Entertainment
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Acting or hosting, Travis Kelce wants to continue to pursue a showbiz career. But first, footballOct 09, 2024 3:00 pm - Travis Kelce plays a flirty nurse with swagger on FX’s series “Grotesquerie," landed a cameo in "Happy Gilmore 2” and hosts a new game show. If Hollywood’s calling, he’ll take the meeting — with one caveat. Football comes first.
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A true delight: Joy, expertise combine in Steppenwolf’s hit revival of ‘Noises Off’Oct 09, 2024 2:25 pm - Finally, director Anna D. Shapiro’s dream of staging Michael Frayn’s uproarious “Noises Off” comes true. And the result is magnificent.
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Craft nonalcoholic cocktails on the rise at suburban bars, restaurants
Oct 09, 2024 2:08 pm - “We’ve definitely seen an increase in demand for them (nonalcoholic cocktails),” said Nick Miller, general manager of Pollyanna Brewing and Distilling Co. in St. Charles. “For whatever reason, people are more conscious about consuming alcohol.”
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Celebrity chef Fabio Viviani brings family recipes to new South Barrington restaurantOct 09, 2024 1:37 pm - Giostra by Fabio Viviani, opening Monday, Oct. 14, in South Barrington, promises an authentic Italian dining experience that blends the culinary traditions of Viviani’s childhood with fresh, locally sourced ingredients.
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St. Charles church to host organ and flute recital Oct. 20Oct 09, 2024 1:11 pm - On Sunday, Oct. 20, organist Mark Downey and flutist Gwen Petersen will present an organ and flute recital at St. Charles Episcopal Church.
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‘Piece by Piece,’ a very odd Lego doc about Pharrell Williams, snaps together somehow
Oct 09, 2024 12:01 pm - A movie documentary that uses only Lego pieces might seem an unconventional choice. When that documentary is about renowned musician-producer Pharrell Williams, it's actually sort of on-brand.
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‘The Button Man’: Artist brings new art installation to Fashion Outlets in RosemontOct 09, 2024 11:53 am - You’d expect there to be buttons sewn to the clothes for sale within the stores at the Fashion Outlets of Chicago. But tons of the tiny fasteners also can be found in the corridors of the Rosemont mall — part of the new art exhibition “Button-Up, Button Down.”
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Next Met Gala chairs: Pharrell Williams, Lewis Hamilton, Colman Domingo, A$AP Rocky and LeBron JamesOct 09, 2024 11:46 am - The theme of the next Met Gala and its celebrity chairs have been announced: Pharrell Williams, Lewis Hamilton, Colman Domingo, A$AP Rocky and LeBron James will help the museum launch an exhibit examining Black style over the centuries.
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A triumph: Alfonso Cuarón and Cate Blanchett’s series ‘Disclaimer’ is making waves
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How did Trump become Trump? ‘The Apprentice’ has a theory