Carpentersville Lifestyle
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Best bets: Zooperstars at Elfstrom, classical music everywhereJun 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Oh the Zoo-manity! Will it be old-school cameos by Mackerel Jordan and Dennis Frogman? Or will Barack Ollama make an appearance? Find out when the Zooperstars ret...
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Acclaimed guitarist Landreth brings a taste of La. to the suburbsJun 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Few artists create as vivid a sense of place with their music as Sonny Landreth does. Listen to one of Landreth's songs and you're transported to the Louisiana of his yo...
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Janus Theatre to showcase playettes at Elgin festivalMay 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Janus Theatre showcases 10 playlettes (running 10 minutes or less) by writer Theresa Rebeck during its first short play festival running this weekend at the Elgin Art Sh...
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Return to Elgin helped director find her passionMay 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Sarafina Vecchio, who directs one of the plays in Janus Theatre's Elgin Short Play Festival, studied theater in England and performed for a while in Chicago. But it wasn...
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Local auditionsMay 25, 2010 11:00 pm - • The Marriott Theatre seeks young African-American girls (ages 10 and younger) who can sing and act for the role of Little Ti Moune in the 1990 Broadway musical "Once o...
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Best bets: Parades galore, Great America 'officially' opens, play festMay 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Saluting those who served Remember those brave men and women who died while serving our country this weekend by attending a Memorial Day parade or ceremony in you...
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Local auditions & tryoutsMay 20, 2010 11:00 pm - • The 38th Annual Custer's Last Stand is seeking arts and crafts exhibitors and vendors for its festival from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 19-20, in downt...
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Suburban rockers to open up for Bon Jovi at Soldier FieldMay 18, 2010 11:00 pm - A quarter-century after the band's formation, suburban rockers 7th Heaven has landed its biggest gig yet. The band beat out more than 570 acts in an online contest to op...
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Summer events aim to honor, celebrateMay 16, 2010 11:00 pm - If this is May, it must be that time of year again, when suburban festivals offer entertainment for families with such old fashioned fun as carnival rides, food, music a...
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Alzheimer's patient tries experimental treatmentMay 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Bud Kimsey could've sworn he left the car right there. He walked through the parking lot looking for it, first this way, then that, outside Stratford Square Mall in Bloo...