Entertainment calendar for July 21

Concert series is held at 7 p.m. Wednesdays, through July 27, on Prospect Avenue from Park Avenue to Burlington Avenue, downtown Clarendon Hills. Food and beverages will also be available for purchase, starting at 6:30 p.m. Parking is available in the Metra commuter parking lot at the corner of Prospect Avenue and Ann Street. For information, call (630) 286-5402 or visit www.clarendonhills.us/concerts.cfm. at Cantigny Park, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton, are held at 8 p.m. on select Saturdays on the lawn outside the First Division Museum. A large tent covers the orchestra stage but the audience is under the stars and oak trees. Guests are encouraged to bring blankets, lawn chairs and picnics. Concert tickets are $10 in advance; $15 at the door. For tickets, visit www.cantigny.org or call (630) 260-8162. 1s151 Winfield Road, Wheaton, offers free summer concerts on Sunday afternoons. Also, Summer Sounds will feature complimentary live music from 5-7 p.m. every Thursday, June through September. Sunday concerts feature lawn seating and are free with paid parking. Performances take place at the Cantigny bandshell unless otherwise noted. Guests are encouraged to bring a blanket or chairs. Picnics are welcome, and Le Jardin (in the Cantigny Visitors Center) serves lunch from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Parking fees are $5 per vehicle or $2 off-peak (before 10 a.m. and after 5 p.m.). For information, visit www.cantigny.org. at the Pheasant Run Resort Mainstage, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. Single mom and Texas transplant Haley Walker tries to balance the pressures of her New York City restaurant career, raising a moody teenage daughter, and a too-close-for-comfort relationship with the Romanian mob, all while trying to find her way back into the dating scene. Tickets: $29-$39. Dinner show packages are available from $49. Call (630) 584-6342 or visit www.ticketmaster.com.

at Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. The performance schedule is 1:30 p.m. Wednesdays; 1:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Thursdays; 8:30 p.m. Fridays; 5 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Saturdays; and 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $35-$46. Lunch and dinner theater packages range from $49.75-$68. Student tickets start at $20 and senior citizen tickets start at $29 for matinees; $43.75 for a matinee luncheon package. Call (630) 530-0111 or visit www.drurylaneoakbrook.com.

will be presented by Fox Valley Repertory in conjunction with the St. Charles Summer Theater Festival, through July 30 at the Pheasant Run Resort Mainstage, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. Selected playwrights have partnered with area scientists to develop new works, and the resulting staged readings will be produced by professional actors and directors. “Clockwork Child “ at 1 p.m. at Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. The performance schedule is 1:30 p.m. Wednesdays; 1:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Thursdays; 8:30 p.m. Fridays; 5 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Saturdays; and 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $35-$46. Lunch and dinner theater packages range from $49.75-$68. Student tickets start at $20 and senior citizen tickets start at $29 for matinees; $43.75 for a matinee luncheon package. Call (630) 530-0111 or visit www.drurylaneoakbrook.com.

Art of Amy Hood: I Wish I Had A River

Yet again You've Got Mail imitates life as I sit here and listen to "River." Maybe I'm not Meg Ryan and maybe the lyrics to this song don't fully apply or make sense to me, but it's a beautifully sad song and sometimes I do wish I had a river I could skate away on. Sometimes you just feel helpless. But life isn't easy, and at least I know I can count on God for a merciful hand and to help give me some clarity when the going gets tough. Here's the rest of my playlist for the night.

River By Joni Mitchell in 7 lessons on webpianoteacher.com. This is the FIRST hired request of the new batch....

River By Joni Mitchell in 7 lessons on webpianoteacher.com. This is the FIRST hired request of the new batch....

if you don't know that the chorus in 'fuck the money' is originally from Joni Mitchell's 'river.'

I can't think of any except Joni Mitchell's The River, but even then...

listening to "Joni Mitchell - River" ♫

Music of our times, eight Canadian singer-songwriters

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Elvis Costello, Joni Mitchell, and the torch song tradition

I wish I had a river I could skate away on I'm so hard to handle I'm selfish and ... why audiences seem to overlook this portion of Mitchell's songwriting. ...

The music of Joni Mitchell

... career as a songwriter, Joni Mitchell was already painting and writing poems . ... (“Lesson in Survival” [FR]), or impassioned unburdening (“River” [B]). ...

Door to the river, essays and reviews from the 1960s into the digital age

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