Entertainment
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Kevin Bacon dances back to ‘Footloose’ high school
Apr 22, 2024 7:58 am - Actor Kevin Bacon on Saturday returned to the Utah high school where the cult classic movie “Footloose” was filmed more than 40 years.
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‘Civil War’ continues box-office campaign at No. 1Apr 21, 2024 2:42 pm - “Civil War,” Alex Garland’s ominous American dystopia, remained the top film in theaters in its second week of release, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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Conductor Andrew Davis, who headed Lyric Opera of Chicago and orchestras on 3 continents, dies
Apr 21, 2024 1:30 pm - Andrew Davis, an acclaimed British conductor who was music director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago and orchestras on three continents, has died. He was 80.
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The Courthouse, McHenry’s new tavern, is a piece of history
Apr 21, 2024 5:58 am - Taking a 184-year-old building and repurposing it into McHenry’s newest tavern, The Courthouse, was an easy deliberation for the Kopley family.
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Taco Crawl returns to downtown Aurora for fifth seasonApr 19, 2024 7:37 pm - Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry hosts fundraiser to support nutrition for children The annual “Taco Crawl” fundraiser held by Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry will take place...
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Laughs well-earned in Marriott’s joyful ‘Music Man’Apr 19, 2024 9:43 am - Under director/choreographer Katie Spelman, Marriott Theatre’s “The Music Man” revival boasts robust singing and plenty of laughs,
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Hey Nonny welcomes Japanese Guitarist Hiroya TsukamotoApr 19, 2024 9:38 am - Japanese guitarist Hiroya Tsukamoto takes the stage at Hey Nonny at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 3.
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Taylor Swift drops 15 new songs on double album, ‘The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology’
Apr 19, 2024 8:12 am - Could there be a Taylor Swift new album rollout without a few additional surprises? No.
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Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ is great sad pop, meditative theater
Apr 19, 2024 7:47 am - Who knew what Taylor Swift’s latest era would bring? Or even what it would sound like? The result is her 11th album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” out Friday. It's an amalgamation of an artist who has spent the last few years re-recording her life’s work and touring its material, filtered through synth-pop anthems, breakup ballads, and provocative and matured subject matter.
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‘Summer is the busiest time’: Meet the Geneva man who provides sound services at area shows, concertsApr 19, 2024 4:00 am - Meet Richard Peck of Geneva, who has been providing sound mixing boards and stage equipment for musicians and other acts performing in the Fox Valley since 1976.