Downers Grove Entertainment
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How Drury Lane Oak Brook snagged 'Spamalot'Jan 05, 2011 10:00 pm - For Drury Lane Oak Brook Artistic Director Bill Osetek, it was love at first sight. The first time he saw “Spamalot,” in its 2004 pre-Broadway run in Chicago, he laughed...
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Book notesJan 05, 2011 10:00 pm - Karen Abbott reads from and signs copies of her newest book, “American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee,” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, at An...
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Dann in reel life: 'Blue Valentine' is painfully truthfulJan 04, 2011 10:00 pm - Director/co-writer Derek Cianfrance says the aptly titled “Blue Valentine” is all about the death of love, and that pretty much describes the essence of this extraordina...
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Suburbanites shine in 10th Chicago Sketch Comedy FestivalJan 04, 2011 10:00 pm - If Brian Posen had had enough money to produce a musical like he wanted in 2002, the Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival might never have happened. Mounting costs eventually...
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Cheers 3: Drink specialsJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - Every day is special Why do drink specials have to be limited to one day a week? Everyday is a special day at The Lodge at Four Lakes. Daily drink specials inc...
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Spike Lee coming to North Central College for King Week celebrationJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - Filmmaker Spike Lee will be the keynote speaker during the Martin Luther King Week celebration at Naperville's North Central College. The school is celebrating its Sesqu...
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New winter flavors at 3 VinesJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - There's a new experience for your mouth awaiting at 3 Vines Café and Wine Bar. A new winter menu includes prime Angus tartare, a smoked fish slate and an exotic Mediterr...
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Best bets: Russian Ballet to perform double-billJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - Double-bill ballet The Russian National Ballet Theatre stages a classical dance double-bill of “Romeo and Juliet” and “Chopiana” Sunday at the College of DuPage's M...
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Honey-Jam serves up creative twists on breakfast favoritesJan 02, 2011 10:00 pm - They had me at “raspberry white chocolate pancakes.” Fresh, sweet raspberries dropped into fluffy pancakes and topped with shavings of decadent white chocolate. My morni...
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2010: The year the suburbs shinedDec 29, 2010 10:00 pm - Across the big and small screens, the suburbs shined in 2010. Throughout the year, suburban natives became hotshots in the entertainment world — earning prestigious awar...