Entertainment Columns
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Batavia native returns to exhibit artMar 21, 2013 5:51 am - When artist Stan Meyer opens his show Thursday, March 21, at the Batavia Fine Arts Centre, his mother Elaine will be the one standing nearby, beaming with pride. “My mom...
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Mitzi Gaynor: Superstar, one-time Elgin girlMar 19, 2013 11:00 am - "Oh, honey," Mitzi Gaynor told us, "it's hard to be Mitzi Gaynor. I drive myself crazy worrying and hoping all the time, and I never want to disappoint anyone." Count u...
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Best bets: 'Circus Spectacular' takes over Sears CentreMar 19, 2013 6:00 am - Big top wows See exotic animals and daring performers do amazing feats of strength, balance, timing and more when the “Circus Spectacular” plays this weekend at the...
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Best bets: 'Gravity Attacks!' flies into CLCMar 12, 2013 6:00 am - Juggling guys Jon Wee and Owen Morse, a comedic juggling act known as Passing Zone, will juggle chain saws, torches, knives and more in their show “Gravity Attacks...
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Hoffman Estates native hits right notes in HollywoodMar 12, 2013 5:00 am - The way Emerson Swinford sees it, he had no choice. He had to work with music. Or die trying. "This is what I've dreamed of since I was a kid," Swinford said. "I had ...
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Best bets: Dorothy Hamill, Scooby and Hulk Hogan hit the spotlightMar 05, 2013 5:00 am - Skate stars Olympic gold medal champion (and future “Dancing With the Stars” contestant) Dorothy Hamill joins with Kurt Browning, Ekaterina Gordeeva, Joannie Rochet...
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Bar Louie to open Sunday in GenevaMar 04, 2013 11:07 am - It might be part of a chain, but when Bar Louie opens in Geneva this weekend, patrons may feel like they’ve stepped into their own local bar and restaurant. General Mana...
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'Stoker' is provocative, disturbing and powerfulFeb 28, 2013 5:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: "Stoker" The slightly perverse domestic psychological thriller "Stoker" comes from South Korean director Chan-wook Park, someone who possesses no...
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Best bets: 'Lord of the Dance' high steps into the AkooFeb 26, 2013 5:00 am - Celtic spectacular Let Michael Flatley's “Lord of the Dance” help you get a jump on St. Patrick's Day festivities when the Celtic dance spectacular returns this wee...
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Burt's predictably grouchy about celebrity doppelgangerFeb 25, 2013 10:00 pm - "Has anybody ever told you that you look like …" We've all heard this. Quite possibly while watching Oscar coverage. Someone looks you over and then decides to share th...