Performing Arts
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Weekend picks: Revel in the season's wonders at Spring Valley Winter FestJan 19, 2019 10:00 pm - Winter weather The Spring Valley Winter Fest features snowshoe walks, horse-drawn wagon rides, crafts and more activities this weekend at the Vera Meineke Nature Ce...
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Weekend picks: Dulce Sloan brings her standup to Zanies Rosemont, ChicagoJan 19, 2019 6:23 am - 'Daily' Dulce Catch up with comedian Dulce Sloan ("The Daily Show with Trevor Noah," "Acting Out") when she performs a series of standup shows this weekend at two Z...
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Constable: Singer forever in Neil Diamond's wake will celebrate solitary man's birthday at Pheasant RunJan 19, 2019 12:00 am - Singer Steve Richards makes his living pretending to be famous people. Judging from the photos on his website, Richards seemingly has met nearly every celebrity except t...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsJan 18, 2019 9:00 am - Bummed about the cold and snow? Here are five fun things to do in the suburbs despite the wintry weather. For more ideas, see dailyherald.com/calendar/. Funny Finesse Ca...
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Jackie Evancho reschedules Genesee Theatre concertJan 18, 2019 12:00 am - Singer Jackie Evancho has rescheduled her upcoming concert at Waukegan's Genesee Theatre. The performance - previous scheduled for 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25 - is now set f...
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Theater events: Kids' stories inspire Barrel of Monkeys' 'That's Weird, Grandma'Jan 17, 2019 10:00 pm - • After his wife leaves their home in the French countryside to visit her mother in Paris, Bernard plans a cozy getaway with his mistress Suzanne and enlists help from h...
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Steel Beam's 'Silent Sky' sheds light on astronomer Henrietta LeavittJan 17, 2019 12:00 pm - “Silent Sky” - ★ ★ ½ American astronomer Henrietta Leavitt doesn't have the name recognition of Edwin Hubble - the namesake astronomer for America's famed Hubble Space T...
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Underground Allegro Dance Center shines at prestigious ballet competitionJan 16, 2019 10:00 pm - In River Forest last weekend, Underground Allegro Dance Center in Batavia competed against the area's top schools in the prestigious Youth America Grand Prix, the world'...
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Brendan Coyle engrosses as self-hating critic in Goodman's 'St. Nicholas'Jan 16, 2019 10:00 am - “St. Nicholas” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Those who can, do theater. Those who can't do theater, critique it. That's the impression conveyed by the middle-aged theater critic at the ce...
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Best bets: 'Swan Lake' tours to Waukegan, Aurora and ChicagoJan 16, 2019 5:00 am - Swan migration A prince and a cursed swan princess find redemptive love in the Tchaikovsky classic "Swan Lake," which tours courtesy of the National Ballet Theatre of Od...