Will County Entertainment
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Dining out: Oktoberfest, free bagels for Jeffs, Pizza Cook Off at Abt and moreSep 23, 2025 3:18 pm - Oktoberfest is in full swing at suburban restaurants, all Jeffs can get a free bagel in Downers Grove Friday, Breast Cancer Awareness month specials are on the menu in Naperville, and there’s a zero-proof pairing dinner in Wauconda and a pizza throwdown at Abt.
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American Airlines pilot whose grounded flight on 9/11 inspired musical plans to attend Paramount’s productionSep 19, 2025 6:39 pm - Beverley Bass, the retired American Airlines pilot who inspired one of the characters in the Tony Award-winning “Come From Away” will be a special guest of the Paramount Theatre at Saturday’s performance of the heartwarming tuner about the residents of a small town in Canada who welcomed some 7,000 stranded airline passengers following the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
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Volunteers to repaint historic Pioneer Sholes School museum fence in St. CharlesSep 17, 2025 12:50 pm - An upcoming volunteer painting project will help spruce up the historic Pioneer Sholes School museum in LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve.
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Fox Valley barbershop choruses join in ‘A Cappella Palooza’Sep 17, 2025 12:19 pm - Two longtime Fox Valley barbershop choruses to compete in friendly singing contest on Sept. 21, featuring songs like "Cabaret" and "Sweet Caroline.
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Conservation Foundation hosting Beer, Bands & Barns benefit Sept. 20Sep 17, 2025 11:11 am - Enjoy live music, craft beer, and food trucks at The Conservation Foundation's Beer, Bands & Barns fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 20, at Dickson-Murst Farm in Montgomery.
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The MAC opens season with comedian Steve SolomonSep 17, 2025 10:23 am - Comedian Steve Solomon brings his show "My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish & I'm In Therapy" to the McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn.
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Best Bets: Cantigny’s First Division Museum salutes Bob HopeSep 17, 2025 9:38 am - Cantigny’s First Division Museum examines the legacy of comedian Bob Hope, Buddy Guy plays a free concert during Chicago Live! at Navy Pier, comedians host a fundraiser at Zanies Rosemont, and it’s the last weekend for Cleve Carney Museum of Art’s “Hokusai and Ukiyo-e: The Floating World.”
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Dining out: Rosh Hashanah specials, Rick Mirer wine dinner and moreSep 16, 2025 3:46 pm - Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown Monday, Sept. 22, and suburban restaurants are serving up traditional favorites for the holiday. Also, former football star Rick Mirer is hosting a wine dinner at CityGate Grille in Naperville.
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Spotlight: Evanston native Elizabeth McGovern channels Ava GardnerSep 16, 2025 9:51 am - Actress Elizabeth McGovern channels Ava Gardner in “Ava: The Secret Conversations” at Chicago’s Studebaker Theater, plus world premieres open at Chicago Shakespeare and A Red Orchid theaters.
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Join free workshops to prepare for Novel Quest Writing ChallengeSep 15, 2025 10:30 pm - Free writing workshops in October will prepare participants for the Novel Quest challenge to write a novel draft in November.