Cook County Entertainment
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Music@Bethel to host 'A Cole Porter Celebration' Nov. 20Nov 15, 2022 10:00 pm - Bethel United Church of Christ is presenting "A Cole Porter Celebration" on Sunday, Nov. 20, as part of the Music@Bethel concert series. Four vocalists will perform son...
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Ella at the Apollo Highlights Historic Night in Jazz HistoryNov 15, 2022 12:00 am - On Nov. 21, 1934, the legendary Apollo Theater in Harlem held its first Amateur Night. Backstage, a 17-year-old dancer stood nervously waiting her turn to perform. After...
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Award-winning trumpeter Mary Elizabeth Bowden joins CYSO for world premiere of 'Bohemian Queen' Nov. 20 at Orchestra HallNov 14, 2022 10:00 pm - On Sunday, Nov. 20, Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras is thrilled to reteam with Joliet native and CYSO alum Mary Elizabeth Bowden, this time for the world premiere of "...
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'He just loved the people': Former Wheeling restaurateur Joe Kilcoyne Sr. diesNov 14, 2022 12:00 am - The beloved former owner of a Wheeling restaurant and bar that bears his name has died. Joe Kilcoyne Sr., the longtime operator of Kilcoyne's Redwood Inn, passed away Fr...
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Schaumburg to host tree-lighting ceremony, Santa visit Nov. 25Nov 14, 2022 12:00 am - The public is invited to attend Schaumburg's annual tree-lighting ceremony on Friday, Nov. 25, which will include caroling and a visit from Santa Claus. The evening's ac...
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Winterlights in the Fabyan Japanese Garden awarded grant from ComEdNov 13, 2022 10:00 pm - The Fabyan Japanese Garden in Geneva was awarded a $2,500 Powering the Holidays grant from ComEd and the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus in October. The funds will be used t...
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Experience the holidays by candlelight at the 1843 Durant House MuseumNov 13, 2022 10:00 pm - Step back in time and enjoy the scents, sights, sounds, and tastes of the holidays in 19th-century Illinois at the Durant House Museum in Leroy Oakes Forest Preserve in ...
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Marriott's merry 'Christmas Story' a heartwarming tribute to a family's loveNov 11, 2022 1:15 pm - “A Christmas Story, The Musical” - ★ ★ ★ ½ “From then on, things were different between me and my mother.” Halfway through the second act of “A Christmas Story, The Mus...
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Flair for farce: Oak Brook's First Folio revisits delightful 'Jeeves Intervenes'Nov 10, 2022 5:45 am - “Jeeves Intervenes” - ★ ★ ★ ½ In my 2008 review of First Folio Theatre's hugely entertaining “Jeeves Intervenes” - the first in a wonderful series of P.G. Wodehouse tale...
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WT Productions's annual holiday show returns with 'Seasonal Bags' Dec. 2-11Nov 09, 2022 10:00 pm - WT Productions continues their "Seasonal" tradition of presenting six original short plays that take Christmas and the winter holidays to look at them from different per...