Cook County Lifestyle
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Goodman's Zeppo auditions by not auditioningSep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Zeppo is the forgotten Marx Brother. Not as loud as Chico, not as verbally adept as Groucho, not as sweet and clownish as Harpo, Zeppo was relegated to playing the setup...
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Best Bets: Skate for the Heart, wine fest, Paul Rodriguez at ParamountSep 14, 2009 11:00 pm - I heart skating "Skate for the Heart" is a to-be-televised NBC show to benefit heart health-care charities. Skating champions Evan Lysacek of Naperville, Sasha Cohen, Jo...
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Cheap fun: Sinatra tribute, 'Oz' anniversary, Bubble ManSep 14, 2009 11:00 pm - $10 and under 'That's Amore' Baritone vocalist Jack Miuccio presents "That's Amore," a musical tribute to some Italian-American crooners, including singers Frank Sinatra...
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Arlington Hts. dad turns dinner chats into 'Guide to Life' bookSep 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Dinner at the Rosenbaum house was never quick. Until the kids moved out, the Arlington Heights family of four used dinnertime as a time to talk - often for hours - about...
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Revolutionary War battles reenacted at CantignySep 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Freebie Remembering the war More than 500 re-enactors from the Northwest Territory Alliance bring the Revolutionary War to life in the Revolutionary War Re-ena...
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Mexican Independence Day fest Saturday on shores of Lake OpekaSep 10, 2009 11:00 pm - The Des Plaines Park District and The Mexican Civic Society of Illinois present the 12th annual Festival! A Celebration of Mexican Independence Day, on Saturday, Sept. 1...
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Scandinavian Day Festival by the numbersSep 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Keeping ethnic traditions alive has grown more challenging as years have passed, according to Jack Grandin, treasurer of Vasa Park in South Elgin. "Scandinavians assimil...
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Family Freedom Fest an opportunity to show troops your appreciationSep 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Sixth annual festival, noon-10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12 in downtown Barrington at the Metra train station. Music, family and children's activities, food, beer garden, spe...
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Local tryouts & auditionsSep 10, 2009 11:00 pm - • "Billy Elliot The Musical" has open auditions for boys ages 9-12 on Saturday, Sept. 12, and for girls ages 9-12 on Sunday, Sept. 13, at the Lou Conte Dance Studio, 114...
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Beer-chugging contest is no more, but plenty to do at Villa Park festSep 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Thirty years ago, Villa Park's first Oktoberfest featured German yodeling and a beer-chugging contest. Just imagine a municipality trying to get away with that today. "P...