Elgin Entertainment
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French horns take center stage at Chamber Music on the Fox concertsJan 06, 2025 11:14 pm - Chamber Music on the Fox spotlights the French horn in its first concert of the year, featuring works by Beethoven and Brahms performed by horns, strings, and piano.
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Elgin Symphony Orchestra showcases principal cellist in Saint-Saëns concertoJan 06, 2025 5:01 pm - The Elgin Symphony Orchestra, led by Chad Goodman, will perform Saint-Saëns' Cello Concerto No. 1 featuring principal cellist Matthew Agnew, Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6, and Missy Mazzoli’s “These Worlds in Us.
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Dining out: Downtown Elgin favorite under new ownership, Illinois craft beer promo and moreDec 31, 2024 9:06 am - Elgin Public House is closed temporarily as it transitions to new owners. Plus, Cupitol The Restaurant is now open at Old Orchard in Skokie and here’s a way to support local breweries even if you’re observing Dry January.
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Best Bets: Hey Nonny celebrates women in jazzDec 30, 2024 9:13 pm - Start 2025 with music and laughter courtesy of Hey Nonny’s Women’s Jazz Festival, comedian Jeff Dye at Zanies Rosemont, and comics Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood at the Rialto.
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Spotlight: ‘Shucked,’ Broadway’s corn-fed tuner, plays CIBC TheatreDec 30, 2024 10:22 am - The Broadway tuner “Shucked” comes to Chicago for a brief run, Pegasus Theatre showcases teen playwrights, and Broadway vet Courtney Reed headlines Elgin’s Hemmens this week in Chicago-area theater.
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Local artist’s legacy lives on: Water Street Studios hosts benefit exhibitDec 26, 2024 11:59 am - A collection of artwork by the late Ed Dlugopolski will be exhibited Jan. 10-12, with proceeds to benefit Water Street Studios. The Batavia artist headed the art department at Glenbard West for over 30 years.
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Grammy nominated Larkin grad to perform in Elgin Jan. 10Dec 26, 2024 11:24 am - Grammy nominated Broadway performer and Larkin High School graduate Courtney Reed will perform with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra Jan. 10 at the Hemmens Cultural Center.
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Risé Jones remembered as Elgin’s ‘renaissance woman’Dec 17, 2024 9:14 am - Renaissance woman Risé Dawn Jones, 58, dies suddenly, a leaving a legacy of community leadership and youth arts programs in Elgin.
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Fine Line opens exhibit reflecting on life’s impermanenceDec 16, 2024 12:24 pm - The Fine Line Creative Arts Center in St. Charles hosts new exhibition, "(r)evolutions", reflecting on mortality and the cyclical nature of time through digital artwork.
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Daily Herald photo contest winners for November 2024Dec 15, 2024 4:00 am - Our top images for the month of November in the Daily Herald’s reader photo contest range from the wonders of the world, like the ancient pyramids in Giza or mountain ranges in New Zealand, to the small scenes of beauty found on a city street.