Entertainment Stories from May 20, 2025 (Change date)
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The Lodge Foundation unveils state-of-the-art theater at historic Elgin landmarkMay 20, 2025 5:49 pm - A $2.6 million transformation brings new life to the former Elgin Elks Lodge, expanding access to local arts. The Lodge Foundation hosts an opening night performance of “Jesus Christ Superstar,” produced by point2point productions.
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Local photographer to exhibit at prestigious London BiennaleMay 20, 2025 4:40 pm - Naperville, IL — Alicia Staley Johnson, an acclaimed fine art and portrait photographer based in the Chicago area, has been selected to exhibit her work at the London Bi...
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Plan your next adventure with the 2025 guide to Summer FunMay 20, 2025 3:53 pm - The Daily Herald's 64-page Summer Fun guide offers ideas for local outings like concerts, festivals, exhibits, and getaways this season across Chicagoland and Illinois.
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Romance and writer’s block in bilingual rom-com ‘Jane Austen Wrecked My Life’May 20, 2025 3:45 pm - Agathe is celibate by choice. The 30-something hero of filmmaker Laura Piani’s feature debut “Jane Austen Wrecked My Life,” played by the luminous Camille Rutherford, hasn’t so much been ruined by Austen as she has been made acutely aware of her own limitations in both romance and literature.
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George Wendt, who played a beloved barfly on ‘Cheers’ and found another home onstage, dies at 76May 20, 2025 3:19 pm - George Wendt, an actor with an Everyman charm who played the affable, beer-loving barfly Norm on the hit 1980s TV comedy “Cheers” and later crafted a stage career that took him to Broadway in “Art,” “Hairspray” and “Elf,” has died. He was 76.
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Summer Fun Guide: May 18-31May 20, 2025 2:32 pm - Sunday, May 18 Spring Has SpRUNg, 5K Fun Run: 8 a.m. Sunday, May 18, at Central School, 620 Greenwood Ave., Glencoe. Scenic walk/run around Glencoe. $15. glencoe...
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Pedal power: Schaumburg gears up for a month of biking funMay 20, 2025 2:20 pm - Schaumburg encourages biking in June with events like a police-escorted tour, business and family challenges to record miles, and a Bike to Metra Day.
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Fat Rosie’s Taco & Tequila Bar to open new location in Oak BrookMay 20, 2025 12:44 pm - Fat Rosie’s Taco & Tequila Bar will open its seventh Chicago-area location in Oak Brook on Friday, May 23.
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‘Lilo & Stitch’ a sweet but unnecessary live-action remakeMay 20, 2025 12:16 pm - The six-legged alien Stitch from “Lilo & Stitch” doesn’t choose to be bad. He’s just genetically programmed that way. Kind of like the way Disney is apparently programmed these days to strip mine its old animated stories to make poor live-action remakes.
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Spotlight: Chicago Shakes premieres ‘42 Balloons,’ Theo Ubique debuts ‘Diana’May 20, 2025 11:22 am - Chicago Shakespeare Theater stages the North American premiere of “42 Balloons,” Lifeline Theatre premieres the Chicago-set adaptation of “The War of the Worlds” and Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre debuts the regional premiere of the musical “Diana.”
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