OFFBEAT: Chesterton actress ready for return of 'Glass Menagerie' in Chicago

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OFFBEAT: Theatre at the Center's 'Glorious Feeling' a toe-tapping tribute

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Moviegoers can "c’mon, get happy" watching Garland film

GARY | Larry Lapidus, Lyric Opera of Chicago lecturer and Near North Chapter program director, will introduce the documentary “Judy Garland: The Concert Years” at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Marshall J. Gardner Center for the Arts, 540 S. Lake St.

Moviegoers can forget their troubles, c’mon, get happy watching Garland film

GARY | Audiences will be chanting, “There’s no place like the Marshall J. Gardner Center. There’s no place like the Marshall J. Gardner Center” at 7 p.m. on May 4.

OFFBEAT: Star Plaza's 'Streetlamp' singer Shonn Wiley ready for Broadway

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Adventures in Everyday Living, Shorelines Thursday, March 28, 2013

Winter is Coming on HBO's Game of Thrones this Sunday, although in the real world it's supposed to be leaving.---Kathleen Dorsey, Managing Editor, Shore Magazine.

Entertainer Lorna Luft and Brother Joey Luft with Mother Judy Garland in 1967

Lorna Luft (left) and brother Joey Luft with their mother Judy Garland in 1967 in the dressing room of the Palace Theatre on Broadway.

OFFBEAT: Lorna Luft's Judy Garland doc event cancelled, Asner still on the mend

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Adventures in Everyday Living, Shorelines Thursday, March 21, 2013

Lena Dunham's Tiny Furniture screening in Benton Harbor; Miller Beach Arts & Creative District showing a Judy Garland documentary and last call for Julius Caesar as Measure for Measure begins.---Pat Colander, Associate Publisher and Editor, Shore Magazine.

PHIL WIELAND: Some other non-threats Steele can protect us from

After last week's column, a reader wrote that I was a little harsh on State Sen. Brent Steele, especially my saying he had the best porn film name in the Indiana Legislature.

OFFBEAT: Princess Diana wedding cake slice auctioned next month

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Adventures in Everyday Living, Shorelines Thursday, June 21st

Live Bait Theatre hosts Actor, Writer, Director John Lisbon Wood's one-acts this weekend; Scott Covert opens in New York next month and new Stephen Hansen work in Douglas---Pat Colander, Associate Publisher and Editor, Shore magazine.

The Cast of "Hit the Wall" by The Inconvenience in Spring 2012 at Steppenwolf Theatre

Manny Buckley (left) plays Carson and Daniel Desmaris (seated far right) plays "Newbie" with musicians Josh Lambert, Ryan Murphy and Will Wood shown in the background in The Inconvenience production of "Hit the Wall," by Ike Holtert and directed by Eric Hoff as part of Steppenwolf Theatre Co…

OFFBEAT: The Inconvenience run of 'Hit the Wall' at Steppenwolf's Garage Rep Playful and Important

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OFFBEAT: Steppenwolf ready with 2012 'Garage Rep' audience offerings

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OFFBEAT: Munchkin Karl Slover, 93, was a favorite of 'Oz' fans of all ages

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Three decades down the Yellow Brick Road

When Mary Reinhart and fellow members of the organizing committee for the annual Chesterton Wizard of Oz Festival were discussing who should be the celebrity grand marshal for this year's parade, the decision was easy.

OFFBEAT: 30th Annual Wizard of Oz Fest in Chesterton will not include 'Lollipop' Munchkin

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OFFBEAT: Debbie's auction nets big profit, she's resting more easily without debt worry

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"Curled Toe" Ruby Slippers by Adrian

The "Curled Toe" Ruby Slippers created by famed Hollywood costumer Adrian, sporting an obvious Arabian theme, were never actually worn by Judy Garland as Dorothy in the 1939 MGM film "The Wizard of Oz."