Entertainment
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Jazz ensemble to pay tribute to Art Blakey’s legacy at Elgin concertMar 13, 2025 12:53 am - First Congregational Church in Elgin hosts a jazz tribute concert on March 23, featuring The Guest List ensemble playing classics by the iconic drummer Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers.
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Finding a ‘Safe Landing’: Playwright shares his ‘path to healing’ in play on mental healthMar 12, 2025 6:44 pm - After struggling with major anxiety and depression for several years, Tim Kough hopes to inspire other to find professional help with his semi-autobiographical play “Safe Landing: How the Owls Saved Me.”
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Steppenwolf veterans reunite for 50th season of classics, new worksMar 12, 2025 5:48 pm - Steppenwolf Theatre Company celebrates five decades of gutsy, ambitious productions and its distinctively visceral style of acting with a 50th anniversary season composed of classics as well as new and new-to-Chicago works.
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Music Review: The Lady Gaga you loved and missed returns with pop ‘Mayhem’
Mar 12, 2025 3:11 pm - She hath returned: A new Lady Gaga, like the old Lady Gaga, but a different Lady Gaga. “Mayhem” is a satisfying full-length project of big pop material, both a return to her roots and a hard press on the gas pedal.
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Fox Valley Music Consortium features classical, jazz, and brass band concerts in MarchMar 12, 2025 2:46 pm - The Fox Valley Music Consortium is hosting three musical performances in March including classical, jazz, and brass concerts by community and professional musicians.
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Geneva church to host program on preserving Potawatomi heritageMar 12, 2025 12:18 pm - Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva is hosting award-winning photographer Sharon Hoogstraten on her book "Dancing for Our Tribe" featuring portraits of contemporary Potawatomi people in tribal regalia.
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DuPage Community Concert Band to perform Irish tunes for St. Patrick’s DayMar 12, 2025 11:46 am - Enjoy an evening of Irish music by the DuPage Community Band on March 17. Flutist Morgan Hutchers and student conductor Ana Bazant will be featured.
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Celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis opening restaurants at Hollywood Casino in Aurora and JolietMar 12, 2025 10:34 am - Celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis will open restaurants in the new land-based Hollywood Casino locations in Aurora and Joliet. Joliet is slated to open later this year while Aurora is scheduled for the first half of 2026.
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St. Charles plans family-friendly St. Patrick’s Day Parade and celebrationMar 12, 2025 10:23 am - Downtown St. Charles hosts annual St. Patrick's Day parade on March 15 with Irish music, dancers, scavenger hunt, leprechaun photos, business specials, and other festivities.
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Sláinte! Suburban restaurants, bars go green for St. Patrick’s DayMar 12, 2025 9:11 am - With St. Patrick's Day falling on Monday, most bars and restaurants are planning a weekend of activities and specials.