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Best Bets: ‘Fraggle Rock’ live, Monster Jam, Tom Segura, Ballet FolklóricoFeb 25, 2025 6:27 am - “Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock” tours to Waukegan’s Genesee Theatre, the Monster Jam roars back into Rosemont’s Allstate Arena, and the Music of the Baroque memorializes Christian martyrs in Handel’s “Theodora” in Skokie and Chicago.
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ECC Musical Theatre tackles mental health in ‘Next to Normal’Feb 18, 2025 5:16 pm - Elgin Community College Musical Theatre will present the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical “Next to Normal,” with performances Feb. 21 through March 2 at ECC's SecondSpace Theatre on the Spartan Drive campus.
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Spotlight: Janus Theatre revives ‘Every Brilliant Thing’Feb 17, 2025 6:30 pm - Janus Theatre Company stages “Every Brilliant Thing,” Marriott Theatre produces the outer-space adventure tuner “The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System,” and Steel Beam Theatre salutes Rodgers and Hammerstein.
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Best Bets: Barricade Boys and YAMATO drummers on stage at the MACFeb 17, 2025 6:25 pm - The MAC welcomes The Barricade Boys and YAMATO: The Drummers of Japan, the stars of “Queer Eye” share backstage tales at the Chicago Theatre and singer-actress Alexis J. Roston channels jazz great Ella Fitzgerald at the Metropolis.
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Next stop on Great Elgin Pipe Organ Tour: Feb. 23 at St. MaryFeb 14, 2025 4:17 pm - The next stop on the Great Elgin Pipe Organ Tour is at St. Mary Catholic Church on Feb. 23, featuring their 1926 Kilgen & Son pipe organ. Organist Vilma Dydas will perform works by Handel, Fletcher, Vierne and Widor.
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Art Clash kicks off Feb. 22 with themed painting battles and cash prizesFeb 14, 2025 12:34 pm - Side Street Studio Arts in Elgin is hosting Art Clash, its annual live painting competition, from Feb-June. New themed events aim to inspire artists. The public can vote, bid on artworks, and support local arts programs.
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Voices Unlimited Chorus welcomes new singersFeb 11, 2025 10:02 pm - Elgin's Voices Unlimited Chorus invites new members to join Tuesday rehearsals for May 18 Spring Concert, no experience required - just a desire to sing, have fun, and make friends.
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Larkin dancers to bring ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillars’ to life on stageFeb 10, 2025 12:35 pm - Larkin High School’s VPAA Dance Academy will present a dancing adaptation of “The Very Hungry Caterpillars” in its annual “Bring a Book to Life” performance.
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From heart-shaped pizzas to candlelight dinners, unique Valentine’s Day dining options aboundFeb 05, 2025 11:29 am - For Valentine’s Day this year, consider a different type of date night such as a murder-mystery party at Martini Room in Elgin, a couples date night at WhirlyBall, mini golf at Puttshack or a special candlelight dinner at CityGate Grille.
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Next stop on Great Elgin Pipe Organ Tour at St. LaurenceJan 29, 2025 6:00 pm - The Feb. 9 stop on the Elgin pipe organ tour will feature a diverse program of works by composers such as Bach, Buxtehude, and Rachmaninoff.