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TUE, 9/17/2019

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

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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.
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.
Lindsay Arnold and Sean Spicer on “Dancing With the Stars.”

'Dancing With the Stars' premiere: Ranking all contestants from best to worst

ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" had more controversy than usual leading up to its Season 28 premiere Monday night. "The internet kind of broke talking about Sean Spicer being on 'Dancing With the Stars,'" said Spicer's professional dance partner, Lindsay Arnold. Here's our ranking of all 12 pairs from the first night.
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.
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
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.
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.
Gretchen Gannon assumes the guise of a ghostly flight attendant on the set of “The Addams Family — A New Musical,” in which she will appear as a deaf character in the show’s “Ancestor Chorus” of dead Addams relatives who come back to life. Gannon, 53, of Lombard, is the first deaf actor to join a show in Wheaton Drama’s 88-year history. Three upcoming performances will feature American Sign Language interpreters to bring the play to deaf audience members.
Deaf actress makes Wheaton Drama history in 'Addams Family' musical
The first deaf actor in the history of Wheaton Drama is bringing deaf culture to her character and depth to the company's production of "The Addams Family -- A New Musical."
An Evening with Branford Marsalis is set for Saturday, Oct. 12, at College of DuPage’s McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn.
Plan ahead: Branford Marsalis at College of DuPage, Mother Truckin' Booze Fest in Hoffman Estates
Get your tickets now: Political satirist Randy Rainbow tours to Waukegan's Genesee Theatre, living jazz legend Branford Marsalis performs at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn and the Mother Truckin' Booze Fest returns to the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates.
Author and actor Henry Winkler will read from his new book next month in Naperville.
Actor Henry Winkler to discuss new book in Naperville Oct. 4
New York Times best-selling author, actor, producer and director Henry Winkler will be in Naperville Oct. 4 to discuss his new "Alien Superstar" middle-grade series of books.
Abbey Road — Nate Bott (John Lennon), Axel Clarke (Ringo Starr), Chris Paul Overall (Paul McCartney) and Zak Schaffer (George Harrison) — will take Elgin's Hemmens Cultural Center stage Monday, Sept. 23, for “Beatles vs. Stones — A Musical Showdown.”
Beatles vs. Stones showdown coming to Elgin's Hemmens Sept. 23
Who's better: The Beatles or The Rolling Stones? People will have a chance to debate that when "Beatles vs. Stones -- A Musical Showdown" -- with help from St. Charles East High School's string quartet -- takes the stage Monday, Sept. 23, at the Hemmens Cultural Center in Elgin.
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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The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment 89,960-A, Gilbert Boucher photo: Chicago Bears Walter Payton and Jim McMahon sing a football as the team gathered in Lake Forest for the end of the National Football League Players Association strike in November of 1987.
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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.
Horses still reign at Danada Forest Preserve
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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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 43,828, Dave Tonge photo: “Happy Days” actor Ronnie Howard was in Chicago to promote the movie “Grand Theft Auto” which he directed and helped write the script in June of 1977.
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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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