Illinios Arts & Entertainment
Alton
The Alton Symphony Orchestra
offers a strong line of concerts to the area each year. Sponsored
by the Illinois Arts Council, agencies of the Stare, and Lewis
and Clark College, performances include concertmaster form
the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, a symphonic pop and cool
jazz feature and children's concerts. www.altonsymphony.org
Alton
Little Theater proudly
presents love and laughter each season. The theater has entertained
audiences over the past 66 years with both comedy and drama
shows. (618) 462-6562
The
Midtown Theater in
Wood River is a restored 1948 movie theater. Today, some of
the most highly talented and qualified performers from the
St. Louis/Metropolitan area fascinate audiences with live
entertainment every weekend. The cozy 400-seat theater spotlights
anything from country music jamborees to Broadway musical
reviews. (618) 841-4142
Aurora
The Hollywood Casino
Aurora is Chicago's premier dockside gaming and entertainment complex.
Hollywood Casino Aurora features over 975 hot slots including
Blackjack, Craps, Roulette, Poker and Mini-Baccarat. The
Casino Aurora Slot Reward Program has been named #1 by the
Chicago Sun-Times. It offers complimentary dining in Fairbanks
Steakhouse, Seven Fortunes, the Epic Buffet and Louie Dombrowski's,
superstar entertainment and much, much more.
www.hollywoodcasinoaurora.com
Chicago
The Art Institute
of Chicago is one of the world's finest
art collections dating from 3,000 B.C. through the 1990s.
It's collection includes famous French Impressionist paintings
and drawings, in addition to fine and decorative arts from
America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America; photography,
textiles and architectural works. www.artic.edu/aic/
The
Chicago Botanic
Garden is a world-renowned garden right
in Chicago's back yard. This 385-acre living museum features
23 specialty gardens set on a series of islands and lakes.
The garden is always in bloom, featuring year-round exhibits,
festivals, tours and special events. www.chicago-botanic.org
The
Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio is the turn-of-the
century home and studio of America's most renowned architect.
It features soaring spaces, colorful art glass and bold geometric
forms. Daily tour programs are available. (708)
848-1976
Springfield
Museum
of Funeral Customs Located at the entrance of Oak
Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois, it's educational,
it's quirky, it's respectful, it's fun and it's one of just
a few in the world.
www.funeralmuseum.org
St.
Charles
The
Pheasant Run Theater offers spectators an evening
of dinner and a Broadway hit. Theater-goers can choose to
dine in on one of the chef's gourmet menus or just come for
the show. For the 2001 season The Pheasant Run Theater showcased
a summer of Passion and suspense with the plays The King and
I and Jekyll and Hyde. www.pheasantrun.com
