Des Plaines Lifestyle
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Sharon Robinson goes from backup to collaborator to folk legendOct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Sharon Robinson was just a backup singer when she caught the ear of folk legend Leonard Cohen in 1980. Seated at a piano in a hotel lobby, the aspiring songwriter asked...
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Best bets: Circus comes to town, storytelling fest, 'thunder drums'Oct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Join the circus The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus goes "ZING, ZANG, ZOOM" in its latest spectacular featuring exotic animals, trapeze artists, clowns and man...
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Trick-or-Treat Trails event comes to North ChicagoOct 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Freebie! Trick-or-Treat Trails Youngsters and their families can get into the Halloween spirit a bit early at the Trick-or-Treat Trails event at North Chicago'...
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Wild bird winter photo galleryOct 23, 2009 11:00 pm - ...
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Movie lover scares up annual Flashback conventionOct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - I know all about the sacrifices that Mike Kerz made to turn his dream of a horror convention into a reality. I met Mike when he was a manager at One Schaumburg Place Cin...
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Suburban native embraces her heritage in 'House on Mango Street'Oct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Some come to acting early, some come to it late. But few people come to acting after preparing, as Mount Prospect native Mari Stratton did, for a career in opera. Stratt...
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Mt. Prospect musician plays with Aretha Franklin, Stevie WonderOct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - It wasn't that Chinbat Batmunkh hadn't found musical success. In fact, the musician and keyboard player was famous in his home country of Mongolia. He began playing clas...
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Best bets: Get your Thriller tribute locally at Great AmericaOct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Thriller tribute If you want to help break a world record for the most people simultaneously dancing the late Michael Jackson's "Thriller" dance, then head over to Six F...
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60 years of the arts at Elgin Community CollegeOct 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Freebie 60 years of the arts Help celebrate the 60th anniversary of Elgin Community College at the Fall for the Arts event. Dozens of performances run througho...
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Vicente Fernandez to perform at AllstateOct 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Vicente Fernandez, a musical icon in Mexico, brings his traditional ranchera singing and musical style to the Northwest suburbs. One of the true giants of Latin music, F...