Performing Arts
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Seven Elgin groups to receive arts commission grantsFeb 19, 2021 12:00 am - Seven local organizations will receive grants from the Elgin Cultural Arts Commission after preliminary approval last week by the Elgin City Council. The $32,403 in gra...
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Glenview native answers his own question in streaming 'Where Did We Sit on the Bus?'Feb 17, 2021 10:00 pm - While it may be true that actors crave a spotlight, not everyone is capable of holding it alone. Solo shows - those deeply personal, autobiographical meditations that of...
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Spotlight: First Folio debuts bedtime stories series for kidsFeb 17, 2021 5:00 am - First Folio storytellers First Folio Theatre resumes its online reading series of poems and stories and introduces a new version devoted to bedtime stories. While c...
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Aurora's Paramount Theatre reschedules June music and comedy shows to 2022Feb 17, 2021 12:00 am - Paramount Theatre in Aurora announced that June 2021 non-Broadway shows have been rescheduled for March 2022 in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according ...
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McAninch to stream National Dance Company of Ireland showFeb 17, 2021 12:00 am - College of DuPage's McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn will offer an online stream of the National Dance Company of Ireland's revue "Rhythm of the Dance" from March 13 t...
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Hoffman Estates, Schaumburg Library offer virtual winter eventsFeb 16, 2021 10:00 pm - With Northwest suburban residents trapped at home by the pandemic, snow and cold, the village of Hoffman Estates and Schaumburg Township District Library are offering op...
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Best Bets: A cappella ensemble Naturally 7 performs a virtual concertFeb 16, 2021 5:00 am - Vibrant vocals Marvel at the vocals and sounds deployed by the a cappella ensemble Naturally 7 in a virtual concert starting Thursday. It's courtesy of North Central Co...
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Spotlight: Rosemont Zanies delivers laughs while Oil Lamp Theater celebrates loveFeb 12, 2021 5:00 am - Zanies Rosemont reopens Zanies Comedy Club in Rosemont reopens this weekend for live performances with limited capacity, physical distancing, and face coverings req...
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Pandemic changes, but can't halt, Schaumburg Black History Month traditionFeb 12, 2021 4:30 am - The temporary closure of Schaumburg's Prairie Center for the Arts due to the pandemic is changing - but not stopping - the traditional Black History Month production hos...
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MCC's Black Box Theatre to host auditions for virtual playsFeb 12, 2021 12:00 am - The Black Box Theatre at McHenry County College in Crystal Lake will hold auditions for its latest production, "Unstable Connections: A Zoom Play Collection." The series...