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King Sparrow earning raves for raw garage soundFeb 20, 2011 10:00 pm - In the past few years, Chicago has become a hotbed of snarling, gritty garage bands. Look at the Smith Westerns, whose glam-inspired sound landed them at the Pitchfork M...
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Mount Prospect's Bar Louie boasts eclectic menuFeb 20, 2011 10:00 pm - There's something about the Bar Louie name that always made me think of New Orleans. So I was surprised to find out that the bar/restaurant chain started in Chicago. The...
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Best bets: Chicago Slaughter hosts season openerFeb 20, 2011 10:00 pm - Get your football fix The Chicago Slaughter hosts the Omaha Beef for its Indoor Football League home opener at 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, at the Sears Centre Aren...
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Uneven, combative 'Mary' confronts bigotryFeb 17, 2011 11:00 pm - Attribute the collective metaphoric thud at the conclusion of Goodman Theatre's world premiere of Thomas Bradshaw's “Mary” to audience members' jaws hitting the floor. E...
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What's new in theaters near and farFeb 17, 2011 11:00 pm - • Previews begin Friday, Feb. 18, for Piccolo Theatre Ensemble's production of “A Servant of Two Masters,” Carlo Goldoni's 18th century, commedia dell'arte about a wily ...
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Dann in reel life: Awesome moratoriumFeb 17, 2011 10:00 pm - Here's a sampling of dialogue from several current movies. See if you can pick out the common denominator: “You'll do awesome!” — an airline attendant in “Cedar Rapids.”...
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Headin' out: Paul Rodriguez comes to SchaumburgFeb 17, 2011 10:00 pm - Freebie Storytime for all ages Picture book author Carolyn Crimi of Evanston reads from her new book, “Dear Tabby,” at a storytime event for all ages at the Bo...
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Onstage: 'Au Pair Man' revivalFeb 17, 2011 10:00 pm - Comedy of manners Donna Steele and Jim Poole star as a wealthy English woman and her Irish boy-toy in Steel Beam Theatre's revival of Hugh Leonard's “The Au Pair Ma...
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Concerts: Winter Jazz Fest at CODFeb 16, 2011 11:00 pm - Henry Johnson and The Organ Express, Two for Brazil, McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn: Jazz. 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18. $20-$30. (630...
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Best bets: Lipizzaners bring equine ballet to Sears CentreFeb 16, 2011 10:00 pm - Lovers of equine ballet won't want to miss The “World Famous” Lipizzaner Stallions, which gallop and trot this weekend around the Sears Centre Arena, 5333 Prairie Stone ...