Ok, I thought I had died and gone to purgatory when I moved here from the San Francisco Bay Area...until I met Krannert. Seriously, it is the only social and artistic saving grace I have found to keep me feeling connected to something bigger than my lovely neighborhood. If you are new to town, run, don't walk, to Krannert. Of course, getting tickets to anything is another story, since apparently everyone else has figured this out too. The people are lovely, the performances are excellent...and well, it's a sure way to feel like your getting back to the big city, if only for one night. One well spent night.