Entertainment
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Spotlight: Evanston native Elizabeth McGovern channels Ava GardnerSep 16, 2025 9:51 am - Actress Elizabeth McGovern channels Ava Gardner in “Ava: The Secret Conversations” at Chicago’s Studebaker Theater, plus world premieres open at Chicago Shakespeare and A Red Orchid theaters.
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From the archives: Redford a natural in making movies that prick America’s conscienceSep 16, 2025 9:50 am - For Robert Redford, it’s about the joy. “The joy of trying to make something artistically interesting or pleasurable, entertaining, and still look at issues of substance that have to do with our lives,” Redford mused.
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The Boys & Girls Clubs of America are still benefiting from Nate Bargatze’s controversial Emmys bit
Sep 16, 2025 7:14 am - The Boys & Girls Clubs of America may end up being the biggest winner of Sunday night’s Emmy Awards. The afterschool youth programming nonprofit is now seeing a donation surge after a controversial fundraising bit at the center of television’s biggest night.
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Couldn’t make it to see Bad Bunny in Puerto Rico? He’s livestreaming his last concert
Sep 16, 2025 7:02 am - Bad Bunny’s final show of his “No Me Quiero Ir de Aquí” (“I Don’t Want to Leave Here”) residency on Saturday, Sept. 20, will be livestreamed for free by Amazon.
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Making music for more than half a century, Sparks plays Riot Fest Friday
Sep 16, 2025 6:26 am - They’ve spent more than half a century together as bandmates, putting out dozens of records. But brothers Ron and Russell Mael — the duo behind the art-pop band Sparks — have no intention of retiring anytime soon. Sparks plays Riot Fest Friday, Sept. 19.
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Trio de Chats Noirs offers an afternoon of chamber music at Moonlight TheatreSep 15, 2025 11:55 pm - On Sunday, Oct. 5, Trio de Chats Noirs presents a chamber music program blending classical, jazz, and cinematic influences at the Moonlight Theatre in St. Charles.
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Cordogan’s Pianoland celebrates 75 years of family-owned success in a changing piano industrySep 15, 2025 11:28 pm - Cordogan's Pianoland, the Midwest's largest piano store, is celebrating its 75th anniversary as a family-owned business that has survived and thrived through an industry of dramatic change.
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Join free workshops to prepare for Novel Quest Writing ChallengeSep 15, 2025 10:30 pm - Free writing workshops in October will prepare participants for the Novel Quest challenge to write a novel draft in November.
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Finn McCool’s could open in Wheeling in NovemberSep 15, 2025 8:17 pm - Finn McCool’s Irish Sports Pub and Banquets could open in the Wheeling Town Center complex in early November.
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302 Wheaton, Blackberry Market restaurateurs to open The Guild in city’s downtownSep 15, 2025 6:45 pm - Wheaton restauranteur Eric Schlickman is teaming up with Bob Davidson, the owner of Blackberry Market in Glen Ellyn, on their next project: The Guild.