Entertainment
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'Uncommon Threads' fashion show comes to Glen Ellyn Oct. 16Sep 23, 2022 11:00 pm - Fine Line's annual "Uncommon Threads" fundraiser is a celebration of wearable art, which this year will see artists from 15 states converge under one roof for a day of w...
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'Catherine Called Birdy' is a medieval delight
Sep 23, 2022 7:00 am - “Catherine Called Birdy” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Passion projects can go all sorts of wrong ways, but Lena Dunham has made something of a triumph in “Catherine Called Birdy,” a mediev...
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Wendy and DB introduce Chicago Blues to a young audience with fifth albumSep 23, 2022 6:00 am - She's a mover and shaker. He's a mellow fellow. Together it all works. Chicago music veterans Wendy Morgan and Darryl Boggs, who record and perform together as Wendy and...
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Revivals of classics, regional premiere on tap in 2023 at Lincolnshire's Marriott TheatreSep 22, 2022 11:00 pm - A storyteller, a super fan, a seminal rock 'n' roller, a stage mother and a beloved singer/songwriter are among the characters Marriott Theatre will showcase next year a...
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MAC welcomes the jubilant voices of three-time Grammy Award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir Sept. 30Sep 22, 2022 11:00 pm - On Friday, Sept. 30, the McAninch Arts Center will host the three-time Grammy Award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir. This performance is the exclusive Illinois engagement of...
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Geneva High School theater to show '10 Ways to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse!'Sep 22, 2022 11:00 pm - Zombies! When thinking of the undead, rotting monsters, many things can come to mind. From 'The Walking Dead' to Michael Jackson's iconic "Thriller" music video, the pop...
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Bach Week Festival's 'Bachanalia' is back: Music and wine fundraiser set for October 8 in EvanstonSep 22, 2022 11:00 pm - Evanston-based Bach Week Festival's fall Bachanalia, its signature fundraiser featuring pairings of live classical music with specially selected wines, will take place 5...
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15 shows for fall: Classic tuners, new commissions, ever-resonant dramas among this season's theater highlightsSep 22, 2022 7:30 am - Musicals showcasing determined women; an operatic take on a beloved Broadway tuner; the stage adaptation of a popular film romance; dramas examining racism and the legac...
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Eye-popping social thriller 'Don't Worry Darling' has everything going for it - except a compelling screenplaySep 22, 2022 6:00 am - “Don't Worry Darling” - ★ ★ Let's be charitable to Olivia Wilde's ambitious, carefully crafted (and already critically skewered) second directorial project, the enigmat...
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'SNL' Season 48 scorecard: Neuqua Valley grad Chris Redd departs castSep 22, 2022 6:00 am - NBC's "Saturday Night Live" begins its 48th season next weekend with first-time host Miles Teller ("Top Gun: Maverick") - and a host of first-time cast members. It has b...