Entertainment
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Sleater-Kinney is still speaking its own language
Mar 13, 2024 9:37 am - “Coming to a collaborative art project with more of an adult voice has been really helpful for us in terms of writing and arranging. I feel like that’s one of the things that’s made ‘Little Rope,’ our new album, so strong,” says Corin Tucker of Sleater-Kinney. The band headlines The Riviera Theatre in Chicago on Thursday, March 21.
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Dining out: Where to score March Madness specialsMar 13, 2024 9:10 am - There’s March Madness in the air when suburban bars and restaurants will be showing the NCAA basketball games while offering dining and drinks specials.
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Goodman’s excellent ‘Penelopiad’ examines Homer’s ‘Odyssey’ from the female perspectiveMar 13, 2024 9:10 am - Goodman Theatre’s Chicago premiere of “The Penelopiad,” starring TV veteran Jennifer Morrison, commences with a resounding thwack. It is the first of several startling moments in artistic director Susan V. Booth’s canny, confident, passionately acted production.
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From Palatine to ‘Top Chef’: How Fremd graduate ended up on new season of Bravo showMar 13, 2024 9:07 am - A two-time James Beard award-nominated chef with suburban roots will compete on Bravo’s “Top Chef” this season, and she says the intensity portrayed on the competition cooking show is very real.
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Jelly Roll, Kelsea Ballerini, Lainey Wilson, Megan Moroney, Cody Johnson lead CMT Music Awards nomsMar 13, 2024 8:51 am - Jelly Roll, Kelsea Ballerini, Lainey Wilson, Megan Moroney and Cody Johnson are the leading nominees for the 2024 CMT Music Awards, celebrating the best in country music ...
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Best Bets: Beatles and Van Morrison tributes, Brookfield Zoo’s new Ferris wheel and moreMar 13, 2024 8:39 am - The Ides of March and Beatles and Van Morrison tribute concerts take to local stages. Plus, the new Ferris wheel debuts at Brookfield Zoo and “Paw Patrol Live!” comes to the Chicago Theatre.
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A family is shaken in Peacock’s ‘Apples Never Fall,’ starring Annette Bening
Mar 13, 2024 5:45 am - There's a scene in the new Peacock drama “Apples Never Fall” in which Annette Bening's character weeps after having too much to drink at a family party. “Nobody can break...
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Things to do March 15-21: The Ides of March, St. Patrick’s Day, Warrant and moreMar 12, 2024 4:26 pm - Mark your calendars for performances by The Ides of March, Warrant, and Boy Band Night, plus check out St. Patrick’s Day events, The Chicago Sports Spectacular in Rosemont and more happening this week.
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Anthony Hopkins’ tricks to acting are really quite simple
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Chicago Big Band set to play iconic video game hits at Hey NonnyMar 12, 2024 2:48 pm - On Wednesday, March 20, Arlington Heights music venue and bistro Hey Nonny is hosting The Blueshift Big Band, a 17-piece jazz orchestra lead by Joel Baer and Chris Parso.