Oak Brook Lifestyle
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Playing outside: Open-air theater growing into suburbsJun 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Ask any performer who has ever worked at an outdoor theater, and he or she will have stories to share. Whether it's mishaps with Mother Nature, itch-inducing insects, wi...
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Arlington Heights theater guru tapped for ParamountJun 15, 2010 11:00 pm - A longtime community theater programmer and consultant has been tapped to take the helm at Aurora's Paramount Theatre. Tim Rater, 35, of Arlington Heights, was named exe...
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Bartlett theater star heads back to his rootsJun 15, 2010 11:00 pm - With his Hollywood good looks, Stef Tovar seems more like someone you'd expect to see on TV than in a Broadway-style musical. And though Tovar is currently appearing in...
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Naperville native hopes 'The Gates' can hook vampire fansJun 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Naperville native and actress Marisol Nichols wants to make something clear about her new television show, "The Gates." It's not just a retread of "True Blood." Or "Twil...
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Father's Day activities for the whole familyJun 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Looking for a way to spend some quality time with Dad Father's Day? Whether he loves exercise, cars, food or just relaxing outside, these events make it easy to plan a w...
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Best bets: Highland Games, Swedish Days, Jakob Dylan, Vette showJun 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Highland fling Take out your family tartan this weekend for the Illinois Saint Andrew Society's 24th Annual Scottish Festival Highland Games. See competitions, b...
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Clinton impersonator Dale Leight at ImprovJun 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Laughs in Libertyville Bill Clinton impersonator Dale Leight headlines this weekend's standup showcase at the Improv Playhouse following the theater's improv comedy hour...
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Author Ann Brashares in Oak BrookJun 02, 2010 11:00 pm - • New York Times best-selling author Ann Brashares reads from and signs copies of her new book "My Name is Memory" at 7 p.m. Friday, June 4, at Borders Books and Music, ...
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Janus Theatre to showcase playettes at Elgin festivalMay 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Janus Theatre showcases 10 playlettes (running 10 minutes or less) by writer Theresa Rebeck during its first short play festival running this weekend at the Elgin Art Sh...
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Author Lee Child in WinnetkaMay 27, 2010 11:00 pm - • New York Times best-selling author Lee Child discusses his 14th Jack Reacher novel "61 Hours" at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 2, at the Skokie School, at 520 Glendale Ave., ...