Holiday vacations can create family memories

Instead of making the traditional trek over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house, many Northwest Indiana residents are using the holidays as a time to get away from it all.

Larry Yando as Ebenezer Scrooge and Joe Foust as the Ghost of Jacob Marley in "A Christmas Carol" at Goodman Theatre 2012

Larry Yando returns for a fifth year as Ebenezer Scrooge, opposite actor Joe Foust in his first time as the Ghost of Jacob Marley, in the 2012 run of "A Christmas Carol" at Goodman Theatre in Chicago.

OFFBEAT: Goodman's 'Christmas Carol' at its ghostly best

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Actor William Dick stars as Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol" at Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook in 2010

Actor William Dick stars as Scrooge in the 2010 production of "A Christmas Carol" at Drury Lane Theatre Oakbook.

OFFBEAT: 'Christmas Carol' and classic tale's ghosts back to haunt Drury Lane for holidays

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Adventures in Everyday Living: Shorelines, Thursday, February 9th

Romantic adventures with NISO's concert of requited (Schumann) and unrequited (Tchaikovsky) tomorrow night and a collaborative work about George Mallory's frustration with Mt. Everest and on Saturday an exhibition by inspiring artist-couples. --Pat Colander, Associate Publisher and Editor, S…

Adventures in Everyday Living: Shorelines, Thursday, February 2nd

Great visuals are coming up, including the Abstract Expressionism of Robert Rauschenberg opening tonight at GRAM; Anthony Droege's paintings at Main Street Galleries in Benton Harbor starting tomorrow and an exhibit for Black History Month at KIA. --Pat Colander, Associate Publisher and Edit…

Adventures in Everyday Living: Shorelines, Thursday, January 26th

CBS Morning Weatherperson Megan Glaros and her brother Matt co-host Shore Bridal event Sunday; Tryon Farm's Eve and Ed Noonan present at Cliff Dwellers next week and Andy Urschel and Justin Treasure direct Albee's 'The Goat' at CTG opening Friday. --- Pat Colander, Associate Publisher and Ed…

Adventures in Everyday Living: Shorelines, Thursday, January 12th

Weekend excitement includes a birdhouse auction featuring the work of local artists including Fritz Olsen, Stephen Holkansen, Bruce Niemi, Eric Shaw, Rick Ott and Roger Harvey tomorrow night.--Pat Colander, Associate Publisher and Editor, Shore Magazine.

Adventures in Everyday Living: Shorelines, Thursday, January 5th

Cheers for favorite holiday gifts created and brought to us by Rick Kaempfer, Brendan Sullivan, Roger Ebert, Christopher Hitchens, David Mitchell, Woody Allen, Christopher Reid, Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson, among others, this year. --Pat Colander, Associate Publisher and Editor, Shore

Adventures in Everyday Living: Shorelines, Thursday, December 29

The special Happy New Year's Eve issue in which we end with a look back at the perfect meal at Chef Jean Joho's LV Eiffel and forward to the major Rauschenberg extravaganza GRAM Director and CEO Dana Friis-Hansen has planned for 2012.

Ebenezer Scrooge in Goodman Theatre's "A Christmas Carol"

Ebenezer Scrooge is played by Larry Yando in the Goodman Theatre's 34th annual production of 'A Christmas Carol.'

Adventures in Everyday Living: Shorelines, Thursday, December 22

Happy holidays from the Shore staff! This week, take advantage of some world-class theater, or plan ahead for Winter Delights in Benton Harbor and an extraordinary exhibit in Michigan City.

Ebenezer Scrooge Visted by Jacob Marley's Ghost in Goodman's Theatre

The Ghost of Jacob Marley (Nathan Hosner) startles a terrified Ebenezer Scrooge (Larry Yando) in the Goodman Theatre's 34th annual production of 'A Christmas Carol.'

OFFBEAT: Maggie Daley remembered as Chicago's smiling first lady of culture, elegance

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May Christmas past, present and future all be merry

With Christmas Eve and Christmas Day fast approaching, I'd like to wish you and yours the Merriest Christmas. I hope that your shopping's finished, all your gifts are wrapped and there are still some cookies left for Santa and his crew.

A Good Man

Goodman Theatre Executive Director Roche Schulfer, who was born in Hammond, in his downtown office at the Goodman Theatre. (Photo by Peter Wynn Thompson)

Flying High

Actor John Judd is shown suspended over the Goodman Theatre stage as Ebenezer Scrooge for the 2010 production of “A Christmas Carol,” an annual holiday tradition that Goodman Executive Director Roche Schulfer helped start 33 years ago in Chicago.

Goodman's Roche Schulfer is the man behind three decades of 'A Christmas Carol'

When the idea was passed around more than three decades ago among the administration of the Goodman Theatre to develop an annual holiday stage production, Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol" was the favored choice.

Holiday Smile

Hockey legend Bobby Hull has the holiday spirit and he's joining the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Goodman Theatre in Chicago to do a "walk-on" role for a charity performance of "A Christmas Carol" on Dec. 14.