West Chicago Entertainment
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Ragged Rascals opens fifth season of gallery concerts at the Norris Cultural Arts CenterJan 15, 2019 10:00 pm - The Norris Cultural Arts Center's "Music in the Gallery" returns for a fifth season with a lineup of six events, starting at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20, with a concert by po...
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La bohème successfully returns to Lyric Opera of ChicagoJan 15, 2019 10:00 pm - You can be rich and famous but at the same time lonely and unhappy. On the other hand, you can be poor and unknown but have real friends who never leave you alone, find ...
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Fox Valley poet 'saw with his soul,' inspired others to createJan 13, 2019 12:00 am - The Fox Valley arts community is mourning the death of Frank A. Rutledge, regarded as the "poet laureate" of Batavia's Waterline Writers and known for hosting open mics ...
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New Philharmonic presents Johann Strauss II's elegant 'Die Fledermaus'Jan 11, 2019 10:00 pm - "A waltz of Johann Strauss is good music in its proper place," said British composer Vaughan Williams. It is known that Johann Strauss II, the 19th century Austrian comp...
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Call for artists for 'Eye of the Beholder: Transparency' exhibit at Water Street StudiosJan 09, 2019 10:00 pm - Water Street Studios in Batavia invites garment artists to submit to the upcoming "Eye of the Beholder" exhibit. It will be on display in May in the first-floor Dempsey ...
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'History Speaks' continues Feb. 3 with 'How Nations Atone for Past Wrongs'Jan 09, 2019 12:00 am - The Naper Settlement's next "History Speaks" program will be "Stumbling on History: How Nations Atone for Past Wrongs" from 4 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3, in Century Memori...
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Learn about the Women's Army Corps in 'History Speaks: Mollie's War' Jan. 13Jan 09, 2019 12:00 am - The Naper Settlement's next "History Speaks" program will be "The Journey to Mollie's War: WACs and World War II" from 4 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, in Century Memorial C...
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Chicago Sinfonietta honors Martin Luther King, Jr. with its annual tribute concertJan 08, 2019 10:00 pm - "Life's most persistent and urgent question is 'What are you doing for others?'" declared Martin Luther King, Jr. in his speech in Montgomery, Alabama in 1957. For Chica...
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Village Theatre Guild kicks off 2019 with thought-provoking 'Marjorie Prime'Jan 08, 2019 10:00 pm - Village Theatre Guild of Glen Ellyn presents their upcoming winter production "Marjorie Prime" by Jordan Harrison. This fascinating work of science fiction takes place i...
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Wheaton Drama to stage Pulitzer Prize winning 'Wit'Jan 07, 2019 10:00 pm - Wheaton Drama will present the Pulitzer Prize- winning drama "Wit" beginning Friday, Jan. 18, and continuing through Feb. 10. Performances are at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Frida...