Cook County Entertainment
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Fox Valley Rep takes light-hearted journey 'Around the World'Jun 23, 2011 12:00 am - At a time when spectacle dominates stage and screen, Fox Valley Repertory's cleverly staged production of “Around the World in 80 Days” reminds audiences that the writte...
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Naperville carillon attracts performers from around the worldJun 23, 2011 12:00 am - By Susan Dibble sdibble@dailyherald.com Overcast skies and a little rain early Tuesday evening did not stop several dozen music lovers from sitting outside for the weekl...
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'Lend Me a Tenor' July 29-Aug. 7 benefits local churchJun 22, 2011 11:00 pm - Peter Verdico stars as Tito Merelli in the comedy "Lend Me A Tenor" at 8 p.m. Fridays and 2 p.m. Sundays, starting July 29 to Aug. 7, at the Center for the Performing A...
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Dann in reel life: 'Buck' takes his own pathJun 22, 2011 11:00 pm - Reel Life review: ‘Buck' Buck Brannaman grew up in a house where his father would frequently get drunk and beat his two sons so severely, they would carry welts and...
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Leo Nocentelli, former Meters guitarist, keeps his music aliveJun 22, 2011 2:00 pm - The pioneering funk band The Meters is one of those groups that most people know, even if they don't realize it. The group's signature beats and syncopated guitar sound ...
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Schaumburg man makes his Silk Road debut in David Henry Hwang’s ‘Yellow Face’Jun 22, 2011 1:00 am - Most actors want to “get it right.” That is to say, they want to uncover the truth about the characters they play and convey that to the audience. When that truth is th...
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Dining: European rivalsJun 22, 2011 12:00 am - Culinary battle Sip on whites and reds while chefs from Café Ba-Ba-Reeba and Mon Ami Gabi Oak Brook cook it out with Spain vs. France from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 28. ...
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Best bets: The Bard at the Globe (but close to home)Jun 21, 2011 11:00 pm - Big screen Bard Never had a chance to visit the celebrated recreation of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London? Then see a production from the replica Elizabethan t...
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Hula contest for kids at July 14 farmers market in WaucondaJun 21, 2011 11:00 pm - The Wauconda Lions Club is proud to present Aloha Chicago on Thursday, July 14, as part of the weekly Chamber of Commerce Farmers Market on Main Street. Aloha Chicago (w...
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Shelby Campbell's creativity goes beyond bar fareJun 21, 2011 11:00 pm - The walls of Shelby Campbell's Almost Famous chronicle the namesake's rather colorful life. Posters tout Campbell for Chicago mayor and pit him against 1920s boxing grea...