Performing Arts
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The Second City expands comedy classes for teens with autismJan 18, 2018 10:00 pm - CHICAGO - Chicago's renowned sketch comedy club The Second City has expanded its class offerings for people with autism to include teenagers in the city's suburbs. The C...
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Kaneland Arts Initiative hosts 5th annual winter theater productionJan 18, 2018 10:00 pm - The Kaneland Arts Initiative's fifth annual winter theater production "Just Like Us" by Karen Zacareas will be performed at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Jan. 19-20, and 2...
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Ballet 5:8 to perform film-dance hybrid 'Scarlet' Feb. 17 in ElginJan 18, 2018 10:00 pm - This February, Ballet 5:8 will bring "Scarlet," its film/dance hybrid production inspired by Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter," to the Hemmens Cultural Center i...
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Buffalo Grove HS orchestra to perform piece written to honor 3 teachersJan 18, 2018 4:35 am - Music has the power to heal in times of tragedy. Last school year, three revered Buffalo Grove High School teachers died within months of each other, inducing a sense of...
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Volunteers needed for Stevenson fine arts festJan 18, 2018 12:00 am - Organizers of Stevenson High School's upcoming Odyssey fine arts festival are looking for parents and community members to volunteer as classroom assistants and in other...
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'Rose Colored Glass' at West Chicago theaterJan 17, 2018 10:00 pm - The drama "Rose Colored Glass" will be presented over two weekends in February by the Gallery Theater of West Chicago. The play, by Sue Bigelow and Janice Goldberg, is ...
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Weekly picks: Step Afrika! brings the beat to Raue CenterJan 17, 2018 5:00 am - Stamping ground Step Afrika! is a professional dance company dedicated to the Chicago tradition of “stepping.” See the company perform on Wednesday at the Raue Center fo...
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Everyone has an angle in Steel Beam's caustic comedy 'Dry Powder'Jan 17, 2018 5:00 am - “Dry Powder” - ★ ★ ★ LBO. IPO. LP. PE. Those familiar with terms such as leveraged buyout, initial public offering, limited partner and private equity will easily compr...
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'Sex in the Title' brings farce to Wheaton DramaJan 16, 2018 10:00 pm - The duplicitous lives writers lead, living out their own personal stories while inventing fictional ones for the stage or screen, is played for humorous effect in Wheato...
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Encore Theatre Productions presents 'The Fantasticks'Jan 15, 2018 10:00 pm - Encore Theatre Productions of Elgin, a new theater company formed in 2017, presents its third production "The Fantasticks." This Broadway classic will be performed at th...