Entertainment Columns
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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...
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Best bets: Get funky with Grand Funk RailroadSep 17, 2013 6:00 am - Top pick American band Relive the big hit songs from the late 1960s and 1970s of the rock band Grand Funk Railroad (“We're an American Band,” “The Loco-Motion...
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OCC's Koehnline Museum focuses on local artists to teach us about ourselvesSep 12, 2013 6:00 pm - A historic exhibit currently hangs on display at the Koehnline Museum of Art at Oakton Community College in Des Plaines: The Art of Leon and Sadie Garland. It is the fir...