Music
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Best Bets: Swing into Elmhurst Art Museum's 'Par Excellence Redux'Jul 06, 2021 6:00 am - Interactive art Recreation meets art with the interactive exhibit "Par Excellence Redux: The Front 9." Local and national artists, designers and architects have been com...
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Wheaton Municipal Band concert to feature Stravinsky, Saint Saens, and SousaJul 05, 2021 11:00 pm - Celebrate the summer sounds of the 3 S's -Stravinsky, Saint Saens, and Sousa performed by the Wheaton Municipal Band on Thursday, July 8, in Memorial Park in downtown Wh...
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Lombard Cruise Nights return Saturday with 9 concerts in 9 weeksJul 05, 2021 1:00 am - Lombard's 2021 Cruise Nights & Summer Concerts series returns Saturday, after being canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To make up for the later start, the ...
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Singer/songwriter Richard Marx shares 'Stories to Tell' in new memoirJul 04, 2021 7:00 am - Richard Marx likes to gently mess with the minds of whoever comes to see his solo concerts. He'll start playing a Keith Urban or a Lionel Ritchie song and look out to se...
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New director takes baton of Glen Ellyn-Wheaton ChoraleJul 04, 2021 1:00 am - A new music director has been appointed to lead the Glen Ellyn-Wheaton Chorale. Jennifer Whiting succeeds retiring director, Greg Wheatley, who helmed the community chor...
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REO Speedwagon, joyful fans roll with COVID changes at Aurora's RiverEdge ParkJul 01, 2021 11:00 pm - After riding out the storm of COVID-19, more than 6,000 REO Speedwagon fans couldn't fight the feeling of unabashed joy last night, as the venerable rock band staged the...
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'Summer of Soul' captures incredible performances, powerful moment in history
Jul 01, 2021 6:00 am - “Summer of Soul” - ★ ★ ★ ★ In the summer of 1969, the same summer as Woodstock, some of the biggest musical acts of the time — including Stevie Wonder, B.B. King,...
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Sound check: Hey Nonny's showcase with Todd KesslerJul 01, 2021 6:00 am - Todd Kessler Presents ... In January of 2019, Deerfield musician Todd Kessler launched his monthly "Songwriters in the Round" showcase at Arlington Heights' Hey No...
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Free concert series returning to downtown AuroraJul 01, 2021 1:00 am - Aurora Downtown is hosting a weekly summer concert series at the Millennium Plaza gazebo at 21 S. Stolp Ave. The free "Wednesdays at the Plaza" events, sponsored by loca...
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Elgin Symphony Orchestra announces 2021-22 schedule, new CEOJul 01, 2021 1:00 am - It's been a big week for the Elgin Symphony Orchestra, which announced the hiring a new CEO and its 2021-22 concert schedule. Marc Thayer, formerly of Symphony New Hamp...