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In-person performances, breakthrough COVID cases, high-profile departures mark 2021 in local theaterDec 30, 2021 5:00 am - After more than a year without in-person performances, Chicago-area theaters began to rebound - gradually and cautiously - from the COVID-19 pandemic. And in several not...
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Acorn Coffeehouse in Oak Park welcomes folk singer Michael Johnathon Nov. 13Oct 31, 2021 11:00 pm - The Acorn Coffeehouse will present Michael Johnathon in concert on Saturday, Nov. 13, at the Euclid Avenue United Methodist Church, 405 S. Euclid Ave. in Oak Park. Doors...
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Sound check: Mackey's, Mike Maimone and much more this weekendAug 04, 2021 6:00 am - Concerts By the Creek McHenry's rock, funk and jam haven Mackey's Hideout hosts The Way Down Wanderers and Family Groove Company as headliners for this weekend's Co...
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Cheers! 11 upcoming suburban brew fests for beer loversJul 22, 2021 6:00 am - There's not much better on a warm day than enjoying a cold beer. Except maybe enjoying a whole event dedicated to beer. And there are plenty of hoppy happenings coming...
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Spotlight: Get 'Cooking With Bubbie' in SkokieJul 06, 2021 6:00 am - Meet Bubbie MadKap Productions and Orchard Street Productions present "Cooking With Bubbie," a musical by Jay Kholos featuring quintessential Jewish grandmother and TV p...
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Elgin singer to star in new opera honoring health care workers premiering April 17Mar 31, 2021 11:00 pm - Chicago-based Working In Concert premieres the world's first full-length virtual opera, “On Call: COVID-19,” streaming on April 17-18. Created by librettist Christine S...
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Virtual virtuosos: Chicago a cappella adapts to present its new season onlineSep 28, 2020 6:00 am - A smooth leadership transition was expected for Chicago a cappella when Wheaton resident John William Trotter was announced last year as the new artistic director. Trott...
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Oak Park magician deftly adapts 'The Magic Parlour at Home' for online audiencesSep 03, 2020 9:00 am - Dennis Watkins had been performing five shows a week at the Palmer House Hilton for about 10 years when the COVID-19 pandemic hit and the hotel shut down in March. Look...
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Chicago a cappella presents 'Fiesta Coral Mexicana'Jan 28, 2020 10:00 pm - "It is significant that a country as sorrowful as ours should have so many and such joyous fiestas. Their frequency, their brilliance and excitement, the enthusiasm with...
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Theater spotlight: 'Unforgettable' Evan Tyrone Martin channels Nat King Cole at MarriottDec 12, 2018 6:14 am - 'Unforgettable' night Singer/actor Evan Tyrone Martin ("Jesus Christ Superstar," "Dreamgirls," "The Little Mermaid," "Rent") channels beloved crooner Nat King Cole as pa...