Performing Arts
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Interactive 'Beauty and the Beast' in WinnetkaJan 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Cheap events? Send e-mail to Laura Stewart at lstewart@dailyherald.com Free Chill out with yoga and tea Ease into exercising in this new year by learning about gentle c...
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What's new on stageJan 06, 2009 10:00 pm - "Doubt" on stage Steel Beam Theatre opens 2009 with the stage version of "Doubt," John Patrick Shanley's meditation on power, tradition and faith. Founder and artistic d...
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Mother-daughter duo share the stage as nuns in Steel Beam's 'Doubt'Jan 06, 2009 10:00 pm - For whatever reason, theater runs in families. Look at the Barrymores or the Redgraves. Or, more locally, the Steeles. Donna Steele is the founder and force behind the S...
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Learn the basics of square dancingJan 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Freebie! Feel free to dance The Arlington Squares Square Dance Club invites the public to socialize and learn the basics of square dancing at its free "Beginne...
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'Miss Saigon' lets characters shine, director saysJan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - When people think of over-the-top Broadway productions of the 1990s, one of the first shows that comes to mind is "Miss Saigon." The show is famous, after all, for its h...
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Goodman Theatre to celebrate Eugene O'NeillJan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Goodman Theatre ushers in 2009 with "A Global Exploration: Eugene O'Neill in the 21st Century," a salute to the iconic American playwright who depicted family dysfunctio...
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Classical concert in Wheeling with cookies, tooDec 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Free Classical concert with cookies, too Olver Colbentson, a former concertmaster at the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in New York, performs classical music with piano ac...
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Nine for 2009: The best in art, entertainment and eatsDec 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Mark your calendars. The new year has barely begun, but it's already time to start scheduling new things to see and do in 2009. Here's what's coming up: A popular restau...
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Webber: 'Phantom' sequel in the works
Dec 29, 2008 10:00 pm - LONDON -- Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber says the long awaited sequel to "Phantom of the Opera" should be ready at the end of 2009, with a possible simultaneous opening on...
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Cheap eventsDec 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Free Trees for free Kids ages 2-17 get free admission to the Morton Arboretum through Sunday, Jan. 4. This outdoor museum, featuring more than 4,000 kinds of trees,...