DuPage County Lifestyle
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'Slumdog' composer brings his music to Sears Centre FridayJun 17, 2010 11:00 pm - His award-winning work on the "Slumdog Millionaire" soundtrack helped convince the editors at Time magazine to name A.R. Rahman as one the 2009's 100 most influential pe...
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'Sugar' far less sweet than beloved film versionJun 16, 2010 11:00 pm - On paper, "Sugar" sounds promising. This 1972 Broadway musical adaptation of the 1959 film comedy "Some Like it Hot" features a score by "Funny Girl" collaborators Jule ...
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Soak up summer fun at Docks on the Rocks in WaucondaJun 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Tropical paradise We've got the ticket to tropical paradise at Docks on the Rocks located on Bangs Lake. New summer drink specials include $3.50 Bacardi mixed drinks and...
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Playing outside: Open-air theater growing into suburbsJun 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Ask any performer who has ever worked at an outdoor theater, and he or she will have stories to share. Whether it's mishaps with Mother Nature, itch-inducing insects, wi...
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Arlington Heights theater guru tapped for ParamountJun 15, 2010 11:00 pm - A longtime community theater programmer and consultant has been tapped to take the helm at Aurora's Paramount Theatre. Tim Rater, 35, of Arlington Heights, was named exe...
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Bartlett theater star heads back to his rootsJun 15, 2010 11:00 pm - With his Hollywood good looks, Stef Tovar seems more like someone you'd expect to see on TV than in a Broadway-style musical. And though Tovar is currently appearing in...
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Blues legend headlines Mt. Prospect festivalJun 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Get the blues Sugar Blue, a Grammy-winning blues legend who plays harmonica like no one else, will headline the all-day Blues on the Green festival in Mount Prosp...
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Naperville native hopes 'The Gates' can hook vampire fansJun 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Naperville native and actress Marisol Nichols wants to make something clear about her new television show, "The Gates." It's not just a retread of "True Blood." Or "Twil...
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Cheap stuff: Porsche parade, trolley rides, family festJun 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Free Porsches on parade The Porsche Club of America Chicago region hosts its Porsche Club Concours, a car show featuring 30 to 50 vintage and modern Porsches, displayed ...
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Local author spins fictional tale of Louisa May AlcottJun 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Chicago author Kelly O'Connor McNees will be at various suburban locations this week to discuss her first historical novel, "The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott." The b...