Entertainment
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Entertainment lineupJun 23, 2023 6:00 am - From local favorities to nationally known artists, here's a look at the acts playing Frontier Days: 7th Heaven 8 p.m. Friday, June 30 Chicago's very own is recognized a...
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Listen to the sounds of summer at Harmony ParkJun 23, 2023 6:00 am - The Sounds of Summer concert series returns to Harmony Park with a lineup of bands playing rock, pop and country hits through the end of July. The concerts run 7 to 8:30...
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Frontier Days festival returns with carnival, concerts and moreJun 23, 2023 6:00 am - Join us to celebrate the 47th year of Frontier Days! The festival opens Friday, June 30, and runs through the Fourth of July, a day capped by the big parade. Frontier D...
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Ron Onesti: Dionne Warwick … 50-plus years of pure soulJun 23, 2023 6:00 am - By Ron Onesti Special to dailyherald.com "I Say A Little Prayer" was one of the defining songs of the Sixties. As the teenagers were getting into the acid rock of Jimi H...
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Wes Anderson's stylized, star-stuffed comedy 'Asteroid City' big on both spectacle and dramatic inertiaJun 22, 2023 6:00 am - “Asteroid City” - ★ ★ ½ “Asteroid City”? A fun, nostalgically retro place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there for a full 104 minutes. By now, the dazzling visua...
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Spotlight: Kokandy Productions revives 'The SpongeBob Musical'Jun 22, 2023 6:00 am - Welcome to Bikini Bottom Frankie Leo Bennett plays plucky sea sponge SpongeBob in Kokandy Productions' revival of the exuberant tuner "Nickelodeon's The SpongeBob Musica...
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Bold, bawdy 'No Hard Feelings' blends laughs with lessons in forgivenessJun 22, 2023 6:00 am - “No Hard Feelings” - ★ ★ ½ I went into a press screening of “No Hard Feelings” expecting something crass and bawdy. After all, the story concerns a young woman who acce...
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Grainology Brewstillery gets green light to open tap room in Batavia
Jun 22, 2023 1:00 am - Batavia City Council members have approved a conditional-use permit that allows Grainology Brewstillery to open a 9,571-square-foot distillery and tap room. The vote on ...
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Dining out: Gurnee's Chocolate Sanctuary says farewell with final Chef's DinnersJun 21, 2023 11:00 pm - Saying goodbye If you haven't heard, The Chocolate Sanctuary in Gurnee is closing its doors on July 1. But first, the chocolate-inspired restaurant is hosting its final ...
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Country-spanning library inspires Writers Theatre's 'A Distinct Society'Jun 21, 2023 11:00 pm - In 2018, a Reuters article about the Haskell Free Library and Opera House, a small-town library straddling the U.S.-Canada border, caught the attention of writer/novelis...