Entertainment Stories from June 17, 2024 (Change date)
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Seattle folk singer returns to Elgin folk stage June 28Jun 17, 2024 11:42 pm - Mike Stern, a Seattle folksinger and writer of songs about love and justice, returns to the folk stage at the Highland Avenue Church of the Brethren on Friday, June 28.
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‘All Shook Up’ comes to Naperville’s Summer Place Theatre June 21-30Jun 17, 2024 11:22 pm - Summer Place Theatre’s latest production, "All Shook Up," will be hitting the stage on Friday, June 21.
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‘Lombard at Night’ photo contest winners announcedJun 17, 2024 9:30 pm - The village of Lombard recently announced the winners of this year’s “Lombard at Night” photo contest.
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Festivals June 21-27: Geneva Swedish Days, Long Grove Strawberry Fest, Inferno Fest and moreJun 17, 2024 8:25 pm - Mark your calendars for the Long Grove Strawberry Fest, Inferno Fest in Highwood, Geneva Swedish Days, the Taste of Highland Park, Wauconda Fest and more happening this week.
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Music Review: Linda Thompson’s family and friends sing her songs on ‘Proxy Music’Jun 17, 2024 2:58 pm - Linda Thompson, who ranks among the finest singers of her generation, hardly sings a note on “Proxy Music," her first album in over a decade. Instead, Thompson makes herself heard through her songwriting.
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Spotlight: ‘Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil’ musical premieres at GoodmanJun 17, 2024 2:52 pm - The musical adaptation of the New York Times bestseller “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” premieres at Goodman Theatre, while Drury Lane revives the jolly jukebox tuner “Ain’t Misbehavin’.”
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Register for Northbrook’s Liberty Loop & Lap returning on the Fourth of JulyJun 17, 2024 11:03 am - Running the Northbrook Park District’s scenic Liberty Loop & Lap on the Fourth of July has become an annual tradition for the Schmidt family, children and adults included.
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‘It’s like giving happiness’: Crystal Lake catering business brings mini pancakes to the massesJun 17, 2024 10:37 am - Cary resident Jasmine Rico was trying her luck at starting her own business but wasn’t feeling the spark. When scrolling through social media, Rico saw a small business in Mexico selling mini pancakes. That is when the Crystal Lake-based catering business Sweets in Heaven Mini Pancakes was launched in 2021.
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Book Review: ‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ tells a tale of modern love and successJun 17, 2024 7:33 am - The cover art and title of “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” don’t quite convey the wild ride readers who crack open this new fiction from Rufi Thorpe will take. There’s a rea...
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An emotional win for theaters, Hollywood: ‘Inside Out 2’ scores massive $155 million openingJun 17, 2024 6:55 am - Hollywood’s summer movie anxieties gave way to joy this weekend with the massive debut of Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2.” The animated sequel earned $155 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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