Entertainment
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'Hope, optimism' fuel Buffalo Theatre's season announcementMay 07, 2020 11:00 pm - Buffalo Theatre Ensemble's Friday announcement of its 2020-2021 season was accompanied by an expression of hope and optimism from artistic director Connie Canaday Howard...
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Steppenwolf members reunite for virtual reading of Chekhov's 'Seagull'May 07, 2020 6:00 am - Yasen Peyankov is no mechanic, but the Steppenwolf Theatre actor/director knows something about high-performance, especially when it comes to theater artists. He's assem...
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Feder: WGN America planning to launch 'News Nation' Sept. 1May 07, 2020 1:00 am - A Monday-through-Friday anchor team has been hired, studios are under construction, and a September 1 target date has been announced for the launch of "News Nation," the...
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Feder: WBEZ's Jenn White named host of NPR syndicated talk show '1A'May 07, 2020 1:00 am - Jenn White, who's been a prominent program host at Chicago Public Media news/talk WBEZ 91.5-FM since 2016, is about to go national, Robert Feder writes. White and the st...
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Illinois Craft Brewers Guild's annual Passport program taps into pickup and delivery during pandemicMay 06, 2020 11:00 pm - The Illinois Craft Brewers Guild's annual summer Passport program usually encourages residents to venture out to taprooms they haven't yet experienced. But the global pa...
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Mother's Day 2020: Suburban restaurants offer special to-go meals this yearMay 06, 2020 11:00 pm - Mother's Day sure won't be the same this year with Gov. J.B. Pritzker's stay-at-home order still in effect. If you normally treat Mom to a lavish brunch or dinner at a s...
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Theater online: TimeLine, Victory Gardens stream hit productions; Schwimmer on Friday's Lookingglass podcastMay 06, 2020 6:00 am - 'Pants optional' Laurie Metcalf, John Malkovich, Gary Cole and Joan Allen are among the Steppenwolf Theatre ensemble members participating in a virtual benefit beginning...
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Song to make you smile: 'Let Your Love Flow'May 06, 2020 5:06 am - We're trying to inject a little positivity in the paper (and on dailyherald.com) with a daily "Song to Make You Smile." It's designed to help lift you out of your corona...
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Pandemic an unprecedented challenge for convention centers in Rosemont, SchaumburgMay 06, 2020 5:00 am - The COVID-19 pandemic has had a big enough impact on businesses whose customers are nearby, but convention centers like those in Rosemont and Schaumburg have lost even l...
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O'Donnell: Opening boom of 'The Last Dance' becoming snap, crackle, what?May 06, 2020 1:00 am - THE ICING ON THE CAKE continues to slowly melt away from ESPN's "The Last Dance." For the third straight week, the Michael Jordan imaging venture continued to lose audie...