Entertainment
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Lake County orchestra fall concert set for Oct. 19Sep 27, 2024 3:27 pm - The Lake County Symphony Orchestra is holding its fall concert, Broadway Cabaret, Oct. 19 at Hawthorn Woods village hall, 2 Lagoon Drive. All ages are welcome to experie...
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Filmmaker Jim Merkel to screen ‘Saving Walden’s World’ at McHenry County CollegeSep 27, 2024 2:54 pm - Jim Merkel transformed his work from helping to develop weapons to building sustainable systems. See his film “Saving Walden’s World” on Wednesday, Oct. 9, at McHenry County College.
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Beethoven, Brahms, and Barton Pine with the Elmhurst Symphony Nov. 10Sep 27, 2024 2:09 pm - The Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra will be featuring the timeless masterpieces of Beethoven and Brahms, with a special performance by renowned violinist Rachel Barton Pine.
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Prepare to be dazzled: Brilliantly staged, expertly acted ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ a feast for the eyes, earsSep 27, 2024 12:47 pm - The magic that happens during “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” the superbly staged, boffo Broadway show that launched its national tour at the James M. Nederlander Theatre, goes beyond the everyday theatrical magic.
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Finding Mr. Right and converting to Judaism led Erin Foster to write a fresh, original rom-com
Sep 27, 2024 10:12 am - There’s a meet-the-parents scene in the new Netflix series "Nobody Wants This" where Adam Brody’s Noah arrives at his girlfriend Joanne’s house (played by Kristen Bell) wearing a sports coat and carrying an oversized bouquet of sunflowers. Joanne is so appalled that she decides they need to break up.
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Bozo fan Billy Corgan plans three-day celebration of beloved clown
Sep 27, 2024 9:34 am - Love or hate clowns now, chances are you were a fan of “Bozo’s Circus” if you were a kid growing up in the Chicago area during the 1960s or even decades later. One of Boz...
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Provocative, genre-bending ‘A Different Man’ gets under our skin in unexpected ways
Sep 27, 2024 9:34 am - Imagine you could wake up one morning, stand at the mirror, and literally peel off any part of your looks you don’t like. How would it change your life? That’s a question in Aaron Schimberg’s fascinating and occasionally frustrating “A Different Man.”
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Lady Gaga draws inspiration from her ‘Joker’ sequel character to create ‘Harlequin’ album
Sep 27, 2024 8:08 am - Lady Gaga knew the recipe to keep her Las Vegas shows electric: start in the studio. The energy from her studio time flowed into Gaga’s performance and fueled the creation of her new album “Harlequin,” out Friday.
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‘I’m just a storyteller’: Meet the St. Charles retiree turned murder mystery authorSep 27, 2024 3:30 am - Glynn Amburgey of St. Charles has written three murder mysteries since retiring from his job at the city of St. Charles in 2012.
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DuPage Symphony Orchestra opens its 71st season with ‘Bold Beginnings’Sep 26, 2024 11:00 pm - Angel Alday, the first-place winner of the Illinois Music Education Association’s 2023-24 Student Composition Contest, is an example of talent, hard work and boldness.