4 FOR THE WEEKEND
where Winter is Coming. Enough said.
So let’s get to it, starting with…..
Gangsters Have More Fun
Chazz Palminteri is an American original. There’s really no other way to describe him.
At a young age growing up in the Bronx, Chazz saw a man killed by a mobster. He denied seeing it when asked by the police, and thus began a strange quasi-father/son relationship with the killer, while continuing to deeply revere his own father.
Upon that experience he wrote and performed “A Bronx Tale,” an extraordinary one-man play that was eventually turned into an award-winning motion picture by Robert De Niro.
Chazz is performing the play this weekend at the Arcada in St. Charles. Highly recommended. But before you go, listen to the Just A Coupla Guys podcast interview (in the article below). You won’t regret it..
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The Grandaddy Of Halloween Events
Look, it’s pretty tough to argue that Elgin’s “Nightmare on Chicago Street” isn’t the pinnacle of Halloween presentations.(Other than, we suppose, sleeping in Dracula’s actual castle on All Hallows Eve – yes, there is one.)
The whole bloody downtown is turned into a post-zombie apocalypse hellscape. You just can’t beat that.
And the entertainment and food is (yes, we’re gonna say it) something to die for.
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An “Adult” Halloween
We know what you’re thinking…shame on you.
This event at Naper Settlement may not be as ribald as some of you are secretly thinking, but it’s definitely an adults-only affair.
So leave the kids with your favorite ghoul and enjoy Halloween on your own terms for a change. They’ll still get their damned candy a week from Monday.
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And Finally…
A Halloween event that actually has some learning behind it.
Aurora celebrates Día de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead, in its annual Sugar Skull City event this weekend and continuing on toe Halloween.
It’s a celebration of the Mexican holiday rituals surrounding Halloween, combining ancient pagan and more recent (in historical terms) Catholic traditions in a visually stunning experience.
Learn and have fun while you’re at it. What a concept?
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We’ve given up on predicting the weather. The Weather Channel is always wrong. You’re on your own, folks.
If, for whatever reason, none of our fabulous four events doesn’t pop your cork, we’ll be very insulted. However, all hope is not lost. Simply go to www.foxvalleymagazine.com and check out our A+E and Events sections for other ideas.
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