Music
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Orion Sun unveils her path to self-discovery in a new album, Chicago show
Oct 15, 2024 12:34 pm - Amid a creative spiral, Orion Sun found comfort among the words of the late Audre Lorde’s essay “Poetry is not a luxury.” It provided a mental redirection for the musician while working on her new album, “Orion.” She’s playing a sold out show at Chicago’s Thalia Hall Oct. 30.
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Concerts Oct. 18-24: Lee DeWyze, Richard Marx, Micky Dolenz, David Kushner and moreOct 15, 2024 12:10 pm - Upcoming concerts this week include Arlington Heights native Lee DeWyze at Hey Nonny, Richard Marx, Great White and Slaughter, Micky Dolenz, Vertical Horizon, Rachael Yamagata and more.
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Best Bets: Celebrate the season at Schaumburg’s Halloween carnivalOct 15, 2024 8:21 am - Schaumburg hosts its annual Halloween carnival at Wintrust Field, bluesmen and women headline several suburban venues, and Highland Park’s Madame ZuZu’s hosts a pop-up salute to Bozo this weekend.
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Festivals Oct. 18-24: Halloween events, All Hallows Eve, Civil War Encampment and moreOct 15, 2024 6:22 am - Mark your calendar for Halloween events across the suburbs, including All Hallows Eve at Naper Settlement and Nightmare on Chicago Street in Elgin, plus the Civil War Encampment and Battle in Hainesville and more happening this week.
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What to stream: ‘The Dating Game’ killer, ‘NCIS: Origins’ and Travis Kelce’s games
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to stay in jail while appeals court takes up bail fight
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Recapturing the joy — Elgin man brings together music veterans in Vintage Swing BandOct 11, 2024 6:00 am - You can take the kid out of jazz band, but you can’t take the jazz band out of the kid. Or something like that. It’s a formula that sits at the core of Bruce Cameron of Elgin, organizer and frontman for the Vintage Swing Band.
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Folktoberfest events at Friendly Community in Berwyn to support Youth Crossroads and the Frank Hamilton SchoolOct 10, 2024 12:41 pm - Music & Potlucks presents the seventh annual Folktoberfest on Oct. 24-27 at the Friendly Music Community in Berwyn. Proceeds will directly support Youth Crossroads in Berwyn and the Frank Hamilton School in Decatur, Georgia.
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St. Charles church to host organ and flute recital Oct. 20Oct 09, 2024 1:11 pm - On Sunday, Oct. 20, organist Mark Downey and flutist Gwen Petersen will present an organ and flute recital at St. Charles Episcopal Church.
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Great Elgin Pipe Organ Tour continues Oct. 13 at St. John’s LutheranOct 08, 2024 9:18 pm - The second stop on the Great Elgin Pipe Organ Tour will be on Sunday, Oct. 13, at St. John’s Lutheran Church with their Weickhardt/Gruber Organ dating from 1912.