Here you will find links to the best websites for both general and local entertainment information.
For additional selections and general information on the Library's collection of films on video and DVD, music CDs and cassettes, and audiobooks visit the website's Movies & Music section.
Skokie Public Library also regularly presents various musical programs, films, and other entertainment. Complete schedules can be found in the Events & Programs section.
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Librarian Recommendations
These article databases and websites have been selected by librarians at Skokie Public Library as outstanding resources and good places to start a search for information about the arts and entertainment.
All Music Guide
AMG contains information on over 38,000 musical artists with album information, reviews, photographs and links.
Arts
& Entertainment from SkokieNet
This site provides information on Skokie area events including plays, films, music, art galleries, and festivals.
Chicago Metromix
This Chicago Tribune entertainment guide provides information on movies, theaters, clubs, galleries, museums, sports, and special attractions in the Chicago area.
Chicago Reader on
Film
The online Chicago Reader features links to listings of films playing in the Skokie and Chicago area in theaters and at other locations such as libraries and museums. Critics' choices and capsule reviews are provided to help you plan your night out.
Chicago Reader: Music
Billed as "Chicago's essential music guide," the Chicago Reader provides a searchable guide to concerts and club listings in the Chicago area.
Chicago Reader: Theater
This site contains schedules and reviews for Chicago area theaters.
Films at Skokie Public Library
This link provides a schedule and information about new and classic films shown at the Library.
The Internet Movie Database
This comprehensive database is searchable by movie, actor, and more.
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts
The North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie (NSCPAS) is home to Centre East, Northlight Theatre, and Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra. Find schedule information, get directions, and buy tickets at this website.
General Entertainment and Sports Sites
Centerstage Chicago
Centerstage contains listings for music, dance, literary, art, and theatrical events in the Chicago area.
Chicago Metromix
This Chicago Tribune entertainment guide provides information on movies, theaters, clubs, galleries, museums, sports, and special attractions in the Chicago area.
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts
The North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie (NSCPAS) is home to Centre East, Northlight Theatre, and Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra. Find schedule information, get directions, and buy tickets at this website.
Film
All Movie Guide
This site provides movie reviews and a browsing guide that lists movies by genre, country, or year produced.
Chicago Metromix.com: Movies
Metromix lists all of the movies playing in the Chicago area. Search for films by theater or movie title.
Chicago
Reader on Film
The online Chicago Reader features links to listings of films playing in the Skokie and Chicago area in theaters and at other locations such as libraries and museums. Critics' choices and capsule reviews are provided to help you plan your night out.
Chicago
Sun-Times: Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert provides reviews of both new and old films. This site also includes features such as Ebert's list of "Great Movies," Movie Answer Man, and One Minute reviews.
Films at Skokie Public Library
This link provides a schedule and information about new and classic films shown at the Library.
The Internet Movie Database
This comprehensive database is searchable by movie, actor, and more.
Movie Review Query Engine
Searches and provides links to reviews on over 25,000 movie titles.
Moviefone
Moviefone allows you to search for movies by location or by movie title. Tickets may be purchased online for theaters.
Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes summarizes film reviews from dozens of print and online critics and offers complete reviews for thousands of current releases and older movies.
Screen It! Entertainment
Reviews
This site provides movie and music reviews according to content and suitability for children.
Music
All Music Guide
AMG contains information on over 38,000 musical artists with album information, reviews, photographs and links.
Chicago Reader: Music
Billed as "Chicago's essential music guide," the Chicago Reader provides a searchable guide to concerts and club listings in the Chicago area.
The Sheet Music Project from Project Gutenberg
Part of the Project Gutenberg digitization of public domain books and publications, this site offers free scores and parts of public domain music, digitized in a variety of printable, playable, and editable formats.
Sports
SI.com Sports
Illustrated
This site includes information on all major sports with up-to-date scores, statistics, and links to other web resources.
SIRC:
List of Sports
This metasite of over 13,000 sports links is helpful for identifying links to less popular sports such as table tennis, water polo, or underwater hockey.
The Vault from SportingNews.com
The Vault contains historical statistics and information on key sports figures and events.
World Sport Calendar from Sports Illustrated
This site provides a listing of major sporting events for the current year.
Television and Radio
The Encyclopedia of Television
From the Museum of Broadcast Communications, this encyclopedia contains over one thousand articles covering the history of television.
radio-locator
This guide to radio stations and audio streams in the United States and around the world is searchable by state, city, zip code, and call letters.
TV Acres
An online television encyclopedia that contains information about broadcast television characters, places, and facts from the 1940s to the present.
TV Guide Online
This online companion to the print version of TV Guide provides broadcast, cable, and satellite television listings from around the country.
Zap2it: TV
The source for everything on television includes a list of websites for individual TV programs and listings for TV stations in the United States and around the world.
Theater
AmericanTheater
Web
Find news and production information for over 1,200 theaters across the country.
Chicagoplays.com
This site from the League of Chicago Theaters is a guide to the Chicago-area theater scene. Resources include a theater search feature to find productions by title, type of show, dates, or venue.
Chicago Reader: Theater
This site contains schedules and reviews for Chicago area theaters.
The Internet Theater
Database
Similar to the Internet Movie Database, this database from Talkin' Broadway provides information on all aspects of current and past theatrical productions.
Playbill On-Line
Playbill On-Line contains theater news from around the world, a service for purchasing tickets online, and a categorized list of websites for theater and dance.
TheaterMania.com
Find information and reviews for shows and theaters around the United States, London, Toronto, and Japan.