Entertainment
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Dining out: Dry January specials, 30 years of Whirlyball and moreJan 10, 2024 9:11 am - Welcome to 2024! Time to put the snow brushes back in the car and head out to enjoy some Dry January concoctions, celebrate 30 years of people asking what Whirlyball is, ...
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Music streams hit 4 trillion in 2023. Country and global acts — and Taylor Swift — fueled the growthJan 10, 2024 8:34 am - Listened to more music last year? You're not alone. The global music industry surpassed 4 trillion streams in 2023, a new single-year record, Luminate’s 2023 Year-End Rep...
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Adan Canto, known for his versatility in roles in ‘X-Men’ and ‘Designated Survivor,’ dies at 42Jan 09, 2024 7:05 pm - LOS ANGELES — Adan Canto, the Mexican singer and actor best known for his roles in “X-Men: Days of Future Past” and “Agent Game” as well as the TV series “The Cleaning La...
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‘We had a nice run’: Park Tavern, one of original venues of Rosemont entertainment district, closesJan 09, 2024 6:54 pm - One of the original venues of Rosemont’s entertainment district, Park Tavern has closed, and the village is paying the owner $1 million to buy out the remainder of its le...
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The Land Conservancy hosts a free, nighttime family outdoor event in Woodstock on Jan. 19Jan 09, 2024 3:18 pm - The Land Conservancy of McHenry County is hosting a “Winter Night’s Family Fun” on Friday, Jan. 19, at Hennen Conservation Area, 4622 Dean St., Woodstock. Free to the pub...
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Spotlight: Lifeline Theatre promotes storytellers, artists at annual Fillet of Solo FestivalJan 09, 2024 1:42 pm - Fillet of Solo Fest Lifeline Theatre hosts its 27th annual Fillet of Solo Festival celebrating Chicago-area storytellers, solo artists and collectives whose performa...
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McHenry: City unsure of Fox Hole Tap & Pizzeria’s future, plans
Jan 09, 2024 12:17 pm - McHenry residents have been asking on Facebook pages if the Fox Hole Tap & Pizzeria at Route 120 and Riverside Drive will reopen. In a Facebook Messenger response to Nort...
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A new ‘Star Wars’ movie is coming to theaters: ‘The Mandalorian & Grogu’Jan 09, 2024 12:07 pm - Baby Yoda is going to make his big screen debut. Jon Favreau is set to direct “The Mandalorian & Grogu,” which will go into production this year, Lucasfilm and Disney...
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Mel Brooks, Angela Bassett to get honorary Oscars at starry, untelevised eventJan 09, 2024 11:42 am - LOS ANGELES — Hollywood’s awards season can start to feel a little gratuitously self-congratulatory, but Tuesday night some of the biggest movie stars in the industry are...
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Sound check: Billy Joel, Stevie Nicks tix; SEMPLE, Ike ReillyJan 09, 2024 10:09 am - Piano Mac Billy Joel, the Piano Man, and Fleetwood Mac’s Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Stevie Nicks paired up to recently announce a summer tour stop Friday, ...