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Spotlight: Paramount Theatre revives coming-of-age tuner ‘Billy Elliot’Jan 30, 2024 9:10 am - “Billy Elliot: The Musical” dances into Paramount, “The Music Man” marches into the Metropolis, and the regional premiere of “The Band’s Visit” opens at Writers Theatre this week.
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Things to do Feb. 9-15: Lunar New Year events, Cocoa Crawls and moreJan 30, 2024 5:45 am - Warm up with Cocoa Crawls in Lake Barrington and Long Grove, check out the Lunar New Year celebrations and be amazed by all forms of dance on stages throughout the suburbs.
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In Aurora ‘the sky’s the limit’ for new Stolp Island TheatreJan 29, 2024 1:17 pm - At a time when some Chicago area theaters are contracting — suspending operations, laying off staff and producing fewer shows with smaller casts and shorter runs — Paramo...
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Things to do Feb. 2-8: Groundhog Day events, Dinosaur Adventure, Ice Fest and moreJan 29, 2024 12:24 pm - Woodstock is hosting a plethora of Groundhog Day events this weekend, from the prognostication to a walking tour of “Groundhog Day” film sites to movie screenings to a bags tournament and more.
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Regional premieres of ‘Frozen,’ ‘Waitress’ highlight Paramount’s 2024-25 seasonJan 29, 2024 10:19 am - Paramount Theatre announced Monday that its 13th Broadway Series season will include regional premieres of “Disney’s Frozen” (Oct. 30-Jan. 19, 2025) and “Waitress” (Feb. ...
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Marmion art gallery to exhibit work by local quilter Wilma ShimkusJan 17, 2024 6:00 pm - Nature- and pioneer-inspired quilts by Wilma Shimkus of Big Rock will be going on display starting Jan. 28 at Marmion Academy’s Dr. Scholl Gallery. Shimkus has always enj...
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Things to do Jan. 19-25: Disney on Ice, Winterfests, Branford Marsalis and moreJan 16, 2024 3:26 pm - Disney on Ice Presents “Magic in the Stars” brings beloved Disney characters to Rosemont’s Allstate Arena before moving to the United Center next week. This is just one o...
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Cesar Rosas returns to The Venue for one-night show on Jan. 19Jan 12, 2024 11:14 pm - The Venue in Aurora announced that Cesar Rosas, of iconic group Los Lobos, will return on Friday, Jan. 19, to the live music performance space in downtown Aurora. Tickets...
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Rock Talk returns to The Venue Jan. 14Jan 11, 2024 8:56 pm - Rock Talk will return to The Venue, a live music performance space in Aurora, at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14. Hosted by Mark Plummer, Rock Talk is a free lecture series that ...
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The Steepwater Band, Billy Elton, and Cesar Rosas among the performers at The Venue this monthJan 11, 2024 8:35 pm - On Friday, Jan. 12, The Steepwater Band will return to The Venue stage after their European tour. Since 1998, the bluesy rock band has recorded nearly a dozen studio and ...