It was during a stop by RAGBRAI bicyclists two years ago that Alden city officials, who’d always realized the beauty of City Park, realized its potential. Alden City Council member Janaan Harding recalls one comment that stuck with her: “This place is a million-dollar park.”

In a city with such an established and vibrant theater scene, there are many institutions that could easily make the case that the beating heart of Chicago theater lies within their walls. Is Chicago theater’s heart on the stage of Steppenwolf, one of the nation’s most successful theater companies, the home stage of Malkovich, Allen,

Wood Stage by Shaun Wallace - Gopherwood Design / Build at Ojai Rancho Inn, Ojai

Our backyard stage!

Wooden stage

backyard stage: Dad is going to build us one for weekend get togethers with our musical friends :-) Can't wait