Lake County Lifestyle
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Quirky characters draw director to 'Spelling Bee'Sep 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Ask director Robin Hughes what she looks for in a show she would like to direct and she will tell you she is drawn to productions with interesting characters. Take "The ...
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Steppenwolf delivers keynote for new season with 'Detroit'Sep 23, 2010 11:00 pm - On the surface, there's not much to the Steppenwolf Theatre's new play, "Detroit," which makes it suitably set in the suburbs, where supposedly not much happens - as a c...
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Boyz II Men to play at North Central CollegeSep 23, 2010 11:00 pm - In the 1990s, Boyz II Men scored huge worldwide pop hits (and melted young women everywhere) by bringing hip-hop's energy and attitude to traditional soul and r&b. The g...
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Elgin's Red Bar Winery the perfect place to savor something newSep 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Wine bars seem to be popping up all over the Chicago suburbs, but Red Bar Winery has a unique edge. The urban winery makes and serves its own wines and lets visitors lea...
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Broadway star's concert to open reborn Chicago theaterSep 22, 2010 11:00 pm - "An Evening with Sutton Foster" reopens the renovated and rechristened 550-seat Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place in Chicago tonight. The four-performance-only cab...
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Local auditionsSep 22, 2010 11:00 pm - • The Elgin Theatre Company has auditions for a radio play stage adaptation of the classic holiday film "It's a Wonderful Life" from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday and Monday, Sept....
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Home Run Inn locations to offer fall treats, funSep 21, 2010 11:00 pm - Fall treats at Home Run Dig into free taffy apple sundaes on Sundays through Oct. 10 at Home Run Inn with the purchase of a pizza. Finish off dinner and head over to the...
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Buffalo Theatre Ensemble to open with 'The Mystery of Irma Vep'Sep 21, 2010 11:00 pm - Buffalo Theatre Ensemble opens its season with "The Mystery of Irma Vep," a horror satire in which a newly married woman finds her husband still pining over his late wif...
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Reporter gets shot at participatory 'Putnam County Spelling Bee'Sep 21, 2010 11:00 pm - In my nearly 25 years writing for the Daily Herald, I've covered my fair share of spelling, geography and even chemistry bees. Luckily, I've never had to compete in one ...
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Cheap stuff: Guitars of Spain, farm frolic, Chicago art exhibitionSep 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Free Memories on canvas Algonquin artist Anne Marie Cina exhibits 12 paintings, accompanied by narrative, about her life in the 1950s and '60s in the...