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SAT, 7/24/2021

Saturday, July 24, 2021

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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“An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook’s Battle for Domination” by Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang.

Book review: Can mighty Facebook control false information?

Authors Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang in "An Ugly Truth" build a compelling case that Facebook has grown far past its origins as a sharing place for birthday parties, vacation pictures and news of family and friends into a delivery system perfectly suited for the propagation of extremist views and outright untruths.
There’s a new chapter in the friendship between Barack and the Boss. “Renegades: Born in the USA” is a bound edition of the popular “Renegades” podcast featuring conversations on everything from fame to cars to the country itself between Obama and Springsteen.

Obama-Springsteen book 'Renegades' coming in October

There's a new chapter in the friendship between Barack and the Boss. "Renegades: Born in the USA" is a bound edition of the popular "Renegades" podcast featuring conversations on everything from fame to cars to the country itself between former President Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen.
Salma Hussein, 3, of Minneapolis attends Eid Fest on Friday at the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton. Salma was visiting family from Chicago.

Three-day Eid Fest in Wheaton welcomes all

Thousands of people are expected to attend this weekend's Eid Fest, which opened Friday night in Wheaton.
A restaurant called Pirosmani Georgian Food Art is planned for vacant space at 849 W. Dundee Road in Wheeling, in the Dunhurst Plaza.

Georgian restaurant coming to Wheeling

A restaurant serving Georgian food is coming to a Wheeling shopping center.
Jane's Addiction singer Perry Farrell created Lollapalooza as a going-away party for his band, which was breaking up. This year's event marks the fest's 30th anniversary.
'It's the love bomb': Chicago's Lollapalooza returns to mark 30th anniversary
Following a layoff in 2020 amidst the pandemic, Lollapalooza returns to Grant Park Thursday, July 29. "It's the medicine that we need," says creator Perry Farrell.
The MAC will present an in-person and livestreamed concert of The Texas Tenors on Nov. 21.
The High Kings, Texas Tenors will be first up when live shows return to the MAC
The McAninch Arts Center at the College of DuPage will bring back live shows this fall with performers from Ireland and the Lone Star State.
The Paramount Theatre in Aurora returns to live performances with “Kinky Boots.” Patrons must show proof of vaccination.
Paramount Theatre to require proof of COVID-19 vaccine when venue reopens next month
Want to see "Kinky Boots" next month at Aurora's Paramount Theatre? You'll need proof of vaccination with your ticket.
Cecilia Chan of Volo enjoys a beer at the seventh annual Grayslake Craft Beer Festival in downtown Grayslake.
Cheers! 11 upcoming suburban brew fests for beer lovers
There are beer events aplenty coming up over the next few months in the suburbs. Here are 11 to get you started.
A vacationing family (Vicky Krieps, Thomasin McKenzie, Gael García Bernal and Luca Faustino Rodriguez) grapple with the horrors of a mysterious beach in “Old.”
Clunky dialogue, strange characters ruin provocative premise in M. Night Shyamalan's 'Old'
Annoying characters and cartoonishly clumsy dialogue weigh down M. Night Shyamalan's latest film "Old," about people trapped on a beach who find themselves aging one year every 30 minutes.
Mike Love, one of the original Beach Boys, will perform with the iconic band during Elk Grove Village’s Midsummer Classics Concert Series Tuesday.
Festivals July 23-29: The Beach Boys play free show for Elk Grove's Midsummer Classics Concert Series
Sing along to The Beach Boys during a free concert Tuesday in Elk Grove Village. Plus, Algonquin Founders' Days, Eid Fest, Geneva Arts Fair and Lake Zurich Alpine Fest Carnival are among the upcoming suburban festivals.
Cirque Italia artist Derek Diaz balances atop a tower of chairs.
European-style Cirque Italia raises big top in Aurora
Cirque Italia promises an "aquatic spectacular" in Aurora; Janus Theatre performs in an Elgin park; and Physical Theater Festival returns to a Chicago park, this week in Chicago-area theater.
Ron Onesti and Patti Page at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles.
Sponsored | Ron Onesti: Sweet memories of Patti Page
In 2008, the Arcada Theatre was honored to host a historic Veterans Day tribute concert with Patti Page that wound up also being her 80th birthday celebration. I had heard she was a sweet lady, and she did not disappoint when she arrived.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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