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THU, 9/19/2019

Thursday, September 19, 2019

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Juried artists from across the Midwest will display a variety of works this weekend when the Naperville Art League holds its annual Riverwalk Art Fair.

120 artists to display works along Naperville Riverwalk

Something fresh and new will meet something tried and true Saturday and Sunday at the annual Riverwalk Fine Art Fair in Naperville.
Construction began this summer on the new Wahlburgers restaurant and bar in St. Charles. City aldermen this week supported granting the burger joint a liquor license.

Wahlburgers targets March opening in St. Charles

With construction under way and a proposed liquor license on the table, Wahlburgers is targeting a March opening for its long-awaited St. Charles burger joint.
Jordyn Orr, 5, of Lake Zurich bites into a candy-coated caramel apple during last year's Apple Fest in Long Grove.

Long Grove Apple Fest offers sweet surprises

Long Grove Apple Fest -- a Midwestern tribute to apple season -- will return to historic downtown Long Grove for its 28th consecutive year Friday through Sunday, Sept. 20-22.
Punk the Burbs 3 co-founder Caitlin Edwards, center, and her ska band Bumsy and the Moochers play just before the headliner Tsunami Bomb on Friday.

Local acts, national headliners fired up for Punk the Burbs 3 in Lisle

This weekend's Punk the Burbs 3 at Lisle's BaseCamp Pub started with a Facebook group run by singer and guitarist Caitlin Edwards. And now headliners Tsunami Bomb and The Mr. T Experience -- and a lineup packed with regional and local bands -- are helping the fest grow into a higher-profile punk, pop-punk and ska fest.
The Elk Grove Village Hometown Parade, last held in June 2017, is moving to this Saturday. The parade was canceled in 2018 due to extreme heat.
Elk Grove's Hometown Parade, at new time this year, will step off Saturday
Elk Grove Village's Hometown Parade, held in conjunction for the first time with the village's Oktoberfest, is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday.
Expect fans to dress up in pixilated costumes for “Minefaire: The Ultimate Minecraft Experience” at the Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center in Schaumburg.
Best bets: 'Minefaire' returns to Schaumburg and Micky Dolenz sings in St. Charles
Best bets: The Minecraft convention "Minefaire" returns to Schaumburg this weekend, Micky Dolenz of The Monkees performs at St. Charles' Arcada Theatre and "Beatles vs. Stones -- A Musical Showdown" happens at the Hemmens in Elgin.
Manford Lum (Glenn Obrero) of San Francisco’s Chinatown faces tough decisions on a Beijing basketball court in the Chicago premiere of Lauren Yee’s “The Great Leap” at Steppenwolf Theatre.
Steppenwolf's basketball drama 'The Great Leap' impresses, though script misses a few shots
The personal becomes very political in Lauren Yee's basketball drama "The Great Leap," now receiving a strong Chicago premiere by Steppenwolf Theatre Company. Set in 1989, "The Great Leap" blends fact and fiction around a "friendly match" between Chinese and American university basketball players.
Elton John (“Billy Elliot,” “Aida”) is collaborating with lyricist Shaina Taub on “The Devil Wears Prada.” The new Broadway-bound musical will make its world premiere at Chicago’s James M. Nederlander Theatre from July 14-Aug. 16, 2020.
Elton John-scored 'Devil Wears Prada' musical set to premiere in Chicago in 2020
A musical version of "The Devil Wears Prada" will make its world premiere at Chicago's James M. Nederlander Theatre next year. The Broadway-bound show features a score by Elton John, lyrics by Shaina Taub, a book by Paul Rudnick and direction by Steppenwolf Theatre artistic director Anna D. Shapiro.
Cokie Roberts, shown here speaking during the opening ceremony for Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. has died. Roberts, a longtime political reporter and analyst at ABC News and NPR, was 75.
Cokie Roberts, longtime political journalist, dies at 75
Cokie Roberts, the daughter of politicians who grew up to cover the family business in Washington for ABC News and NPR over several decades, died Tuesday in Washington of complications from breast cancer
Justin Schaller and Shannon Mayhall star in “The Mercy Seat” at the Elgin Arts Showcase.
Theater spotlight: Sept. 11-inspired 'The Mercy Seat' opens in Elgin
Newly formed Beacon Productions stages Sept. 11, 2001,-inspired "The Mercy Seat" in Elgin, Teatro Vista opens its season with "Hope: Part II of a Mexican Trilogy" and more, this week on the Chicago-area theater scene.
Joshua Blake Carter’s choreography — performed by, from left, Travis Austin Wright, Jarais Musgrove and Evan C. Dolan — is among the highlights of Paramount Theatre’s revival of “Newsies.”
Major-league talent makes for Paramount's winning 'Newsies'
Paramount Theatre opens its ninth season with a winning revival of "Newsies," Disney Theatrical Productions' stage adaptation of the well-loved film about the 1899 newsboy strike in New York City.
Brothers Ron, left, and Rich Onesti have grown Onesti Entertainment Corp. over the years.
Sponsored | Ron Onesti: The unsung heroes behind the music
I am lucky to have a grand group of dedicated and passionate people who love what they do and believe in the scope and direction of my company. But a true "unsung hero" of the Onesti Entertainment Corp., and the "Man Behind the Curtain," has always been my brother, Rich.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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Michelle Dobosz, right, equestrian program coordinator, takes Ellie Abata, 11, on a short lead ride at the Danada Equestrian Center in Wheaton. Ellie was taking part in a camp called Horse Sense for fifth- and sixth-graders.
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Bert, a Black-Capped Capuchin monkey leans into the coming turn as he rides Luna, a German Shepherd in the Banana Derby at the McHenry County Fair Tuesday in Woodstock.
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Seasonal interpreter Jessica Toran shows Hannes Fischer how to walk on stilts during Farmhands Summer Camp at Kline Creek Farm in West Chicago.
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