DuPage County Entertainment
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Best bets: 'Robert Dubac's Book of Moron' takes over Chicago's Broadway PlayhouseFeb 23, 2020 6:31 am - Whoopi debut Marvel at the amazing film debuts of Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey in "The Color Purple." Director Steven Spielberg's acclaimed 1985 adaptation of Alice...
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Celebrate Mardi Gras with Big Style Brass Band in Mount ProspectFeb 23, 2020 6:30 am - Last year, Chris Michelotti of Des Plaines made an interesting proposition to Chris Figaro, owner of the Mrs. P & Me restaurant in Mount Prospect: Let's bring a little M...
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'Free isn't enough': New DuPage Children's Museum CEO wants everyone to feel welcomeFeb 23, 2020 6:00 am - The DuPage Children's Museum went through a lot during the tenure of its recently retired president and CEO, Sarah Orleans. Frozen pipes in January 2015 flooded the col...
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5 fun weekend events: Suds up at the Lake County Craft Beer Fest in GrayslakeFeb 21, 2020 5:00 am - The Lincoln State Cat Club's 59th annual Cat Show returns to St. Charles, the Lake County Craft Beer Festival returns to Grayslake and Scott Simon of NPR's "Weekend Edit...
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Four Naperville kids to appear on 'American Ninja Warrior Junior'Feb 21, 2020 12:00 am - Jeremy Lauff didn't want any part of the other summer activities his parents came up with, so he tried a ninja class. Emerson Hebel was bored one night after soccer seas...
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Mardi Gras 2020 specials ready to roll at suburban restaurantsFeb 20, 2020 5:00 am - Can you believe it's almost time for Mardi Gras? After all the cold, gray weather we've endured this winter, feting Fat Tuesday on Feb. 25 is certainly a welcome respite...
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Highland Avenue Church to host Feb. 29 play about stolen indigenous landsFeb 19, 2020 10:00 pm - Highland Avenue Church of the Brethren in Elgin is staging "We Own This Now," a play that will look at love of land, loss of land, and what it means to "own" something. ...
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Spotlight: Friendships falter in Steel Beam's '20th Century Blues'Feb 19, 2020 5:00 am - Friends remembered Four female friends meet annually for a photo shoot that chronicles their changing selves in "20th Century Blues." However, longtime friendships are t...
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Elmhurst College Jazz Festival hits a high note Feb. 20-23Feb 19, 2020 5:00 am - Andrew Eklund is modest about his recent contribution to Super Bowl history as the guy who wrote the music for the Planter's Baby Peanut commercial. "Yeah, it was fun. ...
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Jim Carrey bringing new book to Downers GroveFeb 19, 2020 12:00 am - Actor, comedian and artist Jim Carrey will be in Downers Grove this spring to promote the release of his semi-autobiographical novel, "Memoirs and Misinformation." His a...