Entertainment Columns
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Bartlett family finds Mensa unstuffy funOct 13, 2013 8:00 am - If you are at a costume party and chuckle knowingly at the couple dressed like sheep, with one covered in ants and the other sporting a toad clutching a ream of paper, y...
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'We Are What We Are' is a little bit terrifyingOct 10, 2013 6:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: "We Are What We Are" It has been a long, long, long time since a motion picture has truly horrified me. Jim Mickle's moody and unpredictable "We ...
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Winnetka native making his directorial debutOct 08, 2013 11:00 am - The performing arts are in his blood. At least that's the way Jason Chaet explains it. The Winnetka native's dad, a retired insurance broker, has strong family ties to ...
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Best bets: Feel free with Lynyrd Skynyrd at Festival ParkOct 08, 2013 6:00 am - Free bird's the word The current incarnation of the band Lynyrd Skynyrd headlines a rock concert that also features John Kay Steppenwolf on the bill Sunday a...
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Algonquin mall to hold scavenger hunt for adultsOct 07, 2013 1:15 pm - Adults can get in on the Halloween fun this year at Algonquin Commons. The Randall Road mall is hosting its first Pirates of the Commons event, which will send adults on...
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'Bad Milo' takes theater of the absurd to the extremeOct 03, 2013 6:00 am - Mini-review: "Bad Milo" Theater of the absurd usually works better in an actual live theater than it does in the more literal medium of motion pictures. Such is the ca...
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Best bets: Groove with Robin Thicke, Chaka Khan at V103 concertOct 01, 2013 6:00 am - Top pick R&B rally R&B music stars Charlie Wilson, Chaka Khan, Robin ThickeandBell Biv Devoewill be on hand for theV103 25th Anniversary celebration concert Sa...
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Former suburbanite returns home for film premiereSep 24, 2013 9:00 am - Sam Logan Khaleghi says he grew up in a family of math and science "geniuses," many of whom are doctors and engineers. So what happened when the former Mount Prospect r...
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Best bets: Sarah Brightman shoots for stars at Rosemont TheatreSep 24, 2013 6:00 am - Top pick Starry soprano Sarah Brightman, the original star of “The Phantom of the Opera,” recently announced her ambitions to travel to space. For now, though,...
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Reel life: Kid golfers say the darndest thingsSep 19, 2013 6:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: "The Short Game" Kids say the darnedest things, even when they're competing at the annual U.S. Golf Kids World Championship Tournament at Pinehur...