Entertainment Stories from August 13, 2024 (Change date)
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Sock hop to feature The New Odyssey Guy Aug. 24 at Elgin churchAug 13, 2024 7:42 pm - Remember the old Elgin Storm Cellar and school dances of the 1960s? Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Elgin invites the community to a sock hop on Saturday, Aug. 24.
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Live steam: Beloved ‘Big Boy’ locomotive will stop in Illinois on comeback tourAug 13, 2024 5:52 pm - It drew record crowds in West Chicago in 2019. Now UP’s Big Boy steam engine is back on track for a return trip to Illinois. Here’s when and where.
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Raising Cane’s has the Midas touch in Mount ProspectAug 13, 2024 5:37 pm - A long line of customers waited to get their hands on the first chicken fingers served Tuesday at the new Raising Cane’s in Mount Prospect.
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A taste of Italy: Positano Ristorante to open in downtown WheatonAug 13, 2024 4:38 pm - The owners of Positano Ristorante, an Oakbrook Terrace restaurant serving up old-school Italian pastas, seafood and an aperitivo scene, plan to replicate the concept in downtown Wheaton.
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Festivals Aug. 16-22: Taste of Glen Ellyn, Little Bear Ribfest, ZooBrew and moreAug 13, 2024 3:03 pm - Mark your calendars for Naper Nights, Ray Bradbury’s Dandelion Wine Fine Arts Festival, ZooBrew, Little Bear Ribfest, Elburn Days, Grayslake Summer Days and more happening this week.
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Music on Maple to offer ‘Bach+ Beethoven Experience’ Aug. 23Aug 13, 2024 2:59 pm - The Lombard Historical Society will present “Bach + Beethoven in Concert” as part of the “Music on Maple” concert series on Friday, Aug. 23. This is a free outdoor concert.
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Incarcerated fathers and daughters reunite at dance in Netflix documentaryAug 13, 2024 2:32 pm - Two filmmakers began an eight-year journey to make the documentary “Daughters,” which follows four young girls as they prepare to reunite with their fathers for a dance in a Washington, D.C., jail. The Sundance-prize winning film begins streaming on Netflix Wednesday, Aug. 14.
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Naper Nights to feature Grammy nominee Samantha Fish and a Sparks Fly ‘Era’-inspired showAug 13, 2024 2:29 pm - Naper Nights Concert Series brings Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Samantha Fish, and special “Eras” inspired show by Sparks Fly, to Naper Settlement on Aug. 16-17.
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Dining out: Get a taste from ‘The Bear’ at The Graceful OrdinaryAug 13, 2024 11:13 am - Fans of FX’s “The Bear” can head to St. Charles to get a taste from a chef featured on the show, while we have some news that could help you look on the bright side during your next layover at O’Hare.
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