McHenry County Entertainment
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Carpentersville winery to expand in AlgonquinJan 07, 2012 11:00 pm - The Village Vintner Winery in Carpentersville has found a new village to call home. Business owner Steve Boyer closed the winery this week while he moves it two miles n...
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500 nuns watch “The Sound of Music” at Drury LaneJan 04, 2012 11:00 pm - Several hundred nuns converge on an Oakbrook Terrace theater. While that may sound like a setup for a joke, the statement actually describes an event hosted by the DeS...
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Places in the 'burbs to soak up this balmy weather — while it lastsJan 04, 2012 10:00 pm - Perhaps fifty degrees. On Friday. Right here. And 40s this weekend. It may be hard to believe, but we've barely touched freezing this winter. Temperatures are expected ...
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Model trains deliver holiday memories in HuntleyDec 05, 2011 11:00 pm - Picture model trains — set up as tall as eye level — chugging away through snow-filled miniature villages. You can see this in person if you attend the Kishwaukee Valle...
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The suburbs this weekend: Harry Potter and bacteriaNov 08, 2011 10:00 pm - Sean will be heading to Hidden Harry Potter at the Round Lake Area Library and the Rusted Root playing at Viper Alley in Lincolnshire. Richard is psyched about the Great...
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Scores of suburbanites audition for spot on 'The Glee Project'Nov 06, 2011 11:00 pm - It would be tough to find a more passionate fan of the musical-comedy television show “Glee” than Eduardo Marquez of Des Plaines. Marquez, a 19-year-old Maine West High ...
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Algonquin teen has a bright future in comedySep 28, 2011 11:00 pm - AJ Lubecker has been telling jokes onstage at bars, coffeehouses, performing arts venues and more for two years, putting on about 90 shows and earning the label "younges...
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Lake in the Hills singer seeks international karaoke fameSep 15, 2011 12:00 am - Josh Scholl may have been a little too over-the-top for producers of “American Idol” and “X Factor” with his zebra print spandex outfits, screeching vocals and Alice Coo...
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Suburban orchards gear up for apple pickingAug 26, 2011 5:45 am - It began with a few apple trees in the yard. Three decades later, one couple's hobby has blossomed into a full-scale apple orchard that opens to the public each fall. “...
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County fairs connect past with presentJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - Some may argue that the appeal of life on the farm is lost in this fast-paced era of smartphones and high-speed Internet. But people who attend and run our county fairs ...