Lake County Entertainment
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Dining in: Suburban restaurants supporting first responders and offering more to-go dealsApr 02, 2020 7:05 am - With Gov. Pritzker's stay-at-home order extended through April 30, now more than ever it's important to support local restaurants by ordering curbside, carryout or deliv...
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Chamber musicians keep music going with mini online concertsApr 01, 2020 11:00 pm - With social distancing and shelter-in-place orders in place, music lovers are left with no live performances to attend and musicians have been cut off, not only from the...
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Special recreation programs go virtualMar 31, 2020 11:00 pm - Beginning March 24, the Special Recreation Association of Central Lake County took their programming online in lieu of in-person programming. People of all abilities ar...
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Waukegan Arts Council offers hardship grantsMar 30, 2020 1:00 am - The Waukegan Arts Council will award hardship grants of $250 to artists with immediate financial needs because of the COVID-19 outbreak. The grants are for artists who a...
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Suburban breweries tap into takeout and delivery during COVID-19 outbreakMar 27, 2020 6:00 am - At Side Lot Brewery, sales were largely tied to the Wauconda taproom. But with that temporarily shuttered during the COVID-19 outbreak, owner and head brewer Phil Castel...
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McHenry Outdoor Theater still aiming for May 1, but only if restrictions are easedMar 27, 2020 1:00 am - The McHenry Outdoor Theater is the Chicago area's last remaining movie drive-in. Could it also be the only suburban cinema to reopen if theater closures tied to the coro...
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Constable: Magicians try new tricks as gigs disappearMar 24, 2020 5:30 am - Just say the magic words, “COVID-19,” and poof — the livelihood of local magicians vanishes. “Everything is gone,” says Pete Kovacevich, 62, a full-time magician from Bu...
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Long Grove cancels Chocolate Festival amid coronavirus concernsMar 23, 2020 1:00 am - Long Grove's Chocolate Festival in mid-May has been canceled due to uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. On Monday, the Historic Downtown Long Grove Busine...
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Gurnee's Isabella Brown Wins Crain-Maling CSO CompetitionMar 18, 2020 11:00 pm - Continuing its history of success at the prestigious Crain-Maling Foundation CSO Young Artists Competition, the Music Institute of Chicago's Academy for gifted pre-colle...
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George Thorogood plans September show, Miranda Sings rescheduled for August at the GeneseeMar 17, 2020 6:00 am - George Thorogood and The Destroyers (“Bad to the Bone,” “Who Do You Love?”) are coming to the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan. The band's “Good to Be Bad Tour” stop is set ...