Music
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Kidz Bop concert featuring Des Plaines teen cancelledJul 30, 2012 6:26 pm - An Aug. 1 concert in Skokie featuring the Kidz Bop Kids, of which Des Plaines teen Steffan Argus is a member, and piano prodigy Ethan Bortnick has been canceled. Promot...
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Buffalo Grove group collects musical instrumentsJul 29, 2012 2:52 pm - The BG Singers, a group of 75 adults led by choral director Linda Rosen, is supporting the Manilow Music Project (founded by Barry Manilow) by collecting gently used ins...
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How I ended up marrying a rock starJul 29, 2012 8:19 am - NEW YORK — As a kid, I imagined many things for my life. Marrying a rock star was not one of them. I appreciate and enjoy music, but have no passionate or fanatical inte...
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Suburban Chicago's Got Talent down to Final FiveJul 28, 2012 11:00 pm - It's now down to the final five for Suburban Chicago's Got Talent, and the competitors are all vying to win the top prize of a trip to audition for NBC's next season of ...
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St. Charles church hosts swing choirJul 28, 2012 10:43 am - Submitted by Bethlehem Lutheran Church The Swing Choir Tour from Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Center in Oregon, Ill., will perform at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 31 at Bethlehem...
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A year later, Amy Winehouse family focuses on charityJul 28, 2012 6:18 am - NEW YORK — Singer Amy Winehouse’s father says it’s tough dealing with the loss of his daughter, but he’s happy she is having a helpful impact on the world through the fo...
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District 50 band directorJul 27, 2012 5:33 pm - A Woodland Middle School band director will make a guest appearance as a conductor during the Palatine Concert Band’s final outdoor concert next month. Elise Matusek, di...
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Walkabout Theater returns to Elgin with eerie talesJul 27, 2012 12:52 pm - Looking to send a shiver down your spine this weekend? Local theater companies are aiming for a taste of the macabre at their fifth annual Elgin Walkabout: Theater on Yo...
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Algonquin’s summer concert series comes to an endJul 27, 2012 12:51 pm - Submitted by Algonquin Commons The Algonquin Commons’ summer concert series will wrap up Sunday, July 29. As part of a daylong series of concerts, the outdoor mall also ...
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Arlington Heights charity to hold benefit concertJul 27, 2012 11:02 am - When Adam Kinsella attended the 2010 Willow Creek Celebration of Hope, an event the church holds to teach people about the plight of the less fortunate, he was moved to ...