Performing Arts
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Best bets: Summerfest, Garland tribute, Earth, Wind and FireJun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - That famous fest up north Summerfest, billed as the World's Largest Music Festival, is off and running at Henry W. Maier Festival Park, 200 N. Harbor Drive, Milwaukee. T...
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Revival of Miller's 'Ride' never reaches its destinationJun 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Actors will go to great lengths to perform an Arthur Miller play. Redtwist theatre's revival of Miller's "The Ride Down Mount Morgan" suggests just how far. Suburban ac...
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Treat Dad at the annual Long Grove Strawberry FestJun 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Freebie Strawberries for Dad - and everyone! Treat Dad to a strawberry doughnut, a strawberry smoothie or a chocolate-covered strawberry for Father's Day treat...
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Best bets: Highland fling, garden boutiqueJun 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Take out your tartan today to celebrate all things from Scotland at the 23rd Annual Scottish Festival & Highland Games. There's a Kilted Mile Run/Walk, sport and dance c...
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George Lopez coming to Rosemont TheatreJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Comedian George Lopez - sitcom star, HBO headliner and soon-to-be talk show host - performs his standup at the Rosemont Theatre as part of the Just for Laughs Festival's...
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'American Idol' registration, auditions start this weekendJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - • Pre-registration to audition for FOX's ninth season of "American Idol" begins at 7 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 20 and 21, at the United Center, 1901 W. Madison St.,...
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Batavia native brings Brecht to the stage in a whole new wayJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Those who argue that the suburbs breed conformity should meet Paul Kalina. Kalina, founding member of the brilliant and insane physical comedy troupe 500 Clown, proves ...
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'Fiddler' - and Topol - still offer a bittersweet ode to traditionJun 14, 2009 11:00 pm - "Tradition!" Topol gruffly rumbles out that all-important song title and catchphrase at the top of "Fiddler on the Roof," the beloved 1964 musical now back in Chicago co...
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Local auditionsJun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - • Reign Down Enterprises has auditions for an October run of the stage production "Eyes Haven't Seen" from 6 to 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, at the Tuley Park Field Hou...
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Drury Lane serves up high-octane 'Pump Boys and Dinettes'Jun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - It's easy to like "Pump Boys and Dinettes," the lighter-than-air homage to life alongside the highway, now in a pleasing revival at Drury Lane Oak Brook. To begin with, ...