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January 2020
Raue Center Café
Raue Center Cafe
Weds & Thurs | 5 to 7p
Free Admission
Dedicated to realizing its mission of Arts for All, Raue Center is proud to host local talent free of charge to our community. Artists are welcome to hone their skills in a warm, cozy atmosphere while patrons are free to indulge in a selection of beverages from our cafe bar.
Find out more »John Mueller’s Winter Dance Party
JOHN MUELLER’S WINTER DANCE PARTY
Jan 31 @ 8p
Tickets start @ $26*
The official #1 tribute to Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper. Two hours of unbridled, high voltage entertainment featuring all the hit songs of the 50’s era: “That’ll Be The Day,” “Peggy Sue,” “La Bamba,” “Chantilly Lace,” and many, many more.
Find out more »February 2020
ABBA Mania
ABBA Mania
FEB 1 @ 8P
Tickets start @ $32*
The original tribute from London’s West End that takes you back in time by recreating one of the world’s finest pop groups in a live stage performance.
Find out more »The Craft of Acting with Eric and Eliza Roberts
THE CRAFT OF ACTING with ERIC and ELIZA ROBERTS
FEB 2 @ 1P
Tickets: $20* | RaueNOW Member: $14*
A candid discussion of the craft of acting and the business.
Find out more »BROADWAY BOUND: MUSICAL THEATRE FOR YOUNG PERFORMERS
BROADWAY BOUND: MUSICAL THEATRE FOR YOUNG PERFORMERS
Part of Sage Studio Junior
AGES 7 -14 | FEB 4 – MARCH 12
Tuition: $150 | Registration Deadline: January 17, 2020
This introduction to musical theatre will teach kids all about the process of creating a character, vocal technique and unique choreography combinations along with theatre games to stretch those creativity muscles—and help build the confidence they need to chase those big dreams and take the stage by storm in their next production.
Find out more »Raue Center Café
Raue Center Cafe
Weds & Thurs | 5 to 7p
Free Admission
Dedicated to realizing its mission of Arts for All, Raue Center is proud to host local talent free of charge to our community. Artists are welcome to hone their skills in a warm, cozy atmosphere while patrons are free to indulge in a selection of beverages from our cafe bar.
Find out more »WHERE AM I GOING? featuring Sierra White
WHERE AM I GOING? featuring SIERRA WHITE
FEB 7 @ 8P
Tickets: $21*
Join Chicago cabaret artist Sierra White, a Williams Street Repertory favorite, for an intimate night of music and storytelling as she reflects on her life and career as an actor and singer. Featuring hits from artists like Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and Frank Sinatra, “Where Am I Going?” beautifully blends classic melodies with truly contemporary memories.
Find out more »Dueling Pianos featuring Felix and Fingers
DUELING PIANOS
featuring Felix and Fingers
Select Thursdays @ 8p
Tickets start at $10* ($15 at door)*
Felix and Fingers Dueling Pianos is a high energy, all-request sing-along show for all ages. This interactive act brings together music and comedy for a night you’ll be laughing about for weeks!
Find out more »Bourbon Country
Bourbon Country
FEB 14 @ 8P
Tickets start at $20*
With a sound as sweet as it’s name, the acoustic driven duo of Bourbon Country blend ultra tight harmonies and smooth but driving guitars to give a rich dynamic sound to your favorite past and present country and classic rock hits.
Find out more »Stargazers Ball: The Love Boat
STARGAZERS BALL: THE LOVE BOAT
FEBRUARY 15 @ 6P
This glamorous fundraiser will be filled with delectable food, amazing cocktails, an auction and music provided by the Moods and WSRep favorite, Sierra White. Stargazers helps to raise funds for Raue Center’s operational needs for programs like Mission Imagination, their arts outreach program, and Williams Street Repertory, their in-house theatre company.
Find out more »RaueNOW 2019-20 MEMBERS ONLY Film Series
RaueNOW Members Only Film Screening
Select Sundays @ 3p OR 7p (unless otherwise posted)
FREE ADMISSION! | For RaueNOW MEMBERS ONLY!
FREE popcorn!
On select Sundays throughout the year, Raue holds free screenings of iconic films as a Members Only benefit, as well as beloved children’s films. It’s just one more way we’re bringing the arts to all!
Find out more »Crystal Lake Central High School Music Showcase
Crystal Lake Central High School Music Showcase
FEB 19 @ 7P
FEB 20 @ 7P
Tickets start @ $13*
For over 10 years Raue Center has partnered with Crystal Lake Central High School, providing them a space for their annual Music Showcase. Please join us for a concert showcasing the bands and choirs from Crystal Lake Central High School.
Find out more »Crystal Lake Central High School Music Showcase
Crystal Lake Central High School Music Showcase
FEB 19 @ 7P
FEB 20 @ 7P
Tickets start @ $13*
For over 10 years Raue Center has partnered with Crystal Lake Central High School, providing them a space for their annual Music Showcase. Please join us for a concert showcasing the bands and choirs from Crystal Lake Central High School.
Find out more »Evening of Percussion
EVENING OF PERCUSSION
FEB 22 @ 7P
Tickets start @ $10*
A Crystal Lake FAVORITE!
Returning for their 10th performance, this community fundraiser is always a sellout! The Crystal Lake Strikers All-Star Drumline leads multiple groups of outstanding musicians from all over the region to present a high-energy night of percussion.
Find out more »WSRep Improv Comedy!
WSRep IMPROV COMEDY
Select Thursdays @ 7p
Tickets $10 at the door
Improv comedy is Wild, Spontaneous, and Real. On the spot and on the line. WSR Improv!
Find out more »ROCKSTAR ROADSHOW
ROCKSTAR ROADSHOW
FEBRUARY 28 @ 8p
Tickets start @ $23*
Rockstar Roadshow is a multi-tribute concert experience that recreates the excitement of the live performances of the four greatest hard rock legends of all time: AC/DC, Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin & Van Halen- the monsters of classic rock!
Find out more »Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues with Ernie Watts and Lynne Jordan
Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues with Ernie Watts and Lynne Jordan
FEB 29 @ 8p
Tickets start at $25*
Jazz and Classical music mingle with Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues!
Find out more »March 2020
THINK FLOYD
THINK FLOYD
MARCH 6 @ 8P
Tickets start @ $26
Think Floyd USA celebrates the music of Pink Floyd with a full-production tribute performance that showcases an energetic and phenomenally gifted cast alongside mesmerizing lights and video.
Find out more »Laurel Canyon Band
LAUREL CANYON BAND
An acoustic tribute to the music of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
March 7 @ 8p
Tickets start @ $29*
Laurel Canyon is an acoustic tribute to the music of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, featuring recreations of their seminal works as well as songs from their early bands and their solo years.
Find out more »RaueNOW 2019-20 MEMBERS ONLY Film Series
RaueNOW Members Only Film Screening
Select Sundays @ 3p OR 7p (unless otherwise posted)
FREE ADMISSION! | For RaueNOW MEMBERS ONLY!
FREE popcorn!
On select Sundays throughout the year, Raue holds free screenings of iconic films as a Members Only benefit, as well as beloved children’s films. It’s just one more way we’re bringing the arts to all!
Find out more »Dueling Pianos featuring Felix and Fingers
DUELING PIANOS
featuring Felix and Fingers
Select Thursdays @ 8p
Tickets start at $10* ($15 at door)*
Felix and Fingers Dueling Pianos is a high energy, all-request sing-along show for all ages. This interactive act brings together music and comedy for a night you’ll be laughing about for weeks!
Find out more »LUCY’S COMEDY
LUCY’S COMEDY
Select Friday nights @ 8:30p
Tickets: $20 ($25 at the Door)*
Now in its ninth season and selling out almost every event, Lucy’s Comedy Café is one of Raue Center’s longest running programs and the cornerstone of our comedy programming.
Find out more »An Irish Heartbeat: A Musical Tribute to Van Morrison
An Irish Heartbeat: A Musical Tribute to Van Morrison
Presented by Soundtracks of a Generation
MAR 14 @ 8p
Tickets start at $25*
Soundtracks Of A Generation’s producer Doug James presents a crack 10-piece outfit featuring singer/harp player Derrick Procell that will play all the Van Morrison hits, spanning the musical genres represented during the man’s 55-year career.
Find out more »WSRep Reading Series – 2019/2020 Season
WSRep Reading Series presents
WANT BABY BADLY
By STACEY LANE
March 16 @ 7p | Free admission
A pregnant college student must decide which of three siblings will adopt their dead brother’s baby
Find out more »WSRep Improv Comedy!
WSRep IMPROV COMEDY
Select Thursdays @ 7p
Tickets $10 at the door
Improv comedy is Wild, Spontaneous, and Real. On the spot and on the line. WSR Improv!
Find out more »NATIVE GARDENS
WSRep presents
NATIVE GARDENS
a comedy by Karen Zacharias
MARCH 27 – MAY 9
Tickets start @ $39.50*
Gardens and cultures clash, turning friendly neighbors into feuding enemies in this hilarious comedy of good intentions and bad manners.
Find out more »NATIVE GARDENS
WSRep presents
NATIVE GARDENS
a comedy by Karen Zacharias
MARCH 27 – MAY 9
Tickets start @ $39.50*
Gardens and cultures clash, turning friendly neighbors into feuding enemies in this hilarious comedy of good intentions and bad manners.
Find out more »NATIVE GARDENS
WSRep presents
NATIVE GARDENS
a comedy by Karen Zacharias
MARCH 27 – MAY 9
Tickets start @ $39.50*
Gardens and cultures clash, turning friendly neighbors into feuding enemies in this hilarious comedy of good intentions and bad manners.
Find out more »NATIVE GARDENS
WSRep presents
NATIVE GARDENS
a comedy by Karen Zacharias
MARCH 27 – MAY 9
Tickets start @ $39.50*
Gardens and cultures clash, turning friendly neighbors into feuding enemies in this hilarious comedy of good intentions and bad manners.
Find out more »NATIVE GARDENS
WSRep presents
NATIVE GARDENS
a comedy by Karen Zacharias
MARCH 27 – MAY 9
Tickets start @ $39.50*
Gardens and cultures clash, turning friendly neighbors into feuding enemies in this hilarious comedy of good intentions and bad manners.
Find out more »April 2020
NATIVE GARDENS
WSRep presents
NATIVE GARDENS
a comedy by Karen Zacharias
MARCH 27 – MAY 9
Tickets start @ $39.50*
Gardens and cultures clash, turning friendly neighbors into feuding enemies in this hilarious comedy of good intentions and bad manners.
Find out more »NATIVE GARDENS
WSRep presents
NATIVE GARDENS
a comedy by Karen Zacharias
MARCH 27 – MAY 9
Tickets start @ $39.50*
Gardens and cultures clash, turning friendly neighbors into feuding enemies in this hilarious comedy of good intentions and bad manners.
Find out more »NATIVE GARDENS
WSRep presents
NATIVE GARDENS
a comedy by Karen Zacharias
MARCH 27 – MAY 9
Tickets start @ $39.50*
Gardens and cultures clash, turning friendly neighbors into feuding enemies in this hilarious comedy of good intentions and bad manners.
Find out more »NATIVE GARDENS
WSRep presents
NATIVE GARDENS
a comedy by Karen Zacharias
MARCH 27 – MAY 9
Tickets start @ $39.50*
Gardens and cultures clash, turning friendly neighbors into feuding enemies in this hilarious comedy of good intentions and bad manners.
Find out more »NATIVE GARDENS
WSRep presents
NATIVE GARDENS
a comedy by Karen Zacharias
MARCH 27 – MAY 9
Tickets start @ $39.50*
Gardens and cultures clash, turning friendly neighbors into feuding enemies in this hilarious comedy of good intentions and bad manners.
Find out more »NATIVE GARDENS
WSRep presents
NATIVE GARDENS
a comedy by Karen Zacharias
MARCH 27 – MAY 9
Tickets start @ $39.50*
Gardens and cultures clash, turning friendly neighbors into feuding enemies in this hilarious comedy of good intentions and bad manners.
Find out more »NATIVE GARDENS
WSRep presents
NATIVE GARDENS
a comedy by Karen Zacharias
MARCH 27 – MAY 9
Tickets start @ $39.50*
Gardens and cultures clash, turning friendly neighbors into feuding enemies in this hilarious comedy of good intentions and bad manners.
Find out more »NATIVE GARDENS
WSRep presents
NATIVE GARDENS
a comedy by Karen Zacharias
MARCH 27 – MAY 9
Tickets start @ $39.50*
Gardens and cultures clash, turning friendly neighbors into feuding enemies in this hilarious comedy of good intentions and bad manners.
Find out more »NATIVE GARDENS
WSRep presents
NATIVE GARDENS
a comedy by Karen Zacharias
MARCH 27 – MAY 9
Tickets start @ $39.50*
Gardens and cultures clash, turning friendly neighbors into feuding enemies in this hilarious comedy of good intentions and bad manners.
Find out more »NATIVE GARDENS
WSRep presents
NATIVE GARDENS
a comedy by Karen Zacharias
MARCH 27 – MAY 9
Tickets start @ $39.50*
Gardens and cultures clash, turning friendly neighbors into feuding enemies in this hilarious comedy of good intentions and bad manners.
Find out more »NATIVE GARDENS
WSRep presents
NATIVE GARDENS
a comedy by Karen Zacharias
MARCH 27 – MAY 9
Tickets start @ $39.50*
Gardens and cultures clash, turning friendly neighbors into feuding enemies in this hilarious comedy of good intentions and bad manners.
Find out more »NATIVE GARDENS
WSRep presents
NATIVE GARDENS
a comedy by Karen Zacharias
MARCH 27 – MAY 9
Tickets start @ $39.50*
Gardens and cultures clash, turning friendly neighbors into feuding enemies in this hilarious comedy of good intentions and bad manners.
Find out more »NATIVE GARDENS
WSRep presents
NATIVE GARDENS
a comedy by Karen Zacharias
MARCH 27 – MAY 9
Tickets start @ $39.50*
Gardens and cultures clash, turning friendly neighbors into feuding enemies in this hilarious comedy of good intentions and bad manners.
Find out more »NATIVE GARDENS
WSRep presents
NATIVE GARDENS
a comedy by Karen Zacharias
MARCH 27 – MAY 9
Tickets start @ $39.50*
Gardens and cultures clash, turning friendly neighbors into feuding enemies in this hilarious comedy of good intentions and bad manners.
Find out more »WSRep Improv Comedy!
WSRep IMPROV COMEDY
Select Thursdays @ 7p
Tickets $10 at the door
Improv comedy is Wild, Spontaneous, and Real. On the spot and on the line. WSR Improv!
Find out more »Amy Grant
AMY GRANT
APRIL 17 @ 8p
Tickets start at $60*
Grammy Award-Winning crossover favorite returns to Raue Center! Grant has been strumming her way through a 30-plus year adventure as a singer-songwriter, author, television host and speaker.
Find out more »NATIVE GARDENS
WSRep presents
NATIVE GARDENS
a comedy by Karen Zacharias
MARCH 27 – MAY 9
Tickets start @ $39.50*
Gardens and cultures clash, turning friendly neighbors into feuding enemies in this hilarious comedy of good intentions and bad manners.
Find out more »NATIVE GARDENS
WSRep presents
NATIVE GARDENS
a comedy by Karen Zacharias
MARCH 27 – MAY 9
Tickets start @ $39.50*
Gardens and cultures clash, turning friendly neighbors into feuding enemies in this hilarious comedy of good intentions and bad manners.
Find out more »NATIVE GARDENS
WSRep presents
NATIVE GARDENS
a comedy by Karen Zacharias
MARCH 27 – MAY 9
Tickets start @ $39.50*
Gardens and cultures clash, turning friendly neighbors into feuding enemies in this hilarious comedy of good intentions and bad manners.
Find out more »NATIVE GARDENS
WSRep presents
NATIVE GARDENS
a comedy by Karen Zacharias
MARCH 27 – MAY 9
Tickets start @ $39.50*
Gardens and cultures clash, turning friendly neighbors into feuding enemies in this hilarious comedy of good intentions and bad manners.
Find out more »NATIVE GARDENS
WSRep presents
NATIVE GARDENS
a comedy by Karen Zacharias
MARCH 27 – MAY 9
Tickets start @ $39.50*
Gardens and cultures clash, turning friendly neighbors into feuding enemies in this hilarious comedy of good intentions and bad manners.
Find out more »NATIVE GARDENS
WSRep presents
NATIVE GARDENS
a comedy by Karen Zacharias
MARCH 27 – MAY 9
Tickets start @ $39.50*
Gardens and cultures clash, turning friendly neighbors into feuding enemies in this hilarious comedy of good intentions and bad manners.
Find out more »May 2020
Bob Blazier Run for the Arts
23rd Annual BOB BLAZIER RUN for the ARTS
MAY 3 @ 8am
Come join Raue Center for their annual 5K Run for the Arts! Registration TBA. Enter our T-shirt Design Contest for kids 7 – 13! Download a template on the event page! Deadline is March 31st!
RaueNOW 2019-20 MEMBERS ONLY Film Series
RaueNOW Members Only Film Screening
Select Sundays @ 3p OR 7p (unless otherwise posted)
FREE ADMISSION! | For RaueNOW MEMBERS ONLY!
FREE popcorn!
On select Sundays throughout the year, Raue holds free screenings of iconic films as a Members Only benefit, as well as beloved children’s films. It’s just one more way we’re bringing the arts to all!
Find out more »Dueling Pianos featuring Felix and Fingers
DUELING PIANOS
featuring Felix and Fingers
Select Thursdays @ 8p
Tickets start at $10* ($15 at door)*
Felix and Fingers Dueling Pianos is a high energy, all-request sing-along show for all ages. This interactive act brings together music and comedy for a night you’ll be laughing about for weeks!
Find out more »LUCY’S COMEDY
LUCY’S COMEDY
Select Friday nights @ 8:30p
Tickets: $20 ($25 at the Door)*
Now in its ninth season and selling out almost every event, Lucy’s Comedy Café is one of Raue Center’s longest running programs and the cornerstone of our comedy programming.
Find out more »WSRep Improv Comedy!
WSRep IMPROV COMEDY
Select Thursdays @ 7p
Tickets $10 at the door
Improv comedy is Wild, Spontaneous, and Real. On the spot and on the line. WSR Improv!
Find out more »June 2020
RaueNOW 2019-20 MEMBERS ONLY Film Series
RaueNOW Members Only Film Screening
Select Sundays @ 3p OR 7p (unless otherwise posted)
FREE ADMISSION! | For RaueNOW MEMBERS ONLY!
FREE popcorn!
On select Sundays throughout the year, Raue holds free screenings of iconic films as a Members Only benefit, as well as beloved children’s films. It’s just one more way we’re bringing the arts to all!
Find out more »Dueling Pianos featuring Felix and Fingers
DUELING PIANOS
featuring Felix and Fingers
Select Thursdays @ 8p
Tickets start at $10* ($15 at door)*
Felix and Fingers Dueling Pianos is a high energy, all-request sing-along show for all ages. This interactive act brings together music and comedy for a night you’ll be laughing about for weeks!
Find out more »LUCY’S COMEDY
LUCY’S COMEDY
Select Friday nights @ 8:30p
Tickets: $20 ($25 at the Door)*
Now in its ninth season and selling out almost every event, Lucy’s Comedy Café is one of Raue Center’s longest running programs and the cornerstone of our comedy programming.
Find out more »WSRep Improv Comedy!
WSRep IMPROV COMEDY
Select Thursdays @ 7p
Tickets $10 at the door
Improv comedy is Wild, Spontaneous, and Real. On the spot and on the line. WSR Improv!
Find out more »