Tag: Ash Wednesday
Danahey on the Loose in Hadestown, with Ed Sheeran (sort of)
By Mike Danahey Ash Wednesday was the perfect day to take in the opening night for the tour of the Tony-winning Broadway musical “Hadestown,” which plays the CIBC Theatre in the Loop through March 13. For starters, the show is set in a sort-of Depression era, sort-of Apocalyptic New Orleans that seems to be […]
Danahey on the Loose: Another trip to the St. Louis Mardi Gras, with a side of pig snoots
So Tuesday was actual Mardi Gras, the fattest of days leading up to Ash Wednesday and the season of abstinence My pre-Lenten fun was over the weekend. Best Fest Buddy Tom’s brother, Mark, is moving back up to the Fox Valley from down that way, so I tagged along to help get the last of […]