Actor Greg Sestero presents "The Room" and "Big Shark" at Normal Theater on Nov. 8.

Bill Killian's daughter, who was born close to Halloween, requested her dad make a few graves with quippy epitaphs for their front yard in Gridley. Nearly two decades later, the display has about 110 homemade headstones.

Jason Reblando's forthcoming book, "This is Captured Paper," uses cut patterns and collage to "disrupt, confuse and reclaim the photographic narrative" of the Philippines during its U.S. occupation.

If you enjoy humor found in unusual places ... if you enjoy sorting through public documents ... if you enjoy bluegrass music, then this show might just be for you. It's called "FOIA Love."

For decades, singer-songwriter A.J. Croce refused to play songs by his famous father, Jim Croce, establishing a career on his own terms. That changed when he turned 50.

Nomad Theatre Company will begin its second season as a year-round company by bringing courtroom dramas to a real-life courtroom in Bloomington. One play is based on true events following a group of ax-wielding ladies from Towanda.

The coordinated display, arranged on each of the museum's three floors, includes rarely seen items surrounding the theme of death and funerary customs.

Bloomington's Yolanda Alonso took pictures of women who make traditional Lele dolls and pass the craft down to future generations.

Heartland Theatre Company brings Venus in Fur, by David Ives, to Bloomington-Normal for its 39th season opener. Kathleen Kirk directs the play, a comedy with a sharp message about gender equality.

Waiting Room Records is hosting its 4th annual free music fest, 'We’re Just Trying to Do Something Nice, Okay?' at the Connie Link Amphitheater at 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30. The show will raise donations to support Clover’s Cat Club, an animal rescue service in Normal.