McHenry County Lifestyle
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Cheap stuff: Scarecrow Fest, country music fest, Ann Hampton CallawayOct 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Free Scarecrows galore Hundreds of handcrafted scarecrows are featured at St. Charles' annual Scarecrow Festival. Other highlights include a carnival...
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There's a 'Riot' goin' on: Bands join for annual celebration of punk rockSep 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Santiago Durango wasn't thrilled with the idea of picking up his guitar again. A veteran of legendary Chicago bands Naked Raygun and Big Black, Durango had long ago set ...
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Charming new Northlight musical has 'Legs'Sep 28, 2010 11:00 pm - The first thing one notices about David Farley's canny "Daddy Long Legs" set are the books filling the floor-to-ceiling shelves. The steamer trunks are the second. The ...
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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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Garrett at 50: 'There's nothing golden about the golden years'Sep 22, 2010 11:00 pm - I'm going down memory lane with Brad Garrett, the Emmy Award-winning ("Everybody Loves Raymond") actor and comedian who will bring his act to the Paramount Theatre in Au...
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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....