Entertainment
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Overstuffed Donna Summer bio-musical squanders its disco-filled promiseFeb 14, 2020 3:00 pm - “Summer: The Donna Summer Musical” - ★ ★ ½ Does every Top-40 pop artist of the past merit a jukebox musical these days? It seems so, and the latest to hit Chicago is “Su...
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Strong performances define Writers Theatre's revival of 'Stick Fly'Feb 14, 2020 12:00 pm - “Stick Fly” - ★ ★ ★ Issues of class and race figure prominently in Lydia R. Diamond's “Stick Fly,” a 2006 domestic drama that is currently running at Writers Theatre. It...
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5 fun weekend events: The Second City comes to Glen Ellyn, Lula Washington Dance in GrayslakeFeb 14, 2020 5:00 am - The Second City performs classic comedy sketches at College of DuPage's McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn, the metal bands FireHouse and Steelheart share a concert bill...
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Curl up on the couch with these great TV couplesFeb 14, 2020 5:00 am - Some of us don't want to fight the crowds at a romantic restaurant Friday for Valentine's Day. Some of us are perfectly content to order a pizza and curl up on the couch...
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Pick a Valentine's Day wine that's as romantic as your mood
Feb 14, 2020 5:00 am - Don't judge a book by its cover or a wine by its label. Except when it makes perfect sense to do just that - such as on Valentine's Day. The wine itself must be good, of...
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On stage: Griffin Theatre examines international ivory trade in "Mlima's Tale"Feb 14, 2020 5:00 am - #x2022; The regulars at a Cleveland karaoke bar fight to save their favorite watering hole from closure thanks to neighborhood gentrification in "Last Night in Karaoke T...
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This exceptional Italian red wine can be yours for under $20 a bottle
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Winter scavenger hunt in Schaumburg Feb. 22Feb 14, 2020 12:00 am - Bundle up and embark on a wintry quest throughout the Schaumburg Park District to be the first team to complete the Winter Wonderland Adult Scavenger Hunt. The hunt tak...
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Feder: Crain's Chicago Business teams up with WBEZ on 'Reset with Jenn White'Feb 14, 2020 12:00 am - It didn't take long for Crain's Chicago Business to land a new radio partner after getting the heave-ho from news/talk WGN 720-AM, Robert Feder reports. Starting this Mo...
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Arlington Heights concert band presents 'Sousa-Palooza'Feb 13, 2020 10:00 pm - The award-winning Arlington Heights Community Concert Band, in partnership with District 214 Community Education, will present "Sousa-Palozza" at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 1,...