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TUE, 4/13/2021

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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PIQNIQ returns for 2021 with lovelytheband in the headlining slot.

Sound check: PIQNIQ music fest is back -- as a drive-in event

101-WKQX announced this week tickets are on sale for the annual PIQNIQ music celebration; Side Street opens submissions for its battle of the bands.
“Big Shot” premieres Friday, April 16, on Disney Plus; the limited series “Mare of Easttown” premieres Sunday, April 18, on HBO Max; and the IFC Film “Monday” premieres Friday, April 16, on IFC.

New to streaming this week: 'Big Shot,' 'Mare of Easttown' and 'Monday'

Sebastian Stan stars in a steamy new romance "Monday" premiering Friday in theaters and on video on demand. Plus, Kate Winslet and Guy Pearce star in HBO's limited series "Mare of Easttown," premiering Sunday, April 18.
“The Souvenir Museum” by Elizabeth McCracken.

Book review: 'Souvenir Museum' a master class in short-story telling

If you're tired of trying to pick something to watch on one of your half a dozen streaming services, maybe it's time to read a short story instead. They may just be the perfect antidote to binge watching. Elizabeth McCracken's latest collection, "The Souvenir Museum," is a good place to start.
“The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family” by Ron Howard and Clint Howard. It’s scheduled to come out Oct. 12.

Brothers Ron and Clint Howard have memoir coming in October

Filmmaker-actor Ron Howard and actor Clint Howard, brothers, former child stars and fellow Hollywood veterans, will now share their unusual story in book-length form. The Howards have a deal with William Morrow for "The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family," scheduled to come out Oct. 12.
The Kontender
Feder: Kontender network brings more sports talk to Chicago
Another sports talk offering has just been added to the Chicago media menu.
Hot air balloons light up the night sky during Eyes to the Skies festival in Lisle.
Eyes to the Skies organizers cancel 2021 event due to COVID-19
The popular Eyes to the Skies festival in Lisle has been canceled for the second consecutive year due to the COVID-19 crisis.
Kanye West agrees with Kim Kardashian West that they should have joint custody of their four children and neither of them need spousal support, according to divorce documents filed by West’s attorneys in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday, April 12, 2021. Kardashian West filed to end the couple’s 6 1/2-year marriage in February.
Kanye agrees with Kim on joint custody in divorce response
Kanye West agrees with Kim Kardashian West that they should have joint custody of their four children and neither of them need spousal support, according to new divorce documents.
The DuPage County Fair has canceled its originally scheduled July dates. Organizers hope to stage a similar event in the fall.
DuPage County Fair cancels July dates
The 2021 DuPage County Fair will not run during its originally scheduled dates of July 21 to 25. The DuPage County Fair Association is hoping to reschedule a similar event for fall.
The Texas Tenors, season-four finalists on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,” have postponed a livestreamed concert that was to have been performed live at College of DuPage’s McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn on Sunday, April 11.
Texas Tenors concert in Glen Ellyn postponed
The Texas Tenors postponed a Sunday concert due to "unforeseen circumstances" at College of DuPage's McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn. Patrons who bought a livestream should be contacted by the box office for more information.
“In Another World,” a new release by Cheap Trick.
Music review: 'In Another World,' Cheap Trick still on top of it
Since their first album in 1977, Rockford-based Cheap Trick has consistently put out perfectly polished power-pop and hard rock gems, and that tradition continues here on "In Another World."
Catherine Zeta-Jones joins the cast of Fox’s “Prodigal Son” as psychiatric-hospital doctor Vivian Capshaw.
Catherine Zeta-Jones finds a TV home in Fox drama 'Prodigal Son'
Catherine Zeta-Jones joins the cast of Fox's "Prodigal Son" as psychiatric-hospital doctor Vivian Capshaw when the show returns on Tuesday, April 13.
There have been thousands of performers and guests at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles in its storied 94-year history.
Sponsored | Ron Onesti: The 'souls' of The Arcada
As we are painting, sweeping and cleaning in preparation of reopening, we have had many "quiet" nights at The Arcada. It's a combination of excitement, anxiety and a bit eerie being alone in that magnificent grand hall when it's dark.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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In this June 19, 1962 file photo, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip travel by open carriage around the track prior to the race program, at Ascot, England. Prince Philip was the longest serving royal consort in British history. In Britain, the husband or wife of the monarch is known as consort, a position that carries immense prestige but has no constitutional role.
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