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Service opportunities, virtual events abound for Martin Luther King Jr. DayJan 14, 2021 9:40 am - Monday, Jan. 18, is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This year, due to the pandemic, the civil rights leader will be remembered through online tributes and service opportunit...
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Two students from Highland Park and Deerfield in virtual musical about Roaring '20s Nov. 13-22Nov 10, 2020 10:00 pm - Jordyn Norberg of Highland Park is one of six middle school students who wrote and performs virtually along with six adult mentors in Chicago's Tellin' Tales Theatre pre...
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Best Bets: Chicago Dogs host 'Star Wars' theme night SaturdayAug 26, 2020 6:00 am - Space ball Sci-fi fans who didn't get a chance to dress up for the postponed Wizard World Comic Con this summer can still bring their “Star Wars” gear for a special them...
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Voting ends today in Bitter Jester song competition finalsJun 30, 2020 4:00 pm - Bitter Jester Music Festival, one of the summer's highly anticipated celebrations of local music, faced a crisis this spring. As Chicago-area events were being postponed...
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PBS screens Ravinia's 2019 revival of Leonard Bernstein's 'Mass' this weekendMay 14, 2020 6:00 am - YouTube This weekend, PBS broadcasts the Ravinia Festival's 2019 revival of Leonard Bernstein's "Mass" as part of its "Great Performances" series. This massive work, bil...
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Genealogy Series continues with 'Break Down Brick Walls' April 29Apr 26, 2020 11:00 pm - Join the "Genealogy Zoom Chat Series: An Illinois Multi-Library Event" with genealogy librarians from around the state of Illinois as they answer your questions live! Th...
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Mardi Gras 2020 specials ready to roll at suburban restaurantsFeb 20, 2020 5:00 am - Can you believe it's almost time for Mardi Gras? After all the cold, gray weather we've endured this winter, feting Fat Tuesday on Feb. 25 is certainly a welcome respite...
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Ravinia's leader stepping down after 2020 seasonOct 19, 2019 1:00 am - Welz Kauffman, the Ravinia Festival president and CEO who has helmed the world-renowned music behemoth in Highland Park for nearly two decades, will be stepping down fro...
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Best bets: Fiesta Ravinia in Highland Park, Salman Rushdie discusses new book in NapervilleSep 15, 2019 7:00 am - Mexican commemoration Celebrate Mexican Independence Day early with Fiesta Ravinia. The Sunday event at the Ravinia Festival concludes with a live Chicago Philharmonic p...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsSep 13, 2019 9:00 am - Mary J. Blige, Morrisey and Interpol close out Ravinia's outdoor season this weekend, “The Color Purple” begins previews at Drury Lane Theatre and the Elgin Fringe Festi...