monday, August 16

First Blacks Chicago

Monday, February 7, 2022

First Congregational Church of Dundee
900 S 8th Street
West Dundee IL, 60118

Using music as a lens to celebrate Black History, Chamber Music on the Fox presents a Crossing Borders Music program honoring Black Chicago trailblazers. The program, developed over three years with the Haitian American Museum of Chicago and DuSable Heritage Association, features a brand new work commissioned of Jean Paul…

MAX WEINBERG’S ROCK AND ROLL JUKEBOX

Saturday, February 12, 2022

Elgin Community College Arts Center
1700 Spartan Dr.
Elgin IL, 60123

Rock And Roll Hall of Famer Max Weinberg is well-known for his nearly 44-year association with Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band and as the bandleader of the shining Max Weinberg Seven on NBC’s Late Night with Conan O’Brien and The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien. During this interactive,…

Sergeant Pepper – Elgin Symphony Orchestra

Saturday, February 19, 2022

Hemmens Cultural Center
45 Symphony Way
Elgin IL, 60120

Concert Program Stephen Squires, conductorJeans ‘n Classics, guest artists

Sergeant Pepper – Elgin Symphony Orchestra

Sunday, February 20, 2022

Hemmens Cultural Center
45 Symphony Way
Elgin IL, 60120

Concert Program Stephen Squires, conductorJeans ‘n Classics, guest artists

First Fridays Improv with GreenRoom Productions

Friday, March 4, 2022

The Hemmens Cultural Center
45 Symphony Way
Elgin IL, 60120

Come on in, sit back, relax and prepare to laugh! 100% clean. 99.27% hilarious. Imagine 90 min of complete improvisation, a la Whose Line is it Anyway? GreenRoom’s improvisers take audience suggestions & true-life audience stories & turn them into hilarious theatre pieces right before your eyes! GreenRoom Productions, a…

Mozart Requiem – Elgin Symphony Orchestra

Saturday, March 5, 2022

Hemmens Cultural Center
45 Symphony Way
Elgin IL, 60120

Concert Program Matthew Halls, conductorAmanda Forsythe, sopranoAmanda Crider, mezzoJames Reese, tenorJonathan Woody, bass Tallis: Why fum’th in fightVaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas TallisMozart: Requiem, K.626 Single tickets available to General Public starting Monday, August 16.

Mozart Requiem – Elgin Symphony Orchestra

Sunday, March 6, 2022

Hemmens Cultural Center
45 Symphony Way
Elgin IL, 60120

Concert Program Matthew Halls, conductorAmanda Forsythe, sopranoAmanda Crider, mezzoJames Reese, tenorJonathan Woody, bass Tallis: Why fum’th in fightVaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas TallisMozart: Requiem, K.626 Single tickets available to General Public starting Monday, August 16.

National Players – A Raisin in the Sun

Thursday, March 10, 2022

Elgin Community College Arts Center
1700 Spartan Dr.
Elgin IL, 60123

By Lorraine HansberryDirected by Christopher Michael Richardson The members of the Younger family dream bigger than the small house where they live on the south side of Chicago in the 1950s. When their deceased father’s insurance money comes through, those dreams might actually become reality. Walter Lee wants to run…

For Every Action

Sunday, March 13, 2022

Blizzard Theatre
Elgin Community College
Elgin IL, 60123

The award winning EYSO explores the new meanings, amazing possibilities, and alternatives that reveal themselves when you turn things upside down.

For Every Action

Sunday, March 13, 2022

Blizzard Theatre
Elgin Community College
Elgin IL, 60123

The award winning EYSO explores the new meanings, amazing possibilities, and alternatives that reveal themselves when you turn things upside down.

For Every Action

Sunday, March 13, 2022

Blizzard Theatre
Elgin Community College
Elgin IL, 60123

The award winning EYSO explores the new meanings, amazing possibilities, and alternatives that reveal themselves when you turn things upside down.

Lusty, Mystery and Despair

Monday, March 21, 2022

Discovery Church
200 Prairie St
Elgin IL, 60120

Axiom Brass takes the CMOTF stage in a sensational love affair with the music of Latin America! Highlighting Astor Piazzolla’s mastery of tangos, Villa Lobos’ luscious harmonies, and Paquito D’Rivera’s seductive dances for brass quintet, the quintet will explore the vast wealth of musical idioms surrounding the Americas.

An Intimate Evening of Songs and Stories with Graham Nash

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Blizzard Theatre
Elgin Community College
Elgin IL, 60123

THE Graham Nash is playing our 670-seat Blizzard Theatre! From The Hollies to Crosby, Stills, & Nash to his acclaimed solo career, Nash is a legendary musician. A two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, his remarkable body of songwriting includes his contributions to…

First Fridays Improv with GreenRoom Productions

Friday, April 1, 2022

The Hemmens Cultural Center
45 Symphony Way
Elgin IL, 60120

Come on in, sit back, relax and prepare to laugh! 100% clean. 99.27% hilarious. Imagine 90 min of complete improvisation, a la Whose Line is it Anyway? GreenRoom’s improvisers take audience suggestions & true-life audience stories & turn them into hilarious theatre pieces right before your eyes! GreenRoom Productions, a…

Old American Songs- Elgin Symphony Orchestra

Saturday, April 2, 2022

Hemmens Cultural Center
45 Symphony Way
Elgin IL, 60120

Concert Program José Luis Gomez, conductorRyan Speedo Green, bass baritone Barber: The School for Scandal: OvertureCopland: Old American SongsDvorák: Symphony No.9, op.95, B.178, E minor from the New World Single tickets available to General Public starting Monday, August 16.

HYPROV: IMPROV UNDER HYPNOSIS

Saturday, April 2, 2022

The Blizzard Theatre at ECC
1700 Spartan Dr.
Elgin IL, 60123

Colin Mochrie, best known for his appearances on the hilarious British and American television show Whose Line Is It Anyway?, and Asad Mecci come together to craft a unique comedy experience of HYPROV: Improv Under Hypnosis. In the hands of two masters, and solely crafted from the audience’s uninhibited subconscious,…

Old American Songs- Elgin Symphony Orchestra

Sunday, April 3, 2022

Hemmens Cultural Center
45 Symphony Way
Elgin IL, 60120

Concert Program José Luis Gomez, conductorRyan Speedo Green, bass baritone Barber: The School for Scandal: OvertureCopland: Old American SongsDvorák: Symphony No.9, op.95, B.178, E minor from the New World Single tickets available to General Public starting Monday, August 16.

Mariachi! – Elgin Symphony Orchestra

Saturday, April 30, 2022

Hemmens Cultural Center
45 Symphony Way
Elgin IL, 60120

Concert Program Arturo Rodríguez, conductorMariachi Acero, guest artists

Mariachi! – Elgin Symphony Orchestra

Sunday, May 1, 2022

Hemmens Cultural Center
45 Symphony Way
Elgin IL, 60120

Concert Program Arturo Rodríguez, conductorMariachi Acero, guest artists

Through the Looking Glass

Sunday, May 8, 2022

Blizzard Theatre
Elgin Community College
Elgin IL, 60123

The award winning EYSO explores the new meanings, amazing possibilities, and alternatives that reveal themselves when you turn things upside down.

Through the Looking Glass

Sunday, May 8, 2022

Blizzard Theatre
Elgin Community College
Elgin IL, 60123

The award winning EYSO explores the new meanings, amazing possibilities, and alternatives that reveal themselves when you turn things upside down.

Through the Looking Glass

Sunday, May 8, 2022

Blizzard Theatre
Elgin Community College
Elgin IL, 60123

The award winning EYSO explores the new meanings, amazing possibilities, and alternatives that reveal themselves when you turn things upside down.

Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues

Friday, May 13, 2022

Blizzard Theatre
Elgin Community College
Elgin IL, 60123

Experience Corky Siegel is known internationally as one of the world’s great blues harmonica players, blues pianist, singer and writer of unusual songs, a Chamber Blues progenitor, and sole pioneer/composer of award-winning revolutionary works that weave blues and classical forms together. “Few can claim to have forged an entirely original…

First Fridays Improv with GreenRoom Productions

Friday, May 13, 2022

The Hemmens Cultural Center
45 Symphony Way
Elgin IL, 60120

Come on in, sit back, relax and prepare to laugh! 100% clean. 99.27% hilarious. Imagine 90 min of complete improvisation, a la Whose Line is it Anyway? GreenRoom’s improvisers take audience suggestions & true-life audience stories & turn them into hilarious theatre pieces right before your eyes! GreenRoom Productions, a…

First Fridays Improv with GreenRoom Productions

Friday, June 3, 2022

The Hemmens Cultural Center
45 Symphony Way
Elgin IL, 60120

Come on in, sit back, relax and prepare to laugh! 100% clean. 99.27% hilarious. Imagine 90 min of complete improvisation, a la Whose Line is it Anyway? GreenRoom’s improvisers take audience suggestions & true-life audience stories & turn them into hilarious theatre pieces right before your eyes! GreenRoom Productions, a…

Scheherazade on the Farm – Elgin Symphony Orchestra

Saturday, June 11, 2022

The Venue at Goebberts
42W813 Reinking Rd
Pingree Grove IL, 60140

Concert Program Andrew Grams, conductorRobert Everson, timpani Daugherty: Raise the Roof Timpani ConcertoRimsky-Korsokov: Scheherazade, op.35 Single tickets available to the General Public starting Monday, August 16.

Scheherazade on the Farm – Elgin Symphony Orchestra

Sunday, June 12, 2022

The Venue at Goebberts
42W813 Reinking Rd
Pingree Grove IL, 60140

Concert Program Andrew Grams, conductorRobert Everson, timpani Daugherty: Raise the Roof Timpani ConcertoRimsky-Korsokov: Scheherazade, op.35 Single tickets available to the General Public starting Monday, August 16.

First Fridays Improv with GreenRoom Productions

Friday, September 2, 2022

The Hemmens Cultural Center
45 Symphony Way
Elgin IL, 60120

Come on in, sit back, relax and prepare to laugh! 100% clean. 99.27% hilarious. Imagine 90 min of complete improvisation, a la Whose Line is it Anyway? GreenRoom’s improvisers take audience suggestions & true-life audience stories & turn them into hilarious theatre pieces right before your eyes! GreenRoom Productions, a…

First Fridays Improv with GreenRoom Productions

Friday, October 7, 2022

The Hemmens Cultural Center
45 Symphony Way
Elgin IL, 60120

Come on in, sit back, relax and prepare to laugh! 100% clean. 99.27% hilarious. Imagine 90 min of complete improvisation, a la Whose Line is it Anyway? GreenRoom’s improvisers take audience suggestions & true-life audience stories & turn them into hilarious theatre pieces right before your eyes! GreenRoom Productions, a…