Entertainment
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Spotlight: Jeff Award winner Donica Lynn headlines Skokie concert seriesSep 01, 2020 6:00 am - Blue bash American Blues Theater celebrates its 35th anniversary online with its Blue Bash benefit. The interactive event includes performances by ensemble members ...
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The Sears Centre Arena has a new name today: the Now ArenaSep 01, 2020 5:30 am - Hoffman Estates' 11,000-seat entertainment venue known as the Sears Centre Arena for 14 years officially becomes the Now Arena this morning. That's when the 15-year, $11...
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Allstate Arena lit up in support of impacted workersSep 01, 2020 1:00 am - Allstate Arena lit up in red Tuesday night in support of entertainment workers hurt by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Local entertainment workers and members of Co...
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Amazon heads into second season of comic book-inspired series 'The Boys'Aug 31, 2020 6:00 am - "The Boys" is back in town, or at least back on Amazon. Based on a comic that both honors and satirizes superheroes, the series that includes Seth Rogen and Eric Kripke ...
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Snoop Dogg, Twista reschedule Aurora concertAug 31, 2020 1:00 am - Snoop Dogg and Twista have rescheduled their postponed concert at RiverEdge Park in Aurora to July 18, 2021. The rap stars were to have shared a concert bill on July 19 ...
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Hear emerging storytellers at Stand & Deliver open micAug 30, 2020 11:00 pm - Storytelling open mics have been rising in popularity all over Chicagoland, including at the Gorton Community Center in Lake Forest. Gorton's third in-person Open Mic N...
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Be truly amazed at 'Magic Parlour Show' at Gorton CenterAug 30, 2020 11:00 pm - "The Magic Parlour Show," starring Dennis Watkins, delivers an evening of sophisticated tomfoolery, close-up and personal. Watkins is a third-generation magician, and h...
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Q&A with Penn Jillette: Crackpot hippies, politics and why the best tricks are no secret
Aug 29, 2020 11:00 pm - Like so many, national arts reporter Geoff Edgers has been grounded by the novel coronavirus. So every Friday and many Tuesday afternoons, he hosts The Washington Post's...
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'Black Lady Sketch Show' creator relishes Emmy nod firsts
Aug 29, 2020 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - Robin Thede's face lights up when she hears that the deliciously clever humor of her "A Black Lady Sketch Show" provokes a laugh-out-loud response. "That m...
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Widescreen: New movies are back, but don't discount 'Invisible Man' at Oscar timeAug 28, 2020 6:00 am - New movies are creeping back into theaters now, and while I don't think this week's "Bill and Ted Face the Music" or last week's box office champ "Unhinged" will be in t...