Cook County Entertainment
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‘Life, love and loss’: St. Charles native David Jahn returns home for intimate one-man showJan 15, 2025 3:41 pm - David Jahn, a former St. Charles resident, is returning to perform his one-man show "Fill Your Hole" after building an acting career in Los Angeles and Nashville.
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Artists, writers living in Dist. 214 invited to enter Arts Unlimited contestJan 15, 2025 11:13 am - District 214 has announced its call for submissions to the annual Daily Herald and District 214 Arts Unlimited Art and Writing Contest. Submissions will be accepted through March 3.
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American Wind Band holds 25th annual scholarship auditions for top band studentsJan 15, 2025 10:47 am - The American Wind Band holds a two-round scholarship audition process for talented teen musicians, awarding up to $1,900 to winners who will perform at the band's April concert.
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‘We've been doing really, really well’: New Vernon Hills pickleball club off to a fast startJan 15, 2025 10:07 am - The end of a free 30-day membership promotion is nearing but given the reception, owners of Ace Pickleball Club of Vernon Hills are confident the early attention will carry over.
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Dining out: Aurora chef competes on ‘Chopped,’ National Pizza Week and moreJan 15, 2025 9:05 am - A chef from Aurora faced the mystery basket on an episode of “Chopped” Tuesday, and we’re deep (dish) into National Pizza week, which runs through Saturday, Jan. 18.
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Grammy-nominated composer Jake Runestad joins Chicago Master Singers for NextGen ConcertJan 14, 2025 10:45 pm - Chicago Master Singers hosts Jake Runestad and two local high school choirs in NextGen concert of his works on Feb. 21, featuring compositions like "Cello Songs" and "American Triptych.“
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Illinois Conservatory for the Arts’ annual ‘A Night of Broadway’ features Tony winners and local favoritesJan 14, 2025 10:31 pm - Top Broadway stars including J. Harrison Ghee, Karen Mason and Myles Frost perform at Illinois Conservatory for the Arts' annual gala and concert benefiting arts education programs for Chicago area youth.
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Spotlight: BrightSide Theatre presents concert version of ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’ tunerJan 14, 2025 10:35 am - BrightSide Theatre presents a concert version of the musical “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” Northlight stages a two-hander about Asian immigrants titled “The Heart Sellers,” and Writers Theatre presents “Frida ... A Self Portrait.”
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Side Street Studio Arts hosts multidisciplinary artist Ramona Rotten for interactive poetry workshop and Winter Fringe Festival performanceJan 13, 2025 11:36 pm - Ramona Rotten, the 2025 Going Dutch artist-in-residence, will lead a Blackout Poetry Workshop and perform at the annual Winter Mini Fringe Festival at Side Street Studio Arts in Elgin.
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Paul Saletnik, who helped save historic Des Plaines Theatre, dies at 74Jan 13, 2025 9:09 pm - A funeral Mass will be said Wednesday for a Des Plaines’ planning and zoning board member and community volunteer who worked to save the historic Des Plaines Theatre.