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Best Bets: Cantigny’s First Division Museum salutes Bob Hope

By Barbara Vitello
Sep 17, 2025 9:38 am - Cantigny’s First Division Museum examines the legacy of comedian Bob Hope, Buddy Guy plays a free concert during Chicago Live! at Navy Pier, comedians host a fundraiser at Zanies Rosemont, and it’s the last weekend for Cleve Carney Museum of Art’s “Hokusai and Ukiyo-e: The Floating World.”
Things to do Sept. 19-25: Oktoberfests, Naperville Irish Fest, Elgin Fringe Festival, Cary Main Street Fest and more

By Luke Zurawski
Sep 16, 2025 1:46 pm - Mark your calendar for Oktoberfests in Libertyville, Arlington Heights, Elk Grove Village, Palatine and Highland Park; Tacos and Tequila Festival in Geneva; Naperville Irish Fest; Cantigny Car Show and more happening this week.
Couldn’t make it to see Bad Bunny in Puerto Rico? He’s livestreaming his last concert

By ITZEL LUNA
Sep 16, 2025 7:02 am - Bad Bunny’s final show of his “No Me Quiero Ir de Aquí” (“I Don’t Want to Leave Here”) residency on Saturday, Sept. 20, will be livestreamed for free by Amazon.
Making music for more than half a century, Sparks plays Riot Fest Friday

By KRYSTA FAURIA
Sep 16, 2025 6:26 am - They’ve spent more than half a century together as bandmates, putting out dozens of records. But brothers Ron and Russell Mael — the duo behind the art-pop band Sparks — have no intention of retiring anytime soon. Sparks plays Riot Fest Friday, Sept. 19.
Trio de Chats Noirs offers an afternoon of chamber music at Moonlight Theatre

By Mark Fry, Trio de Chats Noirs
Sep 15, 2025 11:55 pm - On Sunday, Oct. 5, Trio de Chats Noirs presents a chamber music program blending classical, jazz, and cinematic influences at the Moonlight Theatre in St. Charles.
Cordogan’s Pianoland celebrates 75 years of family-owned success in a changing piano industry

By John Cordogan, Cordogan’s Pianoland
Sep 15, 2025 11:28 pm - Cordogan's Pianoland, the Midwest's largest piano store, is celebrating its 75th anniversary as a family-owned business that has survived and thrived through an industry of dramatic change.
What to stream: ‘Morning Show,’ ‘Love Island Games,’ Cardi B, and a movie about Bumble

Sep 15, 2025 5:30 am - Looking for entertainment to stream? Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon’s “The Morning Show” debuts its fourth season on Apple TV+ and Ariana Madix heads back to Fiji to host “Love Island Games” on Peacock this week.
‘Carmina Burana,’ ‘Polovtsian Dances’ open New Philharmonic season

Submitted by Natalia Dagenhart
Sep 14, 2025 2:21 pm - New Philharmonic's 2025-26 season opener on Oct. 4-5 features two monumental masterpieces: "Carmina Burana" by Carl Orff and "Polovtsian Dances" by Alexander Borodin.
Aussie guitar virtuoso bringing his magic to Elmhurst University

By Desiree Chen, Elmhurst University
Sep 13, 2025 4:19 pm - Australian guitar prodigy Joe Robinson will perform a benefit concert at Elmhurst University on Oct. 4. Proceeds will support university's music department.
Hitmaker Bert Berns posthumously included in Songwriters Hall of Fame

By MARK KENNEDY
Sep 11, 2025 3:02 pm - Songwriter and producer Bert Berns, who had a hand in some of the biggest hits of the 1960s, including co-writing “Twist and Shout” for the Isley Brothers and “Piece of My Heart” sung by Janis Joplin, has been inducted posthumously into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

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