Las Vegas-based tribute band Sixtiesmania is the fifth and final concert of the 2024-25 Lakeshore Community Concerts season. Sixtiesmania, a 1960s tribute band, covers everything from the Beatles’ British invasion to the music of Woodstock and everything in between. Ranging from The Rolling Stones, CCR, the Doors, the Monkees, the Beach Boys, the Kinks and Free to Cream, the Vietnam anthem songs and themes like “Summer of Love,” fans love spirit and energy on stage. Lakeshore Community Concerts is an all-volunteer, nonprofit association that has been bringing outstanding live performances to the Northwest Indiana and Chicagoland community since 1947. Usually hosted at Munster High School’s auditorium, this season, concerts were moved to Highland High School’s Monbeck Auditorium, 9135 Erie St. in Highland. Tickets are $30 and the concert is at 2 p.m. Sunday. For tickets: lakeshoreconcerts.org/ or 219-932-9795.

Celebrating women

The Michigan City Chamber Music Festival presents Jennet Ingle on oboe in concert for a free program titled “Take a Deep Breath” celebrating Women’s History Month with a repertoire of selections, sacred and secular, by female composers. Siwon Kim will accompany at the piano. The free concert is at 3 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, 600 Franklin St. in Michigan City. A reception will follow the performance and tours of the historic Trinity grounds will be offered to interested guests. Ingle is Principal Oboist of the South Bend Symphony Orchestra and “a soloist at heart,” joyfully taking over any stage. Her new book “The Happiest Musician” encourages creatives to take agency in their careers and not wait to be chosen. Kim, a native of Seoul, South Korea, is praised for her “masterful musicality with the distinct, unrestrained sound” and she actively performs in concert venues in North America, Europe, and Asia. There are no advance ticket reservations required and more details are found at www.mccmf.org.

‘Musical Masterpiece’

Thomas Stark on trombone is in the shared spotlight with Maestro Kirk Muspratt for “Musical Masterpieces” in concert at 7:30 p.m. March 21. This spring concert highlight of the 83rd Season of the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra offers a musical depiction of an art exhibit that is widely considered one of his greatest works. The 10-movement suite represents a viewer’s walk through an exhibition of works by Russian painter Viktor Hartmann. Symphony Principal Trombonist Stark will perform the contemporary Bourgeois Trombone Concerto. The second half of the concert is devoted to the overture for composer Weber’s romantic opera based on Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” to delight audiences of all ages. The concert is presented at Living Hope Church, 9000 West Taft St. in Merrillville. Tickets start at $10 for students and $45 for adults. For tickets and more information, visit www.nisorchestra.org or call 219-836-0525.

At the ‘Dunes’

Generous sponsors like Marina Grand Hotel, MBA of NWI, The city of Michigan City Mayor’s Office, Holdcraft Center of the Arts and Lubeznik Center have teamed with Dunes Summer Theatre for a performance partnering with The Acting Company of New York as they tour the country with playwright August Wilson’s “Two Trains Running,” a culturally significant production directed by Lili-Anne Brown and hosted at Holdcraft Performing Arts Center, 1200 Spring St. in Michigan City. From the author of “The Piano Lesson” and “Fences” comes the story of Memphis Lee, a diner owner in a historically black neighborhood in Pittsburgh at the height of the civil rights movement of the 1960s, who must decide if he should allow the government to take over his building or sell the property to a ruthless businessman. Full of vivid characters, joy, hope, love and perseverance, this Tony-nominated play celebrates the spirit, laughter, heart, and resilience of the people who make our country great even when faced with overwhelming odds. Tickets are $50 at www.dunesarts.org or 219-879-7509.

Perfect pairing

Well Suited Theater Company is back and promising a night of interactive theater and comedy on our stage. Scenes will be made up on the spot with the help of suggestions from the audience. Every show is different and unpredictable. Recommended for ages 18 and over. It’s one show only in the main stage space at Chicago Street Theatre, 154 West Chicago St. in downtown Valparaiso. Tickets are $20 general admission. For reservations, call 219-464-1636 or visit www.chicagostreet.org.

Philip Potempa is a journalist, author and weekly radio host at WJOB-AM 1230.

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