Entertainment Stories from May 2, 2025 (Change date)
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Arlington Alfresco opens for the seasonMay 02, 2025 6:24 pm - Beer on the Wall was the hot spot around 3 p.m. Friday as the dinner rush had yet to get started for local restaurants on the first day of the Arlington Alfresco season in downtown Arlington Heights.
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Des Plaines to host Food Truck Roundup on May 20May 02, 2025 3:43 pm - Des Plaines’ first Food Truck Roundup of the spring is set for May 20.
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On ‘Andor,’ minor ‘Star Wars’ villains play major rolesMay 02, 2025 3:00 pm - In the galaxy of “Andor,” “Star Wars” super villains are relegated to the shadows. The Disney+ series is more interested in what might be called supervisor villains: the bureaucrats, planners, schemers and petty functionaries who make tyranny possible.
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Voices Unlimited Chorus performing Streisand, Diamond and more at spring concertMay 02, 2025 2:49 pm - On Sunday, May 18, Voices Unlimited will perform a wide range of sacred and secular choral music, including pieces from Broadway musicals and popular artists at the spring concert.
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New Korean restaurant coming to downtown Des PlainesMay 02, 2025 11:53 am - A Korean barbecue restaurant should open this spring in downtown Des Plaines’ Metropolitan Square.
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‘Groundhog Day’ inn gets another role, this time in upcoming Christmas movie shot in WoodstockMay 02, 2025 10:29 am - Although the Easter Bunny just visited McHenry County, the Cherry Tree Inn in Woodstock recently was decorated for Christmas. The Cherry Tree Inn played host to filming for another holiday movie during the week of April 21.
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Tina Fey’s reboot of ‘The Four Seasons’ feels like a throwbackMay 02, 2025 10:13 am - “The Four Seasons” might look at first glance like a knockoff of “The White Lotus.” Here, too, wealthy vacationers, played by the likes of Tina Fey and Steve Carell, agonize over first-world problems in opulent settings. But “The Four Seasons” comes out of a different comedic strain entirely.
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A joyful noise: Young suburban cancer survivor’s story inspires new musicMay 02, 2025 10:13 am - Twelve-year-old Lake in the Hills girl’s cancer survival story inspires new choral/orchestral work
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Do yourself a favor: Decline ‘Another Simple Favor’May 02, 2025 9:19 am - “Another Simple Favor” is a textbook example of what I call the Location Vacation Movie: a film so dreadful that it’s a mystery why actors of any credibility would have signed on — until you realize they’re getting paid to spend time in a gorgeous setting.
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Des Plaines library holding Free Comic Book Day events SaturdayMay 02, 2025 7:17 am - Head to the Des Plaines Public Library on Saturday to celebrate Free Comic Book Day.
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