Music
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American Wind Band to host a ‘Prelude to Summer’ free outdoor concertMay 28, 2024 11:28 pm - On Saturday, June 1, the American Wind Band presents a free outdoor concert “Prelude to Summer” on the west side of the American Legion Post 80 in Downers Grove.
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‘Simply the best’: The MAC announces upcoming season, starting with Tina Turner tributeMay 28, 2024 3:00 pm - McAninch Arts Center’s just-announced 2024-2025 season includes music, dance, theater, laughs and more.
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Festivals May 31 to June 6: Gilberts Community Days, Cream of Wheaton, Roselle Lions Rose Festival, Pride parades and moreMay 28, 2024 12:00 pm - Mark your calendars for Gilberts Community Days, Cream of Wheaton, Pride parades in Elgin, Waukegan and Buffalo Grove, Chicago’s Puerto Rican Festival and more happening this week.
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Concerts May 31 to June 6: Turnpike Troubadours, Tim McGraw, Anitta and moreMay 28, 2024 11:19 am - Check out concerts by Turnpike Troubadours, Tim McGraw, Anitta, Liquid Soul, Tomorrow x Together and more this week in the Chicago area.
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The Beach Boys, going into the sunset, look back on years of harmony and heartache in documentaryMay 27, 2024 11:32 am - Both the Beach Boys and “The Beach Boys” — the new documentary that dropped Friday on Disney+ — are all about blending a range of voices.
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What to stream this week: Willie Nelson, Chip & Joanna Gaines, Jim Henson and Benedict CumberbatchMay 27, 2024 5:30 am - Willie Nelson’s 152nd album and Benedict Cumberbatch playing a curmudgeon puppeteer in “Eric” on Netflix are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you.
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Hi Infidelity singer Dave Mikulskis rolls with the changes to fight Parkinson’sMay 26, 2024 9:26 am - Dave Mikulskis and Sammy Hagar both will tell you there’s only one way to rock. Since Mikulskis’ 2018 diagnosis with Parkinson’s disease, the high-tenor vocalist of the popular cover band Hi Infidelity continues to lash into 1980s classics with the vigor and range he has always had.
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‘Never stop learning’: 91-year-old violin teacher behind Arlington Heights’ Betty Haag music academy prepares to retireMay 24, 2024 11:32 am - “Never stop learning.” Acclaimed violin teacher Betty Haag-Kuhnke, 91, founder of The Betty Haag Academy of Music, gives that advice to students and teachers alike as she prepares to retire after a career that spans more than 70 years.
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Plan for four days of summer fun at Cream of WheatonMay 23, 2024 11:03 pm - Kick off summer with the Cream of Wheaton on May 30 to June 2. The bandshell at Memorial Park will be rocking with four days of music from over a dozen music groups.
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Kick off the summer festival season with Gilberts Community DaysMay 23, 2024 7:04 pm - Gilberts' biggest event of the year, full of music, food and fun, returns on May 30 to June 2.