Entertainment Columns
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Advocate Children's Hospital-Park Ridge prescribes a funny regimenMar 13, 2014 5:30 am - Comic performers talk about a “tough crowd,” but the audience for this Funny Bones Improv performance at Advocate Children's Hospital-Park Ridge couldn't be any tougher....
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Weekend picks: 'Last Comic' finalist Tommy Johnagin in townMar 09, 2014 11:00 pm - Autobiographical ardor: Comedian Tommy Johnagin, a finalist on NBC's “Last Comic Standing,” draws from his personal life for his humor. See him at two Zanies locatio...
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On the road: Head west for interstate St. Pat's paradeMar 08, 2014 4:00 am - Chicago Chart an art course The newest art district in the city offers a self-guided walking tour of more than 30 Pilsen lofts, studios and retail spaces. The venues sho...
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On the road: Irish-themed party cruise on green Chicago RiverMar 01, 2014 4:00 am - Chicago When Irish eyes are sailin' You'll be testing your best Irish brogue while floating upon the Kelly green Chicago River via a Spirit of Chicago St. Patr...
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Johnson hits the track at Daytona with his eyes on the prizeFeb 23, 2014 4:45 am - Records, as they say, are made to be broken. And a major sports record could be tied this year, the one for Sprint Cup championships in a career: seven, currently held b...
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On the road: Celebrate the Slush CupFeb 22, 2014 4:45 am - Chicago Com-fort-able in the city If you have kids - or were a kid - you understand the attraction and fun of building forts. The Chicago Children's Museum has brought b...
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Best bets: Circus Spectacular wows at Sears CentreFeb 18, 2014 4:30 am - Top pick Big-top fun Carden Entertainment brings its 51st Circus Spectacular with exotic animals, graceful aerialists, skilled acrobats and more to the Sears C...
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Arcada to pay tribute to Shirley TempleFeb 18, 2014 4:30 am - The Arcada Theatre will host a Shirley Temple Film Festival beginning at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22. The tribute at the Arcada, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles, will featu...
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Holmes school ready for Jazz in the Meadows competitionFeb 16, 2014 10:00 pm - It was just three years ago that eighth-grader Karsyn Burgess of Mount Prospect learned to play trumpet, and only two months ago that she picked up the fluegelhorn. You ...
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On the road: Treat your pup to a weekend awayFeb 15, 2014 5:00 am - Chicago The long & winding road Chicago museums are world class, but crowds and high admission prices can be painful. Consider a visit to The Oriental Institut...