Entertainment
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Enjoy sweet treats at Long Grove Strawberry Fest June 27-29Jun 23, 2025 3:08 pm - Long Grove’s beloved Strawberry Fest returns Friday through Sunday, June 27-29, inviting families, foodies and festivalgoers to experience three days of sweet nostalgia, vibrant music, and small-town charm.
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Spotlight: Janus Theatre opens ‘outsiders’ season with ‘The Ibsen Project: Hedda’Jun 23, 2025 2:47 pm - Janus Theatre begins its 27th season with a scripts-in-hand production of Henrik Ibsen’s “Hedda Gabler.”
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Wauconda Fest returns this week with rides, food, musicJun 23, 2025 12:11 pm - Enjoy rides, food, music and more at Wauconda Fest Thursday through Sunday, June 26-29, in Cook Park, 600 N. Main St., Wauconda.
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Fox Valley Orchestra presents ‘Thanks for the Memories’ pops concertJun 23, 2025 10:25 am - Stephen Squires conducts the Fox Valley Orchestra in a "Summer Pops" concert of favorite tunes from movies, TV, and radio on June 29.
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Nick’s Pizza and Pub celebrates anniversaries while delivering ‘Pizza on Purpose’Jun 23, 2025 10:14 am - Nick’s Pizza and Pub is celebrating 30 years in Crystal Lake and 20 years in Elgin. Owner Nick Sarillo says its “Pizza on Purpose” philosophy is the key to the eatery’s success.
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What to Stream: ‘The Bear,’ Lorde, ‘Smoke,’ ‘A Minecraft Movie,’ ‘Nosferatu’ and Nelly and Ashanti
Jun 23, 2025 5:30 am - All 10 episodes of season four of FX’s “The Bear” drop Wednesday, Nelly and Ashanti get their own reality show and Bill Skarsgård leads an update of the 1922 silent vampire classic “Nosferatu.”
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‘How to Train Your Dragon’ tops US box office as ‘Elio’ marks a new low for Pixar
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Wheaton Municipal Band welcomes acclaimed conductor Elizabeth PetersonJun 20, 2025 6:04 pm - The Wheaton Municipal Band performs a concert on June 26, conducted by guest Elizabeth Peterson. The concert features works depicting landscapes like “Colorado Peaks” and “Cape Breton Postcard.”
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Elmhurst AAUW sale to feature thousands of used books, musicJun 20, 2025 4:43 pm - AAUW Elmhurst is holding its used book sale June 26-29. Thousands of books and more for sale to fund scholarships and programs for women.
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Benson Boone sings as if he has something to prove but nothing to say
Jun 20, 2025 2:08 pm - In pop music, the danger of making yourself memorable is that you must eventually transcend people’s memories. For Benson Boone, that means proving he’s more than a singing mustache who does backflips. See for yourself July 3 at Milwaukee’s Summerfest.