Entertainment
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Take a Doggy Dip in Diamond Beach SaturdayAug 22, 2024 11:49 am - Celebrate summer with furry friends Saturday during Doggy Dip at Diamond Beach, 1016 N. Diamond Lake Road, Mundelein. The free event begins at 11 a.m. with a dog dress u...
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‘Blink Twice’ is a stylish but strained thriller
Aug 22, 2024 5:30 am - Without giving away too much, the act of forgetting serves as a major plot pivot in “Blink Twice.” Ironically, that’s what Zoë Kravitz’s debut as a writer-director requires of an audience.
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In ‘Between the Temples,’ Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane make beautiful music
Aug 22, 2024 5:30 am - In Nathan Silver’s divinely disordered screwball “Between the Temples,” Jason Schwartzman plays a grieving canter who, after the death of his wife, can’t sing anymore but who finds a strange kinship with a much older widow (Carol Kane) seeking her bat mitzvah.
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Taylor Swift calls cancellation of Vienna shows ‘devastating’ and explains her silenceAug 21, 2024 7:17 pm - Two weeks after organizers scrubbed Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna amid a foiled terror plot, the singer issued her first statement on the cancellations. “Having our Vienna shows cancelled was devastating,” she wrote in a statement posted to Instagram on Wednesday.
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Alley Art Fest in downtown Aurora to showcase local artisans Aug. 31Aug 21, 2024 6:46 pm - Alley Art Festival will fill downtown Aurora with artists for its 14th year on Saturday, Aug. 31. The free festival will be bringing more than 90 local artists to the area.
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Doggone friendly: Bring your pooch along to these suburban dining destinations
Aug 21, 2024 6:21 pm - Many suburban restaurants allow dogs to accompany their owners as they dine outdoors, and this list is just a sampling of some options.
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Kane County high school students invited to showcase photography skills though Regional Office of EducationAug 21, 2024 5:22 pm - As students return to school, the Kane County Regional Office of Education is preparing to begin a fall tradition. Each September, high school students across Kane County are invited to take part in the Student Photography Contest.
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Shiloh Jolie, daughter of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, officially drops Pitt surname
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Actor Wendell Pierce makes his presence known at the DNCAug 21, 2024 2:54 pm - Actor Wendell Pierce is among the celebrities who’ve been posting photos, videos and more from the Democratic National Convention on their social media accounts.
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Happy homecoming: Theater veteran returns to Chicago in highly anticipated ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ tourAug 21, 2024 1:18 pm - Veteran Chicago actor and Evanston native Matt Mueller returns home to play an adult Ron Weasley in “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” the Broadway hit based on J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” series.