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Rosemont's Wizard World superhero convention will get a new (not-so-secret) identity in 2022Aug 10, 2021 1:00 am - This year's edition of Wizard World Chicago, the annual celebration of pop culture at Rosemont's Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, will be the last - but fear not, o...
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Best Bets: Andrew Grams bids farewell to ESOAug 03, 2021 6:00 am - Great Grams Maestro Andrew Grams concludes his tenure as Elgin Symphony Orchestra music director with the concert "From Darkness to Light." The orchestra performs Beetho...
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Special guest joins Arlington Heights concert band for final summer eventAug 01, 2021 11:00 pm - The Arlington Heights Community Concert Band will perform its final summer concert Wednesday, Aug. 4, at North School Park, 307 N. Evergreen Ave., Arlington Heights. The...
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Best Bets: Cirque Italia's Water Circus tours to AuroraJul 28, 2021 6:00 am - Splash zone Marvel at all kinds of physical feats performed by contortionists, aerialists, clowns and more when Cirque Italia's Water Circus sets up its splashy touring ...
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Illinois Brass Band to perform in Arlington HeightsJul 25, 2021 11:00 pm - "Strike Up the Band," the familiar song by American composer George Gershwin, has been the opening number for The Illinois Brass Band as they resumed playing after the l...
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Festivals July 23-29: The Beach Boys play free show for Elk Grove's Midsummer Classics Concert SeriesJul 22, 2021 6:00 am - This weekend Algonquin Founders' Days: 4-10 p.m. Thursday, July 22; 4-11 p.m. Friday, July 23; 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, July 24; and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, J...
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Best Bets: Branford Marsalis at Ravinia, Bobcat Goldthwait headlines Zanies RosemontJul 20, 2021 6:00 am - New York jazz Get ready to swing when the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra featuring Branford Marsalis performs at the Ravinia Festival, 418 Sheridan Road, Highland Park...
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Illinois films in spotlight at independent film festivalJul 19, 2021 11:00 pm - The 11th annual Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival returns with nightly screenings of the festival's 2021 official selection films, running July 24-30 at Chicago Fil...
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Live opera returns with new Opera Festival of Chicago, Des Plaines' summer operaJul 14, 2021 11:00 pm - After more than a year of online-only performances because of the COVID-19 pandemic, live opera is returning to select stages around Chicago. The training company Chica...
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Best Bets: Cynthia Erivo performs with CSO at RaviniaJul 13, 2021 11:00 pm - Vocal prowess Tony Award winner Cynthia Erivo ("The Color Purple") joins with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and conductor Marin Alsop for the concert "Legendary Women's...